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Color Page 12 • Terre Haute Tribune-Star • June 18 - 24, 2023 "AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER" Director and co-writer James Cameron's long-awaited fantasy sequel was a huge success at the box office, expected using sophisticated technology to continue the saga of the world of Pandora. The revived conflict between the Na'vi and the RDA is the thrust of the adventure, with the sea and its dwellers becoming major partic- ipants as that struggle proceeds. Sam Worthing- ton, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, CCH Pounder and Giovanni Ribisi are among the returnees, with Cameron's "Titanic" star Kate Winslet a very notable addition here. Cliff Curtis and Edie Falco also are newcomers to the cast. Various bonus features, particularly encompassing "making-of" documentaries, are available in different editions being provided to different retailers. This is the second in what is projected to be a se- ries of five films in total, with the third being aimed for release at the end of 2024. *** (PG-13: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, 4K Ultra HD, Digital and On Demand) "I can't say any- thing [about filming scenes with John Corbett] except, it's just really great to be in his company again and to have a storyline, though, that is also happy and fun and famil- iar." - "And Just Like That..." star Sarah Jessica Parker, in an interview with "Extra's" Adam Glassman "Every day [on the set] I was look- ing for familiar fac- es, because it's the same world, right? And so to be in that world and not have Norman [Reedus] or the same camera guys — it was just odd." - Jeffrey Dean Morgan, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, about filming AMC's new "Walking Dead" spin-off, "The Walking Dead: Dead City" "Because of my success in this game, and the relation- ships that I've built, I'm able to give my mother the opportu- nity that she never got. Now that she's at a certain age, she's comfortable in the skin that she's in, and just being who she is. Just being her authentic self, the sky's the limit for her." - Antho- ny Anderson of "Trippin' with An- thony Anderson and Mama Doris," in an interview with NBC's "TODAY" on working with his mom BY JAY BOBBIN Family Viewing Ratings AS Adult situations P Profanity V Violence N Nudity GV Graphic Violence "GUY RITCHIE'S THE COVENANT" Director and co-writer Ritchie ("Sherlock Holmes") moves to the status of having his name in the film's title with this often intense drama about two very different people bound by the wartime peril they share. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as an Army sergeant saved from an attack by his Afghan interpreter (Dar Salim, "Game of Thrones"), later prompting the soldier to go back and rescue his rescuer when it turns out the latter wasn't sent safely to America with his family as was expected ... making them targets of the Taliban. Other actors supporting a typically solid Gyllen - haal include Antony Starr, Alexander Lud- wig, Emily Beecham and Jonny Lee Miller. *** (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) "CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION - THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON" The original "Criminal Minds" series proved so popular, not only on CBS but also on streaming services, it seemed unlikely that it would stay canceled for long — and indeed, it was revived last fall with this Paramount+ iteration that reunites most of the cast members, though the absence of Matthew Gray Gubler is quite noticeable. David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), a bit the worse for wear due to personal trauma, and Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) are back to lead their Behavioral Analysis Unit of the FBI against a clever enemy (Zach Gilford) who used the pandemic to build a network of evildoers. A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler and Adam Rodriguez also re- turn to the core cast, which will reassemble again for a Season 2 of this version. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) "THE FIRM" One of the best adaptations of a John Grisham novel, this 1993 drama from direc- tor Sydney Pollack (making its 4K Ultra HD debut) is lengthy but highly involving, with a fabulous cast led by Tom Cruise as a newly minted law-school graduate recruited by a Memphis firm that's quite eager to have him. Strange fates have befallen some of the other attorneys there, and federal agents view the newcomer as their ticket to finding out just what's going on. Gene Hackman also stars as the Cruise character's assigned mentor, who may be quite involved in the intrigue, with Jeanne Tripplehorn as Cruise's wife. Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Hal Hol- brook, Wilford Brimley, Gary Busey, David Strathairn, Paul Sorvino and Steven Hill also register strongly — as does the terrific music by Dave Grusin, principally an acoustic pia- no score. *** (R: AS, P, V) "THE LEGEND OF GLYNN TURMAN" Still going strong in his career at the time of this writing, Turman is a Primetime Emmy Award-winning actor-writer-director who has been active in show business since his performance as a youngster in the original Broadway staging of "A Raisin in the Sun." This appropriately reverent profile by filmmaker Juney Smith traces the New York native — primarily in his own words — through many of the diverse projects that have followed for him, from the classic television serial "Peyton Place" and the sitcom "A Different World" to the dramas "The Wire," "In Treatment" and "How to Get Away With Murder." Expectedly, clips of much of his work are included. *** (Not rated) (Also on Blu-ray) "EVIL DEAD RISE" (JUNE 27) "THE TRUMAN SHOW" (4K ULTRA HD) (JULY 4) "ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET." (JULY 11) "SCREAM VI" (JULY 11) "THE LAST OF US: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON" (JULY 18) Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña as Jake Sully and Neytiri in "Avatar: The Way of Water" Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding in "Scream VI"