The third chapter in the "Tron" story tops the DVD releases for the week of Jan. 6.

"Tron: Ares": This entry stars series newcomer Jared Leto as Ares, an AI sent from the digital world into the real world, and just as importantly features a red color scheme, trading from the traditional "Tron" blue.

"If the cult techno sci-fi films 'Tron' (1982) and 'Tron: Legacy' (2010) are about humans going into 'the grid' of the digital world, then the newest installment in this franchise, 'Tron: Ares,' is about the digital world invading our own," writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. "Allegorically, this feels right for our particular moment, the film depicting AI super soldiers wreaking a path of destruction through human cities, but despite the ethical questions the film presents, it still can’t shake the franchise's enduring techno-optimism (or inevitability), even as it encourages getting 'offline.'"

NEW ON DVD JAN. 6

"The Smashing Machine": Benny Safdie directs this biopic of MMA fighter Mark Kerr, following his career in the late '90s. Featuring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.

"The Senior": Michael Chiklis stars as a 59-year-old who gets a second shot at playing college football in this sports drama.

"Shelby Oaks": Supernatural horror movie from YouTuber-turned-filmmaker Chris Stuckmann centered on a sibling's search for a missing ghost hunter.

"Afterburn": Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson star in this post-apocalyptic adventure flick from director J.J. Perry.

"Icefall": A poacher holds the secret to an illicit fortune trapped under a frozen lake in this crime thriller featuring Joel Kinnaman.

"Plainclothes": This drama about an undercover officer assigned to entrap gay men in the 1990s was the special jury award-winning film of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

"It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley": Documentary exploring the too-brief life of the "Grace" singer, who died in 1997 at age 30.

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