Wonder Wheel [DVD] [Standard]

Wonder Wheel (Blu-ray + Digital HD) [Bl

The debut feature from writer-director Saim Sadiq, JOYLAND explores the many sides of love and desire in a patriarchal society. Gentle and timid, Haider (Ali Junejo) lives with his wife Mumtaz (Rasti Farooq), his father, and his elder brother's family in Lahore, Pakistan. Following a long spell of unemployment, Haider finally lands a job at an erotic dance theater, telling his family he is a theater manager, when in actuality, he is a backup dancer. The unusual position shakes up the steadfast traditional dynamics of his household and enables Haider to break out of his shell. As he acclimates to the new job, Haider becomes infatuated with the strong-willed trans woman Biba (Alina Khan) who runs the show-an unforeseen partnership that opens his eyes and ultimately his worldview, in ways both unexpected and intimate.

Home-schooled because of a genetic disorder that required multiple facial surgeries, 10-year-old Auggie Pullman (Jacob Tremblay) went along with the wishes of his parents (Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson) that he experience life in the world, as he entered a prep school for fifth grade. The often painful but determined journey he faced to gain his classmates' gradual acceptance propels this uplifting and popular adaptation of the R.J. Palacio kidlit favorite; Mandy Patinkin, Daveed Diggs, Izabela Vidovic also star. 113 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.