DVD previews: 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

Note: The Washington Post is discontinuing the DVD previews column.

Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, April 5:

<span class="x BTO fact box text bold">"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"</span> (PG-13, 136 minutes, Disney): J.J. Abrams reboots the iconic George Lucas sci-fi saga, with almost universally praised results. "That giant wheezing sound you hear is a collective sigh of relief, heaved by now-legion generations of 'Star Wars' fans, from toddlers to their grandparents, who can rest assured that the Force is still with the franchise they grew up on or grew old with," declared Washington Post critic Ann Hornaday. Contains sci-fi action violence. Extras include "Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey" behind-the-scenes documentary; "The Story Awakens: The Table Read"; "Building BB-8"; "Crafting Creatures"; "Blueprint of a Battle: The Snow Fight"; "John Williams: The Seventh Symphony"; "ILM: The Visual Magic of The Force"; "Force for Change": Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. See how the "Star Wars: Force for Change" initiative has united Star Wars fans all over the globe to help others; deleted scenes.

<span class="x BTO fact box text bold">Also:</span> "Cherry Tree" (woman makes a pact with witches to save her dying father), "Curveball" (a baseball-loving lad's best friend begins to lead him astray), "Dixieland" (troubled young small-town couple becomes trapped in a downward spiral), "East Side Sushi" (Hispanic single mom is determined to become a sushi chef), "The Great Hypnotist" (Hong Kong thriller), "The Hoarder" (psycho keeps a bloody "collection" in a secret storage unit), "The Identicals" (organization specializes in matching identical pairs of people, and then killing the one with the better life so the other can take his/her place), "Mojave" (Mark Wahlberg film about a man who meets his doppelgänger in the desert), "Morgan Spurlock Presents Meet the Hitlers" (documentary about a real-life family with an unfortunate last name), "Mutual Friends" (romantic comedy about 10 intertwined New Yorkers), "Stealing Cars" (young man has to navigate his way through reform school), "Tumbledown" (widow is approached by a writer who wants to do a biography of her late folk singer husband), "Twinkle Toes Lights Up New York" (animated feature inspired by Sketcher Girls' footwear collection), "Veteran" (South Korean police adventure), "The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music" (von Trapp Family biopic).

<span class="x BTO fact box text bold">Television series:</span> "Banshee: The Complete Third Season" (four-disc set with 10 episodes), "Casual: Season One" (two-disc set with all 10 episodes of the Hulu original series), "Episodes: The Fourth Season" (two-disc set with nine episodes), "House of Lies: The Fourth Season" (two-disc set with 12 episodes), "NYPD Blue: Season Nine" (five-disc set with all 23 episodes), "The Odd Couple: Season One" (two-disc set with 12 episodes).