Welcome to the second edition in our Play All column, The Deadbolt's weekly DVD tomb of lost souls. If you missed out on premiere edition for DVD titles released on February 12, be sure to press Play All right here.

While a trio of major Oscar nominees hit the DVD market this week (Michael Clayton, In the Valley of Elah, and American Gangster), there's even more DVD escapism to be had as you hunt for new titles to add to your ever-expanding collection. This week's Play All features a trio of escapist flicks and a classic television release that might warrant your attention after you've grown weary of the more "serious" titles of February 19. If so, hit The Deadbolt's Play All.

The Equalizer: Season One
Studio: Universal
Starring: Edward Woodward, Robert Lansing, Keith Szarabajka
Features: Commentary with Show Creator Michael Sloan and Bonus Episode from Season two: "Beyond Control"

The Equalizer was one of the most gripping, well-written, intelligent, and captivating TV crime thrillers of all time. The series, which ran from 1985 to 1989, had a huge cult following and loyal audience, which is just as passionate about the show to this day. It was also one of the coolest action-adventure espionage based series of the last quarter century. The Equalizer was also somewhat awkward in that its lead character, Robert McCall (Edward Woodward), a former covert operative who offered his services for free and for the good of humanity, was more crime savvy and intellectually investigative than most sleuths on the airwaves at the time. While often criticized for its violence, The Equalizer tapped into the soul of the Cold War era to give fans a fresh, unique, and highly entertaining hour of weekly television filled with cool gadgetry, thought provoking spy stories, and a ton of Season One guest stars that included Luis Guzman, Bradley Whitford, Melissa Joan Hart, and Tony Shalhoub. Now on DVD, The Equalizer: Season One serves up all 22 episodes of the show's debut season with an added preview for the Season Two episode "Beyond Control". Although most die-hard "Equalizers" would be happy to own the episodes alone, the awesome five-disc set also gives fans a great episode commentary by creator Michael Sloan on the pilot, which reveals all of the ingredients that went into the show and the reasons why The Equalizer was such a huge hit with fans. As far as retro-TV on DVD goes, this is a must have for your collection.

The Final Inquiry
Studio: Fox
Starring: Daniele Liotti, Dolph Lundgren, Monica Cruz, Hristo Shopov, Ornella Muti, F. Murray Abraham, and Max Von Sydow
Features: The Making of The Final Inquiry

A title under the "Fox Faith" banner that sprouted up after the massive success of The Passion of the Christ, The Final Inquiry has a very specific audience - people who like their movies with a lot of Christianity. Fans of very bizarre casts might want to take a look, too. How often do you get to see the star of The Seventh Seal (Max Von Sydow) and The Punisher (Dolph Lundgren) in the same movie? The always-great Von Sydow plays Emperor Tiberius who picks Roman general Titus Valerio Tauro (Daniele Liotti) to head to Judea in 32 A.D. to investigate the supposed resurrection of Jesus Christ. Lundgren plays a German man-slave named Brixos who goes along for the journey. The Final Inquiry is an underwhelming historical action movie with a heavy Biblical slant and only 20-or-so lines by Dolph Lundgren in between a lot of talk about Jesus. It's a completely different Dolph than what you're used to seeing. This cropped Italian mini-series has a very specific audience who will likely find their way to the film and will probably like it. But if you happen to stumble across it looking for action, try not to take the Lord's name in vain.

Catacombs
Studio: Lionsgate
Starring: Shannyn Sossamon and Alecia Moore (Pink)
Features: "Descend into Catacombs," Audio Commentary with Directors/Writers Tomm Coker and David Elliott, and Music Featurette

Another Lionsgate straight-to-DVD horror movie hits the market this week. Catacombs boasts a few unusual characteristics, including the fact that it's from the producers of Saw, it stars the gorgeous Shannyn Sossamon, and the movie features a supporting turn by the singer formerly known as Pink (she's billed as Alecia Moore in the credits), and a villain with a goat's head. This is a weird one, even for hardcore horror junkies. Sossamon stars as a quiet girl who visits her cruel sister in Paris. Sis takes the anxiety-prone heroine down to a rave underneath the city in a 200-mile labyrinth lined with the remains of seven million people. Of course, there's an angry demon creature down there. There wouldn't be a movie otherwise. The video on Catacombs is unbelievably "4:3 widescreen," meaning it's not anamorphic. Is it 2002? You can't do that anymore, especially for a movie that so many people will be writing off anyway. Don't give them another reason to ignore it. Catacombs is a weird horror movie, so the bizarre presentation almost fits. Check it out if you want a horror alternative this weekend, but it's not pretty.

Chaos
Studio: Lionsgate
Starring: Jason Statham, Wesley Snipes, Henry Czerny, Nicholas Lea, and Ryan Phillippe
Features: Commentary With Director Tony Giglio and The Order Behind Chaos Featurette

Chaos is a mystery. It features an "almost A-list" cast with Jason Statham and Ryan Phillippe and it's a lot more competent of a film than some of Statham and Phillippe's previous credits (Revolver and Antitrust, anyone?) And what about Wesley Snipes? Has he been blacklisted from Hollywood? Whatever the case, Snipes actually shows signs of why he was such a star in Chaos as the villain to Statham and Phillippe's cops, who are called in when the star of White Men Can't Jump stages an unusual bank heist. Written and directed by Tony Giglio (who also provides a commentary), Chaos is that rare straight-to-DVD thriller that's actually worth your time. It feels like a throwback to the bank heist, "cops vs. villains" movies of the '70s. A movie that's likely to become a hit on the home market, Chaos includes a commentary and a featurette to give fans an added dose of entertainment value. It's not the best work by anyone involved, but it's far from the worst. For most of them, it's far from the worst in the past year alone.