Gal Pals, Alienated L.A. Teens, and a Power-Hungry Emperor | Coming Attractions

Forthcoming DVDs and Blu-rays for every taste, including Kevin Costner’s passion project, teen apocalypse mayhem, and New Jersey suburbanites seeking emotional connection. 

Caligula: The Ultimate Cut. 173 min. Tinto Brass, Unobstructed View. 2023. DVD UPC 778854241190. $29.98; Blu-ray UPC 778854241091. $39.98. Rated: R. DRAMA

The infamous X-rated 1979 film receives a digital restoration and a reedit excising the original version’s sexually explicit scenes and focusing on a coherent narrative. Malcolm McDowell heads up an all-star cast as the power-mad emperor.

The Fabulous Four. 99 min. Jocelyn Moorhouse, Decal-Bleecker. 2024. DVD 843501042922. $26.98. Rated: R. COMEDY

Three long-time gal pals (Susan Sarandon, Megan Mullally, and Sheryl Lee Ralph) travel to Florida to act as bridesmaids in the wedding of an old college chum (Bette Midler); there, their sisterhood is renewed. From the director of Muriel’s Wedding.

Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy. 2 discs. 244 min. Criterion. 1993-97. Blu-ray UPC 715515301510. $69.95. Rated: R. DRAMEDY

A group of queer and alienated Los Angeles teens form a kind of family to deal with societal homophobia in Totally F***ed Up. A charismatic drifter hooks up with a cool dude and his foul-mouthed girlfriend for a wild journey in The Doom Generation. And on the eve of Armageddon, an untamed bunch of drug-fueled adolescents take a psychedelic odyssey in Nowhere. Newly restored with supplemental extras.

Happiness. 140 min. Todd Solondz, Criterion. 1998. DVD UPC 715515304610. $29.98; Blu-ray UPC 715515302210. $39.98. Rated: R. DRAMEDY

Finding pathos in perversity is the operating principle of this discomfiting portrait of damaged people—middle-class New Jersey suburbanites looking for emotional connections despite their misfit status. From the “auteur of unease,” who made his auspicious debut with Welcome to the Dollhouse in 1995, restored with extras.

Horizon: An American Saga—Chapter 1. 181 min. Kevin Costner, Warner. 2024. DVD UPC 883929823635. $34.98; Blu-ray UPC 883929823628. $39.98. Rated: R. WESTERN

The passion project Oscar-winning Dances with Wolves filmmaker Costner exited the small screen’s Yellowstone to direct and star in covers how the West was won, beginning with the Civil War years, in the first feature film of a planned tetralogy.

Late Night with the Devil. 93 min. Cameron & Colin Cairnes, IFC. 2023. DVD UPC 014381004731. $19.99. Rated: R. HORROR

Desperate to improve his sagging ratings, 1970s late-night syndicated talk show host Jack Delroy (David Dastmalchian) plans a Halloween special—think of it as alternative programing—that releases evil into the homes of trusting viewers.

Longlegs. 101 min. Osgood Perkins, Decal-Neon. 2024. DVD UPC 843501042892. $26.98; Blu-ray UPC 843501042908. $34.98. 2024. Rated: R. HORROR

An FBI agent (Maika Monroe) tasked with solving a serial-killer case turns up evidence of the occult while uncovering a personal connection with the suspect (Nicolas Cage). Silence of the Lambs and Seven have been cited as influences.

Tótem. 95 min. In Spanish w/English subtitles. Lila Avilés, Janus Films, dist. by Criterion. 2023. DVD UPC 715515302418. $24.99; Blu-ray UPC 715515302319. $29.99. DRAMA

A seven-year-old girl gets caught up in her terminally ill father’s impending birthday party, aware of the significance of this year’s milestone. Shortlisted for Academy Award consideration as Mexico’s submission, the film explores coping with grief.

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