Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid. 98 min. Matt Tyrnauer, Greenwich. 2024. DVD UPC 738329269050. $19.99.9.99. DOCUMENTARY

The Democratic political strategist behind Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign, Carville reflects on his storied career, contemporary politics, and enduring marriage to his political polar opposite: Republican consultant Mary Matalin.

Choose Me. 106 min. Alan Rudolph, Criterion. 1984. Blu-ray UPC 715515311519. $39.99. Rated: R. DRAMEDY

Robert Altman protégé Rudolph puts his own spin on a group of bar patrons—including a sex-advice guru (Geneviève Bujold), a onetime sex worker (Lesley Ann Warren), and a mysterious fellow (Keith Carradine)—who are clumsily on the make. Restored.

Cry, the Beloved Country. b/w. 95 min. Zoltán Korda, Kino Lorber. 1952. Blu-ray UPC 738329269579. $29.95. DRAMA

A rural South African minister, Stephen Kumalo (Canada Lee) travels to Johannesburg in search of his missing son and purportedly ill sister, finding both in dire straits. Sidney Poitier has an early role in this restored British adaptation of the Alan Paton novel.

Diary of a Chambermaid. b/w. 97 min. In French w/English subtitles. Luis Buñuel, Kino Lorber. 1964. Blu-ray UPC 738329269005. $29.95. DRAMA

Hired by an odd middle-class family on a pre-WWII Normandy estate, servant Célestine (Jeanne Moreau) takes it upon herself to find out who killed a child on the property. A jaundiced examination of the bourgeoisie; Buñuel works with a mother lode. Restored.

Gladiator II. 148 min. Ridley Scott, Paramount. 2024. DVD UPC 191329260821. $28.99. Rated: R. DRAMA

Sixteen years after the death of his father Maximus (Russell Crowe), Lucius (Paul Mescal) returns from exile to do battle in the Colosseum in order to oust the tyrannical emperors ruling Rome with an iron fist. The goal? Give Rome back to its citizens—and deliver vengeance.

Godzilla vs. Biollante. 104 min. In English & Japanese w/English subtitles. Kazuki Ômori et al., Criterion. 1989. Blu-ray UPC 715515311113. $39.99. Rated: PG. HORROR

In the 17th film in the long-running franchise dating from 1954, the fire-breather faces a new foe: a mutant plant bio-engineered from rose cells. Considered one of the series’ best, this edition benefits from a 4K restoration and extras.

Great Migrations: A People on the Move. 2 discs. 240 min. Julia Marchesi & Nailah Ife Sims, PBS. 2025. DVD UPC 841887049504. $34.99. DOCUMENTARY

Emmy-nominated executive producer and writer Henry Louis Gates Jr. hosts this four-part PBS series looking at the impact of Black migration on American culture and society, including post-enslavement migration within the United States and immigration from Africa and the Caribbean today.

Night Moves. 100 min. Arthur Penn, Criterion. 1975. Blu-ray UPC 715515311311. $39.99. Rated: R. FILM NOIR

Hired to find an actress’s missing daughter (Melanie Griffith), cynical private detective Harry Moseby (Gene Hackman) gets more than he bargained for in this post-Watergate-era genre film reshaped by conspiracy and paranoia. Restored in 4K with supplements.

The Penguin: The Complete First Season. 2024. DVD UPC 883929833658. $31.99; Blu-ray UPC 883929833443. $39.99. Rated: TV-MA. DRAMA

In a successful small-screen spin-off from 2022’s The Batman, this series picks up with Gotham City threatened by its seawall’s collapse. Oswald “Oz” Cobb (Colin Farrell) slips into the shoes of longtime crime-world godfather Carmen Falcone after his death.