New on DVD/Blu-ray: Eddie Huang’s NYC Coming-of-Age Story; Plus Restored Kirk Douglas & Faye Dunaway Gems

by Jeff T. Dick
Jun 28, 2021 | Filed in Reviews+

Ten new and classic films now available on DVD and Blu-ray. 

Boogie. 90 min. Eddie Huang, Universal. 2021. DVD UPC 191329159132. $19.99; Blu-ray UPC 191329159149. $26.99. Rated: R. DRAMA
In this coming-of-age story, Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a Queens, NY, basketball prodigy with NBA dreams, navigates high school, rival players, young love, and his parents’ plans for him to earn a college scholarship.
 
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. 102 min. John Hughes, Paramount. 1986. Blu-ray UPC 032429355423. $22.99. Rated: PG-13. COMEDY
Part of the National Film Registry, this classic day-in-the-life of a high schooler (Matthew Broderick) playing hooky with his gal pal (Mia Sara) and best buddy (Alan Ruck) in the Windy City celebrates its 35th anniversary with an HD release.
 
Fool for Love. 106 min. Robert Altman, Kino Lorber. 1985. Blu-ray UPC 738329253950. $29.99. Rated: R. DRAMA
Adapting his Pulitzer Prize–nominated play for the big screen, Sam Shepard also stars as a cowpoke drifter who returns to an ex-lover (Kim Basinger) in the hopes of rekindling their ill-fated relationship, in this darkly cryptic tragedy. New to HD.
 
French Exit. 114 min. Azazel Jacobs, Sony. 2020. DVD UPC 043396575295. $17.99. Rated: R. COMEDY
Michelle Pfeiffer stars as a New York socialite whose funds are running dry as she flees to France with her son (Lucas Hedges) and a cat named Small Frank, who is the embodiment of her late husband. Based on Patrick deWitt’s satirical novel.
 
Just a Gigolo. 105 min. Rory MacLean, Shout Factory. 1978. DVD UPC 826663215311. $16.98; Blu-ray UPC 826663209594. $22.98. Rated: R. DRAMA
After recovering in a military hospital, where he is mistaken for a war hero, a handsome Prussian gentleman (David Bowie) finds himself entertaining rich widows in a post–World War I Berlin, where the living do what they must to survive.
 
The Last Train from Gun Hill. 94 min. John Sturges, Paramount. 1959. Blu-ray UPC 032429355300. $29.99. WESTERN
Kirk Douglas stars as a U.S. marshal on the hunt for his wife’s killer, which leads him to the suspect’s cattle-baron father (Anthony Quinn), an old friend not about to give up his son without a fight. Debuting in HD from a restored 35mm negative.
 
Mommie Dearest. 128 min. Frank Perry, Paramount. 1981. Blu-ray UPC 032429355317. $29.99. Rated: PG. DRAMA
Faye Dunaway infamously goes over the top as Joan Crawford, an insecure actress whose parenting skills allegedly included berating her daughter (Mara Hobel) for using wire coat hangers. Restored in 4K, this camp classic gets deluxe treatment.
 
Nobody. 92 min. Ilya Naishuller, Universal. 2021. DVD UPC 191329136010. $19.99; Blu-ray/DVD UPC 191329154748. $24.99. Rated: R. ACTION
After a home invasion, Hutch Mansell’s (Bob Odenkirk) simmering rage prompts the mild-mannered husband to tap into his repressed skills and vigilante mentality.
 
The Railway Children. 109 min. Lionel Jefferies, Kino Lorber. 1970. DVD UPC 738329253417. $14.99; Blu-ray UPC 738329253424. $24.99. Rated: G. DRAMA
After their father is arrested on bogus charges, three children and their mother move to a village on the outskirts of a railway to save on expenses. Based on the popular E. Nesbit novel, this heartening family classic gets a welcome HD refurbishment.
 
The World To Come. 105 min. Mona Fastvold, Wolfe. 2020. DVD UPC 754703764942. $26.99; Blu-ray UPC 754703764973. $29.99. Rated: R. DRAMA
After the devastating loss of her child, Abigail (Katherine Waterston) gets more love from neighboring Tallie (Vanessa Kirby) than from her husband (Casey Affleck), as they eke out a living on a rural mid-19th-century farm in upstate New York.
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