New on DVD/Blu-ray: Mystery Classic ‘Murder on the Orient Express’; ‘Encanto’; and More

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

Boat People. 109 min. In Cantonese & Japanese w/English subtitles. Ann Hui, Criterion Collection. 1982. DVD UPC 715515268714. $29.99; Blu-ray UPC 715515268615. $39.99. Rated: R. DRAMA

After Saigon’s capture by North Vietnam, a Japanese photojournalist (George Lam) who covered the Vietnam War learns of desperate conditions causing Vietnamese people, including a young woman (Season Ma), to leave home for a better life in the West.


Clifford the Big Red Dog. 97 min. Walt Becker, Paramount. 2021. DVD UPC 032429346254. $25.99; Blu-ray UPC 032429346261. $31.99. Rated: PG. COMEDY

In this family-friendly comedy, a young girl (Darby Camp), gifted with a new puppy by her eccentric uncle (Jack Whitehall), gets a big surprise when her fire-engine red canine shoots up to 10 feet tall, attracting attention from researchers up to no good.


Encanto. 102 min. Byron Howard, et al., Disney. 2021. DVD UPC 786936893854. $29.99; Blu-ray / DVD UPC 786936893830. $38.99. Rated: PG. ANIMATED

Living in the Colombian mountains, the Madrigal family inhabits a magical home. Each member of the family is blessed with a special ability except Mirabel, who may be the clan’s only hope when their bliss is threatened. With songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda


Eternals. 157 min. Chloé Zhao, Disney. 2021. DVD UPC 786936881417. $19.99; Blu-ray UPC 786936881394. $24.99. Rated: PG-13. DRAMA

In the latest Marvel Comic Universe film, superheroes who once protected their homeland, but now live clandestinely on Earth, are called into action to defend humanity against an ancient foe, the Deviants.


Love Affair. b/w. 88 min. Leo McCarey, Criterion Collection. 1939. DVD UPC 715515268912. $29.99; Blu-ray UPC 715515268813. $39.99. DRAMA

An American singer (Irene Dunne) and a French painter (Charles Boyer) enjoy an ocean-liner romance and agree to meet up again in New York six months later, on top of the Empire State Building—until fate deals a blow to their well-laid plans.


Miller’s Crossing. 113 min. Joel & Ethan Coen, Criterion Collection. 1990. Blu-ray UPC 715515268516. $39.99. Rated: R. DRAMA

In this modern refresh of a tried-but-true genre, an Irish American mobster (Albert Finney), itching to do battle with a rival gangster, finds his loyal lieutenant (Gabriel Byrne) trying to avoid the conflict—to the point of allying with the enemy.


Murder on the Orient Express. 127 min. Sidney Lumet, Paramount. 1974. Blu-ray UPC 191329213407. $19.99. Rated: PG. MYSTERY

In this classic Agatha Christie mystery, a U.S. businessman is killed on board the famous transcontinental train. Albert Finney heads an all-star cast as Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot; Ingrid Bergman won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.


Touch of Evil. 3 discs. b/w. 96+ min. Orson Welles, Kino Lorber. 1958. Blu-ray UPC 738329257774. $39.99. DRAMA

In this restored version (plus two alternates) of a classic film noir in the National Film Registry, a corrupt police chief (Orson Welles) frames a suspect for planting dynamite that killed two people, but a special prosecutor (Charlton Heston) pursues the truth.


12 Angry Men. 117 min. William Friedkin, Kino Lorder. 1997. DVD UPC 738329257729. $14.95; Blu-ray UPC 738329257736. $24.95. Rated: PG-13. DRAMA

A dozen strangers (Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, James Gandolfini, et al.) debate the fate of a defendant charged with murdering his father in this made-for-TV remake of the classic 1957 courtroom feature film laying bare jury prejudice.


Written on the Wind. 99 min. Douglas Sirk, Criterion Collection. 1956. Blu-ray UPC 715515268417. $39.99. DRAMA

This film about the soap-operatic lives of a wealthy Texas oil family stars Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, and Dorothy Malone, who won an Oscar for her role. The film’s signature expressionistic Technicolor has been restored.

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