499. 88 min. In Nahuatl & Spanish w/English subtitles. Rodrigo Reyes, Cinema Guild. 2020. DVD UPC 881164001597. $29.95; Blu-ray UPC 881164001603. $34.95. DOCUDRAMA

From the point of view of an ethereal conquistador, this fiction/nonfiction hybrid reimagines the Spanish conquest of Mexico with modern-day victims of Mexico’s futile drug wars, and Indigenous communities resisting their colonial forebears.

Back to the Beach. 92 min. Lyndall Hobbs, Paramount. 1987. Blu-ray UPC 191329227466. $25.99. Rated: PG. COMEDY

Onetime teen idols Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello return to their sandy stomping grounds in a reprise of their 1960s-era drive-in “beach movies,” with a sunbaked plot about saving their surfer environs from punkers. Restored in HD.

Buck and the Preacher. 142 min. Sidney Poitier, Criterion Collection. 1972. Blu-ray UPC 715515275415. $39.99. Rated: PG. WESTERN

Costarring with Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier made his directorial debut with this revisionist Western that teamed Black protagonists fighting against white bounty hunters who are riding roughshod over newly freed slaves. Restored in HD.

Cow. 97 min. Andrea Arnold, IFC. 2021. DVD UPC 014381148039. $18.99; Blu-ray UPC 014381148046. $20.99. DOCUMENTARY

The life of a dairy cow is the focus of this critically praised British documentary, which looks at the constant routine of milking (in more ways than one) “Luma” for all she’s worth. Told from the animal’s point of view, it’s not an enviable life.

Crimes of the Future. 107 min. David Cronenberg, Decal-Neon. 2022. Blu-ray UPC 843501039083. $22.99. Rated: R. SF/HORROR

A performance artist (Viggo Mortensen) and his partner (Léa Seydoux) show off physical mutations caused by a synthetic environment in the latest “body horror” pic from the director of Rabid, Videodrome, and The Fly. A Cannes Film Festival hit.

Daddy Longlegs. 100 min. Josh & Benny Safdie, Criterion Collection. 2009. Blu-ray UPC 715515275118. $39.99. DRAMEDY

In an earlier collaboration, the directors of 2019’s Uncut Gems tap into memories of their childhoods for this look at parental dysfunction. A film projectionist (Ron Bronstein) is nobody’s suitable candidate for parenthood in this tragicomic story.

Faya Dayi. b/w. 120 min. In Amharic w/English subtitles. Jessica Beshir, Criterion Collection. 2021. DVD UPC 715515275613. $29.99; Blu-ray UPC 715515275514. $39.99. DOCUMENTARY

The Oromo community of Ethiopia is in thrall to khat, a euphoria-inducing plant valued for its presumed mystical qualities that offer an escape from the rigors of life in the region. The film’s hypnotic style complements the drug’s narcotizing effects.

Hotel du Nord. b/w. 96 min. In French w/English subtitles. Marcel Carné, Criterion Collection. 1938. DVD UPC 715515275316. $29.99; Blu-ray UPC 715515275217. $39.99. DRAMA

The notorious residents of a shabby hostel on the banks of the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris find their lives on a collision course in a bittersweet tale of love, duplicity, celebration, and brutality from the maker of 1943’s Children of Paradise. Restored in HD.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2. 122 min. Jeff Fowler, Paramount. 2022. DVD UPC 191329226667. $27.99; Blu-ray UPC 191329226674. $34.99. Rated: PG. ANIMATION

Everyone’s favorite blue hedgehog returns with a mission: prove he’s up to being left home alone while his owners take a vacation. But the call to save humankind from the dastardly schemes of former evildoers forces Sonic to break his promise.

A Walk in the Woods. 105 min. Ken Kwapis, Shout Factory. 2015. Blu-ray UPC 826663223231. $23.99. Rated: R. DRAMEDY

Travel writer Bill Bryson (Robert Redford) waives retirement with his wife (Emma Thompson) for a hike of the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail, stretching from Georgia to Maine, with a reluctant old friend (Nick Nolte) who has a different idea of adventure.