New on DVD: ‘Zappa’ doc strikes right chord

“Zappa”: This two-hour, nine-minute documentary is a sprawling look at the iconic musical multi-hyphenate and activist Frank Zappa, helmed by actor and filmmaker Alex Winter.

Authorized by Zappa’s estate, the film features interviews with both family members and former collaborators and an abundance of archival footage in a way that encapsulates the iconoclast’s style, with media, genre, tone and mood shifting throughout, wrote Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh.

“If the outsize legacy of his work bears any consistency, it’s in the purest expression of his vision, whatever that might have been. Zappa repeatedly states that he made the music that he wanted, needed, to hear. If others want to listen, he’s happy to provide the recordings as a public service,” she wrote. “In ‘Zappa,’ this legendary artist’s uncompromising nature is bracing, bold and utterly refreshing.

Also out Tuesday

“Pinocchio”: Live-action version of the timeless tale stars Roberto Benigni as Gepetto and Federico Ielapi as the puppet-turned-boy. In Italian and English.

“Fatale”: A sports agent’s (Michael Ealy) life becomes unraveled after a one-night stand with a woman (Hilary Swank) investigating him.

“Half Brothers”: A Mexican executive (Luis Gerardo Mendez) learns he has an American half-brother (Connor Del Rio) and embarks on a trip to revisit their father’s immigration path.

“Girls Rule Collection”: Collection features the high school coming-of-age classics “Mean Girls,” “Clueless” and “She’s the Man.”