The fun continues with ‘Despicable Me 3’

The key to the success of the “Despicable Me” (2017, Universal, PG, $28) movies is how seamlessly the filmmakers underpin all of the silliness with some real, surprisingly relatable situations and emotions.

In “Despicable Me 3,” supervillain-turned-crime fighter Gru (Steve Carell) is living happily with his girls and wife (Kristen Wiig) when his more successful twin brother Dru (also Carell) shows up to strut his stuff. Soon, Dru has talked Gru into being a bad guy again.

With the addition of an ‘80s-obsessed bad guy named Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker), five new songs by Pharrell Williams, and the scene-stealing minions, “Despicable Me 3” proves the franchise is as much fun as it has ever been. Extras: minimovies, deleted scenes and featurettes.

Also New to DVD

Acts of Vengeance (2017,

Lionsgate, R, $20): Just when it seemed as it revenge movies were all played out along comes an entry that feels fresh thanks to director Isaac Florentine’s ability to stage the action scenes with silvery finesse. Antonio Banderas stars as a hotshot defense attorney unable to come to terms with the murder of his wife and daughter until he begins to investigate the crime himself. It’s a who-dun-it that doubles as a redemption saga all wrapped in an explosive B-movie package. Extras: featurette. The Crucifixion (2017, Lionsgate, R, $20): Supposedly inspired by true events, this standard-issue exorcism thriller follows an American journalist (Sophie Cookson) in Romania who aims to uncover the truth about a young nun crucified by a priest in an effort

to drive out her demons. Nothing much happens as Cookson interviews priests, nuns and assorted townsfolk. The ending is moderately scary but, by then, it’s too little, too late. Extras: featurette. M.F.A. (2017, MPI, unrated,

$30): Timely and provocative, this thriller captures the anguish and anger of an art student named Noelle (Francesca Eastwood) whose attempts to report her rape are brushed aside by campus authorities. Refusing to be quiet about the violence she endured, Noelle not only confronts her attacker but winds up turning the tables on other rapists. Director Natalia Leite is clearly on Noelle’s side but she charts the enormous price Noelle must pay for getting even. Boasting a break-out turn by Eastwood (Clint’s daughter with actress Frances Fisher), “M.F.A.” is bound to start conversations about the rape culture on college campuses.

Extras: featurette. Mario Lanza - The Most of Everything (2016, FilmRise, unrated, $20): Born in Philadelphia to immigrant parents, Mario Lanza possessed one of the most expressive tenors of the 20th century. This documentary pays tribute to Lanza’s working-class roots while also chronicling the singer’s years at MGM when he scored one big hit after another, at least until he was fired from “The Student Prince.” Lanza’s zesty personal life with his longtime wife Betty and their four children is also explored but the most fascinating commentators are Lanza’s fellow opera stars who describe in detail what made his booming voice so unique. Extras: featurette. State Fair (1962, Twilight Time, unrated, $30): A remake of the only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical created solely for the big screen, this songfest is thin on charm and long on curdled Americana. Two innocent teenagers (Pat Boone,

Pamela Tiffin) accompany their parents (Alice Faye, Tom Ewell) to the Texas State Fair where they find themselves falling for worldly strangers (Ann-Margret, Bobby Darin.) Tiffin gets to pretend to croon “It Might As Well Be Spring” (she was dubbed) and Ann-Margret scores with a big dance number but the rest of the movie feels like outtakes from “Green Acres” set to music. This grating celebration of conformity is a major disappointment. Extras: featurette and Boone commentary. Father Goose (1963, Olive,

unrated, $30): Newly available on Blu-ray in a limited edition package, this ebullient comedy spins the saga of a reclusive beachcomer (a deliciously scruffy Cary Grant) who’s tricked into helping the British spot Japanese planes during World War II. To make matters worse, Grant’s privacy is invaded by a French schoolteacher (Leslie Caron) and her seven talkative charges. While this comedy is set during wartime, the film is surprisingly casual about the conflict, preferring to offer a comic vision of alternative family life. Extras: featurettes and commentary. Time To Die (1966, Film Movement, unrated, $40):

Newly remastered, the debut film by Arturo Ripstein (“Deep Crimson”) is a stunning western about revenge, duty and honor. Just released from prison after 18 years for shooting a man in self-defense, Juan (Jorge Martinez) returns to his hometown to discover that the dead man’s sons are determined to kill him. There’s echoes of classic oaters like “High Noon” and “Rio Bravo” in the fluid way the action unfolds but it is Ripstein’s way of portraying loneliness and regret that immortalizes the movie. Extras: commentaries and featurette. Junior Bonner (1972, Kino, unrated, $25): One of Sam Peckinpah’s most humane movies stars Steve McQueen as an aging rodeo cowboy who arrives back home in Arizona where he reunites with his fractured family, including his troublemaker of a dad (Robert Preston), his weary mother (Ida Lupino) and his ambitious brother (Joe Don Baker). The rodeo action is well shot but there’s a little too much of it. “Junior Bonner” is at its best when Peckinpah observes the shifting fortunes of this cantankerous clan, paying attention to what matters most in domestic relationships. Extras: featurettes. One Day At A Time - The Complete Series (19751984, Shout Factory, unrated, $130): Sure, Netflix did a nice job with the reboot starring Rita Moreno but there’s nothing like the original, as this nine-season boxed set proves. Bonnie Franklin stars as a divorcee raising two teenage kids (Valerie Bertinelli, Michelle Phillips) on her own, with a bit of help from her super (Pat Harrington), occasional boyfriend (Richard Masur) and nutty neighbor (Mary Louise Wilson). It’s not as socially conscious as most of Norman Lear’s sitcoms but the chemistry of the cast members’ yields plenty of comic gold. Extras: featurettes and episode guide.

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