SODERBERGH COMES UP WITH A ‘LUCKY’ COMEBACK
New on Blu-ray
Logan Lucky Universal DVD, $29.98; Blu-ray, $34.98; 4K, $44.98; also available on VOD
Director Steven Soderbergh’s short-lived retirement from filmmaking comes to an end with this laid-back, dixie-accented heist picture that makes great use of Soderbergh’s gifts for assembling ensembles and staging elaborate capers. Channing Tatum stars a laconic bluecollar West Virginian who enlists his war vet brother (Adam Driver), their resourceful sister (Riley Keough) and the incarcerated leader (Daniel Craig) of a family of thieves for a complicated plan to rob the Charlotte Motor Speedway on race day. Though it’s filled with colorful characters and builds to a lengthy, unpredictable set-piece, “Logan Lucky” is also a heartfelt and affectionate look at the varieties of Southern culture, from the dive bars to the McMansions. Special features: Deleted scenes
VOD
Maddman: The Steve Madden Story Available Friday
Most anyone who’s heard the name “Steve Madden” knows it either because they’re familiar with the wildly successful shoe company or because they’ve seen “The Wolf of Wall Street” and remember how Madden’s stock was integral to the antihero’s rise and fall. Ben Patterson’s documentary works as a kind of corollary to Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-winning film, telling the story of another driven hustler with a substance-abuse problem. With its mix of archival footage, interviews and scenes of the modernday Madden at work, “Maddman” is an insightful depiction of how a tycoon weathers life’s many storms.
TV set of the week
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Warner Archive, $24.98; Blu-ray, $24.99
TV writer-producer Amy Sherman-Palladino left her most famous creation “Gilmore Girls” behind before its original run ended in 2007, so the series of four movies she and her husband, Daniel Palladino, created for Netf lix last year isn’t just an exercise in nostalgia, it’s righting a cultural wrong. Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel return as the quirky, fast-talking mother-daughter duo and are joined by nearly every major and minor cast member from the show’s original run. Because each film covers one of the four seasons, “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” moves too quickly and tries to pack too much in, but for the most part this show is every bit as funny, charming and emotional as it ever was. Special features: None
From the archives
Misery: Collector’s Edition Shout! Factory Blu-ray, $34.93
This has been quite a year for legendary horror author Stephen King, whose novels and short stories have been adapted in bulk into movies and TV series. But while some of these projects have been hits, none has yet topped the best-ever Kingderived film. “Misery” stars James Caan as a popular novelist who suffers a severe injury and is forced to recuperate at the remote home of his psychotic “No. 1 fan” (played by an Oscar-winning Kathy Bates). The Alist creative team includes director Rob Reiner, screenwriter William Goldman and cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld, all of whom treat the original novel as the modern American classic it is, turning it into a witty and suspenseful take on the dysfunctional relationship between the famous and their followers. Special features: A Reiner commentary, a Goldman commentary, new and vintage interviews
Three more to see
The Def iant Ones Universal DVD, $29.98; Blu-ray, $34.98 Lost in Paris Oscilloscope DVD, $34.99; Blu-ray, $39.99; also available on VOD Tulip Fever Lionsgate DVD, $29.95; Blu-ray, $34.99; also available on VOD