An AMC crime drama tops the DVD releases for this week. Giancarlo Esposito stars in “Parish,” canceled after its first season, as a man coping with the death of a son and struggling to keep his luxury car service in New Orleans afloat, when his criminal past resurfaces, entangling him with a local Zimbabwean mob family. Also new on DVD today “Blue Christmas”: A private eye in 1941 Chicago navigates a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous during the holiday season.
“Criminal Minds: Evolution — Season 17”: The second season of Paramount+’s revival of the long-running procedural finds the BAU investigating an unsub known as Gold Star. “Holiday Twist”: A Christmas comedy in which a hardworking executive overcomes her past to find her holiday spirit. People are also reading.
.. “Hounds of War”: Frank Grillo stars in this action flick as a soldier of fortune who must avenge his slain brothers in arms.
“Star Trek: Prodigy — Season 2”: The animated kids series following the exploits of the USS Protostar crew switched ports to Netflix for its second season. “The Christmas Letter”: A man aspires to outdo his rich neighbors when it comes to Instagram-worthy pictures for the family holiday card in this comedy. “Scarface”: Howard Hawks’ 1932 crime film about a Chicago gangster’s rise during Prohibition joins the Criterion Collection with a new 4K digital restoration.
“Seven Samurai”: Also from Criterion, Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classi.