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On DVD This Week: Fist Fight, Before I Fall, and More

by Ryan Fujitani | May 29, 2017

They can’t all be winners, and this week’s selection of new DVDs proves it. Though we do have a decent high concept coming-of-age film, it’s followed by a trio of new movies that earned less than stellar reviews. Nevertheless, there might still be something in there for those of you looking for an absurd comedy, a faith-based drama, or an action thriller, plus a couple of new choices from Criterion. Read on for the full list.

Before I Fall (2017)

64%

Zoey Deutch stars in this adaptation of the Lauren Oliver YA bestseller about a high school senior whose life unravels when she becomes trapped in a time loop that forces her to relive the day leading up to her death. The release doesn’t come with any special features.

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Fist Fight (2017)

25%

Charlie Day and Ice Cube star in this comedy about two high school teachers who resort to fisticuffs when one of them is accused of getting the other fired. It comes with deleted scenes and a feature on the Georgia Film Commission.

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The Shack (2017)

20%

Sam Worthington and Octavia Spencer star in this faith-based drama about a man driven to a spiritual crossroads by a soul-shattering tragedy. Extras include a commentary track with director Stuart Hazeldine; a profile of William Paul Young, who wrote the source novel; a making-of featurette; a deleted scene; and more.

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Collide (2016)

23%

Nicholas Hoult and Felicity Jones star in this action thriller about a man on the run after a heist gone wrong in Germany puts the mob on his tail. No special features are included with the release.

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Ghost World (2001)

93%

– Criterion Collection

Finally, from Criterion, we have a new release of Terry Zwigoff’s adaptation of Daniel Clowes’ cult comic, starring Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson in a comedy about a jaded, eccentric young girl trying to figure out life after she graduates high school. It comes with new interviews with Birch, Johansson, and Illeana Douglas, an extended excerpt of the 1965 Bollywood film Gumnaam that features in the film, deleted scenes, and more.

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Also Available This Week:

Also from Criterion this week, we have the second volume of Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project, which includes a number of films from around the world. Featured in the collection are films from Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Taiwan’s Edward Yang, Soviet director Ermek Shinarbaev, and more.
And lastly, we have the second season of The Last Kingdom, the BBC period drama co-produced by Netflix, which takes place in 9th century England during the Viking conquest of the Anglo-Saxons and centers on a Saxon-born Viking torn between two worlds.