New on DVD and Blu-ray
Argo; Bully; Game of Thrones: Second Season
Argo
(Warner, $29)
Ben Affleck’s Golden Globe winner proved “the rare nail-biter that’s also riotously funny,” said USA Today. Affleck both directs and stars—as a CIA operative who concocts a fictitious sci-fi movie in a bid to rescue a small group of Americans trapped in revolutionary Iran.
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Bully
(Starz/Anchor Bay, $25)
This “potent and provocative” documentary puts the problem of bullying in intimate focus, said Rolling Stone. Focusing on a handful of students who’ve suffered schoolmates’ abuse, including a few who responded with deadly violence, Bully “isn’t politics. It’s a heartfelt cry for help.”
Game of Thrones: Second Season
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(HBO, $60)
Even those who resist sprawling fantasy narratives must bow down before HBO’s hit series, said Entertainment Weekly. In its second season, the show put “more grim realism on screen” than most history documentaries, while making its fictional clash of medieval dynasties vital and fun.
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