Haywire
(Lions Gate, $30)
Steven Soderbergh’s martial arts film is a “first-rate genre thriller,” said the Chicago Sun-Times. Former mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano stars as a double-crossed operative seeking vengeance, and she’s “wonderfully athletic” opposite co-stars Ewan McGregor and Michael Douglas.
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Camelot
(Warner Bros., $36)
The legend of King Arthur has seen many screen adaptations, but this 1967 musical “may be the most memorable,” said USA Today. The new Blu-ray edition includes footage from the world premiere and comes with a hardcover photo book. Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, and Franco Nero star.
Dark Shadows: Complete Original Series
(MPI, $600)
This 1960s daytime TV series demonstrated that “silly can also be strangely spellbinding,” said Newsday. Part soap opera and part vampire tale, the show had a far tighter budget than the new film version, but fans of camp will savor all 1,225 episodes—packaged here in a mini coffin.
