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Battle Royale; A Dangerous Method; Scarlet Street
Battle Royale
(Anchor Bay, $25)
This 2000 cult classic from Japan deserves to become “a mainstream must-see,” said EntertainmentWeekly.com. Its plot is “strikingly similar” to The Hunger Games’: Teens of the future are forced into a battle to the death. The violence is heavier here, though, and the setup generates “gonzo satire.”
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A Dangerous Method
(Sony, $31)
Keira Knightley plays a troubled woman who comes between Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) and Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) in this “elegant” period drama, said Salon.com. Director David Cronenberg adds “an erotic, psychoactive undertow” to a tale loaded with provocative ideas.
Scarlet Street
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(Kino, $25)
Director Fritz Lang and his actors were “working at the top of their games” in this “remarkably frank” 1945 film, said the New York Post. Edward G. Robinson stars as a middle-aged bank clerk who befriends a young woman. The story turns dark after he discovers she’s a prostitute out to con him.
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