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Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season; The Skin I Live In; Hugo
Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season
(HBO, $60)
Game of Thrones “isn’t your typical TV fantasy series,” said the Los Angeles Times. It’s a story about medieval kings in conflict, but its strong suits are “family dynamics and subtle power plays.” The first-season set includes several making-of featurettes.
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The Skin I Live In
(Sony, $46)
Antonio Banderas delivered “his strongest performance in years” in Pedro Almodo’var’s most recent film, said the New York Post. Banderas plays a mad plastic surgeon who’s conducting experiments with artificial skin on a captive woman. The story takes some “genuinely shocking” twists.
Hugo
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(Paramount, $30)
Martin Scorsese’s “beautifully crafted love letter to movies” collected five Oscars just before its home-video release, said The Arizona Republic. The acclaimed director’s first movie for children mixes a celebration of early cinema with the tale of an orphan boy living in a Paris train station.
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