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Higher Ground; The Nickel Ride; Boardwalk Empire: The Complete First Season
Higher Ground
(Sony, $46)
The same “wit and mature spirit” that Vera Farmiga brings to acting is apparent in the Oscar nominee’s directorial debut, said the Los Angeles Times. Farmiga stars as an evangelical who defies her peers’ wishes by exploring her spiritual doubts, but faith is treated with reverence throughout.
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The Nickel Ride
(Shout! Factory, $17)
This “long-forgotten” 1974 crime drama “is worth a look,” even if the feature it’s paired with isn’t, said the Bergen County, N.J., Record. Jason Miller (The Exorcist) stars as a Mob underling whose grip on his underworld fiefdom is slipping. “You can practically smell the desperation.”
Boardwalk Empire: The Complete First Season
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(HBO, $60)
To take Boardwalk Empire’s excellence for granted would be to miss the show’s “ability to exhilarate,” said The Kansas City Star. With “detailed development” and “terrific characters,” this Martin Scorsese/Terence Winter–produced drama perfectly captures the Prohibition Era in Atlantic City.
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