Crazy, Stupid, Love
(Warner Bros., $29)
This recent romantic comedy is “slightly more thoughtful about its characters” than most Hollywood releases that are built for laughs, said the Chicago Sun-Times. Steve Carell stars as a middle-aged father who, after Julianne Moore leaves him, seeks dating advice from a lady-killer, played by Ryan Gosling.
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The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: 8 Movie Collection
(Warner Bros., $40)
TV’s The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was one of the “most inspired progeny” of James Bond’s early-1960s success, said USA Today. Theatrical-release versions of eight episodes are included here, all featuring the tech gadgets and femme fatales you’d expect from consultant Ian Fleming.
Captain America: The First Avenger
(Paramount, $30)
Among the many new superhero films released this year, this may have been the sole “terrific movie,” said The Washington Post. Chris Evans has “just the right amount of confidence and aw-shucks modesty,” playing a skinny Brooklyn kid who’s injected with a muscle-building serum to battle the Nazis.
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