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African Cats; Submarine; Star Wars: The Complete Saga
African Cats
(Buena Vista, $40)
This Disneynature documentary focuses on a lioness and a cheetah to create “a universal story about how these wild mothers, like their human counterparts, sacrifice again and again,” said The Washington Post. The hunting sequences are “breathtakingly good,” and even the cats’ routines are made memorable.
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Submarine
(Anchor Bay, $30)
This “wonderfully funny” coming-of-age tale offers an original take on the solipsism of youth, said The Wall Street Journal. Craig Roberts stars as a 15-year-old English schoolboy who’s determined to win over his crush while documenting the crumbling of his parents’ marriage.
Star Wars: The Complete Saga
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(20th Century Fox, $140)
This complete Blu-ray collection of the six Star Wars films is “so visually drool-inducing that it should come with a bib,” said Entertainment Weekly. Some fans will wince at the tinkering that George Lucas has done with the movies, “but there’s no denying that every film looks better.”
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