Orpheus
(Criterion, $30)
This 1950 classic from Jean Cocteau is “so filled with otherworldly feeling that ‘magical’ seems like an understatement,” said BaltimoreSun.com. A “superb modern version of the Greek myth,” it’s here given the full Criterion treatment—including interviews and commentary.
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Certified Copy
(Artificial Eye, $40)
Reality gets twisty in this “deft conversational drama,” said Entertainment Weekly. Two strangers, played by Juliette Binoche and William Shimell, pretend to know each other until they embark on a Tuscan road trip and the playacting suddenly becomes real. “The end will haunt you.”
Everything Must Go
(Roadside Attractions, $28)
In this adaptation of a Raymond Carver story, Will Ferrell plays an alcoholic who camps out on his lawn and attempts to sell all his possessions to passersby. Toning down the funny, Ferrell “gives a tremendously careful and nuanced performance,” said Salon.com.
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