Get Him to the Greek
(Universal, $20)
This by-the-numbers “bromance” had one thing going for it, said The Ottawa Citizen. Jonah Hill and Russell Brand weren’t “proven draws” but—as an aspiring record-label exec and an unreliable rock star—they had a rapport that kept most of the comedy interesting.
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Babies
(Focus, $29.98)
Thomas Balmès’ “matter-of-fact approach” to his subject makes this one of 2010’s best documentaries, said The Kansas City Star. Chronicling the lives of four babies born in four different countries, he charts cultural differences “with keen observations and great humor.”
Fantômas
(Kino International, $34.95)
In 1913, Louis Feuillade’s series of silent features about the mysterious criminal Fantômas introduced one of film’s first unforgettable villains, said The New York Times. The character was a master of disguises. Within rigid prewar France, he represented “a dangerously free man.”
