Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
(Lionsgate, $29.95)
Precious can be “difficult to watch,” said The Washington Post. But this film about a troubled Harlem teen who escapes an abusive mother is, “ultimately, about hope.” Performances from Oscar winner Mo’Nique and newcomer Gabourey Sidibe anchor the drama.
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Up in the Air
(Paramount, $29.98)
Up in the Air is “one of those sweet, funny, slightly askew films that lives up to its reputation as a movie of its time,” said the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Jason Reitman’s film captures the nation’s economic anxieties, with George Clooney as a jet-setting corporate downsizer who discovers there’s more to life than frequent-flier miles.
Capitalism: A Love Story
(Starz/Anchor Bay, $29.98)
Michael Moore delivered “one of his best movies” last year, said the Albany, N.Y., Times-Union. In Capitalism: A Love Story, the filmmaker attempts to “define and deconstruct just how America arrived at the brink of financial disaster,” providing not just provocative analysis but, surprisingly, some “coolheaded advice.”
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