A Huge Haul on DVD This Week!

Yes indeed my friends, there is plenty on DVD this week worth checking out. In fact, there's just about something for everyone, and we lead off today, as always, with my PICK OF THE WEEK, which actually should appeal to just about everyone. It's:

WALL-E

One of my favorite films of the year, this is the high point for Pixar and just a heartwarming film in general. This tale of a robot finding his place in the universe is something that if you haven't seen yet, you owe to yourself to see.

-Also out this week, we have a few other films definitely worth picking up. There's Tropic Thunder, which was one of the funnier films of the year, and features an Oscar worthy turn by Robert Downey Jr. as the most method actor in history. We also have Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson, which is a very informative and actually entertaining documentary about the legendary writer. Also on the documentary front is Werner Herzog's Encounters at the End of the World, which is pretty cool (no pun intended). Finally we have Garden Party, a strange drama about a group of young and sexually confused Los Angelenos. It's not for everyone, but it's a nice character study.

-A few films of less quality are out as well, but both are merely mediocre, and not horrible in any way. There's the disappointingly average diamond heist flick Priceless as well as the thoroughly mediocre sequel Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. Neither are bad, but neither are anything special.

-My Vintage pick this week is, in honor of the onslaught of cold weather finally hitting my area (Brooklyn, New York for home, but school at Stony Brook University in Long Island) the criminally underseen Ryan Gosling film The Slaughter Rule. He plays a kid dealing with pressure from everywhere and everyone in his life, and the bitter small town life is only matched by the bitter weather. Gosling is great here and it's worth a look for anyone that likes his work.

-What will you guys be watching?