New on Home Video: The “Monsters” Say “Let Me In”

Two of our favorite unseen films of 2010 come out on home video this week, one a remake of the beloved Swedish vampire film, the other a super-low-budget movie about alien invaders that looks as good as any other this side of "District 9." If you're in the mood for something of a less recent vintage, there are two great English films now on DVD.

“Conviction”
Over the years, the Hilary Swank Formula has become all too predictable. Mix 2 parts tearjerker with 1 part against-all-odds-heroine, add a dash of spunk and a sprinkle of tragedy and you've got your next vehicle for the two-time Oscar winner. This one is no exception to that blueprint. Now available on Blu-ray and DVD, read our review and watch the trailer

Let Me In
There are sure to be fans of “Let the Right One In” who simply not will allow themselves to enjoy "Let Me In," insisting that it can’t be as good as the original, and that’s a shame, because this a very good film on its own terms. As a wise man once said, Don’t compare, enjoy. Now available on Blu-ray and DVD, read our review and watch the trailer

“Monsters”
Made on a shoestring budget in just three weeks with only two professional actors and a crew of about 5, “Monsters” manages to be smarter, creepier, and more thoughtful than most movies made with 100 times the budget. Now available on Blu-ray and DVD, read our review and watch the trailer

Never Let Me Go
Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield and Keira Knightley star in the adaptation of the bestselling novel by Kazou Ishiguro about an English boarding school where the children are being prepared for a grim future. Now available on Blu-ray and DVD, watch the trailer

“Night Catches Us”
Anthony Mackie stars as an ex Black Panther who returns to his old Philadelphia neighborhood only to find that his former brothers in arms suspect him of having played a part in a compatriot's death. Now available on Blu-ray and DVD, watch the trailer

“The Tillman Story”
Appalling, disturbing, beautifully assembled and emotional, Amir Bar-Lev ("My Kid Could Paint That") weaves a documentary that sinks into your bones, leaving its weight behind long after you've left the theater, especially when you realize Pat Tillman's story is one of millions to illustrate the horror brought on by war. Now available on Blu-ray and DVD, read our review and watch the trailer

“Welcome to the Rileys”
James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo star as a couple struggling to get past the death of their 15-year-old daughter. While on business in New Orleans, he meets a runaway teen working as  a stripper, Kristen Stewart, and tries to help her get her life back on track. Now available on Blu-ray and DVD

“A Woman, A Gun and A Noodle Shop”
Twenty years after first seeing the Coen Brothers' debut feature, "Blood Simple," Chinese director Yimou Zhang couldn't get the film out of his head. So he decided to remake it, set a couple of centuries back in a small desert town in China. Were it not for some overly slapstick-y humor, it would totally work. Now available on Blu-ray and DVD, read our review and watch the trailer

“Withnail and I”
A cult classic about a pair of besotted Londoners on the dole who find themselves accidentally on vacation in the countryside. Now available on DVD, watch the trailer

“The Long Good Friday”
Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren star in one of the best-loved British gangster films of all time, about a mob leader whose efforts to go legit get derailed. Now available on DVD, watch the trailer

 

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