DVD/VHS Releases

Rotten Tomatoes: New DVD Releases

This week's new DVD releases.

100% Modern Times A slapstick skewering of industrialized America, Modern Times is as politically incisive as it is laugh-out-loud hilarious. 97% A Prophet (Un prophete) Featuring an impressive star turn by newcomer Tahar Rahim, A Prophet is a French gangster film filled with arresting, immediate details. 97% Ajami This multi-character drama balances intimate portrayals and broad political implications to paint a bracing and moving portrait of the Middle East conflict. 95% Mother (Madeo) As fleshy as it is funny, Bong Joon-Ho's Mother straddles family drama, horror and comedy with a deft grasp of tone and plenty of eerie visuals. 93% Vincere Part political treatise, part melodrama, Marco Bellocchio's Mussolini biopic forsakes historical details in favor of absorbing emotion -- and provides a showcase for a stunning performance from Giovanna Mezzogiorno.