Vantage Point

Tomatometer: 36%

Patriot Games meets Rashomon in this trying thriller about an assassination attempt, as seen from more points of view than you can shake a stick at. Okay, so you can't shake a stick at a point of view, but neither can you inundate critics with the same twenty minutes over and over again for two hours without being accused of silliness and incoherence. Go see Rashomon instead.

Bonus Features:

There are plenty of extras here to enjoy, assuming you want to relive the making of a story that you've just seen play out eight times over (director commentary, cast and crew interviews, featurettes, and outtakes).

Drillbit Taylor

Tomatometer: 27%

The Judd Apatow touch failed to boost Drillbit Taylor to the ranks of Superbad and Knocked Up (and in fact is the producer's worst-reviewed film to date); even comic wunderkind Seth Rogen, who co-wrote the script, couldn't keep it afloat. Even worse? The idea about a homeless scam artist (Owen Wilson) hired as bodyguard to a bunch of bullied kids came from none other than John Hughes.

Bonus Features:

If you must watch Drillbit Taylor, then pick up the unrated Extended Survival Edition --- how else could an Apatow film be seen, but with more swear words and tomfoolery? Check out additional features about co-star Danny McBride (The Foot Fist Way) and the on-set rap battle to enrich your experience.

Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns

Tomatometer: 29%

Tyler Perry is back, which means that you already know if Meet the Browns is for you. (If you know who his Madea character is -- and it doesn't make you groan inwardly -- then you're in his demographic.) This time, Angela Bassett wades her way through soap opera-esque melodrama and borderline stereotypical jokes in a heartwarming tale about family.

Bonus Features:

A two-disc DVD gives you four featurettes and a digital copy; otherwise, check out the single disc release for the movie alone.

My Blueberry Nights

Tomatometer: 47%

Wong Kar-Wai (In the Mood for Love, 2046) makes his Hollywood debut in this tale of a woman (songstress Norah Jones) nursing heartbreak on a cross-country road trip, a vibrant ode to iconic modern Americana made with the reverent eye of an outsider. Laden with metaphors and partly shot in his gorgeous, Wong Kar-Wai style, My Blueberry Nights was nevertheless deemed a mixed bag of tricks.

Bonus Features:

If film-as-art and the creative process interest you, then check out the handful of extras here: a making-of featurette and lengthy Q&A with Wong Kar-Wai, plus on-set and scouting photo galleries.

X-Files: Revelations

Tomatometer: N/A

With the long-awaited (and highly secretive) sequel X-Files: I Want to Believe hitting theaters soon, you may need a refresher on the previous adventures of Mulder and Scully. Creators Frank Spotnitz and Chris Carter handpick and provide commentary for eight of their favorite series episodes, and throw in a few sequel-related extras just to tease you.

Bonus Features:

Brief introductions to each episode provide some insight into each selection, but much like the big DVD extra --- the X-Files 2 panel at WonderCon --- you won't find any new info about the sequel here.



'Til next week, happy viewing!