“United States of Tara: The Third Season”
Showtime has ended this first-rate series starring Toni Collette. This DVD set is your chance to see the last episodes of a show that examines what it’s like to live with a woman who has multiple personalities.
The season focuses on Tara
‘s (Collette) decision to go back to school and how the emergence of her alters causes problems. Eddie Izzard guest stars.
Collette’s work is what makes this series shine. She could have gone way over the top playing all the different personalities but found the right tone to make the show work.
The DVD set includes all 12 episodes.
Grade: B+
“Mystery Science Theater 3000: MST3K vs. Gamera XXI”
The five-DVD set includes the films “Gamera,” “Gamera Vs. Barugon,” “Gamera Vs. Gaos,” “Gamera Vs. Guiron” and “Gamera Vs. Zigra.”
Each film gets the usual comedy assault provided by Joel Robinson and his faithful robot sidekicks — Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot. You haven’t really watched these movies until you have seen them with the “MST3K” gang.
The DVDs, which include bonus features like the original Japanese trailers, come in a tin box and includes a poster.
Grade: B+
Also new
“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”: The Matthew Broderick comedy is being re-released for the 25th anniversary.
“Soul Surfer”: A shark attack doesn’t stop a devoted surfer (AnnaSophia Robb).
“Hell’s Kitchen: The Complete Fifth Season”: Chef Gordon Ramsay makes things hot in the kitchen competition.
“Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost”: Tom Selleck stars in the made-for-TV movie.
“Better Off Dead”: The John Cusack cult favorite is now on Blu-ray.
Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee (Fresno, Calif.).
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