The DVD Filter

By Logan Hill
Published Oct 22, 2006

New on DVD
Sólo Con tu Pareja
Alfonso Cuarón’s debut is a frisky sex romp through Mexico City in the age of aids. NR; $29.95.

Monster House
More fun than scary. PG; $28.95.

Flavor of Love: The Complete Second Season
More scary than fun. TV-14; $38.99.

Clean, Shaven
Lodge H. Kerrigan’s sharp 1994 debut, told from the POV of a schizophrenic. NR; $29.95.

The Road to Guantánamo
Michael Winterbottom’s fascinating feature, told from the POV of the POWs. R; $24.96.

Nacho Libre
Not so funny. PG; $29.99.

The L-Word: the Complete Third Season
The most recent season, featuring the vampire lesbian Uta. $69.99.

Sesame Street: Old School, Vol. 1
The first five seasons, featuring the vampire numerologist Count von Count. NR; $39.98.

Our Pick
It’s easy to imagine how Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers might have regarded Pants-Off Dance-Off and Dancing With the Stars. The tip-tapping dancers—whose ten films together are beautifully restored in Astaire & Rogers: Ultimate Collector’s Edition—were notorious snobs about the fanciful art they perfected and were proudly out of step with their times. They danced through the Depression in gowns, top hats, white tie, and tails. NR; $99.98.