The DVD Filter

Collateral on DVD

By Logan Hill
Published May 21, 2005

Collateral A gray-haired Tom Cruise catches a ride with Jamie Foxx in Michael Mann’s tight nocturnal thriller. R; $29.99.

I, Robot Great-looking robots, dumb-sounding dialogue. PG-13; $29.98.

The Ultimate Matrix Collection For the dateless, a massively geeky ten-disc set. R; $79.92.

Short Works By Hal Hartley Perplexing shorts from the once-beloved director. NR; $24.95.

Mickey Mouse in Black and White Pioneering shorts from the once-beloved mouse. G; $32.99.

Maria Full of Grace Catalina Sandino Moreno delivers a powerful performance in Joshua Marston’s otherwise rote film about a drug mule. R; $27.95.

Infernal Affairs Andrew Lau’s Hong Kong hit is one of the most tightly plotted and expertly executed cop dramas you’ll ever see. R; $29.95.

Paris, Texas Wim Wenders’s best film—a metaphysical mood-piece with a Sam Shepard script, Ry Cooder soundtrack, and the ultimate Harry Dean Stanton performance. R; $9.98.

(Photo: Courtesy of Warner Home Video)

Our Pick
It’s hard to imagine a sexier nerdy foursome than the cheating couples in We Don’t Live Here Anymore. Laura Dern, Peter Krause, Mark Ruffalo, and Naomi Watts—whether grizzled with professorial beards or flush-faced by glasses of red wine—are almost relentlessly attractive, and viciously literate, as they deliver Larry Gross’s taut script. In a cloistered college town, the two couples hole up for a lonely summer, sneaking out behind each other’s backs. It’s the ultimate anti-date movie—peppered with awkward passes, sly glances, and deadly pauses. Most of it is painful to watch, but impossible to take your eyes off—as the four deliver some of the best performances of their careers. R; $27.95.