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A one and a two (which was the international English title for first movie mentioned below)... here we go, a small week for new DVD releases in quantity, but large in quality:

Yi Yi (Criterion) (2000; Taiwanese director $29.96). Edward Yang's Yi Yi is nearly epic in length but intimate in scale and always engaging, it's as lucid as many a fine novel in its portrait of the struggles of a middle-class family. Criterion's new edition gives the film the treatment it deserves, with a restored high-definition digital transfer, audio commentary by Yang and noted Asian-cinema critic Tony Rayns, and a new interview with Rayns about Yang and the New Taiwan Cinema movement. One to treasure.

Also new from Criterion is Barbet Schroeder's KoKo: A Talking Gorilla (1978; $23.89), a compelling documentary on one of the world's most famous gorillas and her connection to research on the cognitive language link between human and animal. "Schroeder's doc runs just 80 minutes, but in that short time he manages to quietly create a compelling argument many would probably rather ignore," wrote Rich Rosell on DigitallyObsessed. "'A' for style, 'A' for substance."

Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2005; $20.98). "Rather than adapt the novel per se, [Michael] Winterbottom has adapted Sterne's hilarious attempts to make the mess of life fit the neat contours of the novel by making a movie about an attempt to make [Laurence] Sterne's chaotic and confusing novel fit the contours of a film," wrote Ken Fox of TV Guide. "If that sounds highbrow and pretentious, it's not. The neat trick of Tristram Shandy is that the whole thing comes off as a lark," adds the Philadelphia Inquirer's Steven Rea. In short, it's mind- and rib-tickling fun. With Steve Coogan, who needs to just keep working with Winterbottom.

On a Clear Day (2005). Underrated actor Peter Mullan is terrific in this British film about a working-class middle-aged swimmer determined to swim the English channel. "Resists formula just enough to achieve a surprising degree of emotional traction," wrote Jeannette Catsoulis in The New York Times. "Heartbreakingly real."

Also out this week: Protocols of Zion (2004; $24.45); Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Film (2005; $14.45); The Talent Given Us (2004; $22.95) - "a brave, funny, affecting film," wrote Roger Ebert in his 3 and a half star review; Grand Prix: Special Edition (1966; $15.95); Simon (2004; $17.95); Weeds: Season 1 (2005; $29.95).

New anime: Gankutsuou Chapter 5: The Count of Monte Cristo ($23.45). "I recommend the series to those who can appreciate a fine story and commend the writer who adapted the classic novel so well," said drseid of the first volume.

A complete list of this week's new releases and all titles coming soon is available here | New Releases Archive | Your Queue

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