The following DVDs will be released Tuesday, unless otherwise specified:
"Adventureland" (Miramax, $29.99) — ★★★ — An appealing — but raunchy — coming-of-age tale with a ring of truth to it.
R (profanity, vulgarity, drugs, violence, brief sex, slurs)
"American Son" (Miramax, $29.99) — Drama starring Nick Cannon as a U.S. Marine on holiday leave.
R (profanity, sex, drugs)
"Duplicity" (Universal, $29.98) — ★★★ — A fun but talky caper thriller pairing Julia Roberts and Clive Owen.
PG-13 (vulgarity, profanity, brief sex, violence, drugs, brief nudity, slurs)
"Goodbye Solo" (Lionsgate, $27.98) — ★★★— A character piece that, admittedly, takes some time to get where it's going.
Not rated, probable R (profanity, slurs, vulgarity, violence, brief drugs)
"Fighting" (Universal, $29.98) — ★★ — A silly, yet sometimes entertaining variation on the "Big Fight" movie formula.
Special features: Unrated version (also $29.98) includes footage cut from theatrical release.
PG-13 (violence, sex, profanity) — Roger Moore, The Orlando Sentinel
"The Informers" (Senator, $24.96) — ★ — A disastrous train wreck of a movie based on the Bret Easton Ellis story collection.
R (profanity, drugs, nudity, violence, vulgarity, sex, gore, slurs)
"My Weakness Is Strong" (WEA/Reprise, $14.98) — Standup comedy special featuring Patton Oswalt.
Special features: Includes CD version of comedy special.
Not rated, probable R (profanity, vulgarity, slurs)
"Rudo Y Cursi" (Sony, $28.96) — ★★ — This tone-deaf comedy-drama keeps trying to convince us it's lighthearted. Spanish with subtitles.
R (profanity, vulgarity, drugs, violence, slurs, sex, nudity)
"Sunshine Cleaning" (Overture/Anchor Bay, $29.98) — ★★1/2 — A confused muddle, with an inconsistent tone but some rewarding moments. Amy Adams stars.
R (profanity, gore, brief sex, slurs, brief partial nudity, vulgarity, violence)
"Trouble the Water" (Zeitgeist, $29.99) — ★★★1/2 — A documentary that's the best of the films made on the subject of Hurricane Katrina.
Not rated, probable R (profanity, violence, slurs, drugs, vulgarity)
Some upcoming DVD releases include:
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 1: "Earth" — Disney; "Sin Nombre" — Universal; "State of Play" — Universal
Sept. 8: "Crank 2: High Voltage" — Lionsgate; "Valentino: The Last Emperor" — Phase 4
Sept. 15: "Easy Virtue" — Sony; "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" — Fox
Sept. 22: "Battle for Terra" — Lionsgate; "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past"; "Observe and Report" — Warner; "O'Horten" — Sony; "Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf or Death" — Lyons
Sept. 29: "Away We Go" — Universal; "The Girlfriend Experience" — Magnolia; "Management" — Image; "Monsters vs. Aliens" — DreamWorks; "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies" — Warner; "Up" — Disney/Pixar
OCTOBER
Oct. 6: "Year One" — Sony
Oct. 13: "Every Little Step" — Sony