Role Models: Unrated
Sarcastic, hard-partying and anti-PC. So what makes the leads in Role Models different from those of any other modern buddy film? This time, not only are the buddies Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott (OK, I guess that doesn’t technically count as ‘different’), they are also mentoring expletive-loving adolescents who clearly need mature guidance. Which makes it all kind of like Wedding Crashers meets Kindergarten Cop. Well, kind of.

Australia
Contemporary chick flicks have sagely added a sub-category that we’ll call “couple-watchable” (versus “hardcore girly,” which sounds waaaay better than the reality of the situation). The Baz Lurhmann-directed Australia is fine for couples. Sure there is a romance between Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, there’s sweeping music and there are a couple of weepy moments, but this Gone With The Wind from Down Under easily offers enough action/war sequences to balance it out. Which means that you can score (points) with your wife or girlfriend by suggesting that you watch it. She’ll inevitably mistake the gesture as pure thoughtfulness, so really, everybody wins. Particularly you.

Breaking Bad: The Complete First Season
Irreverent and ballsy, Breaking Bad’s controversial first season represents cable TV at its best. (Conveniently, S2 is just about to debut, just as the DVD of S1 has streeted–what are the odds?) Featuring Emmy winner Bryan Cranston as the down-and-out, terminally ill chemistry teacher who becomes a successful crystal-meth dealer in order to provide for his family, and Aaron Paul as a former student who has become his partner in the lucrative venture, Breaking Bad is a brutal, unflinching and very credible slice of suburban life that will entertain, surprise and leave you a bit unsettled.