Also out this week:

• Hannibal Rising. I liked this movie; it isn't quite what I would have liked from an early Hannibal tale, but it was entertaining. It struck me more as an alternative history to Batman, if he decided to be a killer rather than a hero.
• The Closer: The Complete Second Season. This Kyra Sedgewick-starring crime drama is a very good show, one that is as edgy as it is sweet. I have not seen every episode, but it is well worth seeking out.
• Starhunter: The Complete Series. A sci-fi series that I haven't seen anything from? Sure, plenty of them, but this Michael Pare series about an intergalactic bounty hunter looks like fun.
• Shanghai Express. Mediocre period comedy that has its moments, but falls a bit flat in the end. Still worth seeing for Sammo Hung's and Yuen Biao's fights.
• Ichi the Killer: Blood Pack. Twisted Japanese film from Takashi Miike in a new two-disk edition that comes complete with its own blood pack.
• Circle of Iron: 2 Disk Special Edition. A story written by Bruce Lee and James Coburn and brought to the screen by David Carradine and director Richard Moore.
• Drive Thru. Fast food and horror converge in this weird-looking little film. I have not seen it, but the description is definitely intriguing, involving food and a mascot called Horny the Clown. How can you go wrong?
• Defenceless. Australian revenge flick that looks intriguing. It is a low budget thriller that tells its tale with no spoken dialogue. It may not be entirely successful, but I want to see it.

So what are you watching this week?