Get ready for the end of the world — again — with The History Channel’s Nostradamus 2012, which should please all doomsday fans.

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The Killer Inside Me never quite reaches its fullest potential as a psychological thriller, but Michael Winterbottom’s visual style is pleasing and rendered nicely on this Blu-ray release from MPI.

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Sir Simon Rattle leads the Berlin Philharmonic through a gala New Year’s Eve concert of 19th century Russian music. This superb concert video highlights a world class orchestra playing much-loved symphonic selections in a visually arresting setting.

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Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? is too tied to its previous film and too uneven to be completely satisfying as is the odd-looking 1080p encoding from Lionsgate.

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Jean-Pierre Melville’s slow-burning 1970 crime drama, Le Cercle Rouge, shows up in a quality StudioCanal Collection package from Optimum that offers an opportunity to catch the film in its full-length and to reassess Melville as a filmmaker.

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This beautifully realized biopic about Mussolini and his spurned lover arrives in a decent Blu-ray release from the UK’s Artificial Eye.

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The History Channel’s America: The Story of Us presents a “pop history” of The United States from the Jamestown Colony through 9/11 that somehow omits World War I, all with a horribly balanced DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.

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A middle-Verdi masterpiece that is given a strong reading by soloists, orchestra and conductor. The superb period costumes offset a minimalist set and overall dark staging. This performance is most satisfying on repeated viewings.

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A horrible film makes a for a superb reference piece on Blu-ray with an abundance of extras to boot!

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Move over Twilight (please), the second season of the BBC’s Being Human takes the show to a whole new level of supernatural comedy and drama fans won’t want to miss.

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