King of Kong

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to the titles below The Invasion and Rocket Science are available for your viewing pleasure.

Damages
If you missed FX's summertime legal drama Damages, it's worth viewing now on DVD if only for Glenn Close's performance as Patty Hewes. She's already won the Golden Globe and was nominated for a SAG award for her work on this dark show. It's definitely a treat to check out this stunning Glenn Close performance from the comfort of your own home.

Like Lost, the plot line has a lot of twists and turns, making it a hard one to just jump into mid-season. However, the finale ties everything together in an exciting way and easily sets up an awesome premise for the next season. Special features include a look behind the scenes, audio commentaries and the funny but potentially useful featurette "Understanding Class Action."

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If you didn't get to see King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters when it came out in limited release in theaters last year, then I'm telling you, you have to see this movie when it comes out on DVD January 29th. An awesome documentary on gaming and perseverance, King of Kong follows humble high school teacher Steve Wiebe as he tries to get the world record for the highest score on Donkey Kong. He doesn't just face rolling barrels — Wiebe finds something much more challenging in the real world: Mulleted ego-maniac Billy Mitchell and his nerdy goons. Mitchell had captured the title of "Gamer of the Century" in the 1980s and was the world record holder for Centipede and Donkey Kong.

Hanging on to his glory days and unfortunate fashion choices 20 years later, Mitchell gets wind of Wiebe's attempts to overthrow him and the fun begins. King of Kong exposes you to a fascinating world of competition, and a host of characters that you would have thought were fictional if you didn't know it was a documentary. Even if you're not into gaming, you have no excuse, because this movie is amazing!