It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to whole-heartedly recommend a new DVD release, but this week we can. It might not surprise you that the recommendation is a European production, but it might surprise you that it’s not Germany’s Oscar-winning drama The Counterfeiters. Instead, Criticker’s prefer a much-less heralded piece out of Italy, My Brother Is an Only Child, a charmingly told coming-of-age story.

The Counterfeiters (Die Fälscher) - 76 Rankings - Average Tier 6.82
In the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, a group of prisoners with skills ranging from finance to forgery are put to work under the direction of a master counterfeiter manufacturing perfect replicas of foreign bank notes. As the Nazis plot to cause the collapse of the U.S. and British economies by flooding their markets with false bills, some of the prisoners use delaying tactics to forestall the plan. The Counterfeiters @ Amazon

Nim's Island - 28 Rankings - Average Tier 2.36
Anything can happen on Nim’s Island, a magical place ruled by a young girl’s imagination. It is an existence that mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover - the world’s greatest adventurer… Nim's Island @ Amazon

Criticker Pick!
My Brother Is an Only Child - 15 Rankings - Average Tier 7.07
Two brothers come of age in a small Italian town in the ’60s and ’70s. My Brother Is an Only Child @ Amazon

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder - 140 Rankings - Average Tier 4.71
The war against the Bugs continues! A Federation Starship crash-lands on the distant Alien planet OM-1, stranding beloved leader Sky Marshal Anoke and several others, including comely but tough pilot Lola Beck. It’s up to Colonel/General Johnny Rico, reluctant hero of the original Bug Invasion on Planet P, to lead a team of Troopers on a daring rescue mission. Starship Troopers 3: Marauder @ Amazon

Rogue - 5 Rankings - Average Tier 3.40
An idyllic wildlife cruise disintegrates into terror when a party of tourists are stalked by a massive man-eating crocodile. (imdb) Rogue @ Amazon