New movies to be released tomorrow on DVD

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Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008) ½* Surely there’s a more nuanced argument to be made in favor of Intelligent Design than pinning the old "bad as Hitler" canard on pro-evolution scientists?

The Flight of the Red Balloon (2008) *** This eloquent study of loneliness and postmodern drift likely will be received with more admiration than rapture by the followers of director Hsiao-hsien Hou. But Juliette Binoche’s turn as a harried single mom and film’s enlivening portrait of domestic rupture make this a highly accessible Hou.

The Incredible Hulk (2008) **½ Don’t rent or buy this if you are looking for an intellectual film. If you’re into seeing some fun, mindless action in a faithful Marvel comic adaptation for a couple hours, then see the Hulk smash some stuff.

The Strangers (2008) ** As pointless suspense exercises go, this at least gets off to a good start. However, you can only string an audience along for so long with scary masks and sudden appearances at the window, and after a while, the suspense starts seeping out of the movie, because you realize that’s all there’s going to be to it.