New movies to be released tomorrow on DVD

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) *** The endlessly inventive filmmaker Guillermo del Toro creates visual fantasies unlike any other, and the creatures on display here are truly extraordinary. But amid all the costumes, all the action, and all the special effects, it’s the humanity that makes his work so memorable. Yes, the monsters are amazing. But the moment when a heartsick Hellboy discovers Barry Manilow? Priceless.

Love Songs (2008) *** Writer/director Christophe Honoré has proved you can make a movie musical in which style doesn’t upstage content — a movie musical that blossoms from the inside out.

Mister Foe (2008) **½ The emotions are as gritty as the Edinburgh locales, and the sex is dark, urgent, and deeply selfish.

The Perfect Holiday (2007) *½ It’s a measure of the film’s lack of imagination that Morris Chestnut, as an aspiring songwriter logging time as a mall Santa, can’t even think of a good fake occupation.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) *½ The whole thing feels like a continuation of George Lucas’ experiments to see how much junk his dwindling supporters will take before finally saying "enough" and moving on to adult pursuits.

Sukiyaki Western Django (2008) **½ In the world of pulp movies, where horror, westerns and Asian exploitation borrow and blend with each other, there’s a point where the cross-genre mishmash begins to feel like gobbledegook. That’s definitely the case with this film.

This Christmas (2007) **½ No matter how silly the situation, each member of the uniformly strong cast creates a nice balance between sentimental and sweet — which is just how every holiday gathering should feel.