DVD/Blu-ray for Week of January 3rd

Though a relatively light week of DVD/Blu-ray releases there are some worthwhile options to consider. Two well-reviewed films and one of the best series on television.

Contagion (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray/DVD combo)
Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart.

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray)
While architect Alex Hurst (Guy Pearce) and his new girlfriend Kim (Katie Holmes) restore their Gothic mansion’s period interiors, Alex’s young daughter Sally (Bailee Madison) can investigate the macabre history and dark corners of the estate. Spurring Sally’s investigation are the voices-rasping whispers who call out to her from the basement, who promise her understanding and friendship, who are so very hungry and would like to be set free. When Sally gives in to her curiosity, she opens a gateway into a hellish underworld from which an army of beady-eyed, sharp-clawed monsters emerge, small in size but endless in number. Confronted with the horror that now threatens to taker her life and destroy her family, Sally desperately tries to warn the whole house, but there’s just one problem: no one believes her.

Justified: Season 2 (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray)
In the aftermath of the deadly showdown that freed Harlan County from the Crowder family crime reign, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens must now take on even greater criminal forces looking to seize power – including hellbent nemesis Boyd Crowder and the arrival of brutal, new adversary Mags Bennett.

Serendipity (Buy at Amazon: Blu-ray)
Two people meet and have the best time of their lives for one night, but then separate for several years. But on the eve of their weddings, they both realize that there is someone else out their waiting for them, and the search begins.