Coming to DVD

The following is a list of soon-to-be released DVDs. All capsule reviews have been taken from The Washington Post's Weekend section.

November 7

"Enlighten Up" (Not Rated, 82 minutes): Filmmaker Kate Churchill's idea for a documentary -- following a yoga newbie as he immerses himself in the discipline's physical and spiritual culture for six months -- sounds great on paper. And her gamely agreeable guinea pig, 29-year-old former journalist Nick Rosen, is nothing if not honest about his skepticism that the practice holds no more value for him than any other workout regime. As a movie, however, it doesn't really go anywhere. The climax of the movie eventually comes at the feet of a white-bearded Indian called the Guru of the Blissful Refuge. With his beatific smile, he opines that where Nick is at, doubts and all, is just fine. His wonderfully no-nonsense philosophy seems to be a variation of "wherever you go, there you are." Which seems a long way to travel for an insight that Nick -- and very likely most of his audience -- already has. Contains a brief obscenity or two and sexual references.

"The Ugly Truth" (R, 101 minutes): At a floundering Sacramento TV station, Abby (Katherine Heigl) can't seem to keep her Nielsen ratings or her dating life steady. But what's this? Egad! A fly in the ointment! The TV station picks up a relationship advice spot hosted by the rakish, unshaven, semi-offensive Mike (Gerard Butler). Mike uses dirty words on air, Abby hates Mike, Mike doesn't believe in love, Abby doesn't believe in lust, Abby wants to date some doctor, Mike helps Abby date doctor, unlikely friendship (and something more?) ensues, vibrating lingerie is purchased, etc. The film might be the first film in which a woman's yanking out of her hair extensions signals a true emotional climax. And it's just this sort of off-kilter quality that makes this script more impressive than its fluffier cousins. One senses a gleefully dark, ironic sensibility lurking in the minds of the film's three female screenwriters. Contains sexual content and language.

"Up" (PG, 98 minutes): Pixar has done it again, in every best way possible. The company's first foray into 3-D animation is a soaring, touching, funny and altogether buoyant movie that lives up to its title in spirit and in form. Ed Asner provides the voice behind Carl Fredricksen, a boxily built curmudgeon who decides to fly his house to South America by way of a bunch of balloons. Newcomer Jordan Nagai voices the young Wilderness Explorer Russell, who comes along for the ride, to Carl's initial consternation and eventual comfort. Among "Up's" myriad pleasures is watching this inter-generational friendship bloom, at a time when pop culture seems to be dominated by snarky 'tween-centric sensibilities. Adults will appreciate the finer things in "Up," including a sublime prologue limning the hopes and heartbreaks of Carl's life, a passage worthy of Chaplin in its heartbreaking poignancy. Contains peril and action.

Also on DVD November 10: "The Accidental Husband," "Justice League: The Complete Series," "Monsters, Inc: Four-Disc Edition," "Pray the Devil Back to Hell," "Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days," "Spread," "Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 7."