Review | Tyson (R) ***

There was a time when the mention of Mike Tyson's name did not invoke visions of a bizarre ear-biter or a convicted rapist or a ticking time bomb of an boxer whose animalistic instincts got the best of him.

In James Toback's entrancing documentary Tyson , we hear the former heavyweight champion talk candidly about the tabloid-friendly incidents that caused his notoriety to eclipse his athletic achievements.

Listening to Tyson tell his side of the story, you come to understand him with new depth and complexity. Tyson makes you reconsider the man behind the legendary name in a way you probably never thought possible. Toback, a longtime friend (he had cast the boxer in memorable cameos in two previous films), isn't interested in matters of objectivity or journalistic balance. Tyson is the only person interviewed, and the camera often draws in close, his face filling the screen in an uncommon level of intimacy.

2009 Movie Yearbook

Here is one last, irreverent look at the movies of 2009:

Best offscreen death: In A Serious Man , a curve in the road, a left-hand turn signal and a blinking taillight.

Best opening sequence: A French farmer, a Nazi colonel and two glasses of delicious milk in Inglourious Basterds .

Mike Tyson to host WWE Raw

Very familiar with being the center of attention inside the squared circle, Mike Tyson is ready to return to the ring.

Unlike old times, however, the former heavyweight championship boxer will not be slipping on the gloves and delivering knockout punches (maybe). He will, on the other hand, be delegating responsibility to WWE superstars as the latest celebrity guest host of Monday Night Raw live on Jan. 11 from the Target Center in Minneapolis.

Tyson is featured in the Sony Pictures Classics documentary TYSON , now available on DVD and Blu-Ray.

DVD reviews | Extras give you more to love, man

In case the movie isn't enough entertainment for you, the affable commentary track accompanying I Love You, Man (Paramount Home Entertainment, $30 DVD, $40 Blu-ray) also practically qualifies as a bromedy. Director John Hamburg and his stars Paul Rudd and Jason Segel engage in a laid-back, friendly talk that doesn't exactly reveal much about the making of the film, but I Love You, Man isn't the kind of movie that requires a lot of explanation.

Hamburg does provide the occasional worthwhile nugget, such as expressing his belief that when you're making an R-rated comedy such as this one, you need to have your characters start doling out the f-bombs as early as possible, so as to let the viewer know what's in store for him.

Mostly, though, the track is as easy-going and genial as the film, which is about a soon-to-be-married guy (Rudd) who's desperate to turn a stranger (Segel) into his friend so he'll have a best man at his wedding. The movie is simultaneously sweet and raunchy and is accompanied

Review | Brothers (R) **

Brothers is filled with good performances and tense, captivating moments, and one long scene -- an awkward family dinner that gradually builds in tension until you're squirming in your seat -- is a knockout. So why does the movie barely register? In remaking Susanne Bier's Danish-language drama from 2005, director Jim Sheridan ( In America , The Boxer ) and screenwriter David Benioff ( The 25th Hour ) pay careful attention to the tiniest details, but they miss the larger picture; they don't look far enough down the field. Brothers is a collection of strong moments that don't add up to anything. The movie is all build-up.

The limp third act is particularly disappointing, because so much of Brothers has the lean, focused feel of a movie heading toward a destination presumably far from the obvious. In a few quick scenes, Sheridan sketches the complex dynamics of the Cahill family, led by Sam (Tobey Maguire), a Marine preparing to return to Afghanistan for his fourth tour; his wife Grace (Natalie