Video Shelf

* New this week: “Slackers” is a standard-issue undergrad gross-out comedy notable only for the showy role it provides Jason Schwartzman, well remembered as “Rushmore’s” geeky high school student Max Fischer. Schwartzman, a short, stocky Energizer bunny, is the irrepressible Ethan, who’s smart yet hopelessly square, relentlessly obnoxious and fearlessly persistent. After catching a trio of graduating seniors cheating, he blackmails them into promising to land him the girl of his dreams (James King). Unfortunately, the three are so sleazy and shallow and take up so much screen time that “Slackers” is a turnoff despite Schwartzman’s considerable talents.

Top 5 VHS rentals:

1. Ocean’s Eleven

2. The Others

3. Snow Dogs

4. From Hell

5. Domestic Disturbance

Top 5 DVD rentals:

1. The Others

2. Ocean’s Eleven

3. From Hell

4. Snow Dogs

5. Corky Romano