Wiki News/New on DVD: 'The American,' 'Afterlife,' 'Archer,' 'Carly,' 'Twelve'

Four movies and one television series are our critics' pick this week.

iCarly: The Movie, 2010, Paramount, G, $10; Blu-ray, $15,

Miranda Cosgrove returns as Carly Shay as she and her friends and brother goes on a vacation to Los Angeles.

Bonus features includes deleted scenes, bloopers, behind the scenes and more.

The American, 2010, Universal, R, $30; Blu-ray, $40

George Clooney stars as Jack, a taciturn American assassin holed up in a picturesque medieval village in Italy after an assignment goes badly. While there he accepts a job crafting a high-tech weapon for Mathilde (Thekla Reuten), a mysterious, cool customer. Although The American was marketed as a hit-man thriller, the movie is more accurately a tense yet contemplative character study led by Clooney's restrained lead performance.

Bonus features include deleted scenes; commentary by director Anton Corbijn (Control); and Journey to Redemption, a look behind the scenes.

USA TODAY's Claudia Puig says: * * * out of four. "Clooney plays the enigmatic title character with mature confidence. In a climactic scene, he communicates volumes with his eyes and tense facial expression."

Resident Evil: Afterlife, 2010, Sony, R, $29; Blu-ray, $35; Blu-ray 3D, $40

Milla Jovovich returns as Alice in the fourth installment of the franchise, and this time, 3-D raises the stakes. Alice must protect survivors of a global infection that turns victims into the Undead. Ali Larter and Wentworth Miller star as the survivors Alice finds. Extras: featurettes; commentary; deleted scenes; outtakes.

Twelve, 2010, Fox, $23; Blu-ray, $30

This little-seen thriller from director Joel Schumacher stars Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl) as Mike, a wealthy kid who drops out of prep school to peddle drugs. After his supplier (50 Cent) introduces him to the designer drug Twelve, he's forced to keep his double life a secret from his friend and confidante Molly (Emma Roberts).

Archer: Season One, 2010, Fox, not rated, $30'

The ribald FX animated series follows Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin), a suave secret agent who more often does battle with his overbearing mother and boss, Malory (Jessica Walter), than with actual bad guys. Extras: unaired pilot episode; making-of production shorts; deleted scenes. (USA TODAY's Robert Bianco: * * *)