This week the DVD Talk Review Database has some great new entries, including a few discs you may have overlooked. Recent DVD reviews include: The Naked Kiss - this Samuel Fuller classic is a must-see; Army of Crime - a clever, suspenseful, and very well made thriller; and Still Bill - this documentary on '70s soul singer Bill Withers is a brief film, but it is intimate, lively, and lovely indeed. Other recent reviews include: Broadcast News - Criterion Collection, Tamara Drewe, and Santa Sangre.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Released this week by Electronic Arts, the sequel to Dead Space hit store shelves for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Check out our complete review of Dead Space 2 for the Playstation 3. Also on the Playstation 3, we reviewed Bioware's very popular action RPG Mass Effect 2. Over on the Xbox 360, we checked out Square Enix's Mindjack as well as three XBLA titles; Breach, Spare Parts and Zeit. In the mobile realm, we took a look at Plants vs. Zombies and Kingdom Hearts Re: coded for the Nintendo DS as well as an original prequel to Dead Space 2, Dead Space HD on the iPad. As always, our entire collection of video game reviews can be found here. Share your thoughts on this week's releases on the Video Game Talk forum.

Jason Statham and Ben Foster do their best Bronson in the bloody, brutal action remake The Mechanic. Anthony Hopkins be hatin' on the Devil in the chiller The Rite. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey. And Javier Bardem goes dark and gloomy in the heavy, Oscar-nominated Spanish drama Biutiful. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf, Jamie S. Rich, and Casey Burchby. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: No Strings Attached, The Other Woman, The Way Back, Another Year, The Green Hornet, The Dilemma, The Illusionist, Burning Palms, TRON: Legacy, True Grit, Little Fockers, The Fighter, The King's Speech, and Black Swan. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Interested in the latest TV on DVD reviews? DVD Talk has you covered! This week's notable entries include: Dark Skies: The Declassified Complete Series - the show is a dizzy thrill ride and Shout! Factory has outdone themselves with this extras-laden set; Men of a Certain Age: The Complete First Season - "Everybody Loves Raymond" creator/writer/star Ray Romano stars in this satisfying sitcom; and Man in a Suitcase: Set 1 - a series that deserves its cult following, this is a winner right down the line. Other shows recently reviewed include:  The Agatha Christie Hour: Set 2, SNL: The Best of Chris Farley, and WWE: Bobby.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: Dances With Wolves - Kevin Costner's big Oscar winner is 25% more grandiose in its 20th Anniversary Extended Cut, and a beautiful sight in widescreen Blu-ray; The Naked Kiss - Sam Fuller's most extreme melodrama sees a reformed prostitute getting involved with crippled children, police corruption and a civic leader with a disturbing secret; and Pleasantville - Gary Ross' delightful fantasy transports Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon into the reality of a B&W '50s situation comedy family show, where everything is "G" rated and the innocent citizens have no knowledge of sex, the outside world, or Color. But a little bit of knowledge leads to a cultural revolution in this strange Garden of Eden. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed sets such as: Secretariat [Blu-ray review] - this story of an underdog racehorse that becomes the sport's greatest champion is a crowd-pleaser; Red [Blu-ray review] - a blazing actioner with a marvelous cast; and Open Season 3 [DVD review] - this sequel is perhaps the most enjoyable of the series. Other reviews of note include: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest [Blu-ray review], Client-9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer [Blu-ray review], and Dogtooth [DVD review].  Be sure to check out our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Some great DVD and Blu-ray reviews have been added to the the DVD Talk Review Database recently including: Never Let Me Go - Mark Romanek's long-awaited second feature is a bleak, overwhelming tragedy, but also rich and artful; The Social Network - this film will easily make the top 10 releases lists of 2011; and Two-Faced Woman - a sharp, surprisingly racy little romantic screwball comedy, with terrific supporting players and a lead performance by Greta Garbo. Other recent reviews include: Only When I Dance, Piranha, and Phyllis and Harold.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Welcome to the new year! 2010 was a blast and there was tons of fantastic anime that hit Japanese airwaves and US DVD shelves. 2011 promises to be a good year as well. Some great stuff pass through our hands this month such as Black Butler, another installment of Fullmetal Alchemist, and Kaleido Star. There was also some not-so-great stuff, but that's the same every month it seems. This time around we also have a figure review from Dance in the Vampire Bund courtesy of folks at Kotobukiya, and there's a selection of manga reviews here as well! As always WTK provides some great bargains for all you thrifty otaku. Read about all this and meet the new addition to our panel, Neil, in this month's Anime Talk!

Natalie Portman and Aston Kutcher go strictly for sex in Ivan Reitman's No Strings Attached. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf, Jason Bailey, and Tyler Foster. Natalie Portman returns to experience life as The Other Woman. And Jim Sturgess and Ed Harris walk the Earth in Peter Weir's The Way Back. Also in theaters: Paz Vega, Zoe Saldana, and Rosamund Pike experience trauma and irony in the anthology film Burning Palms. And a 1957 Lionel Rogosin picture returns to screens in On the Bowery. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Green Hornet, The Dilemma, Every Day, Season of the Witch, Country Strong, Barney's Version, TRON: Legacy, True Grit, Little Fockers, The Fighter, The King's Speech, Black Swan, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

More TV shows have made their way on to DVD, and DVD Talk has got them covered. Check out our reviews of the newest TV releases including: Rumpole of the Bailey: The Complete Series - this 14 season show is astonishingly consistent...and consistently hilarious; Medium: The Sixth Season - a bright light in an otherwise (mostly) dim network lineup; and Cheyenne - Season 2: Parts One and Two - solid, entertaining Western fare, on a par with the best Western anthology series of the 1950s. Other shows recently reviewed include:  All in the Family: The Complete Eighth Season, United States of Tara: The Second Season, and Luther: Series One.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: Stone - Up for parole, crafty prisoner Edward Norton games the system by instructing his promiscuous wife Milla Jovovich to seduce his parole officer, Robert De Niro. Fine performances, especially from De Niro; Army of Crime - The true story of the "Manouchian Cell", a fierce French resistance group dedicated to the destruction of the German occupiers of Paris. These immigrants, Communists and fugitive Jews bombed and murdered the enemy undetected ... until they were betrayed; and The Window - Young Bobby Driscoll has told too many tall tales, and now his parents won't believe him when he sees his neigbors murder a man in their apartment upstairs. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed sets such as: Justified: The Complete First Season [Blu-ray review] - one of the most entertaining television shows currently running; Lebanon [Blu-ray review, DVD review]- a powerful, sincere anti-war statement that makes for disturbing, essential cinema; and Merlin: The Complete Second Season [DVD review] - the popular BBC show features intriguing characters and fun stories. Other reviews of note include: Roger Corman's Sci-Fi Classics [DVD review], Animal Kingdom [Blu-ray review], and Buried [Blu-ray review].  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Check out the latest DVD reviews that have been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database including: Easy A - a sharply-written little tack of a teenage comedy; Robinson Crusoe on Mars - a wonderful, even magical movie; and Exit through the Gift Shop - one of 2010's best films - it is subtle, layered, complicated, and hilarious. Other recent reviews include: Army of Shadows, Backdraft (Blu-ray), and Dogtooth.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

A new year has begun - and a new decade, so it's time for a new Talking Out of Frame, DVDTalk's monthly look at the arthouse movies on DVD and Blu-ray. This time around we look at Disney's classic Fantasia as well as the updated Fantasia 2000 on Blu-ray, Criterion's collection America Lost and Found: The BBS Story, and The Quintessential Guy Maddin! a collection of five features and two shorts from the idiosyncratic director. Check out all this and much more in this month's Talking Out of Frame.

Coinciding with the recent release of Tron Legacy, a game to bridge the gap between the two movies was released last month. Check out our complete review of Tron: Evolution for the Playstation 3. Also on the Playstation 3 and PSP, we took a look at the popular casual game Angry Birds. Over on the Xbox 360, we covered this week's RPG Venetica and Kinect enabled DanceMasters. Over on the Wii, we checked out Hudson's Lost in Shadow. Finally on mobile platforms, we reviewed Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective on the Nintendo DS and The Green Hornet on the iPhone / iPad. As always, our entire collection of video game reviews can be found here. Share your thoughts on this week's releases on the Video Game Talk forum.

Seth Rogen brings laughs to a legendary superhero in Michel Gondry's oddball actioner The Green Hornet. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf, Jamie S. Rich, and Tyler Foster. Vince Vaughn and Kevin James deal with infidelity in Ron Howard's The Dilemma. And Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt take on parenthood in the drama Every Day. Also in theaters: Paul Giamatti deals with Canada and Judaism in Barney's Version. Nicole Kidman mourns and questions in the searing drama Rabbit Hole. And Tony Jaa returns to crack heads and find inner peace in the sequel Ong Bak 3. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Season of the Witch, Country Strong, The Way Back, TRON: Legacy, Another Year, True Grit, Somewhere, Little Fockers, The Fighter, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The King's Speech, Black Swan, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: Mannix: The Fourth Season - Another smashing season from one of the top ten detective series in the history of television; Nip/Tuck: The Complete Series - a groundbreaking work of television that pushes boundaries while retaining a relatable, human core; and The Lucy Show - The Official Third Season - very entertaining and highly recommended. Other shows recently reviewed include:  The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season, Generator Rex, Vol. 1, and Doctor Who: Meglos.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: Robinson Crusoe On Mars - This transplant of Daniel Defoe from a deserted island to the chilly Red Planet is a fairly impressive survival story, at least until Friday shows up along with some unlikely space slavers; Army of Shadows - Jean-Pierre Melville's taut, uncompromised story of the French resistance benefits from excellent performances from Lino Ventura and Simone Signoret; and Heat Lightning - A desert rest stop is the setting for passion and crime in this steamy Pre-code from Warner Bros. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

There are some new titles coming out that might make it worth a trip to the video store this week. Check out these recent releases: The Social Network - Writer Aaron Sorkin and director David Fincher profile Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg in this critically acclaimed film; Once Upon a Time in America [Blu-ray review] - a stunning, staggering vision of this country during the first part of the 20th Century; and Hot in Cleveland: Season One [DVD review] - well beyond average, this is a pleasant, well-acted, old-school sitcom. Other reviews of note include: The Freebie [DVD review], Louis C.K: Hilarious [DVD review], and Doctor Who: The Dominators [DVD review].  Be sure to check out our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Some cool discs have been reviewed over the past week. Check out these recent entries: True Grit (1969) [Blu-ray] - the high-def transfer is a real knockout and definitely worth an upgrade; The League: The Complete First Season - they somehow managed to make fantasy football funny; and Planes, Trains and Automobiles - a classic character-driven comedy that has aged very well. Other recent reviews include: Dear Pyongyang, Caprica: Season 1.5, and Catfish.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Published by Capcom, a co-op add on pack to the 2010 zombie killing game Dead Rising 2 was released recently. Check out our complete review of Dead Rising 2: Case West for the Xbox 360. We also took a look at another add-on pack for another popular 2010 title, Fallout New Vegas: Dead Money, currently exclusive to the Xbox 360. On the Xbox Live arcade, we reviewed two recent releases: Konami's X-Men Arcade and Southend's ilomilo. Finally, we checked out a Playstation Mini title A Space Shooter For 2 Bucks! playable on the PSP and PS3. As always, our entire collection of video game reviews can be found here. Share your thoughts on this week's releases on the Video Game Talk forum.

One of the most anticipated Blu-ray titles - The Star Wars Saga - has been scheduled for release. It will be hitting store shelves in September of this year. For the first time, all six of George Lucas' epic films (Episodes I-VI) are united in one complete set in high definition. Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray will feature all six live-action Star Wars feature films utilizing the highest possible picture and audio presentation, along with three additional discs and more than 30 hours of extensive special features including never-before-seen deleted and alternate scenes, an exploration of the exclusive Star Wars archives, and much more. Fans can also order The Original Trilogy (Episodes IV - VI) and Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy (Episodes I - III) separately. Read more about this exciting release in DVDTalk's HD forum.

Gwyneth Paltrow straps on a guitar and boots to portray a struggling singer in Country Strong. Nicolas Cage takes on medieval evil in the long-delayed thriller Season of the Witch. And Ryan Gosling terrorizes Kirsten Dunst in the true crime story All Good Things. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf, Jamie S. Rich, and Jason Bailey. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Way Back, TRON: Legacy, Another Year, Blue Valentine, Tiny Furniture, True Grit, Gulliver's Travels, Rabbit Hole, Somewhere, Little Fockers, Yogi Bear, The Fighter, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The King's Speech, Black Swan, Ong Bak 3, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Some great TV shows have made their way onto DVD this week including: Futurama: Volume Five - an absolute no-brainer for all fans of this scrappy space odyssey; Archer: The Complete Season One - the best cartoon currently airing; and Groucho Marx TV Classics Box Set - it's always a treat to sit back and enjoy a few episodes, but the real value is that third disc of rare and lesser-seen gems. Other shows recently reviewed include:  The Andy Griffith Show - 50th Anniversary 'The Best of Mayberry', Gunsmoke - The Fourth Season, Volume 2, and Sons of Anarchy: Season Two.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: Cronos - Guillermo del Toro's first feature is a wholly original, classy horror offering that honors the heritage of old Universal chillers. Federico Luppi is rejuvenated by a mysterious mechanical artifact, only to find that the price of immortality is too awful to bear; Moonfleet - Fritz Lang's only film in CinemaScope is a moody adventure of smugglers on the English coast. Rogue criminal Stewart Granger wants rid of a young boy in his care, but is overcome by his better nature. The mysterious ending suggests the creation of a legend; and DVD Wish List 2011 - Savant outfits his new Wish List for 2011 with an essay- thought piece about the state of the disc biz from the collector's point of view. It's the fifth year for this time-consuming madness, but industry people peek in here to see what disc fans want to see. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

The first few weeks of the new year usually see few big releases, but there are some discs coming out this week that are worth seeking out. Be sure to check out these titles: Machete [DVD review, 2nd DVD review] - Robert Rodriguez managed to turn a two-minute gag trailer into a thoroughly funny B-movie diversion; The Last Exorcism [DVD review]- a horror flick that is innovative, supremely creepy and intelligent; and Dinner for Schmucks [Blu-ray review]- a funny picture that pays careful attention to the rituals of dumb guy cinema. Other reviews of note include: Dirty Tricks [DVD review], The Guilty [DVD review], and El Mariachi / Desperado [Blu-ray review].  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Our reviewers have been busy this week, filling the DVD Talk Review Database more great entries. Some new reviews of note include: The Black Pirate - good, frothy fun... high-seas adventure at its best; Vampire Circus - the first Hammer horror film released to Blu-ray; and The Horde - Zombies get reacquainted with machetes and shotguns. 'Nuff said. Other recent reviews include: Roger Corman's Cult Classics Double Feature - Crazy Mama / The Lady in Red, Space: 1999: Season 1, and Double Take.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Developed by Telltale Games, Marty and Doc launched out into a brand new adventure that takes place after the events of Back to the Future III. Check out our complete review of Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 1 for the PC and Mac. Using the Playstation Move motion controller, we reviewed Echochrome II for the PS3 as well as The Fight: Lights Out. Also on the Playstation 3, we checked out Kung-Fu Live and CSI: Fatal Conspiracy. Finally, on the Xbox 360, we took a look at Quake Arena Arcade from id Software. As always, our entire collection of video game reviews can be found here. Share your thoughts on this week's releases on the Video Game Talk forum.

In addition to our Best of 2010 list, DVDTalk has a few other lists spotlighting the best, and worst, of last year's film crop. High Definition junkie Thomas Spurlin has a list of The Best Blu-ray Upgrades, while Big Apple resident Jason Bailey has a list of The Best Films he saw last year. Of course, it wouldn't be a new year without movie maven Brian Orndorf's list of The Best Theatrical Releases of 2010, along with his always entertaining list of Biggest Dogs From Last Year too. Check them all out, and let's hope that 2011 is an even better year for film fans!

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