Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed sets such as: Good Will Hunting [Blu-ray review] - 14 years after its release this is still a damn good film; Strike: Remastered Edition [Blu-ray review, DVD review]- a moving docudrama that shows an innovative young Sergei Eisenstein stretching the boundaries of silent film; and The Coffin [DVD review] - a cracking good ghost story, with buckets of unease and scares. Other reviews of note include: Ne Change Rien [DVD review], Parenthood: Season 2 [DVD review], and Daguerreotypes [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: Stargate Atlantis: Complete Series - fans of brisk, action-based science-fiction and of the Stargate universe in itself will have a good time; The Killing / Killer's Kiss: The Criterion Collection - a pair of Stanley Kubrick films - one of the year's best releases; and Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Season Two, Part One - is another good time collection of superhero action and adventure. Other recent reviews include: The Clone Returns Home; Roger Corman's Cult Classics Sword and Sorcery Collection, and A Screaming Man.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Paul Rudd stars in Our Idiot Brother a likeable film that's not nearly as dumb as it appears. Read reviews by Jason Bailey and Jamie S. Rich Craig Gillespie revamps a 1985 horror classic in Fright Night. Read reviews from Jason Bailey and Tyler Foster. Formula One racing star Ayrton Senna gets his own biopic in Senna. And John Michael McDonagh (brother of In Bruges writer/director Martin McDonagh) releases his freshman picture, The Guard. Late breaking reviews: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and Colombiana. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Final Destination 5, The Change-Up, 30 Minutes or Less, and The Help. 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: Parenthood: Season 2 - a wonderful show, definitely worth a look; Young Justice - Season One, Volume One - a fun superhero cartoon with a strong hook, great animation, and good characters; and Don't Be Afraid of the Dark - a fun seventies horror picture with some memorable moments, great camerawork and a genuinely surprising finale. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Omnibus: American Profiles, Doctor Who: The Sun Makers, and UFC: Ultimate Royce Gracie.  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: The Atomic City - Rotten commie spies kidnap the son of a top nuclear physicist and demand bomb plans as a ransom. Gene Barry, Nancy Gates and Lee Aaker star in an excellent spy chase; High and Low - Toshiro Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai return in one of Akira Kurosawa's best, a hypertense police thriller about the search for a ruthless kidnapper; and The Breaking Point - A top noir title that could be the watershed between the expressionist '40s and the semi-docu '50s. 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: Trollhunter [Blu-ray review] - this is a fun, imaginative, and definitely unique found-footage-monster-doc; Win Win [DVD review]- a gentle examination of relationships being forged by real people who happen to talk the way real people talk; and Rounders [Blu-ray review] - a relentlessly entertaining picture, snappy and fast-paced and a real pleasure to watch. Other reviews of note include: Secret Sunshine: The Criterion Collection [Blu-ray review], Swingers [Blu-ray review], and Poetry [Blu-ray 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: Top Gun - Tom Cruise provides the audience with enough smiles to make the women swoon and the men envious; Mars Needs Moms - a surprisingly heartfelt and moving film that is much better than advertised; and The Name of the Rose - a fully gripping medieval whodunit. Other recent reviews include: The Spy Kids trilogy on Blu-ray - Spy Kids, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, and Spy Kids 3: Game Over.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

It's time for another excursion into the world of Manufactured On Demand discs with The M. O. D. Squad! For this latest edition of DVDTalk's exclusive column, we've got a whole slew of new M.O.D. reviews, with the emphasis definitely on action and suspense (can you tell it's mainly dudes here at DVDTalk?) including Man From Atlantis staring Patrick Duffy and Budd Boetticher's The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond. But that's not all! We also have announcements about upcoming M.O.D. releases, reviews, and sales, along with a new feature―our M.O.D. Squad Spotlight, where we take a closer look at a special M.O.D. release―are all here for you, too, M.O.D. maven. Read about all of that and more in the latest installment of The M. O. D. Squad!

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: Entourage: The Complete Seventh Season - Vincent Chase goes off the deep end in this season; Medium: The Seventh and Final Season - the season is only 13 episodes, but the episodes stand out and the final episode is one fans may love... or hate; and The Dirty Sock Funtime Band - one of the best kid-focused bands out there. Recommended for parents looking for something new and fun for their little ones to enjoy. 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: American Grindhouse - It's a wild docu excursion through eighty years of curious public entertainments too seedy or notorious for the mainstream movies -- sex, drugs, violence, sideshow freaks, and gore; The Battle of Algiers - Gillo Pontecorvo's revolutionary epic takes a gritty look at the Algerian war that involved guerilla resistance, torture, murder and lawlessness on both sides; and Hearts of the West - This comic tale follows young Lewis Tater, an aspiring "novelist of western fiction" who stumbles into the movie game in the early 1930s and almost becomes a cowboy hero of the silver screen. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week, Entertainment One invites you to experience the explosive, ripped-from-the-headlines new film The Bang Bang Club (watch trailer) starring Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman and Taylor Kitsch. Based on the acclaimed memoir by Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva, The Bang Bang Club follows four fearless photographers, who used their camera lenses to reveal the brutality and violence associated with the first free elections in post-Apartheid South Africa. The film tells the remarkable true story of these young men - and the extraordinary extremes they went to in order to capture their pictures and expose the truth. Called "a harrowing exploration of heroism in the line of fire" (Red Reed, New York Observer), The Bang Bang Club arrives on DVD and Blu-ray packed with bonus features including an in-depth making-of featurette, audio commentary with director Steven Silver and more. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The Bang Bang Club on DVD!

There are a few new releases this week that you won't want to miss. Check out these hot titles: The Big Lebowski [Blu-ray review] - one of the Coen Brothers true classics; Jane Eyre [DVD review]- a fantastically compelling, spellbindingly photographed motion picture; and Dexter: The Fifth Season [Blu-ray review] - everyone's favorite serial killer returns for another season in HD. Other reviews of note include: David Holzman's Diary [Blu-ray review], The Colossus of New York [DVD review], and Queen to Play [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.

Our reviewers have been busy this week, filling the DVD Talk Review Database more great entries. Some new reviews of note include: Wishful Drinking - Warm, candid, and endlessly funny; If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front - an eminently watchable, entertaining, and sensitive film; and Thomas Hardy Collection - these BBC productions of Tess of the D'Urbervilles and The Mayor of Casterbridge have interesting, lively, and emotionally invested performances throughout. Other recent reviews include: Atomic City, The Capture of the Green River Killer, and Black Klansman.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Death won't take no for an answer in the 3D horror extravaganza Final Destination 5. Jesse Eisenberg is fitted for a bomb vest in the action comedy 30 Minutes or Less. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey. And racism is deemed wrong in the southern drama The Help. Also in theaters: A pop culture sensation comes alive in Glee: The 3D Concert Movie. And Miranda July considers The Future. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Change-Up, The Devil's Double, The Whistleblower, Cowboys & Aliens, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Horrible Bosses, Crazy, Stupid, Love, Friends with Benefits, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Attack the Block. 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: Dexter: The Fifth Season - season five still does so much right that it's easily recommend to fans of the show; Top Gear US: The Complete First Season - a decent start for the US version of the popular British series; and Storage Wars: Season One - a fascinating look at a creepy little fringe of society, with enough going on to make every episode entertaining. Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

This week several great movies are coming out, including a few that shouldn't be missed: Paul [Blu-ray review, a 2nd Blu-ray review ] - cinefiles will appreciate the near-constant references to classic science-fiction and adventure films; Super [Blu-ray review]- a genuinely interesting movie, and those are hard to come by nowadays; and Fast Times at Ridgemont High [Blu-ray review] - the Cameron Crowe-penned classic finally gets the HD treatment. Other reviews of note include: Jumping the Broom [Blu-ray review], Dazed and Confused [Blu-ray review], and Your Highness [Blu-ray 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.

Few directors have a filmography as impressive as John Carpenter's. From Halloween to The Thing and the cult classic They Live the filmmaker has created some well-loved movies. Recently DVDTalk writer Jack Giroux had a chance to talk with the director and discuss his latest film The Ward. Here's what he had to say about that project, working with actors, how directing lost its fun, and more. Check out everything they talked about in this latest DVDTalk Interview.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: The Colossus of New York - A giddy, morbid Sci-fi mix of Frankenstein and The Golem that seems a direct precursor to RoboCop, but with an odd pacifist message; The Funhouse - Four foolish young 'uns find themselves locked in a carnival fun house overnight, and stalked by a homicidal maniac and an unpredictably dangerous mutation; and Vigil in the Night - Carole Lombard takes a break from screwball comedies to star in a serious drama about nurses, medical ethics and social responsibility. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Our reviewers have been busy this week, filling the DVD Talk Review Database more great entries. Some new reviews of note include: TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Tarzan - Volume 2 - the set gathers together four fun Tarzan films starring Johnny Weissmuller; Dark Days - 10th Anniversary Edition - a fantastic package celebrating a moving documentary; and Three Hours to Kill - absolutely solid, delivering the right genre points and finishing bigt. Other recent reviews include: Drop, The National Health, and Live Like a Cop Die Like a Man .  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

James Franco gets his stinking paws on some damn dirty apes in the sci-fi prequel Rise of the Planet of the Apes. And a jobless slacker scratches his "Road Warrior" itch in the fiery indie Bellflower. Also in theaters: Rebecca De Mornay controls her brood of brutes in the remake Mother's Day. The saga of Uday Hussein's twin is dramatized in The Devil's Double. Ken Kesey returns in the documentary Magic Bus. And Rachel Weisz is The Whistleblower. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Cowboys & Aliens, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Horrible Bosses, Crazy, Stupid, Love, Friends with Benefits, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Attack the Block. 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: MST3K Vs. Gamera - All five wonderfully irreverent Gamera episodes of MST... there's not a dud in the lot; MASK: The Complete Series - if you like action B-movies, there's 65 short ones in this set to enjoy; and Best of Sesame Spoofs 1&2 - There's a lot to enjoy in this two-hour set. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Shark Week: Restless Fury, Hart to Hart Returns, and Brad Meltzer's Decoded: Season 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: The Blues Brothers - John Landis's all-star demolition derby musical is the perfect "vehicle" for Saturday Night Live stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd; Source Code - Duncan Jones tops his sci-fi show Moon with a smart and fast alternate-reality thriller about a man trying to stop the terror bombing of a train. ; and Trust - An intense family drama that takes on a serious topic: Internet sexual predators. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week several great movies are coming out, including a few that shouldn't be missed: Rio [DVD review] - an infectious, amusing adventure; Eastbound & Down [First Season review, Second Season review]- one of the more memorable cable comedies in recent memory; and Sands of The Kalahari [DVD review] - A smashing epic adventure, with complex characterizations and weird dynamics. Other reviews of note include: Conan the Barbarian [Blu-ray review], Better Off Dead... [Blu-ray review], and Strigoi: The Undead [Blu-ray 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.

This week the DVD Talk Review Database has some great new entries, including a few discs you may have overlooked. Recent DVD reviews include: Galaxy Express 999 - consistently striking and wildly imaginative; The Southern Star - Casual and off-handed the film's breezy feel is perfect for summertime viewing; and Face to Face - Ingmar Bergman's 1976 film has never been available on any home-media format in the U.S. and this release is a most welcome event. Other recent reviews include: Life During Wartime: The Criterion Collection, Limitless, and The Fourth War.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

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