Now that winter is in full swings and the holidays are behind us, there's not much to do, right? Cabin fever has never been better if you ask me! Over the past month there have been several anime shows that have come out and if you missed some of them, here's your chance to catch up with the latest. FUNimation continues to dominate the competition, but Bandai and VIZ are closing that gap. It's also worth noting that older shows from ADV and Geneon are hitting stores as well. Not only has there been a slew of anime released recently, but with the economy going down the drains there are plenty of bargains to be had as well. Our review crew rounds up the latest titles they've been watching for January and WTK lends a hand to ease your wallet in this financial crisis. . Catch the latest anime reviews, DVD deals, and more in this month's Anime Talk.

Liam Neeson's daughter has been kidnapped and all of Europe is going to pay in the fantastic popcorn thriller Taken. Renee Zellweger partakes in the rancid anti-Minnesota romantic comedy New in Town. And remake horror cinema meets up with the Korean chiller "A Tale of Two Sisters" in the tedious thriller The Uninvited. Also in theaters: Education finds a new hope in Paris in The Class. And check out reviews of more films vying for statues at the 2009 Academy Awards: The Dark Knight, Doubt, Changeling, Waltz with Bashir, and Frozen River. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Outlander, Che, The Wrestler, My Bloody Valentine 3-D, Gran Torino, Hotel for Dogs, Donkey Punch, and Inkheart. 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:  The Lone Ranger - 75th Anniversary Collector's Edition - consisting of the television series' first two seasons along with an especially strong selection of extra features, this is a dream come true; Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XIV - four more episodes of the cult show that is smart, entertaining, sometimes sweet, often devastatingly mean, and above all, funny. Laugh-out-loud, side-splitting, run-that-back-because-you-were-laughing-over-the-next-joke funny; and The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Season 1 - a show that is surprisingly fresh, funny and honest. Other shows recently reviewed include:  The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series - 10th Anniversary Collection, The f Word - Series One, and Emergency! - Season Five.  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 including: Warner Bros. Romance Classics Collection - This might really be called the "Troy Donahue" Collection, or the "Three Out of Four Delmer Daves Collection". The soapy dramas all center on (shhh!) sex issues with teens and young adults, in a glossy never-land of Hollywoodized glamour. For your enjoyment: Parrish, Susan Slade, Rome Adventure, Palm Springs Weekend; Our Man in Havana - Sony's latest Martini Movies offering brings us Carol Reed and Graham Greene's espionage serio-comedy set in pre-Castro Cuba and filmed immediately after the revolution. Alec Guinness is the mousy vacuum cleaner salesman who makes ends meet by becoming an extremely dishonest secret agent -- until real spies close in on him; and Zodiac - David Fincher's detailed look at a decades-long crime investigation is a winner in Blu-ray. It comes with all the extras from the earlier special edition.. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Don't worry about running out of DVDs to purchase in 2009, there are still some good titles that are being released. Recently announced DVDs and Blu-rays of note include: Quantum of Solace [Blu-ray]- Daniel Craig reprises his role as 007 in this action packed sequel. Available on DVD and Blu-ray on 3-24-09; Disney's newest animated feature Bolt [Blu-ray]also hits shelves on 3-24-09; and finally, they're tiny, they're toony, they're all a little loony... yep Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Vol. 2 arrives on 4-21-09. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.

Some noteworthy DVDs are coming out this week including: The Bourne Trilogy (Blu-ray) [review] - Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne comes to life in these three excellent action-packed movies finally available on Blu-ray; Vicky Cristina Barcelona [Blu-ray review]- Woody Allen's best film in years and is well worth discovering; and RocknRolla [DVD review, Blu-ray review]- an invigorating, grimly hilarious film with more gravitas and hangdog heroics than previously seen. Other releases of note include:  Open Season 2 [review], Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired [review], and Pride and Glory [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 some discs you may have overlooked. Recent DVD Reviews include: Casablanca - one of the best movies ever made, delivered in a ridiculously lavish set that celebrates the film gloriously; Magnificent Obsession - Criterion Collection - full of well-drawn characters and deeper ideas than one might expect from a romantic sudser, it's a masterfully crafted tale; and Repo! The Genetic Opera - three DVDTalk reviewers highly recommend this disc, and that's high praise indeed. (Getting three reviewers to agree on anything is a minor miracle.) Other recent reviews include: Eden Lake, Frontrunners, and How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week and the ability to browse reviews by studio.

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