Martin Scorsese cracks open Leonardo DiCaprio's furious mind in the thriller Shutter Island. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf, Jason Bailey and Jamie S. Rich. A young man finds his life turned upside down inside a French prison in the Oscar-nominated A Prophet. And the horror of a ski lift is explored in the literal chiller Frozen. Also in theaters: Steve Buscemi travels to Hell as Saint John of Las Vegas. And Alexis Bledel looks for The Good Guy. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Wolfman, Valentine's Day, Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, From Paris with Love, Dear John, Edge of Darkness, Red Riding Trilogy, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead, The Secret of Kells, The Book of Eli, Avatar, Sherlock Holmes, Crazy Heart, and The Blind Side. 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: Sarah Silverman Program: Season Two, Vol. 2 - a consistently funny show that continually finds new ways to build parodies of traditional sitcoms around the oh so charming and hilarious Sarah Silverman; Doctor Who: The Black Guardian Trilogy - a set of three Doctor Who adventures staring Peter Davison in the lead role that is quite good; and The Patty Duke Show: The Complete Second Season - A slight tweaking to the two main themes keep this show quite fresh and entertaining. Highly Recommended. Other shows recently reviewed include:  The Shooter Series, Volume One: Brett Ratner, Vega$: The First Season, Volume 2 and WWE: TLC (Tables, Ladders and Chairs) 2009.  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 Terminal Man - A bizarre experiment in post- 2001 Sci-Fi: homicidal mental patient George Segal is "cured" with surgically-implanted brain probes. Michael Crichton and Mike Hodges' thriller segues rom a fascinating futuristic surgery to a more predictable killer-on-the-loose story; The Last Grenade - Stanley Baker, Richard Attenborough and Honor Blackman star in an exploitative action drama about mercenaries clashing on the Hong Kong - Red China border. With Alex Cord as a crazed hipster soldier of fortune; and Paris, Texas - Wim Wenders made an international splash with this quirky, intense tale of a father seeking to reunite the family he abandoned four years before. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

There have been some highly anticipated movies and shows (by yours truly in no one else) recently scheduled for release. Check out these newly announced discs: Gamera: The Giant Monster on DVD - Daiei answer to Godzilla, the giant flying turtle will be terrorizing the citizens of Japan on on 5/18/10; True Blood: The Complete Second Season on DVD and Blu-ray - the mysterious residents of Bon Temps (shape-changers, psychics, and, of course, hunky but sensitive vampires) return to home video on 5/25/10; and Daria: The Complete Animated Series on DVD - The sarcastic teen's show, a spin off from Beavis and Butt-head is excellent and well worth owning. Look for it on 5/11/10. Keep track of all the upcoming releases with the DVDTalk Release List.

Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed sets such as: Halo Legends [Blu-ray review] - something that fans of anime and the Halo game franchise absolutely must pick up; Black Dynamite [DVD review] - a smart comedy that delivers a multitude of very broad laughs mixed in with some very clever meta jokes; and Lola Montes - Criterion Collection [DVD review] - Max Ophuls's final masterpiece is a virtuoso effort, bringing together technique and craft in perfect symmetry. Other releases of note include:  Revanche - Criterion Collection [DVD review, Blu-ray review], Coco Before Chanel [Blu-ray review], and Law Abiding Citizen [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 some discs you may have overlooked. Recent DVD Reviews include: Bushido - The Cruel Code of the Samurai - an excellent if relentlessly bleak film from a master filmmaker who deserves to be better known in the west; Good Hair - a film that strikes with some potent informational body blows, putting a spotlight on black hair that's shocking, enlightening, and frequently riveting; and Hunger (Criterion Collection) - a brilliant, intense, visceral experience delivered by fearless performers and committed filmmakers. Other recent reviews include: The Escapist, The Wolf Man, and Halloween II: Unrated Director's Cut (2009).  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

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