Published by 2K Games, the sequel to 2002's Mafia landed on store shelves this week for the 306, PS3 and PC. Take a look at our full review of Mafia II. This week, Wii owners got to experience a new puzzler; our review of And Yet It Moves. XBox Live Arcade fanatics should take a look at our reviews of the recently released Shank as well as DeathSpank from HotHead Games. In Sony's realm, we tackled Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 for the Playstation 3 in addition to Top Gun for the Playstation Network and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PSP. Also, check out our reviews of NHL 2K11 (iPhone), Madden NFL 11 HD (iPad) and Carnival Games (iPhone) for Apple's platforms. As always, our entire collection of video game reviews can be found here.

Rapper T.I. leads a group of bank robbers as they take on their greatest challenge in the actioner Takers. The devil creates trouble for a charlatan in the found footage horror film The Last Exorcism. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Tyler Foster. And Vincent Cassel rages as the French criminal mastermind Mesrine: Killer Instinct. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich. Also in theaters: A teen girl searches for her father in the celebrated drama Winter's Bone. And Neil Marshall provides a Roman shower with the gorefest actioner Centurion. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Piranha 3D, The Switch, Vampires Suck, The Expendables, Nanny McPhee Returns, Lottery Ticket, Eat Pray Love, Mao's Last Dancer, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Other Guys, Get Low, and Inception. 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: Flight of the Conchords: The Complete Collection - enjoy the hilarious adventures of "New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo" in this set of the HBO series; Cougar Town: The Complete First Season - If you can look past the awful name you'll be surprised that such a fun, relatable show waits for you; and Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg - a tender, affectionate, and exceptionally educational look at TV pioneer Gertrude Berg. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Adam-12: Season Five, Doctor Who: The Space Museum/The Chase, and Titan Maximum: Season 1.  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 Long Good Friday - Image Entertainment brings us a Blu-ray of this modern gangster classic, starring a ferocious Bob Hoskins in a star-making turn as a Cockney ganglord; Dealing - This odd hipster drama about a college slacker sinking neck-deep into the drug game benefits from good performances, especially from Barbara Hershey and first-timer John Lithgow; and Steamboat Bill, Jr. - the second hilarious Buster Keaton classic in Blu-ray. This is the comedy with the typhoon that wrecks a Mississippi steamboat port. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

The force was strong with the sweltering city of Orlando, Florida last weekend when Jedi master George Lucas brought his convention behemoth, Star Wars Celebration V, to town. It was a packed weekend of wookies, droids, panels, toys, and sweaty attendees, and DVD Talk's own Padawan learner, Brian Orndorf, was there to capture all the intensely costumed excitement. Read all about the massive four-day-long event, complete with an extensive photo gallery, here.

Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed sets such as: Lost: The Complete Sixth and Final Season - It's been a wild ride for the passangers of Oceanic Flight 815 and it comes to an end with this not-to-be-missed season; Shogun Assassin [DVD review] - a radical reworking two Japanese movies combined into a single action-filled extravaganza; and The Square [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - with fingernail-chewing suspense and sharp, menacing performances, this film is a feisty concoction, boiling over to a shocking finale that kicks the viewer in the gut. Other new releases of note include:  Ajami [Blu-ray review], The Back-up Plan [Blu-ray review], and The Great Rift: Africa's Greatest Story [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 great DVD and Blu-ray reviews have been added to the the DVD Talk Review Database recently including: Date Night [Blu-ray review] - a funny movie that is a consistently engaging, warmly silly adventure; TCM Spotlight: Errol Flynn Adventures - a robust and highly entertaining group of thrillers starring the charismatic star; and Temple Grandin - This story of an autistic woman is an inspirational one, full of the peaks and valleys of any extraordinary life. Other recent reviews include: Sweetgrass, The New Adventures of Old Christine - The Complete Third Season, and Diets That Time Forgot.  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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