This week's most high profile release comes out of Bungie Studios, their last title in the Halo series. Check out our full review of Halo: Reach for the XBox 360. Also on the Xbox 360, we took a look at the downloadable expansion pack Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker. On mobile platforms, we reviewed Nintendo's new puzzler Professor Layton and the Unwound Future as well as Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: Chintown Wars HD for the iPad and Time Crisis 2nd Strike for the iPhone / iPod Touch. On the Playstation 3, we checked out strategic World War II title R.U.S.E. The Art of Deception and PSN arcade puzzler TerRover. Finally, take a look at our review of the recently released The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest for the Nintendo Wii. As always, our entire collection of video game reviews can be found here. You should also follow us on Twitter here.

This is the "Back to School" edition of Anime Talk! This time around we have some reviews for such high profiles releases as Casshern Sins, Fullmetal Alchemist, and One Piece. There are some obscure shows like Shigofumi, Eyeshield 21, and Black Blood Brothers in the mix, as well as a few others. This column also features two figure reviews from the good folks at Kotobukiya. We have figures from To Heart 2 and Bakemonogatari available for dissection and our poorly skilled photographer, Todd, has taken it upon himself to provide some snapshots. Bobby also reports on his visit to Dragon*Con and Wen-Tsai has a slew of bargains that will make your wallet cry uncle. Put away that homework, forget about studying for the test; take a few minutes to read through our column and I'm sure you'll find something that will help separate you from your hard-earned cash. Check out all this and more in this month's Anime Talk!

Emma Stone turns on the charm in an effort to save the John Hughes-flavored teen comedy Easy A. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey. Ben Affleck returns to Boston in the superlative crime thriller The Town. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf, Jason Bailey, Jamie S. Rich, and Tyler Foster. And M. Night Shyamalan dreams up a new nightmare in the elevator adventure Devil. Also in theaters: 3D CG-animation goes to the wolves in Alpha and Omega. Teen horndogs fight for their right to get laid in The Virginity Hit. A music legend is laid bare in The Agony and Ecstasy of Phil Spector. Big eats with the Kings of Pastry. A Coen Brothers classic heads East in A Woman, A Gun, And A Noodle Shop. Online seduction finds trouble in Catfish. And Dax Shepard is allowed to cheat on his wife in The Freebie. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Resident Evil: Afterlife, I'm Still Here, Machete, The American, Going the Distance, Bran Nue Dae, The Romantics, Centurion, The Last Exorcism, Takers, Animal Kingdom, and The Expendables. 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: The Office: Season Six - a wildly funny show that's also identifiable; Less Than Perfect: Season 1 - a screwball comedy infused with both sentiment and sarcasm, it's simply a lot of fun; and The Patty Duke Show: The Complete Third Season - this final season is generally lighter and faster and the writing stays funny and tight. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Sons of Anarchy: Season Two, Boy Meets World: The Complete First Season, and Ax Men: The Complete Season 3.  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: A Scanner Darkly - An all-star cast become semi-animated graphic novel figures in Richard Linklater's intelligent adaptation of Philip K. Dick's paranoid classic about fear and angst among 'recreational' drug users. Reality really breaks down; this makes a better anti-drug case than all the old scare films put together; Tiger Shark - Howard Hawks defines his male bonding, tough-guy romance style with this early talkie starring Edward G. Robinson, Richard Arlen and a glowing Zita Johann; and The Player - Robert Altman bounced back in the 1990s with this smart and extremely connected murder mystery set against a Hollywood backdrop. Tim Robbins heads a talkative cast while Altman fills his frame with over sixty show-biz celebrities -- a bounty of big stars and hot name. 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: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest [Blu-ray review] - an amazing film - one of the best movies of the 1970s; Starcrash [DVD Review, Blu-ray review] - a completely ridiculous movie that's great to watch; and Se7en [Blu-ray review] - a tour-de-force in suspense storytelling. Other new releases of note include:  Jacob's Ladder [Blu-ray review], Alice Cooper: Good to See You Again Live 1973 [DVD review], and Janeane Garofalo: If You Will - Live in Seattle [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: New York Street Games - A wonderfully nostalgic documentary about a rapidly (and sadly) vanishing element of our shared American culture; Shirin - an art film that left reviewer Jamie S. Rich blown away; and Fantomas: Five Film Collection - with a tinge of surrealism and some very macabre moments these movies about a master criminal are immensely enjoyable. Other recent reviews include: The Exploding Girl, Tapped, and Essential Games of the Seattle Mariners.  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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