Exciting Disney fans, Warren Spector and his team released a very dark tale for the famous cartoon mouse. Check out our complete review of Disney Epic Mickey for the Nintendo Wii. Also on the Wii, we reviewed Retro Studios platformer remake Donkey Kong Country Returns. Over on the Xbox 360, we checked out three new games: Sega's arcade re-release Crazy Taxi, Kinect enabled Sonic Free Riders and ATV racing title nail'd from SouthPeak. On mobile platforms, we covered Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Predator for the Sony PSP as well as two stunning iPhone / iPad titles, Infinity Blade and Rage HD. As always, our entire collection of video game reviews can be found here. Share your thoughts on this week's releases on the Video Game Talk forum.

Guilermo del Toro is one of the most creative directors working today. From the arthouse fare of Pan's Labrynth to the blockbuster Hellboy movies, del Toro has shown that he's versitile as well. DVDTalk writer Jack Giroux had a chance to talk with the filmmaker about his body of work, his early days as a film critic, and the recent Criterion release of his directorial debut, Cronos. Read what he had to say in this latest exclusive DVDTalk interview.

Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp stay gorgeous and dodge bullets in the caper The Tourist. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf, Jamie S. Rich, and Tyler Foster. Journey back to Aslan's magic land in the blockbuster sequel The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. And Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale trade hugs and punches in the boxing drama The Fighter. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey. Also in theaters: Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, and Chris Cooper lose their jobs as The Company Men. Ruin your Christmas with The Nutcracker in 3D. And a famous hippie finds the spotlight in the documentary Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The King's Speech, Black Swan, Ong Bak 3, The Warrior's Way, Rare Exports: A Christmas Story, I Love You Phillip Morris, Faster, All Good Things, Meskada, Burlesque, Tangled, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, and 127 Hours. 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: Sherlock: Season One - An essentially perfect update of the classic character; Dragnet 1969: Season Three - even after all these years, the show is still a hell of a lot of fun; and Perry Mason - Season Five, Volume 2 - a terrific show and if you've been buying them all along you won't be disappointed here. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen, Metalocalypse: Season Three, and Beverly Hills 90210: The 10th and Final Season.  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: Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 - Disney's 4-disc Special edition includes both DVD and Blu-ray copies of both animated feature films, made 60 years apart. The HD versions are picture perfect; also included is the short subject Destino; Walt & El Grupo - An excellent 2008 documentary about Walt Disney's fateful goodwill trip to South America, an adventure in 'good neighbor' diplomacy, heavy-duty cultural research -- and a good way to escape from the grief of a labor strike! Really worth seeing; very good history; and College Coach - Crooked coach Pat O'Brien stocks his team with paid ringers, including a gridiron heel who romances his wife, Ann Dvorak. Dick Powell is the team captain who rebels, in between songs. Crazy pre-code corruption madness directed by William Wellman. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Some great discs are being released this week. Check out these new movies: Inception [Blu-ray review] - one of the year's best pictures; Videodrome [Blu-ray review]- another strong release in the Criterion Blu-ray library; and Hunter Prey [DVD review]- one of the best sci-fi films in a long time that most people will never see. Other new releases of note include:  ESPN Films 30 for 30 Gift Set Collection, Volume 1 [DVD review], Restrepo [DVD review], and The Bob Hope Collection [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.

This week, Entertainment One invites you to end your year on a fun note with The Year of Getting to Know Us (watch trailer), an Official Sundance Film Festival selection starring Jimmy Fallon, Sharon Stone, Tom Arnold and Lucy Liu - now available on DVD, Blu-ray and Video On Demand. Christopher Rocket's (Jimmy Fallon) road to happiness has taken him down a bumpy path. He's saddled with a selfish, narcissistic father (Tom Arnold), a hippie mother (Sharon Stone), and a sexy but serious girlfriend (Lucy Liu) who's pressuring him to commit. But during an unexpected trip home to Florida, Christopher is finally forced to come to terms with a past he'd rather forget and a future he's doing his best to avoid. It all goes to prove, no matter how far you go, you can't run from family. Enter here for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The Year of Getting to Know Us on DVD!

Check out the latest DVD reviews that have been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database including: Countdown To Zero - a reasonably apolitical film that brings us back to brass tacks on the subject of nuclear weapon; Please Give - Heartwarming, heartbreaking and hilarious, it's a poignant piece of work; and Cairo Time - a thoughtful, understated, well-photographed character piece anchored by a good performance by an appealing actress. Other recent reviews include: The Sicilian Girl, The Green Slime, and Deadland.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Long anticipated by racing fans, Sony finally released the complete fifth version of their Gran Turismo franchise last week. Check out our full review of Gran Turismo 5 for the Playstation 3. We also reviewed zombie survival game Dead Nation for the PS3. Over on the Xbox 360, we checked out three titles using the Kinect motion controller: THQ's fitness game The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout, Electronic Arts fitness title EA Sports Active 2 and UBISoft's Fighters Uncaged. Other reviews this week included Michael Jackson: The Experience for the Nintendo Wii, Rock Band Reloaded for the iPod Touch / iPhone 4 and Create for the PC. As always, our entire collection of video game reviews can be found here. Share your thoughts on this week's releases on the Video Game Talk forum.

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