Minka Kelly and Leighton Meester refuse to get along in the college chiller The Roommate. A group of spelunkers fight to escape the mysteries of the deep in Sanctum. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich. And Hayden Christensen fights off the shadows in Vanishing on 7th Street. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey. Also in theaters: Halle Berry goes big time crazy as both Frankie & Alice. Spalding Gray is remembered in And Everything is Going Fine. And Portland has a mystery during the Cold Weather. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Mechanic, The Rite, Biutiful, No Strings Attached, The Other Woman, The Green Hornet, The Dilemma, TRON: Legacy, True Grit, The Fighter, The King's Speech, and Black Swan. 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: Justified: The Complete First Season - a sharply written, expertly acted, highly engaging series; James Clavell's Shogun - a benchmark in epic storytelling; and Rules of Engagement: The Complete Fourth Season - a series that has gone from forgettable to deeply funny in the span of a few seasons the show is now really showing its potential. Other shows recently reviewed include:  single-handed - set 1, Blue Murder - Complete Collection, and Garrow's Law: Series One.  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 Color Purple - Steven Spielberg's long-form saga of injustice and heartbreak in Georgia is aided by wonderful performances; Hotel - Arthur Hailey's novel becomes an interesting saga of the last day of a grand New Orleans hotel, where efforts to sell are made difficult by the crimes and crooked deals of by its high-class guests; and Blondie Johnson - Joan Blondell gets a thorough leading-lady workout in this spirited Pre-Code about an impoverished woman who rises in the rackets, almost becoming a lady gang leader. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Some pretty cool discs are being released this week. Check out these new titles: Alice in Wonderland [Blu-ray review] - The animated Disney classic get the high definition treatment; Let Me In [Blu-ray review] - a startlingly faithful adaptation of the original Swedish film, Let the Right One In; and Never Let Me Go [DVD review] - Mark Romanek's long-awaited next feature is a bleak, overwhelming tragedy, but also rich and artful. Other reviews of note include: Tillman Story [DVD review], Discovering Hamlet [DVD review], and Welcome to the Rileys [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 a few discs you may have overlooked. Recent DVD reviews include: The Naked Kiss - this Samuel Fuller classic is a must-see; Army of Crime - a clever, suspenseful, and very well made thriller; and Still Bill - this documentary on '70s soul singer Bill Withers is a brief film, but it is intimate, lively, and lovely indeed. Other recent reviews include: Broadcast News - Criterion Collection, Tamara Drewe, and Santa Sangre.  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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