With the hectic prospect of a house-full of relatives, preparing a huge Thanksgiving dinner, endless football, and the packed aisles of your local big-box store, you need some alone time with your DVDs, and at DVDTalk's M.O.D. Squad, you'll find all the latest reviews for M.O.D.s this Thanksgiving holiday. Forget the lines on Black Friday, and scroll through the latest edition of The M.O.D. Squad for one-stop shopping for those hard-to-find cult classics and vintage TV and movies. Right here at The M.O.D. Squad!

Interested in the latest TV on DVD reviews? DVD Talk has you covered! This week's notable entries include: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Alec Guinness gives one of his most memorable (and disturbing) performances as spymaster George Smiley; Workaholics: Season One - this Comedy Central series provides some solid "Office Space"-style laughs; and The Courtship of Eddie's Father: The Complete First Season - this sweet sitcom is just as good as you remember it. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Neverwhere: 15th Anniversary Edition, Webster: Season Three, and WWE: Summerslam 2011.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

This week in theaters, Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, and the gang make a triumphant return to the screen (with the help of Jason Segel and Amy Adams) in The Muppets. Read reviews by Jason Bailey and Tyler Foster. Martin Scorsese tries his hand at family filmmaking (and 3D) in Hugo. David Cronenberg examines Freud, Jung, and the woman who connected them in A Dangerous Method. Michelle Williams channels an icon in My Week with Marilyn. And Werner Herzog takes a hard look at the death penalty in Into the Abyss. Also this week: Woody Harrelson plays a corrupt cop in Rampart, and the acclaimed George Clooney vehicle The Descendants goes into wider release. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Another Happy Day, Immortals, J. Edgar, Melancholia, London Boulevard, The Love We Make, Tower Heist, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, The Skin I Live In, and The Other F Word. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: West Side Story - Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer and Russ Tamblyn star in the story of star-crossed lovers from opposing New York street gangs; The Robber - A highly successful bank robber makes his daring getaways on foot: he is also an award-winning marathon runner; and Mysterious Island - Ray Harryhausen & Cy Endfield tackle the famous Captain Nemo follow-up novel by populating Jules Verne's uninhabited island with giant monsters. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Having trouble finding the perfect holiday gift for someone in your life? Let DVD Talk help you out! Our reviewers have come up with themed lists of gift ideas for any taste. From the Best MOD releases to some great Foreign Films we've got you covered. Need to buy a gift for a hard core movie fan? Check out our Overlooked Gems list. Looking for a gift for a film fan who has everything? Our Deluxe Boxed Sets guide should have just what you need. Find all this and more in this year's DVD Talk Holiday Gift Guide.

Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed sets such as: Super 8 [Blu-ray review] - the killer special effects, strong visuals, foreboding atmosphere and winning performances put it firmly over the top; The Adventures Of Tintin: Season One [DVD review] - this fun, early 90s animated adaptation of Hergé's tales is true to his spirit; and The Birth of a Nation: Special Edition [Blu-ray review] - this HD version pairs a new 2011 restoration and audio presentation with vintage bonus features from the 2002 Masterworks DVD release. Other reviews of note include: These Amazing Shadows: The Movies That Make America [Blu-ray review], Haunted Changi [DVD review], and The Green [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.

Some cool discs have been reviewed over the past week. Check out these recent entries: My Fair Lady - this is a bonafide classic that deserves to be seen and owned by all cinema fans; The Rules of the Game - Jean Renoir's masterpiece is a gift that can be unwrapped over and over again; and WWII in HD - the new standard that every World War II documentary from here on in should try to live up to. Other recent reviews include: City of Life and Death; Another Earth, and Hollywood Party.  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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