This week in art houses, Michael Fassbender plays a New Yorker with a crippling sex addiction in Steve McQueen's adult drama Shame, while Lars von Trier's haunting pre-apocalyptic epic Melancholia goes into wider release. In the multiplexes, the Twilight Saga returns to the big screen in Breaking Dawn: Part 1, Jason Segel and Amy Adams herald the return of The Muppets, and Martin Scorsese tries his hand at family filmmaking (and 3D) in Hugo. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: A Dangerous Method, My Week with Marilyn, Into the Abyss, Rampart, The Descendants, Another Happy Day, Immortals, J. Edgar, Tower Heist, and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series - From start to finish this was a fun season that passed way too quickly; 30 Rock: Season 5 - frequently ridiculous and hilarious, this season is just as enjoyable as the ones that preceded it; and Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXII - this is a fantastic set and includes the fan-favorite episode Mighty Jack! Other shows recently reviewed include:  Meet The Browns: Season One, Happiness Is Peanuts: Snow Days, and T.J. Miller: No Real Reason.  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: Way Down East - It's not every day that a 90 year-old movie can transport us to the heights of melodramatic delirium, but D.W. Griffith's down-home classic does the trick; Giorgio Moroder's Metropolis - Moroder's disco score, complete with rock vocals from the likes of Pat Benatar, Billy Squier, Bonnie Tyler and Freddie Mercury, has taken on a life of its own; and Fanny and Alexander - Ingmar Bergman's delightful, partially autobiographical family saga follows the fortunes of a clan with roots in the theater. 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: The Smurfs [Blu-ray review] - an all-star cast brings the children's cartoon to the big screen; Friends With Benefits [Blu-ray review] - a hell of a good time, thanks largely to the performances of an all-around excellent cast; and Another Earth [Blu-ray review] - a provocative indie sci-fi film that's worth checking out. Other reviews of note include: Cave of Forgotten Dreams [Blu-ray review], Tucker & Dale vs. Evil [DVD review], and Nativity! [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.

Check out the latest DVD reviews that have been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database including: Little Big Man - a vastly underrated work, and one of the all-time great Westerns; Intruder - a slasher film that is wickedly clever, inventively photographed, and willing to buck convention; and Hot Coffee - a smart, engaging, and well-presented documentary. Other recent reviews include: Root of Evil; Being Human: The Complete First Season, and Spy Kids - Triple Feature 3 Blu-Ray Set .  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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