This week in theaters, Garry Marshall assembles another giant cast of paycheck-hungry actors for the insipid New Year's Eve. Juno's writer and director reunite for the tart black comedy Young Adult. And Gary Oldman heads an all-star cast in the masterful British spy drama Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Also in theaters: Tilda Swinton plays a troubled, unhappy mother in We Need To Talk About Kevin, and four college friends hit a particularly dark midlife crisis in I Melt With You. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Shame, Melancholia, The Muppets, Hugo, The Twilight Saga-Breaking Dawn: Part 1, A Dangerous Method, My Week with Marilyn, Into the Abyss, Rampart, The Descendants, Another Happy Day, Immortals, and J. Edgar. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

More TV shows have made their way on to DVD, and DVD Talk has got them covered. Check out our reviews of the newest TV releases including: Farscape: The Complete Series - an underappreciated SF show, with a creative group of characters, a lot of humor, and some excellent writing; Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One - This Blu-ray collection is simply too beautiful, too filled with brilliance and too loaded with bonus content to not have; and Smallville: The Complete Series - this impressive collection does the show justice. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Planet Earth: Limited Edition (Blu-ray), Meet the Browns: Season 2, and Babar and Father Christmas.  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: Doctor Blood's Coffin - A colorful, bloody exercise in gross-out mediocrity, 1962-style; 12 Angry Men - The late Sidney Lumet hits a home run in his first feature, which stars a full roster of acting talent headed by producer Henry Fonda; and The Rules of the Game - The say that Jean Renoir's masterpiece had to be reassembled from dupe elements, but this new HD transfer looks and sounds fantastic. 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 Hangover Part II [Blu-ray review] - The Wolfpack is back for more of the same; Cowboys & Aliens [Blu-ray review] - if you caught the movie in theaters and dug it, you can fork over the money for this set with the full confidence, its release on Blu-ray is tremendous; and Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXII [DVD review] - a fantastic set that includes fan favorite Mighty Jack. Other reviews of note include: Rapt [Blu-ray review], Mammuth [DVD review], and Life, Above All [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.

Innocent citizens flee mutant marauders in this electrifying film from famed director Benny Chan (Connected, Who Am I?) Featuring a star-studded cast including Collin Chou (The Matrix Reloaded) and Qi Shu (The Transporter) this flick packs a serious punch thanks to action sequences by choreographer Chung Chi Li (Rush Hour).

Sunny, a lowly circus clown, dreams of following in his father's footsteps by perfecting lethal Flying Dagger technique. That dream seemingly dies the night a group of bullies force Sunny into a mysterious cave where an abandoned military experiment turns them all into mutants! Suddenly bestowed with superhuman strength, Sunny finally has the power to master his father's technique and defend the city against his horribly-disfigured fellow mutants! On DVD and Blu-ray December 27th!

Some great DVD and Blu-ray reviews have been added to the the DVD Talk Review Database recently including: West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition [a second review] - one of the great landmarks of cinema, it is the perfect blend of theatricality and cinematic wonder; Way Down East - a powerful film that still works its magic 91 years after it was made; and Meet Me in St. Louis - this film has never looked or sounded as wonderful as it does on this beautifully done new Blu-ray release. Other recent reviews include: Rushmore: The Criterion Collection; The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, and The Human Resources Manager.  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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