This week in theaters, Jason Segel and Emily Blunt embark on The Five Year Engagement for director Nicholas Stoller and producer Judd Apatow. Read reviews by Jason Bailey and Jamie S. Rich. Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey team for Richard Linklater's darkly comic true story Bernie. Also this week, Scott Speedman stars as a Canadian bank robber in Citizen Gangster, and the Whit Stillman comedy Damsels in Distress goes into wider release. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Darling Companion, The Cabin in the Woods, The Moth Diaries, Lockout, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, The Hunter, The Assault, Wrath of the Titans, The Hunger Games.

The Tribeca Film Festival continues in downtown NYC, and DVD Talk's own Jason Bailey has filed over 40 reviews from the fest, including Morgan Spurlock's wry look at male identity in the age of "metrosexuality," Mansome; Jenna Fischer, Chris Messina, Topher Grace, and Malin Akerman in the low-key romantic comedy The Giant Mechanical Man; Maggie Gylenhaal and Hugh Dancy in the charming tale of the creation of the vibrator, Hysteria; and the hilarious tale of two amateur directors bringing their sci-fi world to life, Journey to Planet X. Other great movies at Tribeca include Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story, Sexy Baby, Caroline and Jackie, The Zen of Bennett, Searching for Sugar Man, Cut, and Burn. Read those and the rest of Bailey's festival reviews in our Theatrical Reviews section, and follow his week at #TFF on Twitter.

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: Tarzan - Season One - shot in Brazil and Mexico, the show succeeded in retaining many of the same qualities of the feature films; Elusive Justice: The Search for Nazi War Criminals - a powerful film, and an effective one; and Fan Favorites: The Best of Happy Days - a fun re-introduction to the classic 70s sitcom. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters, The Killing: Season One, and Mission Impossible: The '89 TV 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: The Asphyx - This 70s shocker may not be perfect, but it has a genuinely horrid quality, an intelligent idea and some fine performances; Westward the Women - William Wellman's fine wagon train movie should be recognized as a classic; and Désirée - Marlon Brando takes a shot at playing Napoleon Bonaparte. A good sidebar of French history seen from a soapy romantic angle, this early CinemaScope offering is the closest Brando got to becoming just another Hollywood movie star. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

There are a few new releases this week that you won't want to miss. Check out these hot titles: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [Blu-ray review] - Alec Guinness gives one of his most memorable (and disturbing) performances as spymaster George Smiley; Alambrista! [Blu-ray review] - this unsentimentalized but vivid and moving journey one migrant worker takes from home and family to the strange world of rural Southern California works beautifully; and Contraband [Blu-ray review] - Mark Wahlberg must return to a life of smuggling to settle his brother-in-law's debt with a gangster. Other reviews of note include Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: Complete Collection One [Blu-ray review], Pariah [Blu-ray review] and The Scarlet Worm [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.

One voyage. A world of untold stories. Marking the 100th anniversary of the world's most famous maritime disaster, TITANIC is an epic, four-part miniseries event from the Julian Fellowes, the acclaimed writer of Downton Abbey (watch trailer). Brought to life by a stellar, award-winning ensemble cast, this extraordinary re-telling of the doomed voyage reveals a world built upon class distinction - headed towards destruction as surely as Titanic towards the iceberg. From the aristocratic elite to the officers, crew, second class and steerage passengers, TITANIC follows the destinies of both victims and survivors as their stories of passion, betrayal and hope unfold amidst the tragic events of that fateful evening. Packed with over two hours of bonus features, TITANIC arrives in a special 3-disc Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack. Enter here for your chance to win one of 5 copies of TITANIC from Entertainment One.

Some great DVD and Blu-ray reviews have been added to the the DVD Talk Review Database recently including: UPA: The Jolly Frolics Collection - Excellent, long overdue and a treat for vintage animation fans; America Revealed - A lively, zippy primer on the complex, dynamic systems of infrastructure that affect the life of every American; and The FBI: The Second Season Part Two - the show keeps well-tuned stories a priority, with supporting turns by a host of excellent actors. Other recent reviews include: Some Days Are Better Than Others; Roadracers, and Girl on a Motorcycle: Remastered Edition.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

The Tribeca Film Festival is in full swing in downtown NYC, and DVD Talk's own Jason Bailey is on the scene, sampling from the fest's wide array of indies, docs, and foreign films. Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen star in Sarah Polley's heart-wrenching, bittersweet marital drama Take this Waltz, while Persepolis directors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud return with the enchanting Chicken with Plums. Keanu Reeves chats with a who's who of modern American cinema to contemplate the state of film in Side by Side, while Jesse Eisenberg joins Jess Weixler in the comedy Free Samples. Other movies worth seeing at Tribeca include Elles, Babygirl, Supporting Characters, The Russian Winter, Polisse, and Headshot. Read those and the rest of Bailey's festival reviews in our Theatrical Reviews section, and follow his week at #TFF on Twitter.

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