This week in theaters, Ridley Scott returns to science fiction with the Alien-inspired Prometheus. Read reviews by Tyler Foster, Jamie S. Rich, and Jason Bailey. And Wes Anderson's latest, Moonrise Kingdom, goes into wider release; we've got new reviews from Jamie S. Rich and Tyler Foster. Also out this week in limited release: Aubrey Plaza seeks out a potential time traveler in Safety Not Guaranteed, Jane Fonda seeks to reconcile with estranged daughter Catherine Keener in Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding, and Greta Gerwig looks for love after a bad break-up in Lola Versus. Be sure to catch our reviews of other recent theatrical films: Snow White and the Hunstman, Men in Black III, The Dictator, Hysteria, Virginia, Indie Game: The Movie, Bernie, and The Avengers.

TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: Maverick: The Complete First Season - one of the most satisfying TV Westerns ever created. Producer Roy Huggins allowed the show to be funny one week, serious the next, and action-packed the following; The Big C: The Complete Second Season - the program ups the bar in its second season with more compelling drama, funnier situations, a bigger array of supporting characters; and Shazzan: The Complete Series - this cartoon stands out for both its awe-inspiring premise (who wouldn't want their own magic genie?) and for the quasi-psychedelic stories. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Frontline: Lost in Detention: President Obama's Tough Immigration Enforcement, Peep and The Big Wide World: Star Light, Star Bright, and Emily's Reasons Why Not: The Complete Series.  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: New York Stories - Martin Scorsese, Francis Coppola and Woody Allen contribute chapters to an anthology of personal movies about New York; Pearls of the Czech New Wave - six fascinating Czech films, made during a brief window of leniency under harsh Communist rule. The range varies from anti-Soviet anarchy to frightening political parables, to movies that simply acknowledge that people have aims other than the struggle of the proletariat; and Coriolanus - A victorious warrior is pressured into running for high office, but cannot overcome his distaste for common citizens. Banished, he leads a neighboring country in an invasion of his own home. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Some great discs are being released this week. Check out these TV shows that have just made their way to home video: Breaking Bad: The Complete Fourth Season [Blu-ray review] - there are a lot of great shows on television currently. This is simply the best one of them all. If you're not watching, you should be; Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Eighth Season [Blu-ray review] - one of TV's most consistently funny shows, there's not a bad episode in the bunch and HBO's two-disc DVD package is a well-rounded effort that fans should enjoy; and Doc Martin - Series 5 [DVD review] - the latest season of this show continues to charm with its eccentric, funny and endearing characters. Other reviews of note include The Sting [Blu-ray review], Smokey and the Bandit [Blu-ray review], and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island [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: Lethal Weapon: The Complete Collection - this collection packs all of the bullets and all of the explosions in between the laughs and fleeting poignant moments as nicely as one could expect; Fat City - this John Huston film is a must-see: an old-school Hollywood master joining the rebel hordes and showing he can tell a good story with the best of them; and Reggie Watts : A Live at Central Park - Watts is a magic man, a comedic shaman who conjures up humor from whatever dubious dimension Andy Kaufman passed on to. Other recent reviews include: Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition; Hannibal Buress: Animal Furnace, and Of Dolls and Murder.  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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