Planning a trip to the local multiplex this weekend? Here are DVDTalk's reviews of the latest theatrical releases: Life of Pi - Ang Lee crafts a great cinematic adaptation of Yann Martel's best-selling novel; Killing Them Softly [a 2nd review] - a skillful balance of pretension and genre, low art made with high craft; and Hitchcock - an entertaining and likable-enough motion picture with some great performances. Other recent films include: Skyfall, Lincoln, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, A Royal Affair, Wreck-It Ralph, Flight, The Bay, and Chasing Mavericks. Check out these, and more, in DVDTalk's Theatrical Review section.

Some great TV shows have made their way onto DVD this week including: The Dick Van Dyke Show: The Complete Series - one of the truly great shows from the early 60's, it looks wonderful in high definition; Doctor Who: Series Seven - Part One - the show continues in the ridiculously fun vein of the episodes that came before it but also puts forth events that will have ramifications on future episodes; and SpongeBob SquarePants: It's A SpongeBob Christmas! - Plenty of funny gags and beautiful stop-motion animation add up to a Christmas winner. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Magic City: The Complete First Season, Shipping Wars - Season 1, and The Streets of San Francisco - Season 5 (Volumes 1 & 2).  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: Hope Springs - Meryl Streep drags Tommy Lee Jones to a marriage counseling session that might just save what's become a horribly stifled relationship; Simon - Alan Arkin, Austin Pendleton, Madeline Kahn, William Finley, Fred Gwynne and Adolph Green run amuck in Marshall Brickman's satiric story of a pompous psych professor chosen by the prankster delinquents of a research-think tank to be conditioned into thinking he's an alien from another world; and Suddenly - Frank Sinatra as a psycho killer? Ol' Blue Eyes and his gang invade a modest family home and prepare to murder the President of the United States via high-powered rifle. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

There are some new titles coming out that might make it worth a trip to the video store this week. Check out these recent releases: ParaNorman [Blu-ray review] - Chris Butler's story about a misunderstood boy who communicates with the dead is a gorgeous, bewitching little ode to horror films and bullied oddballs; Transformers Prime: Season Two [Blu-ray review] - Solid writing, terrific music, tons of action, great voice acting and colorful characters are but a few of this show's highlights; and Men in Black 3 - Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are back once again, and this time they have to travel through time to save the world. 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 and Blu-ray reviews that have been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database including: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Part 1 & 2: Ultimate Edition - This is the way you finish a film franchise - you're going to love how it ends; Watchmen Collector's Edition: Ultimate Cut + Graphic Novel - Zach Snyder's telling of Alan Moore's astounding comic comes with the original material in hardcover; and The Day He Arrives - Korean director Hong Sangsoo creates a bold, smart, rueful, kind, sometimes funny film that's a must-see. Other recent reviews include: Harold & Kumar: Christmas Ultimate Collector's Ed, Die Nibelungen; and Ramrod.  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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