Check out DVDTalk's latest reviews of movies that are in theaters. This week's crop includes: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters - Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton star as a brother and sister duo who turn a childhood drama into a full-on career; Amour - a powerful drama, a love story, and a look at old age that we rarely see in movies; 56 Up - The latest entry in Michael Apted's Up Series feels like a particularly important milestone - the subjects are growing old and have now passed the halfway mark in their lives; and Side Effects - reportedly director Steven Soderbergh's last theatrical film, it is a nice surprise and it isn't a bad note to end on. Other recent films include: The Last Stand, Mama, Gangster Squad , Django Unchained, Les Miserables (2012), Jack Reacher. Check out these, and more, in DVDTalk's Theatrical Review section.

Some great TV shows have made their way onto DVD this week including: McMillan & Wife - Complete Series - the entire run of this popular and lighthearted 1971-76 murder mystery series starring Rock Hudson released in an attractive and compact boxed set; The Last Days of Pompeii - the epic 1984 ABC television miniseries is still entertaining and features some decent TV-sized special effects to give you everything you need for a long, long visit to the Ancient Roman Empire; and Idiot Abroad: Season 2 - the second series still has some of the moments that made the first season so funny and entertaining. 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: Indiscreet - Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman star in an impeccable, impeccably civilized romantic comedy set in a rainy London beautifully photographed by Freddie Young. Footloose stage star Bergman is willing to take diplomat Grant as a husband or a lover, but his bachelor's philosophy is to never divulge his actual marital status. The complications come when Grant falls in love as well; Wild River - Elia Kazan's ode to the New Deal sends Washington agent Montgomery Clift to Tennessee to clear the way for a TVA dam -- and watches the fur fly - this is an unappreciated American classic not to be missed; and King of the Pecos - John Wayne is charming in one of Republic Studios' best westerns of the '30s. The unassuming small-scale struggle of ranchers against a water-rights racketeer is a triumph of modest means and good craftsmanship. 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 Quiet Man [Blu-ray review] - this John Wayne - John Ford film is an exceptional cinematic classic, and it looks astonishing on Blu-ray; Searching for Sugar Man [Blu-ray review] -the story of the mysterious troubadour who disappeared after two albums nearly thirty years ago is a surprising one, at once suspenseful and moving; and The Seven-Per-Cent Solution [Blu-ray review] - a Sherlock Holmes film that has everything fans of the consulting detective love: mysterious adventures, spirited characters and clever dialogue. Other reviews of note include End of Watch [Blu-ray review, a 2nd review], Cujo: 30th Anniversary Edition [Blu-ray review], and Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai [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 past week the DVDTalk review database has added coverage of some great classic films including: The Quiet Man - this John Wayne - John Ford film is an exceptional cinematic classic, and it looks astonishing on Blu-ray; Searching for Sugar Man - the story of the mysterious troubadour who disappeared after two albums nearly thirty years ago is a surprising one, at once suspenseful and moving; and The Seven-Per-Cent Solution - a Sherlock Holmes film that has everything fans of the consulting detective love: mysterious adventures, spirited characters and clever dialogue. Other recent reviews include: End of Watch [a 2nd review], Cujo: 30th Anniversary Edition; and Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai.  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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