Check out DVD Talk's latest reviews of movies that are in theatrical release. This week's crop includes: Gone Girl - truly one of the must see films of the year... David Fincher's movie is dark, intelligent, and impactful; Harmontown - this documentary follows Community creator Dan Harmon and his co-host Jeff B. Davis as they take their podcast on a coast-to-coast bus tour; and Annabelle - a spin-off prequel to the chilling film The Conjuring, this movie was helmed by cinematographer, John R. Leonetti and is a missed opportunity that lacks the creep factor of the original. Other recent films include: A Walk Among the Tombstones, The Maze Runner, Kelly & Cal, The Drop, The Skeleton Twins, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, The November Man, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Guardians of the Galaxy, 22 Jump Street, and How to Train Your Dragon 2. Check out these, and more, in DVDTalk's Theatrical Review section.

TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season 1 - an entertaining special-mission story with an appealing team of characters, flavored with Marvel-brand superheroics; Key & Peele: Season 3 - the third season features many returning characters and a few direct sequels to earlier sketches, and it is probably the show's strongest and most inventive collection of episodes to date, Game of Thrones style; and Regular Show: Rigby Pack - Cartoon Network has unleashed their sixth "pack" of random 11-minute episodes from the hit animated comedy Regular Show, this time focused on the self-centered raccoon character, Rigby Other shows recently reviewed include:  Agatha Christie's Marple, Series 6, The Field of Blood, Set 1, and The Magic School Bus: Human Body.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVD Talk database.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: The White Tower - RKO sent color cameras to Europe to film Paul Jarrico's tale of a daring attempt to climb a forbidding mountain - this is one of the better films of its type; Che! - the most embarrassing movie biography of all time is a fascinating study of what happens when a Hollywood studio takes on a hot-button political potato... the filmmakers do everything but backflips to avoid dealing with Che Guevara's ideas about revolution; and The Young Savages - Rough tough Burt Lancaster puts his liberal brand on Harold Hecht's juvenile delinquency epic, with an assist from sophomore film director John Frankenheimer. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Brit-Streaming returns as Greg Bakun takes a look at the very final episode to the long running mystery series, Agatha Christie’s Poirot. The final episode, Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case, is a very somber story as we catch up with Poirot later in his life. Poirot’s body is failing him but his mind is as sharp as ever as he is on a trail of a killer who uses a most unconventional way to get at the victims. Poirot is reunited with his oldest friend Captain Hasting for one last adventure but unfortunately, Hastings is also battling some demons in his life. As usual, Greg looks at the story and reviews it plus looks at what is happening with the online streaming service AcornTV. There are quite a few new programs being added to the service in October so its always fun to what treasures Acorn has uncovered and added to their service. Read about all this, and more, in the latest installment of Brit-Streaming.

This week several great movies are coming out, including a few that shouldn't be missed: Transformers: Age of Extinction [review] - Michael Bay returns to direct this massive, 165-minute action spectacle, and Mark Wahlberg steps into the lead alongside Optimus Prime and the Autobots; Betty Boop: The Essential Collection, Volume 4 [review] - Another must-have for animation buffs and a set guaranteed to enchant children and adults alike heretofore unfamiliar with these phantasmagorical cartoons; and Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever [review] - Over thirty years after it originally aired on network television this music-filled special is finally being released on DVD... it is filled with famous acts but the highlight is Michael Jackson's indelible, Emmy-nominated performance of Billie Jean, (where he introduces the world to the moonwalk). Other reviews of note include: Chef [review], Ali: Fear Eats the Soul [review], and One Piece: Film Z [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.

Consider yourself a horror film addict and looking for a community of like-minded genre junkies to converse with this October? Well look no further than The 10th Annual October Horror Movie Challenge! Whether you’re an aficionado, a novice or simply harbor a morbid curiosity, this is the destination for watching, sharing, discovering and discussing all things horror. And don't be put off by the 100 Movies. 31 Days. slogan; it extends way beyond watching insane amounts of macabre cinema. Check out the daily pick in our 31 Film Subset list with next day discussion, take a stab at the Theme Nights list for countless sub-genre ideas, dare to complete The Checklist, join our Facebook page, and possibly even win a prize courtesy of HamiltonBook.com, Celluloid Terror and maybe a few others! Everything's covered -- from highfalutin Arthouse horrors like Kwaidan to the cheesy bad IMDB Bottom 100 rated Troll 2 plus everything in-between. So Join Us for our 10th anniversary, and to avoid fainting keep telling yourself ...it's only a movie!

This week the DVD Talk Review Database has some great new entries, including a few discs you may have overlooked. Recent reviews include: Halloween: The Complete Collection - Limited Deluxe Edition - Shout! Factory has made the impossible possible: a box set of all 10 movies... and the company delivers on its usual commitment to pleasing the fans with some great extras; Neighbors - Director Nicholas Stoller's film is fast and funny and the cast, led by Zac Efron, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne, play very well together; and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition - Dark Sky's new release of this classic horror flick aims to overtake all previous versions and succeeds: serving up a new 4K scan of original film elements, a slew of audio options, and a comprehensive set of bonus features. Other recent reviews include: The Innocents, The Great Race, and The Battery.  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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