Looking for something a little more high-brow in your cinematic entertainment? Check out these recommended Arthouse flicks: Underground - the 1995 Palme D'Or winner and Serbian auteur Emir Kusturica's absurdist masterpiece, it's very exciting to get such an expansive and delicately put together physical media set for this impressive film; Roaring Abyss - director Quino Pinero collects numerous field recordings from throughout Ethiopia, weaving them with day-to-day footage to create a tone-poem of hypnotic and at times rapturous beauty;and I, Daniel Blake: Criterion Collection - Ken Loach's movie is a humane, depressing, infuriating drama about the welfare system in England… this one will stay with you after it's over. Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVD Talk database.

There are some new titles coming out that might make it worth a trip to the video store. Check out these recent releases: Darkest Hour - while it only covers about a month in the life of Winston Churchill, it's hard to believe a better movie will be made about the man... Gary Oldman is simply electric in the role, giving a great performance as one of the most important men in world history; Hammer Films Double Feature - Volume Three - Mill Creek Entertainment offers up another Hammer Horror double feature, pairing up two of the famous studio's shockers: Maniac and Die! Die! My Darling!; and The Drowning Pool - a cut above the usual ‘70s detective thriller, Paul Newman revisits his Lew Harper private eye character for the second and last time. 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 reviews that have been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database including: Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (4K) - adapted from the graphic novel, director Sami Liu and writer Jim Krieg, utilize an "anything goes" approach to this branch of storytelling to tell a wild version of Batman's investigation into the murders of Jack the Ripper in a Victorian-era Gotham; The Hero: Criterion Collection - this movie examines the Faustian bargain that artists make to become beloved, and it is as masterful a work of film storytelling as Satyajit Ray's better known films; and Goodbye Christopher Robin - an imperfect but heart-melting melodrama, this film is a peek into the private world of an author's inspiration. 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.

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