Melissa experiences filmmaking from the front lines, as Michael watches bootleg Broadway production videos on YouTube. A rundown of the week's newest releases on DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Redbox, Hulu, Movies, TV, Music, and Books. Plus! Ryan Gosling does Busby Berkeley. JK Rowling's "Fantastic Beasts" gets a trilogy. Warner Bros is pulling the trigger on a Justice League franchise. And Frozen becomes the top grossing animated film of all-time.

A plague infected Steve and a Cool-infected Jon are back, while Kev tours the nation bringing law to the lawless. On this first new episode of 2014, Jon reviews Bravely Default and Strider, while Steve brings the hammer down on all three of the big three console manufacturers. There's also news, smarm, and more of what keeps you comin' back time after time.

Melissa hangs out with The Croods, as Michael finds himself Saving Mr. Banks. A rundown of the latest new releases on DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Redbox, Hulu, Movies, TV, Music, and Books. Plus! How Noah became an action flick, Mourning the death of character actor James Rebhorn, Figuring out how to make a John Belushi biopic, Teasing out the plot of Bryan Singer's next two X-Men movies, and Deepening the impact of the expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Patrick and JB go all Fincher on your ass with Se7en! Oh, and there's something in the box for you.

Clark kicks off another series spotlighting director/composer collaborations. This time, you'll hear music written by Carter Burwell for the films of Joel and Ethan Coen. Included are selections from Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, The Hudsucker Proxy, Fargo, The Man Who Wasn't There, Intolerable Cruelty, Burn After Reading, A Serious Man, and True Grit.

Melissa struggles to watch the Veronica Mars movie. A rundown of the latest new releases on DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Redbox, Hulu, Movies, TV, Music, and Books. Plus! We mourn the passing of comedian David Brenner; Overdosing on Muppets; Hollywood's perverse infatuation with young adult action/adventure franchises; Star Wars Episode VII casting kicks into high gear; and why the Fantastic Four reboot is Doomed.

This month, our boys come in from the cold to tackle furry little critters, spaceships made from tilt-a-whirls, werewolves, creepy neighbors, and Looney Tunes, as we share in the good, the bad, and the ugly of director Joe Dante. We're ALL Rockin' Ricky Rialto fans!

Mac suffers through 3 Days to Kill. Dave partakes of HBO's True Detective and 300: Rise of an Empire... TWICE! Michael preps for auditions with Spamalot and Monty Python and the Holy Grail on YouTube?! Summer movie season comes very early this year. Reviews of The Venture Bros: Season 5 (Blu-ray) and Enemies Closer (Blu-ray). Ambush Topics: Spies with family lives, Hand to hand combat in mid-air, Worst book-to-film adaptations.

As Melissa closes the book on Breaking Bad, Michael gets excited for what the future of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. holds. Running down the latest new releases on DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Redbox, Hulu, Movies, TV, Music, and Books. Plus! Bryan Cranston does LBJ; President Obama goes between Two Ferns; Dan Harmon joins forces with Mitch Hurwitz on a new TV project; Sylvan Chomet does an intro for The Simpsons; Fox's Gotham casts its teen Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle; and Leatherface gets 4k facelift for the 40th anniversary of Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Mac embraces Miyazaki's The Wind Rises, Daryl is thrilled with new Stray Bullets, Erich takes in Thor: The Dark World, and Jason logs heavy hours on Sleeping Dogs. Reviews of Romeo and Juliet (2013), King of Chinatown, Search: The Complete Series, Beneath. Ambush Topics: Shoes, Clowns, Movies that span decades, Great TV shows that only lasted one season, Role Playing Games.