This week’s DVDs are all winners. The latest Batman installment finally comes to DVD, along with Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who, and finally two important documentaries that you will be sure to learn a lot from. Check out which ones to buy or rent, but definitely don't skip!

Buy it: The blockbuster The Dark Knight is finally available on DVD. The superhero film debuted in July 2008, and is a sequel to 2005’s Batman Begins. The film features Heath Ledger’s final performance as the Joker before his death in January 2008. Ledger died after an accidental overdose of sleeping pills. Christian Bale returns as Batman, who teams up with police commissioner James Gordon, played by Gary Oldman, to stop the newest threat to Gotham, The Joker. The film has received overwhelmingly positive press, in part because of Heath Ledger’s tragic death. However, even without the tradegy, Ledger performance is remarkable; he gives a new meaning to dark and evil.  This movie is full of action, drama, and is overall one of the best films of the year. A definite must to add to your DVD collection.

Buy it: Horton Hears a Who! is the animated feature adapted from the wacky Dr. Seuss children's book by the same name.  Jim Carrey voices the loveable elephant named Horton who lives in the Jungle of Nool, and hears a cry for help from a speck of dust. After saving the speck of dust, he learns that the entire city of Whoville exists on the speck, including Mayor Ned McDodd, voiced by Steve Carell.  The classic story stays close to the original and represents the spirit of Dr. Seuss well. The warm-hearted tale will be a movie for the whole family to enjoy over and over again.

Rent it: Man on Wire is a documentary by James Marsh that tells the story of a Frenchman named Philippe Petit’s high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center in 1974. Marsh uses a combination of present day interviews and reenactments along with footage of Petit as a young man.  Man on Wire has won several awards including being one of the 15 finalists for the Oscar for the Best Documentary and the film has also won the Jury Prize and Audience Award in the World Cinema: Documentary competition at the Sundance Film Festival. To date, Man on Wire is only the sixth film in the history of Sundance to pick up both top awards and the first from outside the US. This truly remarkable story will leave you breathless and inspired, as long as you’re not afraid of heights. What makes this film so fantastic is that it's nonfiction.

Rent it: Flow: For Love of Water is an informative documentary illustrating our dwindling water supply, and what may be the cause of it.  Director Irena Salina investigates the world water crisis, which some have labeled the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st century.  The film is full of interviews with scientists and activists discussing who is to blame for the lack of drinkable water and explores different techniques that hope to find a solution.  The film is extremely informative, and will open your eyes to a serious problem many people may not be aware of. 

—Jessica Delli Santi