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For more than four decades German filmmaker Werner Herzog has been one of the most fascinating figures in European cinema. Working in the worlds of both fiction and documentary (even if he's notorious for staging scenes in his non-fiction films for the benefit of what he calls an 'ecstatic truth') Herzog has produced countless beguiling movies that run the gamut from historical adventures and studies of mirages to a Nic Cage cop movie and 3D portraits of ancient cave paintings.

Director Robert Wiene's 1920 silent movie recounts the tale of the titular carnival hypnotist and the somnambulist he uses to kill for him. While the plot may appear fairly simple, Wiene's film infuses each frame of the story with a nightmarish quality, running from the overtly theatrical performances to his pioneering use of an Expressionist aesthetic – the latter creating a blatantly artificial landscape, full of harsh jagged angles, that serves to exaggerate the psychological terror. Utterly captivating.

Ghostbusters celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, but thanks to its brilliant ensemble cast, witty script and imaginative special effects, the iconic comedy-horror about a trio of friends who set up a ghost extermination business in New York still feels just as fresh as it did back in 1984.

Panasonic's 2013 Blu-ray/HDD Freeview+ HD recorder, the DMR-BWT735, was an impressive PVR, Blu-ray player/burner and multimedia machine, although some functionality clashes counted against it.