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Jean-Jacques Annaud's 1982 prehistoric yarn may get a little tiresome thanks to its non-stop arm-waving and grunting (courtesy of a 'special language' created by Anthony Burgess), but this Blu-ray's appealing AVC 2.35:1 1080p encode certainly gets the best from the film's exotic scenery. Audio comes in LPCM 2.0 and DTS-HD MA 5.0 flavours, both of which sound fine – although the surround remix is a touch forced at times. A pair of fun commentaries headline the strong batch of extras that also includes a 33-minute interview with the director, a 25-minute Making of... and 48-minutes' worth of 'video galleries' (behind-the-scenes photos, storyboards, artwork and more) accompanied by yet more commentary from the director.

Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper star in this ambitious and carefully observed crime drama. While it touches on traditional genre tropes such as bank robberies, corrupt cops and internal affairs investigations, it's mainly concerned with the theme of fatherhood. The AVC 2.40:1 1080p encode opts for a highly stylised aesthetic that mixes heavy grain with bold washes of colour, while the accompanying DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix adds plenty of ambience. A commentary and four extended/deleted scenes are among the disc's modest extras.

The October 2013 issue of Home Cinema Choice went on sale today, packed with the usual mix of exclusive reviews, in-depth features and outspoken opinion. Highlights include:

Four deserters from the English Civil War find themselves stuck in a field, doped up on magic mushrooms and coerced into helping a mystical Irishman find buried treasure in this brilliantly bonkers flick from Ben (Sightseers) Wheatley. Shot in under a fortnight for just £300,000, this experimental film conjures up a stunning AVC 2.40:1 1080p black-and-white encode on Blu-ray. The disc also works its magic through extensive extras, including a chat-track, 12 featurettes and an interview with the director.