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Anton van Beek  |  Mar 28, 2013  |  0 comments

When Chris (Steve Oram) takes his new girlfriend Tina (Alice Lowe) on a caravanning holiday, what was initially planned as an 'erotic odyssey' through Yorkshire soon turns into a murderous rampage.

Mark Craven  |  Mar 27, 2013  |  0 comments

HCC reader Jag Phull is the proud owner of this stunning cinema room... at the bottom of his garden. How did achieve his high-end dream? With a lot of hard graft, a lengthy build process and a few upgrades along the way.

Anton van Beek  |  Mar 27, 2013  |  0 comments

This enjoyable documentary gives a bunch of nutters the chance to explain the hidden meanings they claim to have found in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. The result is a mix of the intriguing (possibly deliberate continuity mistakes) and the insane (it's really a hidden message from Kubrick explaining how he was responsible for faking the moon-landing footage) – and if nothing else it leaves you wanting to watch The Shining again. The anamorphic 1.78:1 picture and DD 5.1 audio are both fine, if limited by the quality of the varied source material.

Anton van Beek  |  Mar 26, 2013  |  0 comments

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Michael Shannon star in this flashy action flick about a New York cycle courier and the corrupt cop who is trying to stop him from delivering his latest package. With the unavoidable whiff of BMX Bandits hanging around, it's hard to take Premium Rush particularly seriously. But seeing as the leads clearly weren't taking it all that seriously either, it's not as if this is really a problem. It doesn't hurt that the film looks and sounds solid on Blu-ray courtesy of this platter's flawless AVC 2.40:1 visuals and exaggerated DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix. A daft but enjoyable ride.

Mark Craven  |  Mar 26, 2013  |  0 comments

LG has today confirmed that the digital music streaming service Spotify will be available on some of its 2013 range of Blu-ray players and home cinema systems from April.

Anton van Beek  |  Mar 25, 2013  |  0 comments

This generically-titled shocker claims to be 'Based on a true story'. But while one of the bonus features makes it clear that the pre-credit sequence has its basis in a supposedly real event, the rest of The Possession is so blatantly derivative of William Friedkin's 1973 horror classic that it might as well come with a label that reads 'Based on The Exorcist'. On a more positive note, the sheer quality of The Possession's AVC 2.40:1 1080p encode and DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix ensure that it won't disgrace your home cinema should you choose to give this Blu-ray a spin.

Anton van Beek  |  Mar 24, 2013  |  0 comments

Yet another previously released Doctor Who benefits from a second DVD outing – including improved picture quality and even more bonus features. However, the major selling point for this two-disc set is the inclusion of a 64-minute reconstruction of the missing 1965 serial Galaxy 4, the centrepiece of which is a pristine restoration of the recently rediscovered third episode (pictured). It's still a dreadful story, but the chance to finally see how bad it was for yourself makes this set a must-own for fans.

Anton van Beek  |  Mar 23, 2013  |  0 comments

Brad Pitt plays against type as a mob hit man in this darkly comic and very violent neo-noir thriller-cum-political-allegory from the director of The Assassination of Jesse James. Despite updating the action to play against the 2008 US presidential election, the film remains most squarely rooted in '70s cinema – a fact reflected in this disc's dark and grainy AVC 2.40:1 1080p imagery. Much of the DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix is given over to dialogue, but it also knows when to cut loose (such as the bone-crunching blows during Markie's beating). Seven short interviews are the only extras.

Anton van Beek  |  Mar 22, 2013  |  0 comments

Few films have had quite as big an impact on videogame design as Alien and Aliens. The influence of H.R. Giger's xenomorphs and James Cameron's gung-ho space marines can be found everywhere from '80s shooter R-Type to the rather more recent Gears of War.

Anton van Beek  |  Mar 22, 2013  |  0 comments

A young boy with the ability to talk to the dead finds himself battling zombies and a witch's curse in this 3D stop-motion film. While ParaNorman is frequently funny, beautifully animated and shows a real love for the horror genre, it also lacks that spark of life that marks out a truly great 'toon. And, while the film looks excellent when presented 'flat', the 3D incarnation of the disc's MVC 2.40:1 1080p encode is rather more hit-and-miss due to the dark nature of the visuals. Otherwise, the disc scores pretty well with a boisterous DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix and plenty of behind-the-scenes extras.

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