Blu-ray

Considering the sizeable challenges the restoration team faced with Mario Bava's legendary horror anthology, this Blu-ray release of Black Sabbath is nothing short of miraculous. Both the Italian and US edits of the film boast wonderfully rich colour palettes and pleasingly natural levels of film grain throughout. The only extras on the HD platter are a chat-track and a fascinating featurette examining the differences between the two versions of the film. However, additional interviews and trailers can be found on the DVDs included in the set.

Kathryn Bigelow's cinematic re-telling of the C.I.A. investigation that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden arrived at cinema screens dogged by controversy – not least the claims that it legitimises the use of torture. If that's a debate that doesn't interest you, just focus on Zero Dark Thirty simply as a piece of entertainment, because this technically accomplished movie is one of the best we've seen all year.

Considering that the first time I ever encountered Quartet was seeing it mentioned on the back pages of the daily newspapers, where the main actors were advertising chair lifts and retirement complexes, I had to wonder if this latest film aimed at an older audience was really for me (while I may be a grandmother, I like to think there's still a very long way to go before I even contemplate the need for mechanical assistance in getting up a flight of stairs).

The surrealist movies of filmmaker David Lynch are an acquired taste, but one that I took to decades ago. As such, I was thrilled when this six-disc boxset was announced. After all, what self-respecting fan would relish the opportunity to savour almost two-thirds of Lynch’s cinematic output (Eraserhead, Dune, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and Lost Highway) on Blu-ray in one fell swoop?

Joseph Losey's deliciously subversive masterpiece about class relations in '60s Britain has lost none of its impact over the last 40 years – despite the seismic sociological changes the country has undergone since. This wonderful Blu-ray release will hopefully bring the film wider recognition, with the immaculate AVC 1.66:1 1080p visuals (easily one of the best HD encodes in the StudioCanal Collection range) providing a sensational showcase for Losey's inventive direction. The disc also boasts fascinating extras – primarily interviews, both new and archival – including James Fox talking to Richard Ayoade. Unmissable.

Full Moon's catalogue of DTV horrors may be packed with guilty pleasures, but these initial entries in the company's 1990s vampire franchise are genuinely effective fright-flicks. Sadly, Subspecies' AVC encode is soft throughout, but things improve significantly with the sequel's sharp and detailed 1080p visuals (it also gets a 5.1 audio upgrade, unlike the first film). A handful of extras are shared across both discs, but they do get their own commentaries and archival Videozone promo featurettes.

This is far from director Wes Craven's finest moment, but there are still some inventive horrors (and a completely nonsensical ending) lying in wait in this largely forgotten 1981 mash-up of religious chillers and psycho slashers. Arrow's AVC 1.78:1 1080p restoration is a little uneven, but still manages to be the best-looking treatment of the film we've seen.  An LPCM 2.0 soundtrack copes admirably with the limited material, and generous extras include a commentary by Craven, interviews, a trailer and even a couple of Easter Eggs. Old school!