The Good, the Bad and the Blu-rays

It's a week dominated by one particular release, but there's also a highly anticipated boxset highlight and with it, the high definition debut of a number of long overdue films.

The Good, the Bad and the Blu-rays

Finally, the big summer blockbusters are starting to arrive on DVD and Blu-ray, with this week's only major release being the biggest hit of them all.

BABYCALL DVD review

Starring Noomi Rapace, this Swedish horror is out now on DVD. When Anna is placed into protective housing to keep her son away from his violent father, Anna buys a Babycall radio system to listen in on her son sleeping in the other room; but she she starts to hear horrific screams coming through the speaker, and they're not coming from her son.

SURF NAZIS MUST DIE DVD review

Continuing Arrow Video's quest to re-release every cult classic from the 80s, Troma's vigilante exploitation film Surf Nazis Must Die is out now on DVD.

THE INNKEEPERS DVD review

Following up his success with House of the Devil, writer/director/editor Ti West's latest horror is out now on DVD and Blu-ray.

THE DARKEST HOUR DVD review

This Moscow set, Timur Bekmambatov produced sci-fi thriller is out now on DVD and Blu-ray. Critically mauled on its theatrical release, were the detractors wrong?

VENGEANCE DAY DVD review

The debut film from Gareth Evans, director of The Raid, has just been released on DVD. But is it any good and does it show a taster of what was to come?

LICENSE TO DRIVE DVD review

Re-released this week is one of the great under-appreciated '80s teen comedies. Starring Corey Haim and Corey Feldman (AKA The Two Corey's), License to Drive about a young man's dream to pass his driver's test and take the cute girl from school out on a date. As Haim's character puts it, "an innocent girl, a harmless drive. What could possibly go wrong?"

AMERICAN WARSHIPS DVD review

Yes, the review you've all been waiting for is finally here. American Warships/Battleships/the latest Asylum mockbuster is now out on DVD. But is it any good and how does it compare to its bigger, stronger cousin, Peter Berg's Battleship?

The Good, the Bad and the Blu-rays

Get out of my dreams, get into my DVD collection; this week's selection contains one shining light of a re-release and the star of one of the biggest films of all time sharing the screen with an ex-Hollyoaks cast member.

The Good, the Bad and the Blu-rays

There's something for everyone this week, provided you like films about deadly cars and/or George Sampson doing the occasional backflip.

The Good, the Bad and the Blu-rays

The Good, the Bad and the Blu-rays

With a watchful eye veering wildly from Hollywood's finest to the bargain bin's lowest, The Good, the Bad and the Blu-rays is my attempt to chart this week's best and worst DVD and Blu-ray releases, looking at which ones to buy and which ones are best avoided.

THE LIVING WAKE DVD review

After contracting a mysterious but very prompt deadly disease, K. Roth Binew (Mike O'Connell) along with his man servant Mills (Jesse Eisenberg), spend the day riding around in his rickshaw inviting the locals to K. Roth's wake, taking place that evening with K. Roth as the star attraction.

A MIDNIGHT CLEAR BLU-RAY review

Based on the novel by William Wharton, A Midnight Clear sees a group of young soldiers stationed in the Ardennes Forest, coming face to the face with a group of German soldiers near the end of World War II. Re-released to mark its 20th anniversary, A Midnight Clear stars a cast of young Hollywood talent at the start of their careers.

THE DECOY BRIDE DVD review

Could this Kelly McDonald/David Tennant starring screwball comedy be the end of CinemaNX's astoundingly impressive run of good films? I guess there's only one way to find out.

HESHER DVD review

A hit at Sundance in 2010, the Joseph Gordon-Levitt starring and Natalie Portman produced Hesher is out now on DVD.

TROLL HUNTER DVD review

Fusing the Blair Witch Project with Jurassic Park, Troll Hunter is out now on DVD and Blu-ray, watch the trailer and read my review, next.

THE DRUMMOND WILL DVD review

A dark comedy with nods towards Withnail and I, The Drummond Will is out now on DVD. Watch the trailer and read my review, next...

THE CHANGE-UP DVD review

Ahh, remember the good old days of the body swap comedy? Well it's back in this new Jason Bateman/Ryan Reynolds vehicle from the writers of The Hangover. Watch the trailer and read my review, next...