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Actors Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson find themselves trapped together when a party they're attending is interrupted by the end of the world. And as supplies start running low, their friendship is pushed to the limits by in-fighting, demonic possession and an irate Emma Watson…

Buried away on 5USA here in the UK, there's a good chance that most people are still unaware of this hilarious animated spy spoof – so thank heavens for Blu-ray. Indeed, 20th Century Fox's stunning hi-def releases remain the best way to watch the show, and this latest two-disc set is no exception. The AVC 1.78:1 1080p encodes across all 13 episodes are nigh-on flawless, with excellent colour fidelity and crisp delineation throughout. The DTS-HD MA 5.1 sonics also impress with their clarity and potency. And while the extras are a little thin on the ground, what's here is almost as much fun as the show itself.

Now here's a strong contender for 2013's biggest guilty pleasure. This testosterone-laden tale of a former criminal masquerading as a small-town sheriff is the kind of pulp TV series that pulls you in with its lurid mix of violence and sex, but keeps you hooked with its colourful cast of characters and unpredictable storylines. As you'd expect from an HBO release (even one for a Cinemax series such as this), Banshee has been given exemplary treatment on Blu-ray. The AVC 1.78:1 1080p visuals and DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio are both excellent – and there's no shortage of quality bonus features.

Set prior to Thomas Harris' novel Red Dragon, this exceedingly gruesome and equally stylish police procedural follows the early relationship between 'troubled' FBI special investigator Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and consulting psychiatrist-cum-cannibal Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen). This hi-def set's AVC 1.78:1 1080p encodes excel at capturing the show's eye-catching visuals and the DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio is superbly nuanced. Extras, however, are virtually nonexistent, with only a couple of brief TV promo featurettes included on the final disc.

With Batman proving to be a real hero at the box office it was inevitable that Superman would quickly follow suit. And with Christopher (The Dark Knight) Nolan producing, Zack (Watchmen) Snyder directing and David (Blade II) Goyer on scripting duties, fans were surely in for the Superman movie to outdo all other Superman movies. Weren't they?

It's impossible to overstate just how important 1989's The Little Mermaid was to Disney. More than just a return to the world of fairy tale adaptations after a gap of 30 years, the film also transformed the studio's fortunes, bringing to an end its decade-long run of critical and commercial disappointments. And even if the film's gender politics can be (and have been) debated endlessly, at the end of the day this animated screen version of Hans Christian Anderson's aquatic adventure is a resounding success. Packed to the gills with memorable characters and catchy songs, it's Disney's best animated feature since 1967's The Jungle Book.

After the unspeakable cinematic horror of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, it’s a tiny miracle that Michael Bay could persuade anybody that the world needed another instalment in this toy-based franchise. But persuade them he did, and the resulting 3D sci-fi epic went on to rake in more than $1billion at box offices around the world. But is the film actually any good?