Blu-ray

This suitably epic screen adaptation of the hit West End musical definitely gets the most out of this hi-def platter. The opening act's frequently dark and gloomy imagery reveals a wealth of fine detail in close-ups, while the second half of the film is awash with golden hues. Fans of the production will also savour the director's commentary and hour-long Making of… documentary also included on the Blu-ray. However, it's the DTS-HD MA 7.1 soundtrack that really dazzles – not just in the big musical numbers (although they sound fantastic), but through its forceful employment of the entire speaker array.

No 'mere' biopic of that most famous of American Presidents, Steven Spielberg's Lincoln is the third in a loose trilogy of films about race that the filmmaker has made over the past three decades (the others being 1985's The Color Purple and 1997's Amistad).

It may not be quite as sharp or foul-mouthed as The Thick of It, but Armando Iannucci still manages to mine plenty of laughs from the sour heart of the political world with his first US sitcom. And as we've come to expect from HBO, this two-disc Blu-ray release is a very slick operation, delivering attractively sharp and bright AVC 1.78:1 1080p encodes and cleanly-rendered DTS-HD MA 5.1 mixes for all eight episodes. The set also includes some excellent extras including 12(!) cast and crew episode commentaries, a 14-minute Making of… and deleted scenes.

Romeo and Juliet gets yet another makeover in this teen flick about a zombie that rediscovers his sense of identity when he falls in love with a living girl. As unpromising as this sounds, Warm Bodies is a smarter and wittier film than you might expect – although the filmmakers have held back from giving it the full satirical bite the concept is capable of delivering. The Blu-ray itself is absolutely first-rate, thanks to a crystal-clear AVC 1.78:1 1080p encode and a nimble DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix. Copious extras include a chat-track and seven behind-the-scenes featurettes.

It may have been little more than a belated cash-in on Pixar's aquatic smash Finding Nemo, but the 2010 Belgian animated feature A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures clearly did well enough to justify the bankrolling of this equally lacklustre sequel. This time around Sammy and Ray are snatched up by human poachers, along with a couple of new hatchlings, and deposited in a high end aquarium in Dubai. In other words, it's basically the Nemo portions of Finding Nemo, stretched out to feature-length and on a much grander scale. Yawn...

Judd Apatow's latest comedy had a pretty tough time with a lot of critics at cinemas, due to it being completely out of touch with what turning 40 means to anyone who isn't a Hollywood millionaire. Honestly, we could care less. The only thing that matters is that (despite being about half-an-hour too long) This is 40 is a very funny film that frequently had us in fits of laughter. The Blu-ray itself also managed to raise a smile with its proficient AVC 2.40:1 1080p encode and bountiful selection of extras – although the DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix could have been a lot more engaging.