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AV receivers are too big, too complicated and too damn old school. That’s the unspoken truth for a generation weaned on portable devices and wireless widgets. While home cinephiles will rightfully defend an opposing view, the fact is that for many, 
AVRs have simply become an irrelevance.  

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.

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.

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.