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t was only last issue that we could deliver our verdict on (4K/Blu-ray/DVD, 24 May), so we won’t repeat ourselves at length. Short version? “The – yep, a black and white version. (Shrugs). (Blu-ray, 31 May) boosts the package previously available. We loved this one-take Japanese zombie horror, calling it “an ingenious and heartwarming paean to the collaborative nature of filmmaking”. The one new bonus is 57-minute sequel ; set six months later, it centres on a female character who’s now moved to America. Though equally charming, the fact that it has the same basic structure makes it more predictable. The new version of Noël Coward’s (out now, DVD) – his 1941 comic play about a socialite haunted by his first wife – rather put our reviewer’s back up. We said: “Criminally, Coward’s jokes have been either stripped out or bludgeoned to death. Spirited performances can’t make up for lifeless dialogue.” Finally, 4K debuts include meta Arnie actioner (out now), Tim Burton’s tall-tales fantasy (out now) and JJ Abrams’s kids-vs-alien flick (24 May).

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