ROUND UP
It was only last issue that we could deliver our verdict on ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE (4K/Blu-ray/ DVD, 24 May), so we won’t repeat ourselves at length. Short version? “The backstories of Flash and Cyborg are deepened, explored, given genuine emotional weight that gifts the film a heart… A vindication and a redemption.” Buy it on Blu and you get one featurette. The download (out now) adds a second, plus Justice League Grey – yep, a black and white version. (Shrugs). ONE CUT OF THE DEAD HOLLYWOOD EDITION (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 One Cut Of The Dead In Hollywood; 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 BLITHE SPIRIT (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 Last Action Hero (out now), Tim Burton’s tall-tales fantasy Big Fish (out now) and JJ Abrams’s kids-vs-alien flick Super 8 (24 May).