Every week Film24 sifts through the latest DVDs and Blu-Rays, summing them up in as compact and descriptive a nutshell as we can, to make your life that bit easier.

Undoubtedly, the week's big release is Stephanie Meyer's second instalment in her Twilight saga, New Moon.  Human heroine Bella (Kristin Stewart) is shattered and distraught after her vampire love Edward (Robert Pattinson) suddenly skips town.  Finding comfort in the shape of Jacob (Taylor Lautner), she learns to be herself again but at the same time, she's deliberately placing herself in dangerous situations.  Her thrill seeking adventures escalate into a real danger for Edward, culminating in a meeting with dangerous vampire clan, the Volturi.  Vampires vs. werewolves, Edward vs. Jacob, which team are you?  Film24 swayed back and forth... and back and forth again.  Maybe we can just be Team Edwob.

If vampires and werewolves leave you wanting more of the supernatural fodder don't fret because Zombieland is here.  Shaun of The Dead successfully paved the way for zom-coms and this one joins the zombie comedy bandwagon.  Starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin, as humans who have survived the zombie apocalypse, they must  they try to find a safe haven free from zombies.  Sort of a road trip movie with not as many zombies as you would think but don't expect to be terrified; this is a likeable silly comedy, not a horror film.

Supernatural goes even further this week with the release of The Fourth Kind, a fact based movie about the strange goings on in Nome, Alaska.  Based on the concept that makes you think what you are watching is real; interviews with abductees and strange goings-on videoed from police camera's, it's interspersed with a definite script.  Director Olatunde Osunsanmi relies on the perception of the audience to make this film work as a frightening movie however we never actually see aliens or anyone abducted.

For a real scare bring Paranormal Activity back home.  Most recently causing a stir in Italian cinemas, with no age restrictions, Italian children as young as 7 suffered panic attacks after seeing the film.  Rated 15 in the UK, it's definitely not for 7 year old children. Director Oren Peli filmed the fictional movie on a video camera in his own house for the lowly budget of £9,000.  The movie revolves around young couple, Katie and Micah, who are haunted by a presence in their home which becomes increasingly disturbing while they are sleeping, or rather, trying to sleep.  Watch this alone at your peril and be prepared to sleep with the lights on for a while.

Michael Caine returns in a starring role in British crime thriller, Harry Brown.  Harry is a widowed Northern Ireland ex-marine living alone on a grim housing estate in Elephant and Castle; one that's quickly plummeting into one full of hoodie wearing thugs fighting and selling drugs in the street.  When his friend is murdered, Harry is forced to return to his marine roots to seek revenge.  Caine is outstanding, as always, and Harry Brown portrays with great effect the solitary loneliness that many of the elderly in this country suffer from today.

Definitely a week for the supernatural but underneath the vampires and werewolves, there's friendship and romance; beneath the zombie's there's a lot of laughs; the scary thrillers provide a means to stay up all night; and beneath the hellish London, there's a story with a deep resonance to life in this country today.  A great pick 'n' mix of films to feast your eyes on; whatever genre takes your fancy.