OUTCAST **** (18)

A surprisingly satisfying indie horror taking place in Edinburgh.

Like the scheme it's set in, Outcast is grim, stark and easily explodes into violence.

It starts with two apparently unrelated stories.

Cathal (James Nesbitt) is taken to a caravan by Liam (Ciaran McMenamin) and has his body tattooed with strange symbols. It seems he is on the trail of a beast.

At the same time Irish traveller Mary (Kate Dickie) arrives on the estate with her son Fergal (Niall Bruton) and performs an incantation to prevent evil from tracking them to their dingy flat.

She seems to be able to read birds' eggs and can "lose" the flat so a visiting housing officer can't find it.

Fergal falls under the spell of local girl Petronella (Hannah Stanbridge), who with pal Ally (Doctor Who's Karen Gillan) adds some glamour to proceedings.

Then a mysterious beast with a thirst for blood begins to stalk the estate.

Outcast is initially rather confusing as you get to grips with the characters and what part they are to play.

But once everything falls into place the pace quickens and there is then a race to the grisly climax.

Nesbitt is suitably scary as the tracker who will stop at nothing to find the beast.

And Red Road actress Dickie is mesmerising as the witch who slowly unravels trying to protect her son.

DVD £12.99

THE SWITCH *** (12)

Jennifer Aniston is the undisputed rom-com queen but this is certainly one with a twist.

She plays Kassie Larson, who decides to have a child with the help of a donor.

This is a blow to her best friend Wally (Jason Bateman).

He loves her, although he can barely admit it to himself, let alone Kassie.

He destroys the donor's donation and replaces it while drunk at her apartment, then seven years later he discovers Kassie's son is his.

Dvd £17.99/Blu-ray & DVD Combi-pack £22.99


First broadcast on BBC One in autumn 2009, this five-part drama unfolds against the backdrop of WWII. Nancy (Summer Strallen), Joyce (Becci Gemmell), Bea (Jo Woodcock) and Annie (Christine Bottomley) decide to do their bit for the war effort by enlisting for the Women's Land Army.

DVD £19.99


An all-star comedy cast doesn't make for a five-star film.

Despite Steve Carell and David Walliams, this remake of a French farce is a series of lame jokes.

The lamest is a dinner where guests bring idiots to make fun of them.

DVD £19.99


Recorded live at the New Wimbledon Theatre in London during a sold-out tour.

In this show, the illusionist reads people's minds, encourages a young woman under his influence to wander through the auditorium and summons supernatural forces to the stage.

Dvd £19.99/Live Collection DVD Box Set £29.99.

THE HOLE *** (12)

A horror for teens with enough bumps in the night to give them the jitters.

Two kids - Dane (Chris Massoglia) and Lucas (Nathan Gamble) - find a trapdoor in their new home.

They find out the hole is a portal to The Darkness, a terrifying force which preys on human fears.

Dvd £19.99/Blu-ray £24.99

GROWN UPS *** (12)

You have to be wary of any film with Adam Sandler in the title role.

Sadly Grown Ups is no Wedding Singer and is more of his puerile nonsense.

Sandler heads up a group of friends who reunite after 30 years for the funeral of their basketball mentor.

Also starring Rob Schneider, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Salma Hayek and Maria Bello.

Dvd £17.99/ Blu-ray £19.99