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wo animated comedies to clue you in on first. A family on a cross-country road trip must contend with a robot uprising in (Blu-ray/DVD, out (Blu-ray/DVD, out now), co-written by veteran Peter Baynham. We said: “While not as visually interesting or polished as and , it more than makes up for that with a sharp, unmistakably British edge.” Bonuses include a light-hearted chat between voice actors Jack Grazer and Zach Galifianakis about their differing attitudes to technology. (Blu-ray/DVD, 10 January) is the latest horror movie to shift from Shudder to shiny disc. A pack of bullies at a posh girls’ school hold a seance to summon the school ghost. Splashy gore ensues, naturally. First-time director Simon Barrett previously wrote and , so we had high hopes for this one, but our reviewer was unimpressed. We said: “The dialogue’s flat, the visual style drab, the misdirection seriously half-arsed.” Yikes.

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