June 20th, 2025 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Disney continues its trend of reviving classic properties with (mostly) live-action remakes. The latest attempt?
Snow White—and it’s a doozy. Between questionable casting choices, a few original songs, and CGI dwarves that belong in a horror film, you might be asking yourself:
Is this new journey worth taking? So where do I land? Am I a princess purist, or does this reimagining of
Snow White breathe new life into the 1937 classic?
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June 20th, 2025 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
When Bring It On burst into theaters in 2000, few expected a teen cheerleading comedy to become a pop culture touchstone. But 25 years later, it’s clear the film not only brought it, it stayed. Directed by Peyton Reed and written by Jessica Bendinger, Bring It On did more than showcase high-flying stunts and fierce rivalries—it tapped into larger conversations about race, privilege, and identity, all while keeping us entertained with whip-smart dialogue and cheer-worthy performances.
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June 20th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
The Witch from Nepal Blu-ray from 88 Films brings one of Hong Kong cinema’s strangest supernatural curios back into the spotlight. Part romance, part mystical fever dream, part action-fantasy, this 1986 oddity stars Chow Yun-fat in a role that swerves from spiritual awakening to bare-chested brawling. Shot partially on location in Nepal, it’s a visually interesting but narratively chaotic ride. Now cleaned up in HD and dressed in slick collector packaging, this release might catch the eye of genre collectors. But not every oddity is a hidden gem.
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June 20th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
There’s no mistaking it — Gate of Flesh Blu-ray is one of the grimiest, gutsiest cult releases 88 Films has ever put out. Originally released in Japan as Carmen 1945, this 1988 reimagining of postwar Tokyo dives deep into the neon-lit back alleys of desperation, sex work, and survival. Set in the ashes of defeat, where the only currency is flesh and power shifts with every glance, Gate of Flesh blends exploitation and melodrama with razor-sharp social critique. Now available on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, this Blu-ray disc packs serious punch for collectors of transgressive cinema and fans of bold Japanese filmmaking. Continue reading ‘Gate of Flesh (Blu-ray Review)’
June 19th, 2025 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
It seems like just yesterday that I was writing up the 45th anniversary edition of Jaws. Brandishing a beautiful new transfer and stacked with bonus features and Dolby Atmos, the release was a highlight of lockdown in 2020. Now, Jaws is 50. Read it again. Fifty. 5. 0. And we still love the film so much. Steven Spielberg captured lightning in a bottle and made magic. People are still trying to make a movie this infectious and likable. We’ve had some, yes, but nothing beats this, arguably the first summer blockbuster. Now at 50, Universal has re-released Jaws in 4K and added a new documentary, Jaws @50, here on its own separate Blu-ray! Read on about Jaws 50th Anniversary Edition!
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June 19th, 2025 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
When I Know What You Did Last Summer hit theaters in October 1997, it arrived with a sharpened hook and a lot of baggage. Riding the coattails of Scream‘s slasher revival just a year earlier—and sharing the same screenwriter, Kevin Williamson—the film was poised to be a hit. And it was, commercially. But critically? Not so much. Now, nearly three decades later, it’s worth asking: Was the film unfairly dismissed at the time, or does it remain a glossy relic of the teen horror boom with more style than substance?
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June 18th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
If Monster Squad had been filtered through a Central European fever dream, you might land somewhere near Freckled Max and the Spooks — a long-lost Gothic oddity from Slovak auteur Juraj Jakubisko. Restored in all its haunted fairytale glory, this 1987 horror-comedy finally arrives on Blu-ray thanks to Deaf Crocodile Films and Comeback Company. Set in the shadow of Frankenstein’s castle, it’s a melancholic monster mash filled with slapstick, sorrow, and strange charm. And now, for the first time in the U.S., you can finally step into Max’s weird, whimsical world — fully subtitled and lovingly remastered. Continue reading ‘Freckled Max and the Spooks (Blu-ray Review)’
June 17th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
Welcome to a dream made of static and sculpture, where logic is left at the door and emotion drives every frame. The Cathedral of New Emotions arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Deaf Crocodile Films, who continue to champion the visually bold and narratively unconventional. Directed by Helmut Herbst and originally released in 2006, this experimental animated feature embraces the chaos and collage of the Dada art movement. It plays more like a manifesto than a narrative — part digital tapestry, part audiovisual riddle. Viewers are thrust into a world where architecture speaks, abstraction reigns, and coherence is optional. Whether that experience resonates or overwhelms will depend on your taste for cinematic anarchy, but one thing is certain: it’s unlike anything else on your shelf. Continue reading ‘The Cathedral of New Emotions (Blu-ray Review)’
June 17th, 2025 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Sometimes there’s nothing more satisfying than a quick and pulpy thriller. Something that you can watch and wrap up in less than 100 minutes is preferable. If it goes beyond that it’s still moving at a pace that’s fast and loose. You are on the edge of your seat and hoping for the best for your protagonist. These are the films I crave a lot of the time as a movie fan. Drop joins the rank of “villain-on-the-phone” thrillers such as Cellular and Phonebooth this time using an app to create the tension. So does Drop drop the ball or make its way into the ranks of great modern thrillers?
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June 16th, 2025 by Aaron Neuwirth
Coming in September from The Criterion Collectoin: Born in Flames, a DIY fantasia of female rebellion from Lizzie Borden; Flow, Gints Zilbalodis’s Academy Award–winning animated international sensation; Read My Lips and The Beat That My Heart Skipped, two tour-de-force thrillers from modern French master Jacques Audiard; and—now on 4K UHD—This Is Spinal Tap, a legendary mock rockumentary directed by Rob Reiner, and High and Low, Akira Kurosawa’s highly influential police procedural. Plus: The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years, our previously announced twenty-disc collector’s set celebrating a true American original, alongside two of his spellbindingly intricate adventures, Isle of Dogs and The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun.
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June 14th, 2025 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
In this fantasy-adventure, set in a world peopled by creatures of myth and magic, a prince embarks on a quest to find the magical Glaive and then rescue his young bride. Colwyn (Ken Marshall) is the leader of a mythical sword-and-sorcery group in pursuit of “the Beast” that has kidnapped his fiancée, Lyssa (Lysette Anthony).
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June 13th, 2025 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
It seems that 4K physical collectors have been salivating for classic James Bond films since the format’s infancy. Since 2016, there have been blogs, rumors and requests for 007 to make the big leap to 4K. We did receive the newest Bond films in the format in a box set and individually some years back, but nothing until the release of the Sean Connery 007 James Bond Collection, now available from Warner Bros. and Amazon/MGM Studios. Given a new 4K restoration makeover and some new audio mixes, this new set is sure to please die-hard fans of the iconic franchise and maybe even entice some newcomers to check out the origins of the incredible Bond, James Bond.
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June 13th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to marry someone who accidentally unlocks godlike cartoon powers, I Married a Strange Person! has you covered. This 1997 animated cult classic by Bill Plympton is finally on Blu-ray, and it’s just as weird, wild, and wonderfully warped as you remember. But how does it look and sound in HD? And what’s packed into the disc? Let’s dig into this off-the-wall release from Deaf Crocodile. Continue reading ‘I Married A Strange Person! (Blu-ray Review)’
June 10th, 2025 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
“Final Destination: Bloodlines,” the newest chapter in New Line Cinema’s bloody successful franchise which takes audiences back to the very beginning of Death’s twisted sense of justice, debuts Digitally at home on June 17. From New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures, the film is directed by Adam Stein & Zach Lipovsky. The screenplay is by Guy Busick & Lori Evans Taylor, and the story is by Jon Watts and Guy Busick & Lori Evans Taylor. It is based on characters created by Jeffrey Reddick.
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June 10th, 2025 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
There’s no need to decrypt any intel to watch 20th Century Studios’ The Amateur starting June 10 via digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home, and on 4K UHD and Blu-ray beginning July 8. Fans of smart, high-stakes action thrillers will be drawn into the gripping journey of CIA codebreaker Charlie Heller (Rami Malek), who channels his intellect into a relentless pursuit of justice after his wife is killed in a terrorist attack. Under the tactical guidance of seasoned CIA operative Henderson (Laurence Fishburne), Heller evolves from analyst to avenger in a riveting story of love, loss, and retribution. Set against a visually striking global backdrop, The Amateur is brought to life by acclaimed director James Hawes – and hailed by Deadline’s Pete Hammond as “a gripping global spy thriller.”
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June 10th, 2025 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
When two people sharing the same name find themselves falling in love, it seems as if destiny has woven their lives together amidst the restless heartbeat of New York City. Under the city’s shimmering lights and endless skyline, everything feels perfectly aligned. But in a place where dreams and realities blur, is fate ever as predictable as it seems? To celebrate Pride Month, new romantic comedy THINGS LIKE THIS, written and directed by Max Talisman, will hit digital download and on-demand across major digital entertainment platforms in North America. The following week, on June 17, the film will be available on DVD & Blu-ray from MPX Releasing through Amazon.
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June 6th, 2025 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Debuting on 4K Ultra HD as a Limited Edition Steelbook on 8/26 – Once in a lifetime there comes a motion picture that changes the whole history of motion pictures. A picture so stunning in its effect, so vast in its impact that it profoundly affects the lives of those who see it. That picture might well be MONTY PYTHON & THE HOLY GRAIL, featuring the entire Python gang in this hilarious retelling of the Knights of King Arthur and their quest for the Holy Grail.
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June 5th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
Deaf Crocodile’s Felidae 4K UHD Blu-ray brings new life to a film long banned in some countries, hard to find in others, and barely whispered about outside cult animation circles. A murder mystery soaked in blood, brains, and philosophical dread, this is adult animation that doesn’t pull punches. It’s stylish, savage, and smart enough to make you forget you’re watching cats. And with Deaf Crocodile’s new 4K restoration, it finally gets the claws-out revival it deserves.
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