There are some films which come together and seem like a slam dunk yet fail to connect with audiences, while others are this mysterious combination of magic that, against all odds, finds its way both into audience’s hearts but also… Read More ›
4K UHD
Head back to the woods of Seattle with Kino Lorber’s brand-new 4K UHD restoration of family adventure “Harry and the Hendersons.”
There are those among us who proudly describe themselves as “Amblin kids.” Sure, it’s a descriptor I’ve just made up, but if you grew up in the era of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Gremlins (1984), The Goonies (1985), Back to… Read More ›
“‘Wuthering Heights’” brings the bodice-ripping energy while leaving most of the story behind as it saunters into a home release.
In the era of BookTok, many fans find themselves drawn to stories fueled by yearning. Some might want to step into a romantasy, where bat-winged boys sweep their powerful protagonists off their feet, while others prefer a more real-world scenario… Read More ›
Return to “The Great Outdoors” in Kino Lorber’s first-time 4K UHD restoration of this Howard Deutch-directed family comedy.
Bear… bear… Big Bear… big bear chase meeeeeeee…! – Chet (John Candy) in The Great Outdoors In the modern era of comedy, there are few performers spoken of with the same reverence as John Candy. A Canadian actor and performer,… Read More ›
Maiden, Mother, Crone, Whore — they are all “The Bride!”
Trigger Warning: The Bride! incorporates several instances of violence against women that may be triggering for individuals who’ve experienced sexual assault. Additionally, there’s a scene in a club that utilizes flashing lights which may induce a reaction for those with… Read More ›
Hoh?! “Speed Racer” on first-time 4K UHD offers the best iteration of the Wachowski Sisters’ cult classic family adventure.
Photosensitivity Warning: The 4K UHD disc of Speed Racer includes the following warning that, “[t]his film may cause seizures in viewers susceptible to photosensitivity epilepsy.” “Get that weak shit off my track.” – Emile Hirsch as Speed Racer in Speed… Read More ›
“Blue Thunder” roars in with an Arrow Video 4K Blu-ray release.
Blue Thunder makes its way back home with a stellar 4K Blu-ray release from Arrow Video, delivering exactly the kind of jam-packed collector’s edition that reminds people why physical media still matters. In a time where so many catalog titles… Read More ›
“Moneyball” is a masterpiece created in the aggregate; now in 4K UHD.
“Re-create it in the aggregate” is one of the great lines of dialogue about art’s favorite hero, the underdog. Culture is full of underdog stories, but Moneyball (2011), now available on 4K, is the rare entry about what happens next…. Read More ›
Bryan Fuller’s fantastical gateway adventure “Dust Bunny” comes home, empowering a new generation of possible fans to start their horror journey.
The horrors that keep us up at night are, for better or worse, the ones we make ourselves. The regrets, the failures, the hopes, the dreams, all the good, all the bad, swirl together in the dark to coagulate into… Read More ›
Filmmaker Lynne Ramsay’s “Die My Love” arrives on 4K UHD Blu-ray with a bare-bones home edition.
2025 was an exceptionally strong year for film, though several slipped through the cracks. One of those casualties was Lynne Ramsey’s Die My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence (Causeway) and Robert Pattinson (Mickey 17). The story follows a young mother named… Read More ›
Filmmaker Barry Levinson’s dramatic crime thriller “Sleepers” receives a 4K UHD remaster 30 years after its release.
There is something that gets me particularly giddy when a studio releases a catalogue title on 4K and it’s not coming from a boutique. To be clear, there is nothing against boutiques, but when looking at a blind buy (from… Read More ›
Edgar Wright’s “The Running Man” encourages you to watch with more than two hours of supplemental materials on the home release.
When Stephen King published his novel The Running Man under the name Richard Bachman in 1982, the book must’ve been seen like a piece of cynical dystopian fiction. Instead, like Jules Verne with the submarine and space shuttles, it turned… Read More ›
Gore Verbinski’s “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” arrives on physical formats which means it’s game on at home.
Photosensitivity Warning: The climax of the film includes an extended sequence of flashing that may prove triggering for photosensitive individuals. Take precautions. Spoon boy: Do not try and bend the spoon. That’s impossible. Instead … only try to realize the… Read More ›
“The Running Man” 4K UHD Digital Code Giveaway
Back in November 2025, filmmaker Edgar Wright (Last Night in Soho) unveiled his kinetic adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Running Man, starring Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Colman Domingo, Michael Cera, Jayme Lawson, Daniel Erza, and many more. Paramount… Read More ›
Screenlife real-time techno thriller throws everything at you except what it needs: “Mercy.”
The insertion of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in storytelling used to be entirely science fiction in the same way that submersible technology (Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea) or watch phones (Dick Tracy) were. Now, however, A.I. is being worked into… Read More ›
Conjugate the verb to go and pickup The Criterion Collection’s 4K release of Monty Python’s “Life of Brian.”
Over the last few years, the comedy troupe known as Monty Python has made their 4K UHD debuts and every transfer thus far has looked incredible. Whether it be a standard amray for The Meaning of Life (1983) or a… Read More ›
For those who came in late, “The Phantom” is bestowed a first-time 4K UHD with brand-new features via Kino Lorber.
Before comic films were cinematic, extended, or otherwise franchise driven, they were more often singular. It’s hard to believe given the proliferation of them today, however, before the 1990s, major studio cinematic comic adaptations were limited to Superman (1978) and… Read More ›
“The Birthday” is a totally unhinged celebration of occult conspiracies, now on 4K UHD via Arrow Video.
If you were to take The Shining (1980) and replace the psychosis with a completely different trip of mental anguish, then you’d get Eugeino Mira’s The Birthday (2004). It focuses on Norman (Corey Feldman) who’s hopelessly in love with his… Read More ›
Tobe Hooper’s Stephen King adaptation “Salem’s Lot” joins Arrow Video with a brand-new 4K UHD restoration.
Having *never* seen Tobe Hooper’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot (1979) prior to the Arrow 4K UHD release, I was surprised to notice that disk 1 (disk A) featured the miniseries versus the movie itself, so I changed disks… Read More ›
Filmmaker Tsui Hark’s violent wuxia deconstruction “The Blade” joins The Criterion Collection with a first-time 4K UHD restoration.
Martial arts fans have it so good right now; it’s truly incredible. With deals being made to restore and re-print various titles out of Hong Kong, what was once hard to find (Hard Boiled) and barely accessible on HD (Rumble… Read More ›