Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa – Elements of Madness

Close-up of a masked person thrusting a fist with a skull-ring forward, highlighted by a bright starburst effect.

For those who came in late, “The Phantom” is bestowed a first-time 4K UHD with brand-new features via Kino Lorber.

By Douglas Davidson on April 13, 2026 • ( 0 )

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 ›

If you must blink, do it now as you’ll want to take in all the details in the first-time 4K UHD edition of “Kubo and the Two Strings,” available from Shout! Factory and LAIKA Studios.

By Douglas Davidson on March 4, 2023 • ( 0 )

In February of 2021, it was announced that LAIKA Studios and boutique home media distributor Shout! Factory made a deal to bring LAIKA’s incredible stop-motion films to U.S. audiences’ homes. Toward the end of 2021, Shout! Factory released Blu-ray/DVD combo… Read More ›

Shout! Factory’s LAIKA Studios Edition Examination, Part 4: “Kubo and the Two Strings.”

By Douglas Davidson on September 23, 2021 • ( 1 )

For the last 15 years, LAIKA Studios has amused, entertained, amazed, and, in some cases, downright terrified audiences with their stop-motion animation tales that continually place children at the center, offering a chance for audiences old and young to see… Read More ›