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All right, we’ve got a ton of new disc reviews that we’ve shared here at The Bits over the past week, including…

My reviews of the fixed Superman: The Movie, Superman II, and Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut 4K Ultra HD discs from Warner Bros.

My review (with Todd Doogan) of Akira Kurosawa’s Stray Dog (1949) on Blu-ray from the BFI, as well as my review (with Tim) of the new Back to the Future: 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Gift Set in 4K from Universal.

Stephen’s thoughts on Arūnas Žebriūnas’s The Devil’s Bride (1974) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile, Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s Shin Godzilla: Deluxe Collector’s Edition (2016) from GKids, and Abel Ferrara’s Ms. 45 (1981) on 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video.

Tim’s reviews of Hanna-Barbera’s Wacky Races: The Complete Series on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, StudioCanal’s Dead of Night: 80th Anniversary Collector’s Edition in 4K Ultra HD, the first titles—One-Armed Swordsman (1967) and Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)—from Arrow’s Shawscope: Volume Three Blu-ray box set.

Dennis’ look at Mark L. Lester’s The Ex (1996) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics and John Cromwell’s The Racket (1951) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Stuart’s take on Stuart Heisler’s I Died a Thousand Times (1955) and the Bette Davis Collection (which includes The Letter, Dark Victory, Jezebel, and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection as well as José Giovanni’s Last Known Address (1970) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

We’ve also got lots more new disc reviews coming today and all this week, so be sure to check back for them!

Now then… in announcement news today, the good people at Radiance Films have revealed that they’re releasing Richard Rush’s The Stunt Man (1980) in 4K Ultra HD on 2/23/26. The film will feature Dolby Vision HDR, and the package will include a bevy of new and legacy special features, including the acclaimed documentary The Sinister Saga of Making The Stuntman (2001). You can see the cover work above left. [Read on here...]

We’re starting the new week here at The Bits with a host of new disc reviews for the team, including...

My thoughts (with longtime Bits contributor Todd Doogan) on Antony Hoffman’s Red Planet (1990) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video.

Tim’s take on Terence Fisher’s The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) in 4K Ultra HD from the Warner Archive Collection, as well as Warner Archive’s Hollywood Legends of Horror: 6-Film Collection on Blu-ray, Jag Mundhra’s Hack-O-Lantern (1988) in 4K from Massacre Video, and Tom Savini’s Night of the Living Dead (1990) in 4K Steelbook from Sony.

Dennis’ thoughts on Dan Curtis’ Dead of Night (1977) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Stuart’s take on Richard Thorpe’s The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Stephen’s reviews of John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness (1994) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video, and the new Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) and Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) anime films on Blu-ray from GKids via Shout! Studios.

More reviews are definitely on the way all this week, so be sure to keep checking back.

Now then, we’ve got a bunch of release news to report today... [Read on here...]

More news and more reviews are the order of the day today here at The Bits. Starting with the latter first, as always, we’re pleased to bring you…

Stephen’s take on Ken Russell’s Altered States (1980) in 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray from our friends at the Criterion Collection.

And Tim’s look at Glen A. Larson’s classic Knight Rider: The Complete Series (1982-1991) on 4K Ultra HD from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment!

Also, yesterday we posted the following as well…

Stuart’s look at Anthony Asquith’s French Without Tears (1939) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Tim’s reviews of Severin Films’ High Tension: Four Films by Lamberto Bava Blu-ray box set and also the final films in Arrow Video’s Shawccope: Volume Two Blu-ray box set.

More reviews are definitely on the way, so be sure to keep checking back.

Also today, speaking of the Criterion Collection, they’re holding a quick 24-hour flash sale today that runs for about the next 19 hours as of the time of this writing. The sale is good for 50% off all in-stock titles on their website here. So if there’s something you’ve been looking for, now might be a good time to pick it up if you act fast! [Read on here...]

We’ve got some great release news for you today, but also more new disc reviews, including…

Stephen’s thoughts on Ringo Lam’s HK police actioner City on Fire (1987) in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Factory.

Dennis’ take on Raoul Walsh’s war film They Died with Their Boots On (1941) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Stuart’s look at Seijun Suzuki’s Underworld Beauty (1958) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films.

And over the weekend, we also posted a few more, including…

Stuart’s look at Cy Endfield’s Sands of the Kalahari (1965) on Blu-ray from KLSC.

Dennis’ review of Jess Franco’s The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse (1972) on Blu-ray also from Kino.

And Tim’s review of Kuei Chih-Hung’s The Boxer’s Omen (1983) on Blu-ray from Arrow’s Shawscope: Volume Two box set.

More reviews are definitely forthcoming from The Bits’ review team, so be sure to keep checking back all week.

In terms of announcement news today, we do have some great breaking news for you: Lionsgate is getting ready to announce their November slate of 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray titles, which will include Neil Marshall’s The Descent: 20th Anniversary Edition (2006) 4K + BD Steelbook (including both versions via seamless branching as well as both new and legacy special features)—that’s a Lionsgate Limited exclusive. You’ll also get Francis Lawrence’s The Long Walk (2025) on 4K + Blu-ray Steelbook as an Amazon exclusive, with the Blu-ray + DVD version available via Walmart. [Read on here...]

Good afternoon, Bits readers! We’ve got the usual mix of news and announcements for you today, but first as always we have more new disc reviews to share with you, including…

Stephen’s look at Peter Berg’s The Rundown (2003) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Dennis’ thoughts on Ole Bornedal’s The Nightwatch Collection on Blu-ray from Arrow Video, which includes Nightwatch (1994) and Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023).

More reviews are coming later this week. Tim’s already hard at work on Warner’s The Nightmare on Elm Street 4K box set, Stephen is looking at Sony’s The Quick and the Dead 4K, and I’m going to knock out my thoughts on 20th Century’s The Sound of Music in 4K Ultra HD soon as well.

Also, I wanted to let all of you know that we’ve finally begun updating our 4K Ultra HD Release List here at The Bits once again. I know the page is popular with our readers, but back when we were having server and software issues over the summer, updating the list was one of the things that took a back seat in our mad scramble to get the site back to normal and fully functional once again. All of our 4K reviews have now been linked, and we’ll be working all week long to update all of the studio listings as well. So thanks for your patience! [Read on here...]

All right, my hand has recovered enough that I’m at least functional today, so let’s get right into today’s update. First though, a few more new disc reviews…

Stephen has reviewed Albert Brooks’ Real Life (1979) in 4K Ultra HD from Criterion.

Dennis has shared his thoughts on John Farrow’s His Kind of Woman (1951) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Stuart has offered his take on Frank Borzage’s Three Comrades (1938), also on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Watch for more reviews all this week.

Note that we’ve also updated our Release Dates & Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon pre-order links. As always, whenever you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking to them through one of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we do appreciate it!

Now then, the big announcement news today is that Universal has just officially set Gareth Edwards’ Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025) for release on Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, and 4K Steelbook on 9/9, with the Digital version available as of today. The 4K will be a 100GB disc featuring Dolby Vision and HDR10 with Dolby Atmos audio. [Read on here...]

The new week is here, and so we’ve got three new disc reviews to share with you today accordingly...

Stuart’s look at Ken Loach’s Family Life (1971) on Blu-ray from Indicator.

Dennis’ thoughts on Predrag Antonijević’s Savior (1998) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

And Tim’s take on another title from Arrow’s Shawscope: Volume Two Blu-ray box set, this time Lau Kar-leung’s Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979)!

In announcement news today, Shout! Factory has begun to reveal its August slate of titles, which is set to include the Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume Seven Blu-ray box set on 8/5, which features the films The Imperial Tomb Raiders (1973), Legend of the Bat (1978), The Shadow Boxed (1975), The Spiritual Boxer (1975), Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978), Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre 2 (1978), Seven Shaolin Hand Lock (1978), Swordsman and Enchantress (1978), The Proud Twins (1979), A Deadly Secret (1980), and Heroes Shed no Tears (1980). [Read on here...]

We’ve got one last update for you this week, with announcement news and a few more new disc reviews. As always, let’s take a look at the latter first…

Tim has offered his take on Gordon Hessler’s Catacombs (1965) on Blu-ray from Via Vision’s Imprint Films.

Dennis has shared a look at Anthony Mann’s Side Street (1949) on Blu-ray from MGM via the Warner Archive Collection.

And Stephen has taken a look at Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated feature The Boy and the Heron (2023) in 4K Ultra HD from Studio Ghibli via GKids and Shout! Factory.

Meanwhile, the title announcement news this afternoon begins with this: Imprint Films has revealed that they’re releasing a 4-disc Limited Edition of David Lynch’s Dune (1984) in 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray!

The 4-disc set will include the 137-minute Theatrical Cut on both 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray, plus the 177-minute Extended TV Version on Blu-ray. You’ll also get a bonus disc featuring the 93-minute Extended Cut of Ballyhoo Motion Pictures’ terrific feature-length documentary The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune documentary, produced and directed by our friend Daniel Griffith! [Read on here...]

We’re back!

Sorry for the absence of news posts over these last few days, folks. It’s been a busy and chaotic week here at The Bits—not so much work wise, but personal life. Our family’s had a flurry of doctors appointments (all routine, thanks goodness, but still disruptive) and I’ve had to run a car in for servicing. Man, I hate it when real life intrudes on my 4K disc time! Anyway, things seem to be settling down, so it’s time to catch up on news, and then I’ll be working on some new disc reviews myself over the coming days as well.

First though, we do have a couple of reviews to share with you from the team, including...

Tim’s look at Tarsem Singh’s The Cell (2000) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video—something of a complicated title to review, given its unique production characteristics, as well as the fact that Arrow implemented a disc replacement program.

And Stephen’s thoughts on Robert Wise’s The Andromeda Strain (1971) in 4K Ultra HD, also from Arrow Video, a terrific sci-tech thriller adapting Michael Crichton’s influential 1969 novel of the same name.

Also here at the site this week, we’ve posted a new update of our Release Dates & Artwork section featuring all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover art and Amazon pre-order links. As always, whenever you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking through to them from one of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at the site and we really do appreciate it! [Read on here...]

We’ve got four new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, including…

Dennis’ look at Frank Wisbar’s Lighthouse (1947) on Blu-ray from Film Masters.

Stuart’s take on James Goldstone’s Swashbuckler (1976) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

And last but not least, Stephen’s in-depth thoughts on Clint Eastwood’s The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) in both 4K Ultra HD and 4K Steelbook from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.

More reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to stay tuned for them.

Also here at The Bits today, we’ve just updated our Release Dates & Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover art and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, anytime you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking to them through one of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at the site and we really appreciated it! [Read on here...]