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This week in physical media may be appealing to the cults out there. Whichever you belong to, Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski are here to guide you towards your particular following. Perhaps you are in the Richard E. Grant & Bruce Robinson cult. Or stay on that side of the pond with an Oscar-winning musical and a film that was the Bridgerton of its time in the way it uses music. Maybe you're in the late Friday the 13th cult and enjoy its post-Paramount days. Or you have a taste for a marathon of Blaxploitation. Whether you love movie doggies or mutated bears, its best to just avoid the sleeping bags this week. 1:38 - Criterion (Withnail & I 4K, How to Get Ahead in Advertising 4K) 14:36 - Sony (Oliver 4K, A Knight's Tale 4K) 26:29 - Arrow (Jason Goes to Hell 4K, Jason X 4K) 47:09 - Shout (Blaxploitation Classics Vol 1) 1:02:43 - Kino (Wonder Dogs, The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders, Prophecy 4K) 1:23:01 – New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (The Quiet Ones, Presence 4K) 1:24:15 - New Blu-ray Announcements

After a week off for The Chicago Critics Film Festival, Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski return to get you up to date on the latest in physical media world. They include one of the great musicals and a landmark in 60s cinema. Disney upgrades one of their animated hits before its live-action counterpart hits theater. See the film Robert Zemeckis made in-between shooting Cast Away. There is plenty of sleaze thanks to Pete Walker and Wings Hauser and a reunion of Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep. There is disaster sci-fi and upgrades for two of the all-time great horror films, one of them you may still have never gotten around to seeing. 1:53 - Criterion (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 4K, In the Heat of the Night 4K, Room 666/999) 16:25 - Disney (Lilo and Stitch 4K) 19:49 - Fun City (Falling in Love) 24:09 - Shout Factory (What Lies Beneath 4K) 30:36 - MVD (Tunnel Vision) 36:52 - Kino (Crack in the World, Pete Walker Crime Collection, Vice Squad)  58:18 - Arrow (The Andromeda Strain 4K) 1:06:39 - Lionsgate (May) 1:16:22 - Ignite (Re-Animator 4K) 1:33:02 - New TV & Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (Dune Prophecy 4K, Landman: Season One, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Captain America: Brave New World, Mickey 17, Black Bag, Better Man, The End, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy) 1:35:38 - New Blu-ray Announcements  CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST. CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM CRITERION BELOW Adventures of Antoine Doinel, The (4K) All We Imagine as Light Anora (4K) Barry Lyndon (4K) Basquiat (4K) Big Heat, The (4K) Brazil (4K) Carnal Knowledge (4K) Chungking Express (4K) How To Get Ahead In Advertising (4K) In the Heat of the Night (4K) Jean de Florette / Manon of the Spring: Two Films by Claude Berri Killer of Sheep (4K) Midnight Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters (4K) Prince of Broadway Room 666 / Room 999 Some Like It Hot (4K) Sorcerer (4K) Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (4K) Three Musketeers, The / The Four Musketeers (4K) Ugetsu (4K) Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The (4K) Wind Will Carry Us, The Withnail and I (4K) Wiz, The (4K) You Can Count On Me (4K)

Another light week for physical media but a fun one – especially for those nostalgic for the early ‘90s. Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress to talk about Criterion's upgrade of a multi-part French masterpiece from the ‘80s. They share thoughts on The Most Dangerous Game riff that got snakebit by real-world tragedies and Covid. Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase try to prevent the assassination of the pope. No, not that one. One of the late Val Kilmer's most iconic performances gets the 4K upgrade. The duo also share their fondness for one of the most entertaining comic thriller team-ups of the era and discuss the history of the movie John Hughes tried to take his name off while Erik lent his name to the commentary track on the Blu-ray. 1:55 - Criterion (Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring 4K) 8:41 - Shout (The Hunt 4K) 13:54 - Kino (Foul Play 4K, Sneakers 4K, Career Opportunities 4K) 53:08 - Disney (Tombstone 4K) 1:06:03 - New TV On Blu-ray (Cheyenne: The Complete Series, Captain Planet and the Planeteers: The Complete Franchise, Hysteria: Season One)  1:09:15 - New Blu-ray Announcements CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST

It's been a little light out there for titles in physical media world but this week has no shortage of interesting ones and Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress to talk you through them. They include one of Wong-Kar Wai's most remembered films and John Sayles' foray into studio filmmaking in the ‘80s. John Wayne goes to war and then later goofs off with John Ford. There are new 4K editions of two of Steven Soderbergh's films plus one of Abel Ferrara's more treasured crime dramas. Then the pair wade into the controversies and legacy of Paul Verhoeven's Basic Instinct. 1:49 - Criterion (Chungking Express 4K) 7:57 - Kino (Sands of Iwo Jima 4K, Donovan's Reef 4K) 18:33 - Fun City (Baby, It's You) 27:21 – Lions Gate (King of New York 4K, Basic Instinct 4K) 56:04 – Warner Bros. (The Good German 4K, The Informant 4K) 1:14:19 – New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Heart Eyes) 1:16:53 - New Blu-ray Announcements CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST

Another light week for physical media but Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski have you covered with one of the greatest comedies of all time and one of Peter Sellers' overlooked gems. There is film noir, a sorority massacre and a pair of films covered on The Friendship Dilemma podcast. They include Ryan Reynolds in the friend zone with Amy Smart and Shane Black getting paid to make Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson his mismatched mystery partners.  0:00 - Intro 3:59 - Criterion (Some Like It Hot 4K) 15:06 - Kino (I'm All Right, Jack / Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XXV) 33:01 - Shout (Sorority House Massacre 4K) 39:50 - Warner Archive (Just Friends) 48:04 - Arrow (The Long Kiss Goodnight 4K) 1:03:44 – New Blu-ray Announcements

If you missed a number of recent films in theaters then this is really the Blu-ray week for you. Beyond those, Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski still have some titles for you to consider if you can't get enough of Nicholas Hoult in vampire films or you really like those new digital shorts on SNL. There's also the tale of graverobbers that took their work a little too far, an obscure relationship melodrama from the 1940s and an influential ghost story set against the backdrop of the Japanese Civil Wars. 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - Criterion (Ugetsu 4K) 8:22 - Film Masters (Lighthouse) 16:38 - Kino (Burke and Hare (1972)) 22:07 - Shout (Renfield 4K, Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain) 33:54 - TV (Superman and Lois: The Complete Series) 34:26 - NEW (Companion, A Complete Unknown, Mufasa: The Lion King, Dog Man, Flight Risk, Into the Deep, Love Me, Love Hurts, One of Them Days,) 49:36 – New Blu-ray Announcements CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST

Blu-rays, 4Ks, physical media galore this week as Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski guide you through another week. They include upgrades of a great Gene Hackman film and another from Alan Rudolph by Criterion. There's early work from Rudolph Valentino and the late George Armitage. Horror goes from brain-inhabiting slugs to a black mamba, child murders, cannibalism and eating the rich. There's also a pair of Chris Farley/David Spade films and a trio of deadly women including Ursula Andress, Kathleen Hughes and the immortal Lynda Carter.   0:00 - Intro 1:54 - Criterion (Night Moves 4K, Choose Me 4K) 21:23 - Warner Archive (Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Hit Man) 32:05 - Shout Factory (Shaw Brothers Vol. 6, Night of the Creeps 4K) 41:19 - Blue Underground (Venom 4K) 50:56 - Arrow (Don't Torture a Duckling 4K) 58:36 - Severin (Delicatessen 4K, Antiviral 4K) 1:09:48 - Paramount (Tommy Boy 4K) 1:15:42 - Kino (Black Sheep 4K, The Glass Web 3D, The 10th Victim, Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw) 1:33:55 – New TV on Blu-ray (Magilla Gorilla: The Complete Series, Star Trek: Lower Decks - The Complete Series) 1:35:18 – New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (The Brutalist 4K, Babygirl 4K, Memoir of a Snail) 1:37:38 – New Blu-ray Announcements

Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress again to get you caught up on a couple weeks of new physical media. They include drama from Charlie Chaplin and Michael Mann's feature debut. Godzilla returns as does the creepy Roger Corman sci-fi of the early ‘80s. Renny Harlin brings the sharks, Skippy from Family Ties battles a heavy metal killer and Peter reminds us of another piece of ‘80s horror that some parents would like to forget. There is also more weirdness including Steve Allen studying sex, John Travolta investigating sex and Eddie Murphy brought in to save a comedy. All that might be nothing compared to the visualization of The Who's rock opera brought to life by Ken Russell. 0:00 - Intro 2:11 - Criterion (A Woman of Paris, Thief 4K, Godzilla vs Biollante 4K) 18:53 - Arrow (Deep Blue Sea 4K) 27:08 - Kino (College Confidential, The Godsend, Best Defense, The General's Daughter 4K, The Black Tulip, Half a Chance) 58:46 - Sony (Bon Voyage) 1:03:57 - Synapse (Trick or Treat 4K) 1:13:01 - Shout (Forbidden World 4K, Tommy 4K) 1:40:27 – New TV on Blu-ray (The Penguin 4K, The Last of Us 4K, Tulsa King Season 2) 1:45:38 – New Theatrical Titles on Blu-ray (Wildcat, Moana 2 4K, Wolf Man 4K) 1:48:00 – New Blu-ray Announcements

Physical media never takes a week off but sometimes they sleep in a little. Such as this light week that has Peter Sobczynski and Erik Childress starting off with a stone-cold classic thriller from Criterion upgraded to 4K. Kino has more film noir, a double feature with Agatha Christie AND Bert I. Gordon plus the terrifying presence of Klaus Kinski as a Nazi. There's an animated cat who gives massages and everyone's favorite bear in a rain slicker. 0:00 - Intro 6:53 - Criterion (The Wages of Fear 4K) 13:32 - Kino (Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XXIV, Crawlspace, Endless Night/Picture Mommy Dead 4K) 34:56 - Shout (Ghost Cat Anzu) 39:21 - Warner (Paddington 2 4K) 43:41 - New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (Gladiator II, Red One, Kraven the Hunter, Den of Thieves 2, The Count of Monte Cristo) 52:36 – New Blu-ray Announcements CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST

Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski run down titles you can get on physical media this week and, not gonna lie, there's a lot of baggage. There's the Mick Jagger film that say on the shelf for two years along with Lindsay Lohan's collaboration with Paul Schrader and William Friedkin's infamous Al Pacino murder mystery set within the gay community. Not to mention John Wayne playing Genghis Khan and the poor timing for an Eric Red horror film. But even controversy can be put aside for cinema sunshine. You can now get Milos Forman's Mozart film in its original theatrical incarnation. Maybe you don't even remember the issue parents had with one of the loveliest coming-of-age films of the ‘90s. And why would you say anything controversial about Carol Reed's masterpiece? All that plus Guillermo Del Toro's debut and the genius of poking fun at documentaries on this week's Blu-ray show. 0:00 – Intro 3:13 - Criterion (Performance 4K, Cronos 4K) 22:43 - Vinegar Syndrome (The Joy of Sex, Virtuosity 4K, The Canyons) 48:18 - Arrow (Cruising 4K) 1:05:54 - Kino (The Conqueror, Graveyard Shift 4K, Body Parts 4K) 1:24:14 - Sony (My Girl 4K) 1:37:39 - LionsGate (The Third Man 4K) 1:44:22 - Warner (Amadeus 4K) 1:55:51 – New Television on Blu-ray (Noble House, Documentary Now: The Complete Series) 2:01:01 - New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (Hard Truths) 2:05:13 – New Blu-ray Announcements

It's physical media time with Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski guiding you through this week's releases which includes a pair of late indie staples from the ‘80s now in 4K. There's a pair of John Candy comedies from the same decade, Burt Reynolds directing a comedy about suicide and one about the life of Frances Farmer. Pick your poison in Richard Dreyfuss directing porn (within the movie) and the unspeakable horrors of Roger Corman mutant rapists. Keanu Reeves is a demon hunter and David Fincher gets upgrades for his underrated B-movie thriller and the origin story of another demon. 0:00 - Intro 2:37 - Criterion (Crossing Delancey 4K, Drugstore Cowboy 4K) 19:24 - Kino (Summer Rental, Uncle Buck 4K, Frances) 41:13 - MGM (Inserts, The  End, Uptown Girls) 1:01:51 - Shout (Humanoids from the Deep 4K) 1:13:16 - Warner (Constantine 4K) 1:21:52 - Sony (Panic Room 4K, The Social Network 4K) 1:41:21 – New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (Last Summer, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Nosferatu, The Order, September 5, Weekend at Taipei) 1:46:15 – New Blu-ray Announcements

Erik Childress & Peter Sobczynski bring you this week's physical media roundup which includes a great upgrade for the family involving a cat and a mouse. Horror fans get some 4K upgrades from four different decades. Film Noir gets several different takes including through the mind of Woody Allen. A legendary black filmmaker championed over the years by Sergio Mims gets his whole collection. There are early appearances by Sam Elliott, Sean Penn and John Cusack along with a reappraisal of a current Oscar contender. A more positive reappraisal has been happening for years with a Shane Black film now in 4K and Peter takes us down the rabbit hole of the time Jean-Luc Godard made a Shakespeare adaptation for Cannon Films. 0:00 – Intro 3:09 - Criterion (King Lear) 17:26 - Warner Archive (Tom and Jerry: The Complete CinemaScope Collection) 21:31 – Warner Bros. (The Nice Guys 4K) 30:18 - Kino (Oscar Micheaux: The Complete Collection, Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XXIII (Rope of Sand / Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye / Never Love a Stranger), Play It Again Sam, Hot Pursuit) 57:11 - Fun City (Lifeguard, Racing with the Moon) 1:08:50 - Universal (Conclave 4K) 1:13:42 - Arrow (Alice Sweet Alice 4K) 1:22:52 - Shout Factory (Galaxy of Terror 4K, Ghosts of Mars 4K, The Last Voyage of the Demeter 4K) 1:35:21 – New Blu-ray Announcements

After some time off for Sundance, Movie Madness returns to get you caught up on the latest and greatest in Blu-rays. Erik Childress talks to Peter Sobczynski about a couple 4K upgrades from Criterion for Paul Thomas Anderson and Anthony Mann. There are rom-coms with Cary Grant and Clark Gable while Al Pacino tries to find love with possibly a serial killer. They've got a possessed authoritarian in the White House (from 1933) and a killer whale on the loose. Music documentaries for Joan Jett and Joan Baez and one of Dario Argento's best. But it all comes down to a remastered version of a butchered Michael Mann film and a trio of upgrades for one of the kings of sexploitation, Russ Meyer. 0:00 - Intro 2:48 - Criterion (Winchester ‘73 4K, Punch Drunk Love 4K) 19:34 - Warner Archive (Gabriel Over the White House) 26:40 - Kino (Houseboat, Teacher's Pet, Shout at the Devil, Orca 4K, Sea of Love 4K, Whore) 1:09:47 - Magnolia (Bad Reputation, Joan Baez I am a Noise) 1:15:25 - Severin (Opera 4K, Vixen 4K, Supervixens 4K, Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens 4K) 1:56:33 - Vinegar Syndrome (The Keep 4K) 2:10:53 – New TV on Blu-ray: (House: Complete Series, Quantum Leap (2022): Complete Series, Frankenstein Jr. And the Impossibles: Complete Series, Wait Til Your Father Gets Home: Complete Series, Twin Peaks Z to A) 2:15:52 - New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (The Coffee Table, Hundreds of Beavers, Juror #2, A Real Pain, Werewolves, Wicked) 2:16:37 – New Blu-ray Announcements

Some great titles in physical media this week and Erik Childress is joined by Peter Sobczynski to convince you to pick them up. They include a great modern con artist noir from Criterion and a lost film from Paul Bartel. The ‘70s bring us some sexploitation horror and Sherlock Holmes hunts Jack the Ripper while the '80s gave us one of the most unique and divisive slasher films. Peter goes to bat for a pair of 4K upgrades from John Carpenter and Tarsem. Finally, there is a trio of new 4Ks from Quentin Tarantino that includes one of Peter's favorite films and one of Erik's favorite music cues. 0:00 - Intro 2:16 – Criterion (The Grifters 4K) 15:30 - Liberation Hall (Shelf Life) 26:29 - Kino (Fade-In, Invasion of the Bee Girls, Murder by Decree 4K, April Fool's Day 4K) 58:57 - Shout Factory (John Carpenter's Vampires 4K) 1:06:57 - Arrow (The Cell 4K) 1:19:45 - Lionsgate (Jackie Brown 4K, Kill Bill Vol. 1 4K, Kill Bill Vol 2 4K) 1:39:44 - New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (Here, The Return, Rumours, Smile 2, The Substance, Venom: The Last Dance) 1:44:00 – New Blu-ray Announcements

 Physical media is still here in 2025! Like every other year. Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski are back to run through the new releases with you. They include a pair of upgraded Kurosawas and Richard Pryor examining his life. John Turturro directs a musical, William Shatner does a horror film in Esperanto and the pair share some fondness for John Frankenheimer's final film. You will hear about the film that was literally like pulling teeth for Erik while two of Brad Pitt's best films get fantastic new packages. 0:00 - Intro 3:39 - Criterion (Yojimbo/Sanjuro 4K, The Mother and the Whore 4K, Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling 4K) 21:55 - MGM (Romance and Cigarettes) 29:03 - Kino (That Funny Feeling, Reindeer Games 4K) 38:27 - Shout (Sanctum 4K) 45:49 - Arrow (Incubus 4K, Inglourious Basterds 4K) 1:06:56 - Warner (Seven 4K) 1:22:07 – New Theatrical Titles on Blu-ray (Saturday Night, We Live in Time, Armor, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, Sometimes I Think About Dying, My Name is Alfred Hitchcock) 1:25:34 – New Blu-ray Announcements CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST

One last physical media show for 2024 and still time to get those last-minute Christmas gifts. Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski take you through a bundle that includes two of the all-time masterpieces by John Ford and Francis Ford Coppola. Land is very much in the conversation from films by Ron Howard and Michael Winterbottom. There are aliens in the water, in the womb and something else aboard a submarine from WWII. We've got conspiracies, punks and missing thumbs plus the films of Steve De Jarnatt. John Wayne and Cary Grant in 4K plus a couple of solid Sylvester Stallone films including one from 50 years ago and another set in the future. Finally, one of the greatest TV shows of all-time gets the 4K upgrade it deserves as the duo recount some of their favorite episodes and moments from Seinfeld. 0:55 - Criterion (Evil Does Not Exist) 5:08 – Studio Canal (The Conversation 4K) 11:33 - Warner Archive (The Tall Target, Black Eye, Heavy Traffic) 20:33 - Sandpiper (The Lords of Flatbush, The Pope of Greenwich Village) 31:10 - Sony (The Talk of the Town 4K) 34:50 - Warner Bros. (The Searchers 4K) 43:33 - Kino (Hatari 4K, Cherry 2000, Miracle Mile, Internal Affairs 4K, Snake Eyes 4K, The Claim, The Beast Within, Below 4K) 1:38:42 - Shout Factory (Far and Away 4K, The Faculty 4K) 1:56:02 - Arrow (Demolition Man 4K) 2:09:46 – Seinfeld 4K 2:16:40 – New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray/DVD (Transformers One, Joker: Folie A Deux, Terrifier 3, Apartment 7A, Absolution, Piece by Piece, Sleep) 2:19:30 – New Blu-ray Announcements

Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski continue to add to your Christmas carts with a variety of great gift ideas for the movie lovers in your life. They talk about the Coen Bros. big Oscar winner and Fellini's most beloved film now both in 4K. Peter goes to bat for Abel Ferrara's vampire tale and a Henry James adaptation from this year. Erik talks the 10th Anniversary of a Christopher Nolan film and offers some defense of Ron Howard's collaboration with Geoge Lucas and Seth MacFarlane's debut. A Martha Coolidge film that was part of the Why-Is-This-Not-On-Blu-Ray series finally gets its due and a controversial 1980s horror film gets an upgrade. Finally Peter shows love to a rockin' high school movie as well the Cracking Collection of Wallace & Gromit. 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Criterion (No Country for Old Men 4K, 8 1/2 4K, The Beast) 24:30 - Arrow (The Addiction 4K) 35:28 - Disney (Willow 4K) 46:39 - Paramount (Interstellar 4K) 1:00:11 - Kino (Rambling Rose, Daytime Revolution) 1:16:55 - Shout (Rock n Roll High School 4K, Ted 4K, Riddick 4K, Wallace and Gromit The Complete Cracking Collection 4K, Silent Night Deadly Night 4K) 2:11:25 – New Blu-ray Announcements 2:14:05 - Outro MOVIE MADNESS BONUS EPISODES NOW AVAILABLE ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/moviemadnesschicago For just $1 a month (with the current first episode available for free) The Movie Madness Podcast presents this bonus extension of the show with a dive into the 2024-25 awards season. A breakdown of the various groups with their victories and nominations in an effort to present an ongoing State-of-the-Race up until the final Oscar nominations on Jan. 17, 2025. Statistics, commentary and a running scoreboard are in store for you starting with announcements from the Gothams and the New York Film Critics. Strap in cause its going to be a ride.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be gone but the physical media buying season is in full effect for the movie lovers in your life. Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski go through the week's offerings. Sure they include the infamous later films of Ed Wood have been unearthed along with a “Reefer Madness for the Sexual Revolution” plus a goofy Michael Crichton adaptation. But there are also masterpieces from Wim Wenders and Werner Herzog plus a pair of beloved horror and sci-fi comedies. Not to mention an overlooked film from Sam Raimi and the great pre-South Park musical from Trey Parker and Matt Stone.  0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Criterion (Paris, Texas 4K) 10:28 - Shout Factory (Aguirre: The Wrath of God 4K, The Gift 4K) 22:04 - Kino (The Visit 4K) 30:05 - Sony (Legends of the Fall 4K) 34:43 - Paramount (Galaxy Quest 4K) 45:05 - Universal (Shaun of the Dead 4K Steelbook) 56:04 - Severin (Hard Wood, Scala) 1:07:38 - Vinegar Syndrome (Looking for Mr Goodbar 4K, Cannibal: The Musical 4K, Congo 4K) 1:29:38 – New TV & Theatrical On Blu-ray 1:33:16 – New Blu-ray Announcements

Just in time for Black Friday, Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski takes you through a swath of new physical media and collections. They include two of the best films in the careers of Peter Bogdanovich and Guillermo Del Toro (and yes the best from Rob Cohen too.) There's a pair of underrated films from the great William Friedkin and martial arts collections from Stephen Chow and the Shaw Brothers. Go on the road with Hope and Crosby and take a journey with an underseen adventure story. Not to mention dancing, the Thin Man, a whole bunch of Looney Tunes and one of the most infamous box office tales ever. 0:00 - Intro 1:08 - Criterion (Paper Moon 4K, The Shape of Water 4K) 16:33 - Vinegar Syndrome (The Tenant 4K, Fear Dot Com) 27:48 - MVD (Zyzzyx Road 4K) 39:43 - Arrow (Shawscope V. 3) 44:52 - Shout (Stephen Chow Collection, Dragon 4K, Bones and All 4K) 59:04 - Kino (Revenge of the Zombies, The Martian Chronicles, Mountains of the Moon, The Hunted 4K, Bug 4K, On the Road with Hope and Crosby) 1:33:51 - Warner Archive (The Complete Thin Man, Looney Tunes Collectors Choice Vol 1-4, That's Entertainment) 1:50:57 – New Blu-ray Announcements

Christmas stockings should be filled with what is on the physical media slate this week. Erik Childress is joined by Peter Sobczynski to take you through everything including Barbra Streisand's big Oscar win and one of the great adaptations of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel. Great things come in threes including Clint Eastwood and the works of Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker. They also come in twos with Buster Keaton and the works of Jim Henson. Though speaking of three, Warner Bros. has one of the 4K trifectas of the year with a Mel Brooks classic, one of Hitchcock's most purely entertaining and James Cameron's legendary breakthrough. Finally not to dampen the holiday mood but the film that may just be Sam Raimi's finest achievement with the great Bill Paxton gets a new 4K upgrade as well. 0:00 - Intro 1:24 – Criterion (Funny Girl 4K, Riyuichi Sakamoto: Opus) 10:46 – Sony (Little Women 4K) 15:55 – Kino (Seven Chances & Sherlock Jr, The Visitors, Two Mules for Sister Sara 4K, Play Misty for Me 4K, The Eiger Sanction 4K) 41:26 – Shout (Rush 4K, The Dark Crystal 4K, Labyrinth 4K) 1:04:16 – Paramount (ZAZ Collection 4K) 1:16:41 – Warner Bros. (Blazing Saddles 4K, North by Northwest 4K, The Terminator 4K) 1:48:27 – Arrow (A Simple Plan 4K) 2:03:28 – New TV & Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray 2:10:56 – New Blu-ray Announcements!

Halloween is over, which means Christmas is creepin' upon us so who better to start making your shopping lists with than Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski on this week's physical media show. They include a pair of Christmas films including a perennial classic and a more modern one with a Wham twist. The king of the monsters has its origin upgraded to 4K by Criterion. Samuel L. Jackson goes to Yemen and Mel Gibson goes to Vietnam in a pair of military films just before Veterans Day. One of the original babysitter horror films gets a 4K upgrade and you can also see the first French adaptation remade as a particularly awful Ashley Judd film. Finally, there are a trio of film documentaries ranging from Powell and Pressburger to The Monster Squad to the year 1982 plus one of the all-time classic sitcoms gets the Blu-ray treatment. 0:00 - Intro 0:58 – Criterion (Godzilla 4K) 6:29 – Universal (Last Christmas 4K) 13:23 – Paramount (White Christmas 4K, We Were Soldiers 4K) 26:08 – Kino (Rules of Engagement 4K, Fright 4K, Deadly Circuit, Made in England, Wolfman's Got Nards) 52:17 - MVD (1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever) 59:22 – Television on Blu-ray 1:06:42 – New Theatrical & Streaming Titles On Blu-ray 1:14:20 – New Blu-ray Announcements

The horror month of physical media closes out Halloween with a couple choice titles, though the horror-adjacent ones may be even better. Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress to talk a trio of film noir and a giallo film with Audrey Hepburn and James Mason. One of the great heist movies is here along with an all-timer true crime film from David Fincher. Wes Craven and Sam Raimi get the 4K upgrade as does a cult anthology that almost didn't see the light of day. But the real joy may be in reminding everyone of a sequel too often left off the discussion of films vastly superior to the original. And that's altogether ooky. 0:00 - Intro 1:13 – Kino (Dark Side of Cinema XXII, Topkapi) 15:30 - Vinegar Syndrome (Bloodline 4K) 27:05 – Paramount (Addams Family Values 4K, Zodiac 4K) 44:57 - Shout Factory (Shocker 4K, Drag Me to Hell 4K) 1:00:44 – Arrow (Trick or Treat 4K) 1:17:13 – New Blu-ray Announcements

We are still in the month of horror and Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress to talk about all the horrific and supernatural offerings getting upgrades this month. Not to mention Harmony Korine and Rob Lowe as a hockey player. But moving on from that the pair discuss the Hellraiser series and their lack of enthusiasm for even M. Night Shyamalan's better films. They talk about the surprise hit of the summer of 1990, one of the films that established the horror genre and another that took it to such uncomfortable lengths Erik has to dare himself to watch it. There's also Robert Zemeckis, Joe “3-star” Johnston and even some ‘80s teen shenanigans not involving death and murder.  0:00 - Intro 1:25 – Criterion (Gummo) 6:43 – Kino (Up the Creek, Youngblood, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari) 29:50 – Disney (The Sixth Sense 4K, Signs 4K) 47:29 – Paramount (Ghost 4K) 59:13 - Warner Archive (The Hitcher 4K) 1:12:46 – Arrow (Hellraiser Quartet of Torment 4K ) 1:32:44 - Shout: Death Becomes Her 4K/The Wolfman 4K 1:56:33 – New Theatrical and TV Titles On Blu-ray 2:02:43 – New Blu-ray Announcements

Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress to get you caught up on all the upgraded (not elevated) horror that you can add to your physical media library this week. But first there is some Jackie Chan, Rian Johnson, Jon Favreau and Sidney Lumet. Oh yes and some Hitchcock and Borchardt. But for your Halloween parties you can get probably the best J-horror remake from Gore Verbinski. Wes Craven delivers one of the most iconic horror characters of all-time. George Romero returns to the Land of the Dead and Tobe Hooper's landmark cinematic achievement celebrates its 50th Anniversary. 0:00 - Intro 1:07 - 88 Films (Project A Collection 4K) 9:27 - Kino (Garbo Talks, Brick 4K, Cowboys and Aliens 4K) 25:09 - Sony (American Movie 4K) 34:21 - Paramount (To Catch a Thief 4K, The Ring 4K) 46:36 - WB (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4K) 1:06:04 - Shout (Land of the Dead 4K) 1:19:32 - Dark Sky (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4K) 1:35:01 – New Blu-ray Announcements

While there is not much on the physical media side this week there are definitely some choice titles to upgrade into your collection. It is also October and that means horror. Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress to talk about a must-own double feature from Criterion from the genre's yesteryear as well as Tim Burton's solid tribute to Hammer horror. Not to mention Lara Flynn Boyle getting blown off a roof. Alas though there is also some solid new theatrical horror titles on disc now as well as Peter Berg's finest directorial effort getting an upgrade. 0:00 - Intro 1:49 – Criterion (I Walked with a Zombie, The Seventh Victim 4K) 16:03 – Kino (Riot in a Women's Prison) 21:04 – Universal (Friday Night Lights 4K) 27:00 - Shout Factory (Devil 4K) 35:42 – Paramount (Sleepy Hollow 4K) 45:16 – New TV & Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray 57:02 – New Blu-ray Announcements

It's a light week for physical media as we prepare for the onslaught of horror to arrive in October. The month does start off with a couple decent titles in the thrills department including a package Peter Sobczynski and Erik Childress catch-up on featuring the works of Lewis Allen. Paramount has put together the second of their “Scares” package which features at least one title worth getting in 4K that may also be more of a thriller than a horror film. Kino does deliver some witchy fun along with one of the best boxing films as well a young romance that may have you repeating the title of the episode. Finally, they look back on a series receiving numerous celebrations recently for its 25th Anniversary. 0:00 - Intro 1:40 - Kino (Body & Soul, First Love, Burn Witch Burn) 22:13 - Shout Factory (As Above, So Below) 27:20 - Imprint (The Uninvited) 35:00 - Paramount (Paramount Scares Vol. 2 4K) 58:59 – Warner Bros. (The West Wing: The Complete Series) 1:05:50 – New Blu-ray Announcements 1:07:23 - Outro

It's a 4K-packed week with classics of the genuine and cult variety with Peter Sobczynski catching you up on the week's physical media releases. There are titles from the emerging queer cinema of the ‘90s as well as, arguably, the best of the Todd Solondz oeuvre. There will be little argument about the best of British comedies and Peter makes one for what he considers may be the finest final film of any directorial career. Sidney Lumet does Agatha Christie justice and John Carpenter remakes a sci-fi classic. There is Woody Allen, Bob Hope and Elisabeth Shue facing off against a chimpanzee. Finally, Brian DePalma gets an upgrade on one of his most underappreciated, albeit controversial, films.  0:00 - Intro 1:08 – Criterion (Happiness 4K, Gregg Araki Teen Apocalypse Trilogy 4K) 27:08 – Mediabook (Go Fish 4K) 33:42 – Paramount (Stardust 4K) 38:44 – Kino (My Favorite Spy, The Ladykillers 4K, Murder on the Orient Express 4K, Link 4K) 1:11:16 - Warner Archive (Journey Into Fear, Conflict, A Prairie Home Companion) 1:29:51 – Shout Factory (Village of the Damned 4K) 1:37:25 – MGM (A Midsummer's Night Sex Comedy, September) 1:52:04 – Sony (Body Double 4K) 2:12:43 – New TV & Theatrical Blu-ray Releases 2:19:33 – New Blu-ray Announcements 2:22:09 - Outro

Peter Sobczynski returns to catch you up on a couple weeks of physical media releases with Erik Childress. They include one of the great British crime thrillers with Bob Hoskins. They dive into the Friday the 13th and Riddick series while highlighting an even better ‘80s horror film. One of the great stand-up concerts ever filmed gets the 4K upgrade and a new film noir set highlights one of the inspirations for Top Secret. Peter highlights an overlooked Scorsese and goes Doomsday on Neil Marshall. One of the films featured in It Came From Hollywood gets the Blu-ray treatment as does the infamous Caligula whose history is documented this week as well. 0:00 - Intro 1:40 – Criterion (The Long Good Friday 4K) 9:02 - Arrow (Torso 4K, Friday the 13th 4K, The Chronicles of Riddick 4K) 38:01 - Sony (Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip 4K) 47:33 - Shout (The Stepfather 4K, Clockwatchers, Doomsday, The Strangers 4K, Man of the Year) 1:17:33 - Kino (Film Noir XXI, Two Weeks in September, Rolling Vengeance) 1:39:40 – Paramount (Bringing Out the Dead 4K) 1:51:45 - Warner Archive (Black Belt Jones) 1:59:22 – Drafthouse (Caligula 4K) 2:11:16 – New TV & Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray 2:15:20 – New Blu-ray Announcements

Peter Sobczynski returns to offer up some of this week's Blu-ray offerings with Erik Childress. They include Alex Cox's cult classic debut, the role that Gregory Peck was not crazy about and one of the enduring baseball classics getting an upgrade. There is also Brigitte Bardot, Margot Robbie and a Woman from a Lucky McKee film that you do not want to mess with. Speaking of which there is also a ghostly horror film worth rediscovering and the ‘80s ick fest involving Michael Caine and his best friend's daughter. 0:00 - Intro 0:54 - Criterion (Repo Man 4K) 10:31 - Sony (A League of their Own 4K) 19:11 - WB (Focus 4K) 24:03 – Kino (Naughty Girl) 28:04 – Sandpiper (Blame It on Rio, Moby Dick (1956), Lady in White) 56:29 – Arrow (The Woman/Offspring 4K) 1:06:12 – Shout (The Amityville Horror (2005) 4K, The Boy 4K) 1:19:56 – New Blu-ray Announcements

Pretty big week on the physical media front as Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress to spark your blu-ray budget. It's always a cause for celebration when Albert Brooks can go from DVD straight to 4K and Criterion has a pair of his films for you. Not to mention an upgrade on a film that Brooks should have been nominated for. Robert Rodriguez's Mariachi films also get the upgrade as does one of Robert Altman's less-discussed ‘70s crime films. There are arcane French narratives, an early Philip Kaufmann film, one of Jean Claude Van Damme's better efforts and a barrage of eco-horror the likes of which you have never seen or may even want to see. Yeah, you want to see them. 0:00 - Intro 1:00 – Criterion (Real Life 4K, Mother 4K) 27:21 - Sony (Drive 4K) 34:20 - Vinegar Syndrome (Reptilicus 4K, Thieves Like Us 4K) 48:21 – Arrow (Mexico Trilogy 4K) 1:02:24 – Shout Factory (Poltergeist II 4K) 1:07:57 – Kino (Last Year At Marienbad 4K, Alphaville 4K, The White Dawn, Frogs, Kingdom of the Spiders, Squirm, Food of the Gods, Empire of the Ants, Sudden Death 4K) 1:51:04 – New Theatrical & TV Titles On Blu-ray 1:56:13 – New Blu-ray Announcements

We just released “Mega64 Night Time” on Blu-ray! Obviously that's the most important thing in entertainment this week, but also a new Alien movie came out. Garrett also saw Borderlands for some reason. We also discuss movie theater popcorn bucket drama, meth in candy, and more!

Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress again to talk physical media. This week you can go an early, personal work from Martha Coolidge and the debut western from Robert Benton. They talk thrillers that were ultimately remade with Amber Heard and Josh Hartnett plus the baffling dark comedy from Danny DeVito. Generational favorites range from an animated film from the ‘80s and a teen comedy from the ‘90s, but also don't forget one of the great conspiracy films of the '70s with some timely real-world publicity. Wes Craven delivers one of his leanest thrillers and Michael Ritchie has, arguably, the most messed up film of his career with Lee Marvin up against Gene Hackman. 0:00 - Intro 2:30 – Criterion (Not a Pretty Picture) 8:18 - Fun City (Bad Company 4K) 20:50 – Shout Factory (The Last Unicorn 4K, Death to Smoochy) 39:11 – Sony (The China Syndrome, Can't Hardly Wait 4K) 1:01:26 – Universal (Let Him Go, Tremors 7-Film collection) 1:10:29 - Paramount (Red Eye) 1:19:02 - Kino (And Soon the Darkness/Sudden Terror, The Apartment (1996), Prime Cut 4K) 1:39:20 – New Blu-ray Announcements

Lots on the Blu-ray front this week and Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress to talk you through it. Criterion has a clean sweep nine-time Oscar winner in 4K and Arrow has something for the Sam Worthington fans out there. They talk fondly of a dark Seth Rogen effort and a much lighter comedy with violence that has given Rachel McAdams a line delivery for the ages. They've got some Mellville, Bava and Elvis. Peter has an early ‘90s horror film you may want to look at again. Dick Tracy gets a collection and they are all-in on a new Stooges collection. (Find out who their favorite Stooges are.) Plus, another week, another Chuck Norris. And this time one of the better ones. 0:00 - Intro 1:12 – Criterion (The Last Emperor 4K) 8:33 – Arrow (When Titans Ruled The Earth 4K) 19:49 – Sony (Three Stooges Collection) 29:15 – Shout Factory (The Delta Force 4K, Observe and Report) 51:20 – VCI (Dick Tracy RKO Pictures Collection) 57:10 – Kino (99 River St., Bob le Flambeur, Le Dolous) 1:08:32 - Warner Archive (Harum Scarum) 1:14:46 – Warner (Game Night 4K) 1:17:48 – Synapse (Demons 4K, Demons 2 4K) 1:23:32 - Dark Force: Mirror Mirror 4K 1:32:01 – New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray 1:36:24 – New Blu-ray Announcements & Outro

Films are getting the 4K upgrade this week on the physical media show. Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress to talk about why Orson Welles made his fourth film along with the great fun of Run Lola Run. Perhaps the craziest tales are reserved for what became and almost became of one of Chuck Norris' mid-80s Cannon fodder. There's also a little Gucci, a little Lasso, some Babes and a breakdown of one of the most unlikeliest trilogies ever from its subject matter, its sweet endurance and ingenuity and how all of them seem to have barely gotten released. 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Sony (The Lady from Shanghai 4K, Run Lola Run 4K) 22:50 - Vinegar Syndrome (Invasion USA 4K) 42:10 - Shout (House of Gucci 4K, Bill and Ted's Most Triumphant Trilogy 4K) 1:07-12 – New TV & Theatrical Titles 1:10:02 – New Blu-ray Announcements

This week in physical media expands the gauntlet between masterpieces, greatness, exploitation and outright garbage. In other words, Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski have a little something for everyone. They include a film from the ‘60s that was lost until the ‘90s, one of the first films from Jonathan Demme, one of the last films of Howard Hawks and hopefully not the last from Philip Kaufmann. There's a box set of the works of Nico Mastorakis and a director's cut featuring David Bowie and Rosanna Arquette. Two films from the great runs of Frank Oz and Kevin Costner get 4K upgrades and Peter tells you about one of the sexiest scenes he's ever seen. Spoiler that it involves neither an infamous 1980 musical with The Village People or any of the Jaws sequels; both of which practically get their own episodes here. 0:00 - Intro 1:00 – Arrow (Red Line 7000, The Nico Mastorakis Collection, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 4K) 16:09 - The Film Desk (The Plot Against Harry) 24:07 - Media Book (Last Embrace 4K) 29:07 – MVD (The Linguini Incident) 38:07 – Kino (Bwana Devil, Can't Stop the Music 4K, No Way Out 4K, In and Out 4K, Girl on the Bridge, Twisted) 1:35:15 – Universal (Jaws 3-Film Collection 4K) 2:00:19 – New Theatrical Titles on Blu-ray 2:07:25 – New Blu-ray Announcements

Some great titles to put into your physical media library this week and Peter Sobczynski is here with Erik Childress to help guide you through them. It all begins with one of the great films of the 1980s that put Tom Cruise on the path to stardom. Tom Hanks missed an Oscar nom but delivered one of his best performances for Paul Greengrass and Ang Lee did get the Oscar but the Academy went for another film in 2005. There are also vehicles for Burt Reynolds, Dirk Benedict and the film that Ben Affleck was the bomb in. Other underground dwellers can be found at bikini bottom and Criterion also has a pair of Wim Wenders films. Finally there are new 4K editions of one of the great sci-fi classics and the entire series that carries the name of the beloved character created by Sylvester Stallone. 0:00 - Intro 1:07 - Criterion (Risky Business, Perfect Days, Anselm) 24:52 – Kino (Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) 4K, Underground Aces, Paternity, Columbo: The Return, Brokeback Mountain 4K) 1:03:39 – Paramount (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 4K) 1:07:46 – Sony (Captain Philips 4K) 1:12:39 – Shout Factory (Phantoms 4K) 1:18:15 – Warner Bros. (The Rocky Collection 4K) 1:33:40 – New Blu-ray Announcements

Peter Sobczynski has the rundown on this week's physical media with Erik Childress. Leading the way are French classics by Jean-Pierre Melville and Patrice Leconte. They talk about the controversies surrounding Todd Solondz third feature and the strange hiatus of director Robert Butler. 4K tries to clean-up a second helping of the Ghoulies and a Thailand based creature feature “not to be confused with Alligator.” Finally they go back and forth on the 1996 mega-hit that finally spawned a sequel 28 years later. 0:00 - Intro 0:55 – Criterion (Le Samourai 4K) 7:44 – Shout Factory (Storytelling) 20:29 – Synapse (Crocodile 4K) 29:05 – MVD (Ghoulies II 4K) 35:22 – Kino (The Hairdresser's Husband, Turbulence 4K) 51:56 – Warner Bros. (Twister 4K) 1:05:03 – New TV & Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray 1:14:22 – New Blu-ray Announcements & Outro

A pretty solid week for new Blu-ray and 4K arrivals that Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski talk you through. They include, arguably, David Lynch's best film and the consequences if you choose an ice dancing show over it. Orson Welles' first foray into cinematic Shakespeare as well as a special collection of the cavalcade of films released in the wake of Bruce Lee's untimely passing. Joe Dante's loving tribute to the movies of our youth gets the 4K upgrade as do the works of Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Finally, is the film that truly launched Prince one of the best bad movies ever made or one of the worst great movies? You make the call, now in 4K! 0:00 - Intro 1:59 – Criterion (Blue Velvet 4K) 20:02 – Kino (MacBeth) 26:10 – Severin (The Game of Clones Bruceploitation Collection) 35:43 - Fun City (Strangers Kiss) 39:27 – Shout Factory (Matinee 4K) 48:26 – Paramount (When Worlds Collide, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 4K, Team America: World Police 4K) 1:10:10 – Warner Bros. (Purple Rain 4K) 1:29:55 – New Theatrical & TV Blu-ray Releases 1:35:24 – New Blu-ray Announcements

A lot of great titles for your physical media library and Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski are here to guide you through it. They include the debut films from the Wachowskis and Jeff Nichols. Plenty of noir to go around this week courtesy of Kino, Paul Schrader and a look at the new 4K Chinatown package. They discuss some of the Robocop follow-ups, some early Hitchcock, disagree on The Karate Kid, talk James Woods and cocaine. And speaking of controversy and weirdness, Peter tells you all about the big Bo Derek debacle of the 1980s. 0:00 - Intro 1:19 - Criterion (Bound) 11:08 - Arrow (American Gigolo) 22:11 - MGM (Bolero, The Boost) 43:41 - Warner Archive (Mr and Mrs Smith) 48:47 - Shout (Robocop 2, Robocop (2014)) 57:30 - Sony: (Cat Ballou, The Karate Kid, Beverly Hills Ninja, Shotgun Stories) 1:17:07 - Kino (Film Noir XIX) 1:26:49 - Paramount: (Chinatown 4K, The Two Jakes 4K) 1:45:19 – New Theatrical & TV Titles 1:50:34 – New Blu-ray Announcements

It is a bit on the lackluster side of physical media releases this week but there are a few gems to get your wallets involved. Peter Sobczynski and Erik Childress talk about the final film from Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the final appearance of Alec Guinness. As series with four entries goes there is more love for Shrek than Species. The T&A teen comedy of the ‘80s gets a double feature and there are also stellar early efforts from Luc Besson and Denzel Washington. 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Criterion (Querelle) 9:26 - Arrow (Mute Witness 4K) 15:17 – Shout Factory (Species II 4K) 22:30 - Universal (Shrek 4K collection) 25:34 - Unearthed (Homework) 32:15 - MGM (Class, Betrayed, The Mighty Quinn) 56:04 - Sony (La Femme Nikita 4K) 1:05:18 – New Theatrical Titles on Blu-ray 1:09:21 -  New Blu-ray Announcements

Peter Sobczynski returns to talk new Blu-rays with Erik Childress. This week includes the debut feature from Karyn Kusama and one of last year's Oscar winners from Criterion. Arrow has some Guillermo Del Toro in 4K and Severin has a whole slew of Italian horror being upgraded. They talk about one of the films to get the rare “F” from Cinemascore and the film that Kevin Smith turned into a punchline. There are a pair of titles from Abel Ferrara and one of John Waters' more mainstream efforts. Finally, it is time to rank some Star Trek and discuss the one celebrating its 40th Anniversary this summer. 0:00 - Intro 0:39 - Criterion (Girlfight, Anatomy of a Fall) 7:00 - Arrow (Pandemonium, Crimson Peak 4K) 15:52 - Severin (The Great Alligator 4K, The Devil's Honey 4K, Cemetery Man 4K) 27:44 - Shout Factory (Darkness/Fear City) 37:09 - Vinegar Syndrome (Dangerous Game 4K, Navy Seals 4K) 45:19 – MPI (Into the Blue) 49:29 - Kino (Revenge of the Ninja, Cry Baby 4K, Sci Fi Chillers) 1:03:30 - Paramount (Star Trek III 4K) 1:13:00 - New Theatrical Titles on Blu-ray 1:15:30 - New Blu-ray Announcements

The latest and greatest of Blu-rays this week have Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski disagreeing on the films of Joe Carnahan. There are two Val Kilmer projects; one certainly better than the other (though it did produce a great John Frankenheimer story) as well as some early horror from Bob Clark and a more recent one from Osgood Perkins getting an upgrade. One of David O. Russell's best films gets the same 4K upgrade plus Peter talks all about Philo Vance, Bettie Page and Peter Bogdanovich reteaming with Cybill Shepherd. 0:00 - Intro 0:56 - Arrow (Narc) 10:09 – Blue Underground (Deathdream) 18:09 – Shout Factory (Gretel & Hansel, The Island of Dr Moreau) 28:32 - Sony (Thunderheart, American Hustle) 35:12 - Kino: (Philo Vance Collection, Republic Horror Collection, Teaserama, Daisy Miller) 58:31 – MPI (Coup de Chance) 1:05:12 – New Blu-ray Announcements

This week certainly has the latest and the greatest in Blu-rays. Depending on who you ask of course. If you inquire with Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski you will certainly here about one of the greatest westerns of all-time (Erik's favorite) as well as a film that deserves to be among the very best of Sidney Lumet's career. Michael Powell directs a creepy film about voyeurism and murder and the pair look again at the film where Brandon Lee lost his life. Shout Factory has a trio of horror oddities and there is also lament for the goofy sex comedies of the ‘80s. Clint Eastwood's most successful film gets a 4K release and a number of Francis Ford Coppola efforts get the upgrade including one that Peter believes to be his finest work. 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - Criterion (Peeping Tom 4K) 10:54 - Arrow (Night Falls on Manhattan) 19:16 - Paramount (Once Upon a Time in the West 4K, The Crow 4K) 36:18 - Shout Factory (Killer Klowns From Outer Space, Dracula 2000, Orphan) 52:03 - MVD (Joysticks) 1:01:14 - WB (American Sniper 4K) 1:08:18 - Warner Archive (You're a Big Boy Now, The Rain People) 1:15:47 - Lionsgate (One from the Heart 4K) 1:31:57 – New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray 1:35:17 – New Blu-ray Announcements 1:38:36 – Outro

This week's physical media show has a little of everything and a lot of heartbreak. Nancy Savoca provides the latter as the “Savocaissance” continues on Blu-ray this year but there is also early James L. Brooks with Burt Reynolds missing out in a stacked year of Oscar nominees. We have an Anthony Mann western and a Roman Polanski thriller; a double-up of Mean Girls and a remake of a Peckinpah film.  Plus a breakdown of Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's films now all available on 4K.   0:00 - Intro 1:41 – Criterion (Dogfight) 8:45 - Kino (True Love, Bluebeard, Starting Over) 22:57 - Music Box (Signature Move) 25:38 – Arrow (The Tin Star, Basket Case) 37:48 – Shout Factory (Death and the Maiden, The Getaway) 47:09 – Warner Bros. (Oceans Trilogy 4K) 56:25 - Paramount (Mean Girls 2004 4K, Mean Girls 2024) 1:05:05 – New TV & Theatrical Titles on Blu-ray 1:12:05 – New Blu-ray Announcements 1:15:05 - Outro

This week's physical media show features Peter Sobczynski and Erik Childress talking about a seminal propaganda film from the ‘60s that inspired a ‘70s scene in Boogie Nights plus some science-fiction from the 1980s from Imprint. The ‘80s also across an all-star cast that helped launch Julia Roberts and a Nancy Savoca film from the ‘90s due for a rediscovery. They discuss the film that inspired The Untouchables, plus Paul Schrader writes a religious comedy and then gets the 4K treatment to a project he disavowed. Then his frequent partner in crime, Martin Scorsese, also gets his Oscar-winning effort upgraded. Is it now considered underrated? Come for the discussion. Stay for Peter's tale of presenting with William Devane at an awards show. 0:00 - Intro 2:14 – Criterion (I Am Cuba) 7:02 – Imprint (Batteries Not Included, Strange Invaders) 21:30 – Sony (Steel Magnolias 4K) 25:20 – Kino (Household Saints) 30:33 – Vinegar Syndrome (Touch) 35:38 – Shout Factory (Rolling Thunder 4K) 51:06 – Arrow (The Scarface Mob) 55:32 – Warner Bros. (The Departed 4K) 1:06:47 – New Theatrical Titles on Blu-ray 1:10:06 – New Blu-ray Announcements 1:12:37 - Outro

This week's physical media edition has Peter Sobczynski and Erik Childress looking at films with people getting lost as well as ones with murderers, looters, variations on classic horror and family fare plus a '70s era Kong. They include films by Peter Weir and the writer of Blade Runner plus a film hammered by MST3K and a dog murdered for their inheritance. Admit it, you're intrigued. 0:00 - Intro 2:24 - Criterion (Picnic at Hanging Rock) 7:25 - Shout (Lost in Space) 12:11 - Film Masters (Tormented 4K) 20:04 - Kino (The Minus Man/The Looters/You Never Can Tell) 31:29 - Paramount (King Kong (1976) 4K) 42:23 – New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray 44:36 – New Blu-ray Announcements 47:19 - Outro

Do not mistake a light week for physical media as evidence that it is dying. Even they need a break after Easter. Nevertheless Peter Sobczynski and Erik Childress are here to tell you about five titles making the rounds this week. They include a debut from a one-time up-and-coming actor/director plus an early effort from George Lucas' Huyck friends. There's an Oscar-nominated documentary from last year and a film that is hardly good for post-Easter or post-anything. Finally, there's a baseball film celebrating its 35th anniversary and is getting the 4K treatment. (Apologies in advance for work being done around the recording domain.) 0:00 - Intro 1:36 - Criterion (La Haine) 7:39 - Radiance (Messiah of Evil) 16:40 - MPI (Stigmata) 21:20 - Kino (Four Daughters) 26:07 - Paramount (Major League 4K) 39:56 - New Blu-ray Announcements 41:48 - Outro

George Feltenstein joins the podcast for a brief update to the Warner Archive April release schedule. Three films -  'Friendly Persuasion,' 'The Nun's Story,' and 'You're a Big Boy Now' are now moving from April 30th to a May 14th release. The other three titles - 'The Mask of Fu Manchu,' "The Rain People,' and the 'Scooby-Doo Zombie Island' double feature will still be released on April 30th.  George also announces the unexpected treat of 'Devil's Doorway' arriving ahead of schedule on April 30th, and he provides background on the film, the restoration, and the extras that are included.Pre-orders will be posted when available.The Extras Facebook pageThe Extras Twitter Warner Archive & Warner Bros Catalog GroupOtaku Media produces podcasts, behind-the-scenes extras, and media that connect creatives with their fans and businesses with their consumers. Contact us today to see how we can work together to achieve your goals. www.otakumedia.tv

It's official…we're moving. (00:00) We start with a brief history lesson and Mal wanting to change his name to Eric (13:07). Anyway, we get into the leaked video call between Young Thug & Mariah The Scientist (16:51). Was this intentional or an invasion of privacy? This leads us right into the Taylor Swift deepfake photos (25:16). Immediately the room is split: Rory & Mal v.s. Julian & Demaris. With all of this nonsense online we discuss at what age is it appropriate to give a child a cell phone (42:30). We inevitably end on Rory's personal trauma (sorry Father O'Malley). Would you let a dead relative stop you from your vacation (48:30) ? Mal breaks down how he can decipher white people's farts by the smell (51:50) . Enough fart talk…we are in awe of the ‘Lovers & Friends' lineup and make a game of it (58:44). A variation of same night/same city (1:01:16). We provide an update on the ongoing Breakfast Club new host vacancy (1:20:13). Have you ever called the cops (1:31:55)? It's time for voicemails (1:36:14). We take two international callers shoutout Iran and Johannesburg. We end the episode with a sports update (1:48:55) and John Stewart's return. Tune in as the guys discuss all of this + more!Follow The Team:Rory - https://www.instagram.com/thisisrory/Mal - https://www.instagram.com/mal_bytheway/Julian - https://www.instagram.com/julian__nicholas/Demaris - https://www.instagram.com/demarisagiscombe/Merch: https://newrorynmal.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newrorynmalYouTube Subscribe: https://rb.gy/hk7up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's official…we're moving. (00:00) We start with a brief history lesson and Mal wanting to change his name to Eric (13:07). Anyway, we get into the leaked video call between Young Thug & Mariah The Scientist (16:51). Was this intentional or an invasion of privacy? This leads us right into the Taylor Swift deepfake photos (25:16). Immediately the room is split: Rory & Mal v.s. Julian & Demaris. With all of this nonsense online we discuss at what age is it appropriate to give a child a cell phone (42:30). We inevitably end on Rory's personal trauma (sorry Father O'Malley). Would you let a dead relative stop you from your vacation (48:30) ? Mal breaks down how he can decipher white people's farts by the smell (51:50) . Enough fart talk…we are in awe of the ‘Lovers & Friends' lineup and make a game of it (58:44). A variation of same night/same city (1:01:16). We provide an update on the ongoing Breakfast Club new host vacancy (1:20:13). Have you ever called the cops (1:31:55)? It's time for voicemails (1:36:14). We take two international callers shoutout Iran and Johannesburg. We end the episode with a sports update (1:48:55) and John Stewart's return. Tune in as the guys discuss all of this + more! Follow The Team: Rory - https://www.instagram.com/thisisrory/ Mal - https://www.instagram.com/mal_bytheway/ Julian - https://www.instagram.com/julian__nicholas/ Demaris - https://www.instagram.com/demarisagiscombe/ Merch: https://newrorynmal.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newrorynmal YouTube Subscribe: https://rb.gy/hk7up