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

Stephen’s thoughts on Alan J. Pakula’s All the President’s Men (1976) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment, as well as David Bruckner’s Hellraiser (2022) in 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Turbine Medien.

Tim’s review of Roy Ward Baker’s Scars of Dracula (1970) on Blu-ray from Hammer Films via Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Dennis’ look at Cecile B. DeMille’s The Godless Girl (1928) and Ian Softley’s K-PAX (2001) each on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

More reviews are definitely on the way this week, so be sure to check back for them!

In announcement news today, Lionsgate has officially set Ric Roman Waugh’s Greenland 2: Migration (2025) for 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD release on 3/31, just as we revealed previously. Extras will include 4 featurettes (Rebuilding: Ric Roman Waugh, Pushing Forward: Gerard Butler, Heart and Soul: Morena Baccarin, and What We Leave Behind: Roman Griffin Davis) as well as the theatrical trailer. The 4K will include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio. Also note that Lionsgate is bringing the original Greenland (2020) to 4K here in the States for the first time that same day. [Read on here...]

All right, I want to start today by summarizing all of the new disc reviews The Bits review team has shared here in the last week or so, since my last My Two Cents news update…

Tim has shared his thoughts on Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria (2018) in 4K Ultra HD and also Ho Meng-Hua’s The Lady Hermit (1971) on Blu-ray, both from Imprint & Via Vision, as well as Peter Medak’s Negatives (1968) on Blu-ray from Severin Films, Hanna Barbera’s Touché Turtle and Dum Dum: The Complete Series (1962-63) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, and Chor Yuen’s Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972 ) on Blu-ray from Arrow’s Shawscope: Volume Three box set.

Stuart has taken a look at José Giovanni's Boomerang (1976) and Georges Lautner’s Cop or Hood (1979) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Dennis has reviewed Howard Hughes and James Whale’s Hell’s Angels (1930) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection, Joseph Losey’s King and Country (1964) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, and Dick Richards’ Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Stephen have offers his take on Ti West’s X Trilogy (X, Pearl, MaXXXine) in 4K Ultra HD from A24, John Woo’s Hard Boiled (1992) in 4K from Shout! Studios, Walter Hill’s Undisputed (2002) in 4K from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, and Timo Tjahjanto’s Nobody 2 (2005) in 4K from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

More reviews are on the way all this week, so be sure to keep checking back for them!

And I’ll be back here again shortly with a new My Two Cents release news update.

Stay tuned…

- Bill Hunt

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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...]

All right, we’ve got a bunch of new disc reviews for you today, including…

Tim’s looks at Marcus Nispel’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and Michael Gornick’s Creepshow 2 (1987) both in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video, as well as Mike Hodges’ Get Carter (1971) in 4K Ultra HD from our friends at the Warner Archive Collection.

Stephen’s thoughts on Tsui Hark’s Peking Opera Blues (1986) in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Studios’ new Hong Kong Cinema Classics line.

Dennis’s take on Daniel Petrie’s Lifeguard (1976) on Blu-ray from Paramount via Imprint Films, as well as Ryan Archibald’s Screamityville (2025) on Blu-ray from MVD Entertainment.

And finally, Stuart’s review of Peter Fleischmann’s Weak Spot (1975) on Blu-ray from Gaumont Distribution via Radiance Films.

Trust me when I say this next bit: We have a LOTN more reviews in the works from the entire Bits review team, so definitely be sure to keep checking back over the coming days.

Now then… my apologies for not sharing a My Two Cents post here on the site yesterday. I’d fully intended to have one up, and suddenly a bunch of calls, emails, and messages came in from sources and I found myself going down a rabbit hole of chasing down some really interesting bits of industry news and title release rumors. You’ll see the result of that effort here over the next couple of weeks.

In terms of today’s news items, here’s the big one: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has just finally officially announced the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital release of the animated The Emperor’s New Groove (2000) on 12/9, just as we expected and have been reporting for a few months now. [Read on here...]

We’ve got two more new disc reviews to share with you today, including…

Stephen’s look at Dario Argento’s The Card Player (2004) in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome.

And Dennis’ thoughts on Cliff Owen’s The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

In terms of announcement news today, Lionsgate has set its own 4K Ultra HD release of George Hickenlooper, Fax Bahr, and Eleanor Coppola’s Hearts of Darkness (1991) documentary—on the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now (1979)—for release here in the States on 12/9. It will include The Making of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse as a special feature. This film was recently restored in 4K by StudioCanal, and you can read my review of their 4K release here at The Bits.

Kino Lorber Studio Classics has just announced that their 4K Ultra HD release of Chris Noonan’s Babe (1995) and George Miller’s Babe: Pig in the City (1998) will officially street on 12/16. [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...]

First thought, we have more new disc reviews for you, including…

My take on James Gunn’s Superman (2025) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros.

Tim’s thoughts on George P. Cosmatos’ Cobra (1986) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video.

Dennis’ look at Fritz Lang’s You Only Live Once (1937) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films, as well as Norman Taurog’s That Midnight Kiss (1949) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Stuart’s take on Richard Thorpe’s Knights of the Round Table (1953) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection and Otto Preminger’s Bonjour Tristesse (1958) on Blu-ray from Indicator, as well as Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski’s new book Godzilla: The First 70 Years (2025) from Abrams.

And finally, Stephen’s thoughts on Michael Mann’s The Keep (1983) as release in 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition by Imprint Films, and also Peter Yates’ Krull (1983) on 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Whew!

Now then, the big piece of news today is that Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially set Joseph Kosinski’s F1: The Movie (2025) for Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release on 10/7. The film is already available for Digital sale on all major platforms. [Read on here...]

We’ve got three new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, including...

Stephen’s look at Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars (1964) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video in the UK.

Dennis’ review of Irving Rapper’s Rhapsody in Blue (1945) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Stuart’s take on Andre de Toth’s Springfield Rifle (1952) also on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive.

More reviews are forthcoming all this week, so be sure to keep checking back for them.

Also here at The Bits today, we’ve just posted the latest update of our Release Dates & Artwork section featuring all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. As we’re an Amazon affiliate, anytime you order literally anything from them after using one of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at the site and we really do appreciate it. [Read on here...]

Afternoon, folks! I wanted to check in here today with some news, and few more reviews, and an update.

Some of you have probably noticed that The Bits website has been slow this week. We’ve been having some software issues and our tech support team is on it. The good news is, they’ve identified the cause. We’re working on a solution which is going to involve a bunch of software upgrades, but it’s likely to going to take a week or two to sort out. So I just wanted to apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your patience in the meantime. Rest assured, Scotty and the crew down in Engineering are on the case and we should be back to normal soon!

In the meantime, we have some new disc reviews for you...

Stephen has taken a look at Bill Plympton’s I Married a Strange Person! (1997) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile Films, as well as David Allen’s The Primevals (2023) on Blu-ray from Full Moon Features.

Dennis has offered his take on Steven Soderbergh’s The Good German (2006) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (with an assist on the 4K side from Tim Salmons), as well as Dougal Wilson’s Paddington in Peru (2024) on Blu-ray from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, and Charles Walters’ Lili (1953) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Tim has reviewed Gordon Flemying’s Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1996) on Blu-ray from Severin Films.

Lots more disc reviews are definitely on the way, so be sure to watch for them. And I also wanted to let you know in advance that if news updates or social media posts are a little light over the next few days, it’s because I just got my hands on Warner and MGM’s new 007: James Bond – Sean Connery 6-Film Collection in 4K Ultra HD. So I’m going to crack that open and start working on detailed reviews of the films therein, but it’s probably going to take me through the weekend to get them all covered.

But if a cursory examination of Dr. No and From Russian with Love is any indication, these new 4K remasters are pretty terrific. They’re on 100GB discs, they feature very high data rates, and the color, detail, and grain are all very nice indeed. Fingers crossed, I think the Warner remastering team has nailed it. These are definitely a big improvement over the old Lowry Digital 4K masters. So watch for more on that in my reviews soon! [Read on here...]