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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...]

We’ve got four new disc reviews for you guys to start the new week, including...

Stephen’s look at both the regular 4K Ultra HD and 4K UHD Steelbook versions of Don Siegel’s Dirty Harry (1971) from Malpaso via Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.

Dennis’ take on Vernon Sewell’s Burke and Hare (1972) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Stuart’s thoughts on John Boulting’s I’m All Right Jack (1959), also on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

More reviews are forthcoming this week, including the other two Clint Eastwood 4K titles, so be sure to watch for them.

In announcement news today, the big news is that Shout! Factory has just announced the first title in their new Hong Kong Cinema Classics label: The Jet Li Collection, a 10-disc 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray box set that will include Gordon Chan’s Fist of Legend (1994), Yuen Woo-ping’s Tai Chi Master (1993), Corey Yuen’s Fong Sai Yuk (1993), Fong Sai Yuk II (1993), and The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)! Look for the box to street on 7/29. [Read on here...]

We have some good title announcement news to close out the week here at The Bits.

The big news is that our friends at Arrow Video have just unveiled their July slate of 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray titles. It starts out with a pair of tiles available in the UK only: Joe Carnahan’s Narc (2002) (4K UHD + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) on 7/7 and Lucio Fulci’s Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979, aka Zombi 2) (4K UHD + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) on 7/28, each will include both Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio (plus legacy audio mixes).

In the UK and US, look for The Nightwatch Collection (Blu-ray)—which includes Ole Bornedal’s Nightwatch (1994) and Nightwatch: Demons are Forever (2023)—on 7/22.

And in the UK, US, and Canada, look for Chris Skotchdopole’s Crumb Catcher (2023) (Blu-ray) on 7/15, George P. Cosmatos’ Cobra (1986) (4K UHD + Blu-ray) on 7/22, and Larry Cohen’s The Stuff (1985) (4K UHD + Blu-ray) on 7/22. Both Cobra and The Stuff will include Dolby Vision HDR.

You can see what the packaging looks like for all of these below the break. [Read on here...]

We have five new disc reviews to share with you today, including...

Stuart’s look at Waris Hussein’s Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970) on Blu-ray from VCI Entertainment and William Wyler’s The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

Dennis’ take on Kenneth Macpherson’s Borderline (1930) on Blu-ray from Kino Classics.

Tim’s review of Shōhei Imamura’s The Eel (1997) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films.

And finally Stephen’s review of Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond (1981) in 4K Ultra HD from Grindhouse Releasing!

As always, more disc reviews are on the way, so be sure to check back for them.

In announcement news today, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has revealed that the Amazon original series Fallout: Season One is coming to Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 7/8. The 4K will be released as a limited edition 4K Ultra HD Steelbook exclusively at Amazon.com. Note that the 4K will include HDR10 high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos audio. [Read on here...]

We’ve got two more new disc reviews to share with you this afternoon, plus a bunch of exciting announcement news. But first as always, those reviews...

Stuart has taken a look at Bruce David Klein’s Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2024) on Blu-ray from Atlas Media and Zeitgeist Films via Kino Lorber.

And Stephen has offered his thoughts on John Erick Dowdle’s As Above, So Below (2014) on limited edition Blu-ray from our friends down at Via Vision Entertainment.

Also today, we’ve posted the weekly update of our Release Dates & Artwork Section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD covers and Amazon.com 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 really do appreciate it!

Now then... today is the day that many of your are finally going to get your hands on George P. Cosmatos’ Tombstone (1993) on 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. We’ve reviewed the disc here as you know, and it’s fantastic. But don’t worry if you haven’t been able to order a copy yet—more product is being replicated as we speak and the title should come back in stock online soon. [Read on here...]

We have three new disc reviews to start the week out right for you this afternoon, including...

Dennis’ thoughts on Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man (2025) in 4K Ultra HD from Blumhouse via Universal (with an assist on the 4K AV portion by Tim Salmons).

Stuart’s look at Albert Zugsmith’s College Confidential (1960) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Stephen’s take on Peter Greenaway’s The Belly of an Architect (1987) on Blu-ray from Hemdale via Vinegar Syndrome.

Also today, we’ve got a new update of our 4K Ultra HD Release List here at The Bits, and I also shared a new My Two Cents: A Video Blog update for subscribers on our Patreon page over the weekend, with some exciting catalog news. As always, we have very affordable subscription options for our Patreon and it’s a great way to help support our work here at The Bits website. So we hope you’ll consider joining us there! [Read on here...]

Good afternoon, Bits readers!

We’ve got some great release news for you today, but first we’re starting out with more new disc reviews…

Tim has turned in his thoughts on Hanna-Barbera’s animated Magilla Gorilla: The Complete Series (1964-66) on Blu-ray from our friends at the Warner Archive Collection!

And Dennis has offered a look at Wong Kar-wai’s Chunking Express (1994) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection.

Also, I wanted to let you know that we’ve been posting regular updates over on The Digital Bits’ Patreon page, including weekly video posts and early word on many upcoming 4K catalog releases. So if you really want the scoop on future 4K UHDs, there’s absolutely no better place to find it. Subscribing to our Patreon is very affordable and a great way to support The Bits in the process. [Read on here...]

We have no less than SIX new disc reviews for you all to enjoy here at The Bits today, including...

Stephen’s thoughts on Abel Ferrara’s King of New York (1990) and Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct (1992) in 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Lionsgate Limited.

Dennis’ review of Graeme Clifford’s Frances (1982) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Tim’s take on Hanna-Barbera’s animated Wait Till Your Father Gets Home: The Complete Series (1972-74) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, as well as Via Vision Entertainment’s Firestarter Collection on Blu-ray, which includes both the 1984 original film and the 2002 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries.

And finally, Stuart’s look at Gilles Grangier’s Hi-Jack Highway (1955) (aka Gas-Oil) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

More reviews are forthcoming this week, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them!

Also here at the site today, we’ve 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 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 Bits and we really do appreciate it.

In announcement news today, the big development is that the Criterion Collection has just revealed their full July slate of titles, and it includes a 4K disc we first told you was coming a few weeks ago: Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon (1975)! [Read on here...]

We have two more new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, including...

Stephen’s take on Peter Hyams’ Timecop (1994) in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Factory.

And Dennis’ look at Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man (2025) on Blu-ray from Blumhouse via Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

In announcement news this afternoon, our friends at Kino Lorber Studio Classics have revealed a pair of new 4K Ultra HD catalog titles for release on 6/17, including Billy Wilder’s Sabrina (1954)—a Paramount title—and Sean S. Cunningham’s DeepStar Six (1989)—a Carolco Pictures/Tri-Star Pictures film. Both will include Dolby Vision HDR.

Also today, Imprint Films has announced their fiftieth wave of catalog titles for Blu-ray release in June, including Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull (1980) and New York, New York (1977), John Huston’s The Man Who Would Be King (1975), John Milius’ The Wind and the Lion (1975), Gordon Parks’ Leadbelly (1976), Cliff Robertson’s J.W. Coop (1971), and Harold Becker’s The Onion Field (1979). The street date is 6/25, and each is limited to 1500 copies. [Read on here...]

Hot on the heels of Disney’s Tombstone 4K Ultra HD announcement (news of which we first broke here last month), there’s another great 4K catalog title from Disney that I couldn’t be more excited to reveal this morning!

As some of you longtime Bits readers may recall, way back in January of 2024—not long before we first broke the exclusive news of the new Sony/Disney distribution deal on here on the site—I was invited by Disney reps to submit a list of films that I thought the studio should consider for release on physical 4K Ultra HD.

I compiled a list of fifty titles—an A-list of twenty-five, and a B-list of twenty-five more—that I subsequently shared here on the site (back in March of last year).

Tombstone was at the very top of that A-list.

And the third title on that list... is one that I’m incredibly thrilled to reveal here for the very first time is officially coming to 4K disc in May—just over a month from now!

KINGDOM OF HEAVEN COMES TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY DISC FOR ITS 20 ANNIVERSARY ON MAY 27!

Grab the Director’s Cut Edition When It Arrives on May 27

BURBANK, CA (April 10, 2025) – The grit and drama of Ridley Scott’s epic Kingdom of Heaven Director’s Cut makes history come alive again when it plays out on digital retailers (Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home) and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc as of May 27. [Editor’s Note: The 4K Steelbook is now available for pre-order on Amazon by clicking on this link.]

This stunningly restored and remastered Director’s Cut adds more gravitas and organic characterization to the historical masterpiece, a cinematic experience that is further plussed when seen in Dolby Vision and heard with Atmos. Visionary director Ridley Scott crafted a passionate and perilous tale of the Crusades that has made its mark on audiences for decades, but never before has it been shown in such high-definition sight and sound, deepening the experience for longtime fans and a new generation alike. [Read on here...]