We’ve got three more new disc reviews for all of you to enjoy today, including…

Tim’s thoughts on Jess Franco’s The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969) in 4K Ultra HD from Blue Underground as well as David Schmoeller’s Crawlspace (1986) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Stephen’s take on Stephen Sayadian’s Café Flesh (1982) on Blu-ray from Mondo Macabro.

Before we get going today, it looks like we finally know what the next two Steven Spielberg films are that are going to be released in 4K Ultra HD: Multiple retail sources are reporting that both Minority Report (2002) and Catch Me If you Can (2002) are coming to the format before the end of the year from Paramount. Street date for each is TBA, but this isn’t entirely surprising—both films have been recently available Digitally in 4K. As more information comes in, we’ll be sure to let you know.

Speaking of Paramount, their long-delayed 4K Ultra HD Steelbook release of Karyn Kusama’s Æon Flux (2005) is finally set for 10/7.

Also, we have a street date for Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) on Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, and 4K Steelbook. Look for it to arrive on 10/14. [Read on here...]

All right, folks! We’ve got a bunch of news to catch up on today!

But first as always, we have more new disc reviews for you, including…

Tim’s thoughts on Jess Franco’s The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968) in 4K Ultra HD from Blue Underground and James Whale’s The Old Dark House (1932) in 4K Ultra HD from Eureka! Entertainment in the UK.

Stuart’s take on Léa Domenach’s The President’s Wife (2023) on Blu-ray from the Cohen Media Group via Kino Lorber.

Dennis’ look at John Cromwell’s The Enchanted Cottage (1945) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Stephen’s two cents on Bill Plympton’s Mutant Aliens (2001) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile Films and Lamberto Bava’s Monster Shark (1984, aka Devil Fish) on Blu-ray from Severin Films.

Watch for more reviews tomorrow here at the site.

Now then, the big announcement news today is that Walt Disney Home Entertainment, 20th Century Studios, and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced the long-awaited 4K Ultra HD release of Jim Sharman’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) on October 7th! The film is of course based on the musical by Richard O’Brian, and the release is happening in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary. [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...]

Happy Monday, everyone!

I just wanted to quickly chime in here in the My Two Cents column this afternoon with a quick update.

I had actually planned a full news update today, but I burned the hell out of one of my fingers while making lunch earlier this afternoon, and unfortunately typing has been very much out of the question since then.

In any case, I’ll be back tomorrow with the usual release news—well medicated, I presume—and I’ll catch you up on all the latest with regard to Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD.

In the meantime, we’ve been knocking out tons of new disc reviews here at the site over the last several days, including…

My thoughts on Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon (1975) in 4K Ultra HD from Criterion and Peter Weir’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2002) in 4K UHD Steelbook from 20th Century Studios via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. [Read on here...]

We’ve got more new disc reviews for you to enjoy this afternoon, including…

Tim’s review of Steve Miner’s Friday the 13th: Part III (1982) on Blu-ray 3D from Paramount via Turbine Medien in Germany.

Dennis’ review of Mike Nichols’ Carnal Knowledge (1971) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection.

And Stephen’s thoughts on Ruggero Deodato’s House on the Edge of the Park (1980) in 4K Ultra HD from Severin Films, as well as Ryan Coogler’s Sinners (2025) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.

We’ll have more reviews tomorrow and all this week, so be sure to check back for them.

Now then… we’ve got more new and recent title announcements for you today, starting with word that Lionsgate has just set Len Wiseman’s From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (2025) for release on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, and 4K Steelbook format on 9/9. There will be a wide-release 4K edition, plus Walmart and Amazon-exclusive 4K Steelbooks. Extras will include The Making of Ballerina, Building a Frozen Underworld, The Art of Action, and Deleted & Extended Scenes. Look for the 4Ks to include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio. You can see the cover artwork above left. [Read on here...]

All right, we’ve got more new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, including…

Tim’s review of Charles Walters’ Technicolor classic High Society (1956) in 4K Ultra HD from the Warner Archive Collection.

Stephen’s look at Mark Robson’s Earthquake (1974) in 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

And Stuart’s take on the Audie Murphy Collection V box set from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, which includes Jesse Hibbs’ Walk the Proud Land (1956), Harry Keller’s Seven Ways to Sundown (1960), and Robert G. Springsteen’s Bullet for a Badman (1964) on Blu-ray.

In terms of catching up with more recent title announcements today, let’s start with the big news first: Director Kevin Smith revealed in his Hall H panel on Saturday night down at San Diego Comic-Con that Lionsgate is going to be releasing his newly-remastered Dogma (1999) on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD later this year! (You can watch video of Smith confirming this here on X.) The street date is TBA, but our sources say there will lots of great new extras and there should be both an exclusive 4K Steelbook version from Lionsgate Limited as well as a wide-release 4K SKU. [Read on here...]

All right, we’ve reached the Friday of another long summer week—San Diego Comic-Con week as it happens (more on that in a minute, and trust me—some of you guys are going to love what I’m going to tell you)—and The Bits website seems to be holding steady after all our recent upgrades.

With that in mind, we’ve got more new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, including…

Stephen’s reviews of Christopher McQuarrie’s The Way of the Gun (2000) in 4K Ultra HD from Lionsgate Limited and Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris (1972) in 4K Ultra HD from Distribpix and Vinegar Syndrome.

And Tim’s reviews of Franco Prosperi’s Wild Beasts (1984) in 4K and Roy Ward Baker’s Asylum (1972) in 4K Ultra HD from Severin Films.

Speaking of Severin Films, the company is currently running their Summer Sale event on their website featuring lots of great deals, new Blu-ray and 4K announcements and more. To that end, we’ve got reviews coming here of Can Evrenol’s Baskin (2015) Ben Wheatley’s Kill List (2011), and Ruggero Deodato’s The House on the Edge of the Park (1980) in 4K, as well as Lamberto Bava’s Monster Shark (1984) and Tonio Ricci’s Night of the Sharks (1988) on Blu-ray. So be sure to watch for those next week!

While we’re on the topic of sales, Criterion has kicked off a Last Chance 50% Off Sale on in-stock titles at Barnes & Noble that ends on Sunday 7/27. So act fast if you’re interested! [Read on here...]

Hey, Bits readers!

Boy, is it good to be back posting content!

As you may have noticed, The Bits has been down for a few weeks, first as we began to experience website technical issues and more recently has we worked to make the software upgrades needed to get us back to a level of stability that allows us to move forward.

Of course, any time you update software, most things get better but a few things break, so you then have to debug and test everything as much as you can, which we’ve been doing over the last several days.

At any rate, I believe we’re finally at a point now where I can start posting news updates here again—and there’s a lot of release news to catch you up on, as you can imagine.

What’s more, we can also start posting new Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD disc reviews—and rest assured that our review team here has been writing and stockpiling tons of them while we’ve been down. So expect lots of them over the coming days.

In fact, we’re starting that right now with…

Tim’s review of Jeff Rowe’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) in 4K Ultra HD from Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Home Entertainment, as well as the recent region-free import Blu-ray 3D from Turbine Media in Germany.

Stephen’s take on Brian Gibson’s Breaking Glass (1980) on Blu-ray from Fun City Editions.

And Dennis’ thoughts on King Vidor’s The Citadel (1938) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Again, more reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them! [Read on here...]

All right, folks... several weeks ago, we told you this was coming, and the announcement is finally here:

MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD SETS SAIL ON 4K ULTRA HD FOR THE FIRST TIME

Peter Weir’s Academy Award-Winning Naval Epic Arrives August 5 in Stunning 4K Ultra HD for the First Time Ever on Digital and Blu-ray Disc

BURBANK, CA (July 16, 2025) – The courage to do the impossible lies in the hearts of men! Peter Weir’s high-seas masterpiece set during the Napoleonic Wars, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, sets sail for the first time ever on 4K Ultra HD Digital and Blu-ray Disc August 5.

Adapted from the tenth novel in Patrick O’Brian’s legendary ‘Aubrey/Maturin’ series, the film stars Russell Crowe as Captain “Lucky Jack” Aubrey, the Royal Navy’s most daring and battle-tested commander, and Paul Bettany as his close friend, ship’s surgeon, and naturalist Stephen Maturin. When HMS Surprise is ambushed by a superior enemy vessel, Aubrey must confront the brutal challenges of war, the unforgiving sea, and the limits of leadership. With his ship damaged and crew wounded, he sets off on a relentless pursuit across two oceans—facing a choice between duty and loyalty, and a mission that could alter the fate of nations or destroy them all. [Read on here...]

Greetings, everyone!

This is Bill, editor of The Digital Bits, checking in with a quick update.

I just wanted to let you all know that our week of site maintenance here at The Bits appears to have gone well and is now essentially complete.

We’re going to be doing some testing here over the next 24 hours or so, just to make sure that everything is functioning normally and that all is well.

If that turns out indeed to be the case, as I expect, I’ll resume normal My Two Cents news postings probably tomorrow sometime.

In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for the first new disc reviews to start be posted here at the site likely later this afternoon. [Read on here...]