My Two Cents
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...]