For the week of May 8th, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release M. Night Shyamalan's Knock at the Cabin, starring Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint and Abby Quinn.
Description: KNOCK AT THE CABIN is a thriller about a tight-knit family who are taken hostage by four armed strangers while vacationing at a remote cabin. The visitors, led by Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, Dune), demand that the young girl and her parents make an unthinkable choice: to save their family or save humanity.
Universal's Blu-ray releases of Knock at the Cabin contain the film's Dolby Atmos audio, with Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include a behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes and three short featurettes. In addition to standard packaging, a Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook edition will also be available. Reviewer Martin Liebman gives both discs high scores for picture and sound quality. For full disc breakdowns, read Martin's 4K UHD review and Blu-ray review
New on Blu-ray from from RLJE Films is Kurt Wimmer's Children of the Corn (2020), starring Elena Kampouris, Kate Moyer, Alyla Browne, Rafferty Grierson, Callan Mulvey and Erika Heynatz.
Description: Possessed by a spirit in a dying cornfield, twelve-year-old Eden recruits the other children in her small town to rise up and take control. Tired of having to pay the price for their parents' mistakes, Eden leads the kids on a bloody rampage, killing the adults and anyone who opposes her. With all the adults jailed or dead, it comes down to one high schooler who won't go along with the plan and becomes the town's only hope of survival. CHILDREN OF THE CORN is a chilling new re-telling for a whole new generation.
RLJE Films' Blu-ray of Children of the Corn contains deleted scenes.
New on Blu-ray from Paramount Home Media Distribution is Yellowstone: Season 5 - Part 1 (2022-2023). The set contains the first eight episodes of the fifth season, along with over three hours of extras, including Behind the Story for every episode, Inside Yellowstone: Season 5, and much more.
Also coming from Paramount, in association with CBS Home Entertainment, is a Blu-ray for NCIS: Hawai'i: Season One (2021-2022), starring Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami and Jason Antoon.
Description: The first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, Jane Tennant, has thrived and risen through the ranks by equal parts confidence and strategy in a system that has pushed back on her every step of the way. Together with her unwavering team of specialists, they balance duty to family and country while investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security and the mysteries of the sun-drenched island paradise itself.
New on Blu-ray from Well Go USA is Jon Wright's Unwelcome, starring Hannah John-Kamen, Douglas Booth, Colm Meaney, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Kristian Nairn and Niamh Cusack
Official description: Unwelcome, directed by Irish-born "Grabbers" director Jon Wright, stars Hannah John-Kamen (Black Mirror, Ant-Man and The Wasp, Ready Player One) and Douglas Booth (Loving Vincent, Jupiter Ascending, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies). A couple escapes their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to hear stories of mysterious beings who live in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden. As warned by their new neighbors, in Irish lore the Redcaps will come when called to help souls in dire need of rescue, but it's crucial to remember that there is always a dear price to pay for their aid.
Well Go USA's Blu-ray of Unwelcome contains behind-the-scenes, a featurette and a trailer. For a full disc breakdown, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review.
New on Blu-ray from Shout Factory, in association with GKIDS, is Alberto Vazquez's Unicorn Wars, starring Jon Goirizelaia, Jaione Insausti, Ramn Barea, Txema Regalado, Manu Heras and Gaizka Soria.
Description: It's Bambi meets Apocalypse Now in this provocative and darkly beautiful horror comedy from Alberto Vázquez (Birdboy: The Forgotten Children), who uses its outrageous premise to explore religious zealotry, military fascism, and the depths of the soul.
For ages, teddy bears have been locked in an ancestral war against their sworn enemy, the unicorns, with the promise that victory will usher in a new era. Aggressive, sadistic teddy bear Bluey and his sensitive, withdrawn brother Tubby could not be more different. As the rigors and humiliation of teddy bear bootcamp turn to the psychedelic horrors of a combat tour in the Magic Forest, their complicated history and increasingly strained relationship will determine the fate of the entire war.
Shout's Blu-ray of Unicorn Wars contains the original Spanish audio in DTS-HD MA 5.1 with English subtitles. Extras include short interviews with Alberto Vazquez and animation director Khris Cembe, a feature-length animatic and US and International trailers. For a full disc breakdown, read Brian Orndorf's Blu-ray review.
Also coming from Shout is a Blu-ray box set for The Tiger Cage Collection (1988-1991), a three disc set that contains Tiger Cage (1988), Tiger Cage II (1990) and Tiger Cage III (1991). All three films are sourced from new 2K masters and come with original Cantonese: DTS-HD MA Mono audio tracks with English subtitles, with English dubs also available. Tiger Cage includes both Cantonese and English cuts, while Tiger Cage II includes both Cantonese and Malaysian cuts. Extras include new audio commentary for all three films by critic and author David West (Chasing Dragons: An Introduction to the Martial Arts Film), several new video interviews, trailers and more.
Staying with catalog titles, the Criterion Collection have a 4K UHD upgrade for Seijun Suzuki's Branded to Kill (殺しの烙印) (1967), starring Jô Shishido, Kôji Nanbara, Isao Tamagawa, Anne Mari, Mariko Ogawa and Hiroshi Minami. Sourced from a new 4K master, Criterion presents Branded to Kill on 4K UHD with Japanese: LPCM Mono audio and optional English subtitles. An included Blu-ray features legacy extras, including interviews with Seijun Suzuki, Jô Shishido and assistant director Masami Kuzuu, as well a the film's trailer and a booklet with an essay by critic and historian Tony Rayns. For a full disc breakdown, read Svet Atanasov's 4K UHD review.
New this week on 4K UHD and remastered Blu-ray from Powerhouse Films is Jean Rollin's The Shiver of the Vampires (Le Frisson des vampires) (1971), starring Sandra Julien, Jean-Marie Durand, Jacques Robiolles, Michel Delahaye, Marie-Pierre Castel and Kuelan Herce. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the internegative, Powerhouse presents The Shiver of the Vampires with original French or dubbed English: LPCM Mono audio, with optional English and English SDH subtitles, respectively and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras include new audio commentary with author Jeremy Richey (Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol), as well as legacy audio commentary with Jean Rollin, a new appreciation by the author and film historian Virginie Sélavy, an updated version of the making-of documentary Rouge Vif, legacy interviews, deleted sex scenes, theatrical trailers and more. Limited edition packaging includes an 80-page book with new and archival essays. For a full disc breakdown, read Svet Atanasov's 4K UHD review.
Also from Powerhouse is another Jean Rollin film on 4K UHD and remastered Blu-ray: Two Orphan Vampires (Les Deux Orphelines vampires) (1997), starring Alexandra Pic, Isabelle Teboul, Natalie Perrey, Gudule, Bernard Charnacé and Nada Le Hoangan. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the internegative, Powerhouse presents Two Orphan Vampires with original French or dubbed English: LPCM Mono audio, with optional English and English SDH subtitles, respectively and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras include new audio commentary with critics and authors David Flint and Adrian J Smith, as well as legacy audio commentary with Jean Rollin, newly edited versions of legacy interviews with Jean Rollin, Alexandra Pic and Isabelle Teboul, an updated version of the making-of documentary Memories of a Blue World, legacy featurettes, image galleries, a theatrical trailer and more. Limited edition packaging includes an 80-page book with new and archival essays. For a full disc breakdown, read Svet Atanasov's 4K UHD review.
New on Blu-ray this week from Arrow Video is John Woo's Hand of Death (少林門) (1976), starring Tao-liang Tan, Jackie Chan, James Tien, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Wah Yuen and Biao Yuen. Sourced from a new 2K master, Arrow presents Hand of Death with original Mandarin: DTS-HD MA Mono audio and optional English subtitles, or Cantonese Stereo or English Mono or 5.1 tracks. Extras include new audio commentary by martial arts cinema experts Frank Djeng and Michael Worth, a never-before-seen archive interview with Tao-liang Tan, an archival interview with Sammo Hung,an archival featurette on John Woo's early career, and more. Collectible packaging includes a double-sided fold-out poster with original and new artwork, a reversible cover with original and new artwork and an illustrated collector's booklet.