This Week on Blu-ray: June 9-15

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This Week on Blu-ray: June 9-15

Posted June 8, 2025 08:09 PM by Sean Greenwood

For the week of June 9th, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and MGM have a 4K UHD release for the 007: The Sean Connery James Bond 6-Film Collection (1962-1971), a six-disc set which contains the 4K UHD premieres of Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967) and Diamonds Are Forever (1971). All six films arrive sourced from new 4K masters, with Dolby Vision HDR and a choice of a new Dolby Atmos mix or the original DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. Extras are ported from the Blu-ray editions and include commentaries, documentaries, featurettes and more. In addition to standard packaging, a Limited Edition SteelBook Library Case will also be available. For a full release breakdown, read Randy Miller's 4K UHD review.

New from Warner is a Blu-ray and 4K UHD release for David Ayer's A Working Man, starring Jason Statham, Michael Peña, David Harbour, Jason Flemyng, Merab Ninidze and Maximilian Osinski.

Description: Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.

Warner's Blu-ray releases of A Working Man contain the film's Dolby Atmos audio, with HDR on the 4K UHD edition.

New on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is Christopher Landon's Drop (2025), starring Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Ed Weeks, Jeffery Self and Travis Nelson.

Description: From Blumhouse, producers of M3GAN, and Platinum Dunes, producers of A Quiet Place, comes DROP, the action-packed thriller that proves dating can be deadly.

First dates can be rough. In this mind-bending action thriller from the director of Happy Death Day, they can also be deadly. Violet (Meghann Fahy, The White Lotus) is a widowed mother who has worked up the courage to go on her first date in years with a charming photographer named Henry. The cute couple's killer chemistry is rudely interrupted by a series of anonymous drops to Violet's phone showing a masked intruder entering her home and ordering her to follow a series of instructions. Violet must do exactly as she's told or her loved ones will die. Her unseen tormentor's final directive? Kill Henry. Universal's Blu-ray releases of A Working Man contain the film's Dolby Atmos audio, with HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include audio commentary with Christopher Landon and the featurettes A Recipe for Thrills: Making Drop, A Palate for Panic and Killer Chemistry.

New on Blu-ray from Shout Factory and GKIDS is the anime series Dan Da Dan: Season One (ダンダダン) (2024), starring the voices of Shion Wakayama, Natsuki Hanae, Nana Mizuki, Ayane Sakura, Kaito Ishikawa and Mayumi Tanaka.

Description: DAN DA DAN follows Momo, a high school girl from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult freak. The two of them start talking after Momo rescues Okarun from getting bullied. However, an argument ensues between them – Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts. To make the mutual deniers believe in each other, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital known for its UFO sightings, and Okarun goes to a tunnel that is said to be haunted. In each place, they encounter overwhelming paranormal activity that transcends comprehension. Amid these predicaments, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to challenge the paranormal forces! Their fateful love begins as well!?

Shout's Blu-ray release of Dan Da Dan: Season One is a two-disc set with all 12 episodes, containing both original Japanese and dubbed English: DTS-HD MA 2.0 audio, along with English, English SDH, French, Spanish or Brazilian Portuguese subtitles. Extras include an interview with the filmmakers, a director scene breakdown, an interview with composer Kensuke Ushio, commemorative interviews, teasers and trailers and opening and ending credits. In addition to standard packaging, a Collector's Edition Digipack will also be available, which adds a 32-page booklet, six character art cards and a die-cut sticker.

Coming to 4K UHD from Shout is Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions (1995), starring Scott Bakula, Kevin J. O'Connor, Famke Janssen, Daniel von Bargen, Susan Traylor and Vincent Schiavelli. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, Shout presents the director's cut of Lord of Illusions with a choice of DTS-HD MA 5.1 or 2.0 audio tracks and Dolby Vision HDR. Extras on this single-disc 4K UHD release include a new interview with composer Simon Boswell, audio commentary by Clive Barker, an interview with storyboard artist Martin Mercer, the vintage featurette A Gathering of Magic, original behind-the-scenes footage, deleted scenes, a photo gallery, A Note from Clive Barker and a theatrical trailer.

New on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Well Go USA is Kazuya Shiraishi's 11 Rebels (十一人の賊軍), starring Takayuki Yamada, Taiga Nakano, Hiroshi Tamaki, Sadao Abe, Amane Okayama and Yûya Matsuura.

Label description: In Kazuya Shiraishi's action-packed epic, ten convicts are promised freedom in exchange for defending a small town in feudal Japan. Tasked with holding a fortress against encroaching government forces, they fight with the desperation of men with nothing to lose. But when the officials who recruited them renege on their promise, the warriors realize they've been used as pawns in a larger scheme. Betrayed and outnumbered, they must forge their own fate or die trying.

Well Go USA's Blu-rays of 11 Rebels present the shorter 120-minute version of the film with Japanese: Dolby Atmos audio, optional English subtitles (or an English: DTS-HD MA 5.1 dubbed audio option) and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras on the Blu-ray edition only include a trailer. For full release breakdowns, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review and 4K UHD review.

New on Blu-ray from Shudder is The Creep Tapes: Season One (2024), starring Mark Duplass.

Description: A serial killer lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life; little do they know the mistake they made; as the tape rolls, the killer's questionable intensions surface with his increasingly odd behavior.

Shudder's Blu-ray of The Creep Tapes: Season One contains all six episodes. Extras include filmmaker commentary, and a Shudder Social Q&A with Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice.

New on Blu-ray from Magnolia Home Entertainment is Jimmy Warden's Borderline (2025), starring Samara Weaving, Ray Nicholson, Jimmie Fails, Alba Baptista and Eric Dane.

Description: COCAINE BEAR writer Jimmy Warden makes his twisted directorial debut in this edge-of-your-seat thriller. A violent sociopath Paul (Ray Nicholson), escapes from a mental hospital and embarks on a dangerous rampage. His target: Sofia (Samara Weaving), a world-famous pop star. An obsessive fan, he takes Sofia hostage in her own home, delusionally believing they're getting married. Paul is desperate to prove his dedication but Sofia's just trying to survive the night. As Paul grows more unhinged, his fantasy becomes more dangerous. With help from her loyal bodyguard (Eric Dane), Sofia must fight not only her life, but for her sanity, and escape the sinister grip of her stalker and his growing group of accomplices.

Magnolia's Blu-ray of Borderline contains the featurette The Making of Borderline and trailers.

New on Blu-ray from Vertical Entertainment is Paul W.S. Anderson's In the Lost Lands, starringMilla Jovovich, Dave Bautista, Arly Jover, Fraser James, Simon Lööf and Deirdre Mullins.

Description: A Queen sends the powerful and feared sorceress Gray Alys to the ghostly wilderness of the Lost Lands in search of a magical power, where the sorceress and her guide, the drifter Boyce, must outwit and outfight man and demon.

New on Blu-ray from Decal Releasing and Bleecker Street is Scott McGehee and David Siegel's The Friend, starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Sarah Pidgeon, Carla Gugino, Constance Wu and Noma Dumezweni.

Description: Iris's life is upended when her best friend leaves her his Great Dane. Despite a small New York apartment and threats of eviction, she bonds with the regal beast and begins to heal, in this story of love and friendship.

Turning to catalog titles, VCI Home Entertainment has a Blu-ray for Cecil B. DeMille's The Little American (1917), starring Mary Pickford, Jack Holt, Raymond Hatton, Hobart Bosworth, Walter Long and James Neill.

Description: Mary Pickford stars as Angela Moore, a young American passenger on a boat torpedoed by the Germans at the onset of World War I, in 1914. Trapped by the enemy in a French chateau, Angela bravely faces the horrors of war, and the terrible pain of heartbreak. La Grande Observer states on August 4th, 1917, "Angela Moore is forced to face experiences that would try the soul of the bravest and Mary Pickford's performance is not found wanting."

The Little American is a timeless classic filled with drama, romance, and the epic scenes that will come to be identified with the grand cinematic experience of a film by Cecil B. DeMille.

Sourced from a new master by The Mary Pickford Foundation, VCI presents The Little American with an original score by Adam Chavez. Extras include a new audio commentary by author and film historian Marc Wanamaker, a newly remastered version of the American Biograph short film A Lodging for the Night (1912) with a new score by Chavez, and an extensive photo gallery by Tiffany L Clayton.

Coming to 4K UHD and remastered Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection is Sidney Lumet's The Wiz (1978), starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Lena Horne and Richard Pryor. Sourced from a new 4K master (approved by producer Rob Cohen), Criterion presents The Wiz with a new Dolby Atmos remix and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include a new audio commentary with scholars Michael B. Gillespie and Alfred L. Martin, archival interviews with Sidney Lumet and Diana Ross and a trailer for the film. Also included is an essay by critic Aisha Harris.

Finally this week, Arrow Video has a 4K UHD release for Dominic Sena's Swordfish (2001), starring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Sam Shepard and Vinnie Jones. Sourced from a new 4K master, Arrow presents Swordfish with a choice of DTS-HD MA 5.1 or 2.0 audio tracks and Dolby Vision HDR. Extras include new interviews with composer Paul Oakenfold and production designer Jeff Mann, audio commentary by Dominic Sena, the featurettes HBO First Look: Swordfish, Effects in Focus: The Flying Bus and Swordfish: In Conversation, a music video for "Planet Rock Club Reel", two alternate endings and a theatrical trailer. Packaging includes reversible artwork and a double-sided fold-out poster with new and original artwork Also included is an "illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page and an article from American Cinematographer about the film's opening sequence".