Posted October 19, 2025 08:21 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week of October 20th, the Criterion Collection will release a Blu-ray of David Cronenberg's The Shrouds, starring Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, Elizabeth Saunders and Jennifer Dale.
Description: Long fascinated by the ways technology is transforming our bodies and minds, David Cronenberg returns with one of his most personal films, an audacious, elegiac exploration of grief, mortality, and love wrapped in the guise of a corporate-espionage thriller. Karsh (Vincent Cassel) is the enigmatic entrepreneur behind a new tech package that allows bereaved relatives to view their loved ones' decomposing remains. When his futuristic cemetery is vandalized, he begins to suspect a conspiracy is at work, forcing him to confront the trauma of—and mystery surrounding—the death of his beloved Becca (Diane Kruger). Conceived in the wake of his own wife's death, The Shrouds finds Cronenberg exploring heady ideas around sex, surveillance, and the ultimate body horror: the physical decay that awaits us all.
Criterion's Blu-ray of The Shrouds contains an interview with David Cronenberg and a trailer, along with notes by critic Beatrice Loayza.
Also coming from Criterion is a remastered Blu-ray and 4K UHD release for Ken Russell's Altered States (1980), starring William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis and Miguel Godreau. Sourced from a new 4K master, Criterion presents Altered States with a choice of DTS-HD MA 2.0 Surround or DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio tracks and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include a new audio commentary with film historian Samm Deighan, interviews with Ken Russell and William Hurt, a new interview with special-visual-effects designer Bran Ferren and a trailer. Also included is an essay by film critic Jessica Kiang.
Finally from Criterion is is a remastered Blu-ray and 4K UHD release for David Cronenberg's A History of Violence (2005), starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes and Peter MacNeill. Sourced from a new 4K master (supervised by director of photography Peter Suschitzky and approved by David Cronenberg), Criterion presents the uncensored international version of A History of Violence with DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include audio commentary with David Cronenberg, a new interview with screenwriter Josh Olson, excerpts of Cronenberg and actor Viggo Mortensen in conversation at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, the documentary Acts of Violence, three featurettes, a deleted scene (with optional commentary by Cronenberg) and a trailer. Also included is an essay by critic Nathan Lee.
New on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from A24 is Ari Aster's Eddington, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O'Connell, Micheal Ward and Emma Stone.
Description: In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and mayor (Pedro Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico. Writer-director Ari Aster's (Hereditary, Midsommar) fourth feature is a modern-day Western, paranoid thriller, and black comedy in which a riotous showdown spirals into a whirlwind of violence.
A24's Blu-ray releases of Eddington contain the film's Dolby Atmos audio, with Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras include the documentary Made in Eddington, while digipack packaging includes six postcards. For full release breakdowns, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review and 4K UHD review.
Note: The 4K UHD edition of Eddington is currently exclusive to the A24 Shop website.
Also coming from A24 are Blu-ray and 4K UHD editions of Ti West's The X Trilogy (2022-2024), a three-disc set featuring the 4K UHD premieres of X (2022) and Pearl (2022), along with a new edition of MaXXXine (2024). All three films contain their Dolby Atmos audio tracks, with Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras include new audio commentary with director of photography Eliot Rockett and production designer Tom Hammock (on both X and Pearl) and with production designer Jason Kisvarday and set decorator Kelsi Ephraim (on MaXXXine), over 90 minutes of making of featurettes, as well as trailers for all three films. Special digibook packaging includes "a 64-page booklet with a new essay by Jon Dieringer, unreleased concept art, costume sketches, behind-the-scenes photography, original poster and VHS artwork created as set dressing for the films, and more".
New on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Capelight Pictures is Chookiat Sakveerakul's Project Genesis, starring Paula Taylor, Peter Corp Dyrendal, Wanarat Ratsameerat, Nuttacha Jessica Padovan and Rattapong Apichai.
Description: Scientist and single mother Stella (Paula Taylor) returns to her hometown after years of absence. One night, she is contacted via an old radio by her father, who has been missing for decades and is trapped in space in an alternate time configuration. To bring him back, Stella must locate the Genesis Machine, developed as part of a top-secret CIA project and left behind in Thailand, and embark on an odyssey through time and space.
Capelight's Blu-rays of Project Genesis contain DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio, optional English subtitles and HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include a behind-the-scenes featurette and a trailer.
New on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber is Boris Lojkine's Souleymane's Story (L'Histoire de Souleymane), starring Abou Sangare, Alpha Oumar Sow, Nina Meurisse, Emmanuel Yovanie, Younoussa Diallo and Keita Diallo.
Description: Racing through the streets of Paris making food deliveries on his bicycle, Guinean immigrant Souleymane (Sangare) is struggling to stay afloat. In two days, he has to report for an asylum application interview, where he must plead his case to an immigration officer (Nina Meurisse) who will determine his future in France. As he rides, he repeats his story. But Souleymane is not ready. Drawing inspiration from Cristian Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days and evoking the humanist films of the Dardennes, Boris Lojkine's urgent, propulsive third feature never leaves Souleymane's side in a deeply affecting account of the daily trials and uncertain futures faced by migrants in France and around the world.
Kino's Blu-ray of Souleymane's Story contains a theatrical trailer.
Also new on Blu-ray from Kino is Shoshannah Stern's documentary Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, starring Marlee Matlin, Randa Haines, John Maucere, Lauren Ridloff, Aaron Sorkin, Henry Winkler and Liz Tannebaum.
Description: In 1987, at the age of just 21, Marlee Matlin shattered expectations as the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award® for her groundbreaking performance in Children of a Lesser God. Catapulted into the spotlight, she seized the moment to challenge an industry unprepared for her immense talent, emerging as a trailblazer not only as a performer but also as an author and activist. Matlin's incredible journey continued with standout roles in acclaimed projects such as The West Wing and the Oscar®-winning CODA, all while relentlessly advocating for greater inclusion and accessibility both within Hollywood and beyond its borders. Matlin opens up about her personal and professional struggles – her meteoric rise to fame, the challenges of navigating a predominantly hearing industry, the pain of a tumultuous high-profile relationship, getting sober and years of being overlooked by Hollywood – alongside her many triumphs. Director Shoshannah Stern reimagines traditional documentary storytelling, elevating ASL as the film's heart and soul while removing conventional voiceovers and including open captions, creating an authentic and visually immersive experience. Through split-screen interviews with both Deaf and hearing contributors, the film weaves a poignant and inspiring narrative of Matlin's legendary career, highlighting her tireless fight for inclusion and representation in an entertainment world that at first had no place for her.
Kino's Blu-ray of Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore contains open captions and audio description. Extras include outtakes, a Q&A with Shoshannah Stern and Marlee Matlin (moderated by writer Esther Zuckerman) and a theatrical trailer.
Also coming from Kino are four catalog titles on Blu-ray and 4K UHD. They are:
Joseph Losey's King and Country (1964), starring Tom Courtenay, Dirk Bogarde, Leo McKern, Barry Foster, Peter Copley and James Villers. Sourced from a 2022 4K scan of the film's original camera negative, Kino presents King and Country with DTS-HD MA 2.0 audio. Extras include a new audio commentary with film critic and author Simon Abrams, the featurette Tom Courtenay on King and Country, a 1964 interview with Dirk Bogarde and a theatrical trailer. For a full release breakdown, read Svet Atanasov's Blu-ray review.
A Blu-ray and 4K UHD release for William Friedkin's Rampage (1987), starring Michael Biehn, Alex McArthur, Nicholas Campbell, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, John Harkins and Art LaFleur. Kino presents two versions of Rampage: the original 1987 version (sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative) and the 1992 recut version (sourced from a 35mm interpositive) with a choice of lossless 2.0 or 5.1 audio tracks and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include new audio commentary on both cuts by film historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson, new interviews with Alex McArthur and true crime writer Harold Schechter and a newly remastered theatrical trailer.
A new Blu-ray edition of Mel Smith's Radioland Murders (1994), starring Mary Stuart Masterson, Brian Benben, Ned Beatty, George Burns, Scott Michael Campbell and Brion James. Previously released in 2019, Kino's Blu-ray of Radioland Murders is sourced from a new 2K scan of the 35mm interpositive. New extras include audio commentary by entertainment journalists / authors Bryan Reesman and Max Evry, a new interview with Brian Benben and a newly remastered theatrical trailer.
And finally from Kino, in association with Dark Force Entertainment, is a Blu-ray for Mark L. Lester's The Ex (1996), starring Yancy Butler, Nick Mancuso, Suzy Amis, Babs Chula, Claire Riley and Hamish Tildesley. Sourced from a new HD master (approved by Mark L. Lester), Kino's Blu-ray of The Ex contains new interviews with Yancy Butler and Nick Mancuso, as well as a theatrical trailer.
Staying with catalog titles, coming to Blu-ray from Arrow Video is a double feature of Three / Three... Extremes (2002-2004), starring Bai Ling, Kim Hye-su, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Leon Lai, Eric Tsang and Lee Byung-hun. Both films are sourced from new 2K masters by Arrow Films and presented with DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio and optional English subtitles. Extras include a new, two-part interview with producer and "Going Home" director Peter Ho-Sun Chan, new interviews with "Memories" director Kim Jee-woon, "Memories" cinematographer Hong Kyoung-pyo and Takashi Miike. Also included are newly-edited archival interviews with Peter Ho-Sun Chan, "Going Home" star Eugenia Yuan, Fruit Chan and "Dumplings" star Bai Ling, additional archival interviews with Peter Ho-Sun Chan and Kim Jee-woon, making of featurettes and trailers for both films and the feature-length version of Dumplings. Limited edition content includes reversible artwork, a double-sided fold-out poster and an "illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the films by Stacie Ponder and David Desser".
Also this week, Shout Factory has three 4K UHD upgrades coming. First up is Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre (Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht) (1979), starring Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor, Walter Ladengast and Dan van Husen. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, Shout presents both the German and English versions of Nosferatu the Vampyre with DTS-HD MA 2.0 audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include German-language audio commentary with Werner Herzog and Laurens Straub (with English subtitles), English-language audio commentary with Werner Herzog, a vintage making-of featurette, a theatrical trailer and a still gallery.
Also from Shout is a 4K UHD upgrade for Oliver Stone's Savages (2012), starring Taylor Kitsch, Salma Hayek, Benicio del Toro, Blake Lively, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Travolta. Sourced from a new 4K master (supervised and approved by Oliver Stone), Shout presents the unrated version of Savages with a choice of a new Dolby Atmos remix, DTS-HD MA 5.1 or DTS-HD MA 2.0 audio tracks and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include the theatrical cut of the film on Blu-ray, new interviews with Oliver Stone, producer Moritz Borman, co-editor Stuart Levy, co-editor Alex Marquez and producer Eric Kopeloff. Also included is audio commentary with Oliver Stone, audio commentary with producers Eric Kopeloff and Moritz Borman, co-writer Don Winslow, co-writer Shane Salerno and production designer Tomas Voth, the multi-part featurette Stone Cold Savages and deleted scenes.
Finally from Shout is a 4K UHD upgrade for Derek Cianfrance's The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Rose Byrne, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta and Bruce Greenwood. Sourced from a new 4K master (approved by Derek Cianfrance), Shout presents The Place Beyond the Pines with a choice of DTS-HD MA 5.1 or DTS-HD MA 2.0 audio tracks and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include audio commentary with Derek Cianfrance, deleted and extended scenes and the featurette Going to The Place Beyond the Pines.
Finally this week, Paramount Home Media Distribution has a 4K UHD upgrade for Karyn Kusama's Aeon Flux (2005), starring Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Frances McDormand and Pete Postlethwaite. Paramount presents Aeon Flux with Dolby Vision HDR and DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio. A Blu-ray copy is also included.
Note: The 4K UHD edition of Aeon Flux is currently available only in SteelBook packaging.