Posted February 22, 2026 10:02 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week of February 23rd, the Criterion Collection has a remastered Blu-ray and 4K UHD upgrade for Sidney Lumet's Network (1976), starring Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty and Beatrice Straight. Sourced from a new 4K master, Criterion presents Network with LPCM Mono audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include audio commentary with Sidney Lumet, the feature-length documentary Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words (2025), the six-part documentary The Making of "Network" (2006) and a trailer. Also included is an essay by political commentator and New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie.
Also coming from Criterion is a remastered Blu-ray and 4K UHD release for Joel Coen and Ethan Coen's The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), starring Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, James Gandolfini, Katherine Borowitz and Jon Polito. Sourced from a new 4K master (supervised and approved by director of photography Roger Deakins), Criterion presents The Man Who Wasn't There with DTS-HD MA 5.0 audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include audio commentary with Joel Coen, Ethan Coen and Billy Bob Thornton, a new conversation between the Coen brothers and author Megan Abbott, an archival interview with Deakins, a making-of featurette and deleted scenes. Also included is an essay by author Laura Lippman.
New on Blu-ray from Shudder is Elric Kane's The Dead Thing, starring Katherine Hughes, Blu Hunt, John Karna, Brennan Mejia, Ben Smith-Petersen and Aerial Washington.
Description: A young woman lost in a series of meaningless connections falls in love with a charismatic and sensitive man, who hides a dark secret that turns her affair into a dangerous obsession.
Shudder's Blu-ray of The Dead Thing contains audio commentary with the filmmakers, a behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes (with optional audio commentary) and a booklet with new writing by film critic Travis Woods.
New on Blu-ray from Film Movement is Lou Ye's An Unfinished Film (一部未完成的电影), starring Qin Hao, Mao Xiaorui, Qi Xi, Huang Xuan, Liang Ming and Zhang Songwen.
Description: In January 2020, director Xiaorui reunites his cast and crew to complete a film that was abandoned during production ten years earlier. However, the team is suddenly placed into lockdown together during the onset of COVID-19. Confronted with the challenges of the pandemic, Xiaorui and his crew are forced to determine how to move forward in a rapidly changing world.
Film Movement's Blu-ray of An Unfinished Film contains a Q&A with Lou Ye and a booklet with an essay by film critic Simon Abrams.
Also new on Blu-ray from Film Movement is Yeo Siew Hua's Stranger Eyes (默視錄), starring Wu Chien-ho, Lee Kang-Sheng, Anicca Panna, Vera Chen, Pete Teo and Xenia Tan.
Description: After enduring months of a fruitless police investigation into the disappearance of their daughter, a young, estranged couple, Junyang and Peiying, realize they are being filmed surreptitiously when they begin receiving mysterious packages at their door containing DVDs with footage of their daily lives. The moments captured are unnerving not only for the violation of their privacy, but for what is exposed about Junyang and Peiying's relationship on a most intimate level. Suspecting the voyeur is responsible for taking their daughter, the couple embark on a desperate mission to seek him out, only to find the truth of his identity is more complicated than it seems.
Film Movement's Blu-ray of Stranger Eyes contains a making of featurette and a booklet with an essay by film critic Ryan Swen.
Finally from Film Movement is a 4K UHD upgrade for Sergio Corbucci's The Great Silence (Il grande silenzio) (1968), starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, Mario Brega and Vonetta McGee. Sourced from a 4K master, Film Movement presents The Great Silence with both Italian and English: DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio, optional English or English SDH subtitles and in SDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include three audio commentaries: one with author Howard Hughes and filmmaker Richard Knew, a second with filmmaker Mike Siegel and a third with filmmaker Alex Cox (recorded live at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland). Also included are interviews with Cox and film historian Justin Fisher, the documentary Western, Italian Style (1968), two alternate endings and both original and 2019 theatrical trailers. For a full release breakdown, read Jeffrey Kauffman's 4K UHD review.
New on Blu-ray from Magnolia Home Entertainment is Paul Ganderson and Peter S. Hall's Man Finds Tape, starring Kelsey Pribilski, William Magnuson, John Gholson, Brian Villalobos and Nell Kessler.
Description: Lucas Page's (William Magnuson) viral YouTube channel "Man Finds Tape" features a series of creepy home videos. When he reaches out to his sister, Lynn (Kelsey Pribilski), with surveillance footage of a murder in their hometown, she reluctantly returns to help him investigate the homicide. In doing so, Lynn uncovers a disturbing secret tied to a decades-old supernatural phenomena that casts doubt on whether anyone in town can be trusted. The arrival of a stranger (Brian Villalobos) with destructive intentions forces Lynn to confront her family's role in a terrifying legend tied to a deadly monster stalking Larkin, TX.
New on Blu-ray from Sentai Filmworks is Hideki Okamoto's anime series 2.5 Dimensional Seduction: Complete Collection (2.5次元の誘惑) (2024), starring Jun'ya Enoki, Kaori Maeda, Akari Kitô, Sayumi Suzushiro, Tomokazu Sugita and Aya Yamane.
Description: Masamune Okumura isn't just an otaku, he's an uber otaku whose fixation on a certain character has left him completely uninterested in real girls. Until, that is, Ririsa, a girl with an interest in cosplay decides to join the school manga club that Okumura runs… and wants him to take pictures of her as his favorite character, Liliel! Suddenly Okumura finds himself conflicted, as while Ririsa isn't really Liliel, she seems so close to his fantasy and exists in 3 dimensions! And when other girls start suddenly joining the club, will he ultimately be able to resist the 2.5 DIMENSIONAL SEDUCTION!
Sentai Filmworks' Blu-ray of 2.5 Dimensional Seduction: Complete Collection is a three-disc set with 24 episodes in a choice of original Japanese or dubbed English: DTS-HD MA 2.0 audio, with English or English SDH subtitles. Extras include clean opening and closing animations. In addition to standard packaging, a Limited Edition SteelBook (with slipcover and four interchangeable magnetic artwork covers) will also be available. For a full release breakdown, read Neil Lumbard's Blu-ray review.
Turning to catalog titles, the Warner Archive Collection has four coming to Blu-ray. They are:
Cedric Gibbons' Tarzan and His Mate (1934), starring Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton, Paul Cavanagh, Forrester Harvey and Nathan Curry. Sourced from a new 4K scan of best preservation elements, Warner Archive presents Tarzan and His Mate with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. Extras include the MGM short films What Price Jazz and The Spectacle Maker (both 1934) and the original theatrical trailer. For a full release breakdown, read Randy Miller's Blu-ray review.
Boris Ingster's Stranger on the Third Floor (1940), starring Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Elisha Cook Jr., Charles Waldron, Margaret Tallichet and Charles Halton. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original nitrate camera negative, Warner Archive presents Stranger on the Third Floor with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. Extras include the Looney Tunes shorts Ceiling Hero and Wacky Wild Life (both 1940) and three episodes of the Mystery in the Air radio series featuring Peter Lorre. For a full release breakdown, read Randy Miller's Blu-ray review.
John Ford's Mogambo (1953), starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, Donald Sinden, Philip Stainton and Eric Pohlmann. Sourced from new 4K scans of the original Technicolor negatives, Warner Archive presents Mogambo with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. Extras include the James A. FitzPatrick Traveltalks short Land of the Ugly Duckling and the Tom and Jerry short Just Ducky (both 1953), as well as the original theatrical trailer. For a full release breakdown, read Randy Miller's Blu-ray review.
Hanna-Barbera's animated series Loopy De Loop: The Complete Collection (1959-1965), featuring the voices of Daws Butler and Doug Young. Sourced from new 4K scans of the original camera negatives, Warner Archive presents all 48 theatrical shorts of Loopy De Loop: The Complete Collection in a two-disc set with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio.
Coming to remastered Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Arrow Video is Michael Crichton's Westworld (1973), starring Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin, Norman Bartold, Alan Oppenheimer and Victoria Shaw. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative by Warner Bros.' MPI, Arrow presents Westworld with a choice of original DTS-HD MA 4.0, DTS-HD MA 2.0, DTS-HD MA Mono or a DTS-HD MA 5.1 remix, along with Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras include a new audio commentary with filmmaker and film historian Daniel Kremer, a new conversation between Richard Benjamin and producer / screenwriter Larry Karaszewski, new interviews with James Brolin and producer Paul N. Lazarus III, a new appreciation by author and film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, the featurette On Location with Westworld (1973), the 1980 TV pilot Beyond Westworld, an image gallery and a theatrical trailer. Limited edition content includes a "collectors' perfect bound booklet featuring new writing on the film by David Michael Brown, Priscilla Page, Paul Anthony Nelson, and Abbey Bender", a double-sided, fold-out poster with original and new artwork and six artcards. For full release breakdowns, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review and 4K UHD review.
Also coming to remastered Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Arrow Video is John Boorman's Excalibur (1981), starring Nigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Nicholas Clay, Helen Mirren, Cherie Lunghi and Patrick Stewart. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative by Warner Bros.' MPI, Arrow presents the 141-minute theatrical version of Excalibur in its original 1.66:1 aspect ratio, with a choice of original DTS-HD MA Mono or a DTS-HD MA 5.1 remix, along with Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras include two new audio commentaries: one with author Brian Hoyle (The Cinema of John Boorman) and another with filmmaker David Kittredge (director of Boorman and the Devil), as well as a third archival commentary track with John Boorman. Additional extras are spread over two Blu-rays and include Neil Jordan's never-before-released documentary The Making of Excalibur: Myth into Movie, new interviews with John Boorman and actor Charley Boorman, creative associate Neil Jordan, production designer Anthony Pratt and second unit director Peter MacDonald, two new featurettes by Howard S. Berger (one of which includes an interview with co-writer Rospo Pallenberg), image galleries and both a theatrical teaser and a theatrical trailer. Limited edition content includes a second Blu-ray disc with the home video premiere of the 120-minute TV version of the film (in 1080p with LPCM Mono audio), along with the 52-minute documentary Excalibur: Behind the Movie (2016). Non-disc content includes a "collectors' perfect-bound booklet containing writing by Charlie Brigden, K.A. Laity, Kimberly Lindbergs, Josh Nelson, Philip Kemp, John Reppion, Icy Sedgwick and Jez Winship", a double-sided, fold-out poster with original and new artwork and six artcards. For full release breakdowns, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review and 4K UHD review.
Coming to Blu-ray from Radiance Films is Michael Cacoyannis' Iphigenia (Ιφιγένεια) (1977), starring Irene Papas, Kostas Kazakos, Kostas Karras, Tatiana Papamoschou, Hristos Tsagas and Panos Mihalopoulos. Sourced from an HD master, Radiance presents Iphigenia with LPCM Mono audio and optional, newly-improved English subtitles. Extras include a new interview with Greek film expert Dimitris Papanikolaou, a Cannes 1977 press conference interview with Michael Cacoyannis and a 1977 French TV interview with Cacoyannis and Irene Papas. Limited edition content includes a "booklet featuring new writing by Vrasidas Karalis". For a full release breakdown, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review.
Also coming to Blu-ray from Radiance is a Blu-ray box set: Sadao Nakajima's The Japanese Godfather Trilogy (1977-1978), a three-disc set with the films Japanese Godfather (やくざ戦争 日本の首領), Japanese Godfather II: Ambition (日本の首領 野望篇) (both 1977) and Japanese Godfather III: Conclusion (日本の首領 完結篇) (1978). Sourced from HD masters, Radiance presents The Japanese Godfather Trilogy with LPCM Mono audio and optional, newly-improved English subtitles. Extras include an interview from 2020 with Sadao Nakajima, a new appreciation by filmmaker Kazuyoshi Kumakiri, a new interview with scriptwriter Koji Takada. Limited edition content includes a "booklet featuring new writing by Akihiko Ito and Tom Mes".
Coming to 4K UHD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the stand-up comedy film Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983). Never before released on Blu-ray or 4K UHD, Sony's 4K UHD release of Richard Pryor: Here and Now features Dolby Vision HDR and DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio. For a full release breakdown, read Randy Miller's 4K UHD review.
Finally this week, Shout Factory has the box set Prison on Fire I & II (1987-1991), a four-disc set with the Blu-ray and 4K UHD premieres of Ringo Lam's films Prison on Fire (監獄風雲) (1987), starring Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Roy Cheung, Ka-Kui Ho, Kwong-Leung Wong and Chi Hung Ng, along with its sequel, Prison on Fire II (監獄風雲II逃犯) (1991), starring Chow Yun-Fat, Roy Cheung, Chi Hung Ng, Elvis Tsui, Yeung-Ming Wan and Kwong-Leung Wong. Sourced from new 4K scans of the original camera negatives, Shout presents both films with original Cantonese: DTS-HD MA Mono audio tracks, optional, newly-translated English subtitles and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD discs. Extras include new audio commentaries for both films with easternKicks Hong Kong film critic James Mudge, new interviews with Prison on Fire production manager Chan Lam and across both films with post-production manager (for Prison on Fire) / editor (for Prison on Fire II) Tony Chow, author Grady Hendrix and author and critic David West, as well as archival interviews with Ringo Lam and theatrical trailers for both films.