This Week on Blu-ray: October 19-25

For the week of October 19th, the Criterion Collection will release its 30-disc Blu-ray and 4K UHD collector's set The Complete Kubrick (1951-1999)

Description: A titan of cinema whose influence extends across visual art, philosophy, politics, technology, fashion, and beyond, Stanley Kubrick created an unprecedented string of masterpieces, from Paths of Glory to Dr. Strangelove to 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut. Bending disparate genres to his will, he imbued his creations with a cuttingly ironic worldview and an iconographic, mesmerizingly precise visual style, probing the anxieties, enigmas, and horrors of the twentieth century with a coolly devastating eye. Tracing his evolution from independent maverick to Hollywood rebel to visionary transnational auteur whose every film from the mid-1960s on became a manifesto of a radically new sensibility, The Complete Kubrick brings together the entirety of a body of work that opened popular cinema up to new realms of moral profundity and metaphysical mystery.

Collected here for the first time are Kubrick's thirteen features and three shorts, all restored in 4K, with their original soundtracks alongside the 5.1 mixes, restored and remastered; over twenty-five hours of interviews, documentaries, and behind-the-scenes materials; and deluxe packaging illustrated with rare photographs, artwork, and documents annotated by Kubrick himself, all housed in a singular box inspired by the director's legendary archive.

Criterion's The Complete Kubrick collector's set contains the 4K UHD premieres of the three short films Day of the Fight, Flying Padre and The Seafarers, as well as Lolita (1962) and the international version of The Shining, amongst 4K masters for all sixteen films, with original LPCM Mono (from Killer's Kiss through to Full Metal Jacket, with two exceptions), DTS-HD MA 7.1 (Spartacus), 70mm theatrical DTS-HD MA 5.1 (2001: A Space Odyssey) or DTS-HD MA 5.1 (Eyes Wide Shut) audio, additional 5.1 remixes where applicable, and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD discs. With the exception of Barry Lyndon, all feature encodes have been handled by Fidelity in Motion.

New extras include audio commentaries with author Michael Benson (on 2001: A Space Odyssey) and filmmaker Lee Unkrich (on The Shining), a new 4K remaster of Vivian Kubrick's documentary Making "The Shining" (1980), a conversation between novelist Jonathan Lethem and film historian Kevin Wynter, unseen screen tests from Lolita with actors James Mason and Sue Lyon and rare behind-the-scenes footage from Full Metal Jacket. Also included are hours of archival audio commentaries, documentaries, interviews and other extras.

The teaser trailer for the box set is linked below. Criterion's YouTube channel playlist of videos related to the set can be found here.

Also coming on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Criterion is Uli Edel's Christiane F. (Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo) (1974), starring Natja Brunckhorst, Thomas Haustein, Jens Kuphal, Rainer Wölk, Jan Georg Effler and Christiane Reichelt. Sourced from a new 4K master (approved by director Uli Edel), Criterion presents Christiane F. with DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio, optional, newly-translated English subtitles and in SDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include a new interview with Edel, a new appreciation by filmmaker Sean Baker, a 2022 interview with Natja Brunckhorst and screen tests. Also included is an essay by scholar Hester Baer.

Finally from Criterion comes a new 4K UHD edition of Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs (1991), starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald and Brooke Smith. Sourced from a 4K master (supervised by director of photography Tak Fujimoto), Criterion presents The Silence of the Lambs with original DTS-HD MA 2.0 Surround audio (with an optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 remix) and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include Criterion's 1994 Laserdisc audio commentary (with Jonathan Demme, Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, screenwriter Ted Tally and former FBI agent John Douglas), an interview with critic Maitland McDonagh, deleted scenes, interview from 2005 with Demme and Foster, four archival documentaries, a behind-the-scenes featurette, storyboards and a trailer. Also included is "an introduction by Foster; two essays, one by critic Amy Taubin and one by critics Caden Mark Gardner and Willow Catelyn Maclay; pieces from 2000 and 2013 by author Thomas Harris on the origins of the character Hannibal Lecter; and a 1991 interview with Demme".

New on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Alliance Entertainment is Travis Knight's Masters of the Universe (2026), starring Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Idris Elba, Jared Leto, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson and Jon Xue Zhang.

Description: After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) back to Eternia where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor (Jared Leto). To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela (Camila Mendes) and Duncan/Man-At-Arms (Idris Elba), and embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.

Alliance Entertainment's Blu-ray releases of Masters of the Universe contain the film's Dolby Atmos audio, with Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras include the featurette Masters of Light: Skies of Eternia Drone Spectacle and a behind-the-scenes promotional gallery. In addition to standard packaging, a Amazon Exclusive SteelBook will also be available.

Also new on Blu-ray from Alliance is Ernesto Melara's Fireflies at El Mozote, starring Paz Vega, Juan Pablo Shuk, Yancey Arias, Mateo Honles, Jeff Fahey and Mena Suvari.

Description: Inspired by true events. The chronicles of the well-documented massacre of the village of El Mozote, Morazán Province, El Salvador, considered to be the worst atrocity perpetrated by government forces on civilians in modern Latin American history. This story follows a young survivor in his quest to avenge the deaths of his family and the destruction of his village.

New on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Magnolia Home Entertainment is Gregg Araki's I Want Your Sex, starring Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders, Johnny Knoxville and Margaret Cho.

Description: When fresh-faced Elliot (Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.

Magnolia's 4K UHD release of I Want Your Sex contains Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio on the 4K UHD disc. A Blu-ray copy of the film is also included.

New on Blu-ray from IFC Films is Jorma Taccone's Over Your Dead Body (2026), starring Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Paul Guilfoyle, Keith Jardine, Timothy Olyphant and Juliette Lewis.

Description: When miserable couple Dan and Lisa retreat to a remote cabin for a romantic reset, each arrives with a secret plan to murder the other. Their carefully plotted traps and counterplots quickly unravel when a dangerous crew crashes the weekend with plans of their own. As the toxic getaway spirals into chaotic carnage, Dan and Lisa must survive the intruders, each other, and figure out if they want to save their marriage or survive it.

IFC's Blu-ray of Over Your Dead Body contains a blooper reel and VFX "how-to" videos.

New on Blu-ray from Bleecker Street is Brett Sullivan's Hadestown: The Musical, starring Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada, Patrick Page and Bella Brown.

Description: A Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway phenomenon, Hadestown is a genre-defying musical that blends modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a classic, sweeping mythological tale. Following two intertwining love stories—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—Hadestown: The Musical invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back.

Bleecker Street's Blu-ray of contains no extras. For a full release breakdown, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review.

New on Blu-ray from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is Will Gluck's One Night Only (2026), starring Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner and Maya Hawke.

Description: Recently dumped Owen (Callum Turner) and hopeful romantic Allie (Monica Barbaro) may be the only people in the city searching for something real on the one night a year when singles are allowed to have sex. As their night spirals into a series of uproarious missteps and unexpected side quests, they realize that the very thing they are looking for might be closer than they think.

Universal's Blu-ray releases of One Night Only contain the film's Dolby Atmos audio, with HDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include the featurettes Feeling Sparks, Pizza 101 with Callum Turner, The Plus Ones and No Glucks Given.

New on 4K UHD combo pack from Well Go USA is Aaron Schoenke's Legend of the White Dragon starring Jason David Frank, Ciara Hanna, Jason Faunt, Andrew Bachelor, and Chris Casamassa. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on October 20.

Description: Three years after hiding his White Dragon alias, Erik Reed (Frank) emerges from the shadows to reclaim his stolen identity and clear his name. But as he seeks to reunite with his secret family, a mysterious villain known as Dragon Prime rises with a relentless vendetta to see the White Dragon fall for good.

Well Go USA's 4K UHD combo pack of Legend of the White Dragon contains HDR and Dolby Atmos audio on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include filmmaker audio commentary and a trailer (in 4K HDR),while a Blu-ray copy of the film additionally includes a featurette and a thank you to the film's crowdfunding backers. For a full release breakdown, read Jeffrey Kauffman's 4K UHD review.

New on Blu-ray from Angel Studios is Michael Russell Gunn's The Brink of War, starring Jeff Daniels, Jared Harris, Hope Davis, Branka Katic, and J.K. Simmons.

Description: President Reagan races against time to salvage a deal with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that could dismantle nuclear arsenals—or ignite disaster. With pressure mounting on all sides, every word spoken brings the world closer to peace… or destruction.

New on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber is Alex Cox's Dead Souls (2025), starring Alex Cox, Zander Schloss, Dick Rude, Amariah Dionne, and Brendan Guy Murphy. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on October 20.

Description: For his directorial swan song, Alex Cox (Repo Man, Straight to Hell) stars in this frontier fable of American greed, playing the mysterious drifter Strindler as he scours the West for the names of dead Mexican laborers. In this loose adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's 1842 novel Dead Souls, Strindler – or is it Swindler? – raises eyebrows when he offers to pay a pretty penny to add to his list of names. Wandering affably from saloon to ranch, Strindler exercises the old adage that money talks – but sometimes too loudly. Pistol duels and crooked officials abound, and Spaghetti Western legend Gianni Garko (If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death) claims a co-writer credit. But Cox's idiosyncrasy stands out as the film veers tonally through the picaresque, dark satire and other unexpected twists. Dead Souls is a meditative Western that takes place at the borderlands of the American nightmare: where fortunes rest on a dirty deal, and legacies are built on blood and gold.

Kino's Blu-ray of Dead Souls contains audio commentary with Alex Cox, behind-the-scenes VFX creation at Tippett Studio, a "documentary featurette" and a trailer.

Also coming from Kino are three catalog titles. First up is a remastered Blu-ray and 4K UHD release for Edward Dmytryk's Bluebeard (1972), starring Richard Burton, Joey Heatherton, Raquel Welch, Virna Lisi, Nathalie Delon and Marilù Tolo. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative by StudioCanal, Kino presents Bluebeard with lossless 2.0 audio and in SDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include a new audio commentary with film historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson, interviews with Jean Porter-Dmytryk and Anna Bogutskaya, as well as a theatrical trailer.

Then from Kino is a Blu-ray for Jacques Deray's Flic Story (Cop Story) (1975), starring Alain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Renato Salvatori, Claudine Auger, Maurice Biraud and André Pousse. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative by StudioCanal, Kino presents Flic Story with lossless 2.0 audio and optional English subtitles. Extras include a new audio commentary with film historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson, a video essay by Will Webb and a theatrical trailer.

Finally from Kino is a remastered Blu-ray and 4K UHD release for Wilford Leach's The Pirates of Penzance (1983), starring Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose, Rex Smith and Tony Azito. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, Kino presents The Pirates of Penzance with lossless 2.0 audio and in SDR on the 4K UHD disc. Extras include a new audio commentary with film historian / writer Julie Kirgo and writer / filmmaker Peter Hankoff, an interview with Rex Smith and a theatrical trailer.

New on Blu-ray from Cohen Media Group is Agnieszka Holland's Franz, starring Idan Weiss, Peter Kurth, Katharina Stark, Sebastian Schwarz and Carol Schuler.

Description: Award-winning director Agnieszka Holland (Green Border) embarks on her most ambitious project to date, a biopic of the iconic 20th-century Czech writer Franz Kafka. Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic, the film follows the imprint Kafka left on the world from his birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post-WWI Vienna. Franz gives audiences a brand new perspective on the life of the man behind the literary giant. Poland's Official Entry to the 98th Academy Awards®.

Cohen Media Group's Blu-ray of contains an interview with Agnieszka Holland and trailers.

Turning to catalog titles, Powerhouse Films / Indicator have two coming this week. First is a remastered Blu-ray or 4K UHD release for Francesco Rosi's Lucky Luciano (1973), starring Gian Maria Volontè, Vincent Gardenia, Silverio Blasi, Charles Cioffi, Larry Gates and Magda Konopka. Sourced from a 4K scan of the original camera negative, Indicator presents Lucky Luciano in a choice of three versions: the Italian theatrical, US theatrical or international theatrical (each 110 minutes) versions, with original mono audio, optional, newly-improved English or English SDH subtitles and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras include a new critical appreciation by author Gaetana Marrone-Puglia (The Cinema of Francesco Rosi), a 1973 extract of the French TV program 24 heures sur la Une featuring Rosi on the film, an image gallery and a theatrical trailer. Limited edition content includes a "36-page booklet with a new essay by Pasquale Iannone, an archival news report on the real Charles 'Lucky' Luciano, an archival interview with director Francesco Rosi, and film credits".

Also coming to remastered Blu-ray or 4K UHD from Indicator is Sergio Grieco's The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine (Le scomunicate di San Valentino) (1974), starring Paolo Malco, Jenny Tamburi, Bruna Beani, Françoise Prévost, Franco Ressel and Corrado Gaipa. Sourced from a new 4K master by Powerhouse, Indicator presents The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine with original Italian mono audio, optional, newly-improved English subtitles and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras include a new audio commentary with critics Rod Barnett and Adrian Smith, a new interview with the director's son, David Grieco, the new documentary Nuns Upon a Time... in Italy, an image gallery and a theatrical trailer. Limited edition content includes a "36-page booklet with a new essay by Miranda Corcoran, an archival article on 'nunsploitation', archival interviews with actor Jenny Tamburi, and film credits".

Coming to Blu-ray from Toy Robot Video is Jun'ya Satô's Manhunt (君よ憤怒の河を渉れ) (1976), starring Ken Takakura, Yoshio Harada, Ryô Ikebe, Kô Nishimura, Hideji Ôtaki and Mitsuko Baishô. Sourced from a 4K master by Kadokawa Pictures, Toy Robot presents Manhunt with DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio and optional English subtitles. Extras include audio commentary with Jasper Sharp and Amber T., a new introduction with Japanese film specialist Mark Schilling, a discussion of the film with Jun'ya Satô biographers Masaaki Nomura and Tatsuya Masuto, text essays by James Marsh and Earl Jackson, a stills gallery and an original theatrical trailer. Additional content includes art cards, a slipcover, reversible artwork and a Japanese-Obi-style cardboard strip with additional information. For a full release breakdown, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review.

Also coming to Blu-ray from Toy Robot is Jon Hess' Watchers (1988), starring Corey Haim, Michael Ironside, Blu Mankuma, Duncan Fraser, Dale Wilson and Lala Sloatman. Sourced from an HD master, Toy Robot presents Watchers with DTS-HD MA 2.0 audio. Extras include new interviews with Jon Hess, actors Michael Ironside, Barbara Williams and Lala Sloatman, a stills gallery, TV spot and an original theatrical trailer. Additional content includes art cards, a slipcover, an inner print and a Japanese-Obi-style cardboard strip with additional information. For a full release breakdown, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review.

Coming to remastered Blu-ray or 4K UHD from Arrow Video is Richard T. Heffron's Futureworld (1976), starring Peter Fonda, Blythe Danner, Yul Brynner, John P. Ryan, Stuart Margolin and Arthur Hill. Sourced from a new 4K master by Amazon MGM Studios, Arrow presents Futureworld with LPCM Mono audio and Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K UHD edition. Extras include a new audio commentary with filmmaker and film historian Daniel Kremer, a new interview with producer Paul N. Lazarus III, the behind-the-scenes short film NASA: Science Fact and Fiction (1976) (presented in HD for the first time on home video), an image gallery, TV and radio spots and a theatrical trailer. Limited edition content includes a "collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by David Michael Brown, Barry Forshaw and James Rose" a reversible cover and a slipcover. For full release breakdowns, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review and 4K UHD review.

Coming to Blu-ray from Radiance Films is Luigi Zampa's The Monster (Il mostro) (1977), starring Johnny Dorelli, Sydne Rome, Renzo Palmer, Yves Beneyton, Enzo Santaniello and Henning Schlüter. Sourced from a new 2K master by Radiance, they present The Monster with LPCM Mono audio and optional, newly-translated English subtitles. Extras include a new audio commentary with giallo experts Rachael Nisbet and Peter Jilmstad, a new interview with Italian cinema expert Richard Dyer, interviews with actors Sydne Rome, Renato Scarpa, Enzo Santaniello and makeup artist Pierantonio Mecacci, along with a trailer. Limited edition content includes a "booklet featuring new writing by Roberto Curti, author of Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History, and archival interviews with Luigi Zampa and Johnny Dorelli".

Also coming to Blu-ray from Radiance is Takashi Miike's Visitor Q (ビジターQ) (2001), starring Ken'ichi Endō, Shungiku Uchida, Kazushi Watanabe, Jun Mutô, Fujiko, Shôko Nakahara and Ikkô Suzuki. Sourced from a new master, Radiance presents Visitor Q with LPCM 2.0 audio and optional, newly-translated English subtitles. Extras include a new audio commentary with Miike biographer Tom Mes, new interviews with Takashi Miike, Ken'ichi Endō and Shôko Nakahara, a new visual essay by Kat Ellinger and a trailer. Limited edition content includes a "booklet featuring new writing by Ana Došen". For a full release breakdown, read Jeffrey Kauffman's Blu-ray review.

Coming to 4K UHD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is Ben Stiller's The Cable Guy (1996), starring Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal and Diane Baker. Sourced from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, Sony presents The Cable Guy with Dolby Vision HDR and a choice of a new Dolby Atmos remix or original DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio tracks. Extras include a new interview with Ben Stiller and Mathew Broderick at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival, audio commentary with Stiller, producer Judd Apatow, and Jim Carrey, a making of featurette, deleted and extended scenes, a gag reel, rehearsal clips, a nighttime camera test, a Leslie Mann audition, a music video for "Leave Me Alone" by Jerry Cantrell and a theatrical trailer. For a full release breakdown, read Randy Miller's 4K UHD review.

Finally this week, Paramount Home Media Distribution has a 4K UHD release for Keenen Ivory Wayans' Scary Movie (2000), starring Jon Abrahams, Carmen Electra, Shannon Elizabeth, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller and Regina Hall. Paramount presents Scary Movie with Dolby Vision HDR and original DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio. An included Blu-ray copy of the film also features additional scenes, behind-the-scenes and a theatrical trailer.

Note: Both Sony's 4K UHD release of The Cable Guy and Paramount's 4K UHD release of Scary Movie are currently available only in SteelBook packaging.