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As always, we start the week with more new disc reviews for you to enjoy, including…

Stuart’s look at Cedric Gibbons’ Tarzan and his Mate (1934) and Boris Ingster’s Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) both on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Dennis’ look at Herbert Ross’ True Colors (1991) on Blu-ray from Imprint and Via Vision.

Watch for more reviews here at the site all this week.

In announcement news today, our friends at Shout! and Scream Factory have revealed their July slate of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD titles, which is set to include Ringo Lam’s Full Contact (1992) in 4K on 7/14 as part of the HK Cinema Classics line, followed by Albert Pyun’s The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) in 4K Steelbook, Jonathan Kaplan’s Unlawful Entry (1992) in 4K, Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs (1991) in 4K Steelbook, John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998) in 4K Steelbook, and Gary Ross’ Pleasantville (1998) 4K as a Shout Select title on 7/21, and finally David Ayer’s End of Watch (2012) 4K as another Shout Select title on 7/28.

Also, Shout and GKids are releasing Kenichiro Akimoto’s animated All You Need Is Kill (2025) on Blu-ray on 7/7, followed by Dan da Dan: Season Two (2025) on Blu-ray on 7/14, and Takeshi Koike’s Lupin the IIIrd: The Movie – The Immortal Bloodline (2025) on Blu-ray on 7/28. [Read on here...]

All right, we’ve got a ton of new disc reviews that we’ve shared here at The Bits over the past week, including…

My reviews of the fixed Superman: The Movie, Superman II, and Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut 4K Ultra HD discs from Warner Bros.

My review (with Todd Doogan) of Akira Kurosawa’s Stray Dog (1949) on Blu-ray from the BFI, as well as my review (with Tim) of the new Back to the Future: 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Gift Set in 4K from Universal.

Stephen’s thoughts on Arūnas Žebriūnas’s The Devil’s Bride (1974) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile, Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s Shin Godzilla: Deluxe Collector’s Edition (2016) from GKids, and Abel Ferrara’s Ms. 45 (1981) on 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video.

Tim’s reviews of Hanna-Barbera’s Wacky Races: The Complete Series on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, StudioCanal’s Dead of Night: 80th Anniversary Collector’s Edition in 4K Ultra HD, the first titles—One-Armed Swordsman (1967) and Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)—from Arrow’s Shawscope: Volume Three Blu-ray box set.

Dennis’ look at Mark L. Lester’s The Ex (1996) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics and John Cromwell’s The Racket (1951) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Stuart’s take on Stuart Heisler’s I Died a Thousand Times (1955) and the Bette Davis Collection (which includes The Letter, Dark Victory, Jezebel, and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection as well as José Giovanni’s Last Known Address (1970) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

We’ve also got lots more new disc reviews coming today and all this week, so be sure to check back for them!

Now then… in announcement news today, the good people at Radiance Films have revealed that they’re releasing Richard Rush’s The Stunt Man (1980) in 4K Ultra HD on 2/23/26. The film will feature Dolby Vision HDR, and the package will include a bevy of new and legacy special features, including the acclaimed documentary The Sinister Saga of Making The Stuntman (2001). You can see the cover work above left. [Read on here...]