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THE BRIDES OF DRACULA is the odd one out in Hammer’s Dracula series, a Dracula film in which the Count does not appear, but for my money it’s one of the studio’s best.

In a comprehensive new review, Jerry Whyte examines Raoul Peck’s riveting, urgent and impossibly ambitious documentary ORWELL: 2+2=5, and takes a detailed look at George Orwell's life, politics, art, importance and impact tinyurl.com/3apskvua

Two 1970s horror titles – gothic thriller MADHOUSE and H.G. Wells inspire creature feature EMPIRE OF THE ANTS – are making their UK Blu-ray debut from Eureka in June tinyurl.com/4cefyt3r

Two beloved decades-apart British features – Neil Marshall's claustrophobic horror THE DESCENT and Ealing comedy gem THE TITFIELD THUNDERBOLT – are coming to 4K UHD from StudioCanal in June. tinyurl.com/4psdfwrn

The worldwide Blu-ray debut of Richard Attenborough’s anti-war musical OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR has been announced by Eureka Entertainment for 29 June tinyurl.com/4647wrez

I always loved Don Siegel's THE SHOOTIST, always found it moving, but coming back to it on @arrowvideo.bsky.social Blu-ray all these years later it really hit home. For me, it's John Wayne's finest performance, and one hell of a swan song.

Gary Couzens has reviewed CHILDREN'S FILM FOUNDATION BUMPER BOX VOL 6, the latest BFI DVD collection of films from the CFF, which is released in the UK on 6 April tinyurl.com/28tvtx85

"You'll enjoy Mr. Barlow. And he'll enjoy you."

The new @arrowvideo.bsky.social UHD of Tobe Hooper's SALEM'S LOT is a handsome devil and the film still really holds up as a key vampire work. The sequences with the Glick brothers individually floating outside the window and scratching the pane are pure horror genius. And James Mason is divine.

The June disc releases from @arrowvideo.bsky.social have been revealed as 10-disc UHD box set JACKIE CHAN'S BREAKOUT HITS!, plus BULLET IN THE HEAD, WAKE IN FRIGHT and MORTAL KOMBAT KOLLECTION on UHD & Blu-ray, AUDITION on UHD, and MARLOWE on Blu-ray. Full details in the link: tinyurl.com/mrxy7rxb

Spirit Entertainment has revealed that the @criterionchannl.bsky.social UK UHD/Blu-ray releases for June 2026 will be Lawrence Kasdan's BODY HEAT, Jack Nicholson's breakout film FIVE EASY PIECES, and Stanley Donen's comedic thriller CHARADE tinyurl.com/yc77rj7t

New Jean Rollin Standard Editions are available to pre-order... NOW. 🩸 tinyurl.com/3t7vw688

Director David Slade's cult vampire thriller 30 DAYS OF NIGHT is coming to UHD Steelbook, Blu-ray and DVD from Icon Film Distribution on 27 July tinyurl.com/2z2cwxuv

ZULU DAWN, the 1979 prequel to the 1964 classic ZULU, directed by Douglas Hickox from a script by the earlier film's director Cy Enfield, comes to UHD and Blu-ray in Limited and Special Editions from @severinfilms.bsky.social on 25 May tinyurl.com/ynrmbexp

Writer-director Toyoda Toshiaki's 2025 fantasy-drama TRANSCENDING DIMENSIONS is to be released on Blu-ray by @thirdwindowfilms.com in May, complete with a bonus disc featuring Toyoda's 2019 THE BLOOD OF REBIRTH tinyurl.com/ye4s8hb3

Camus takes a trip into space with Ryan Gosling and is, with one tiny caveat, greatly entertained by directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's PROJECT HAIL MARY, which was adapted by Drew Goddard from the novel by THE MARTIAN author Andy Weir tinyurl.com/4akajf28

Currently enjoying the hell out of A SAMURAI IN TIME (actually SAMURAI TIMESLIP) on @thirdwindowfilms.com Blu-ray. Lovely transfer.

In collaboration with Netflix, @arrowvideo.bsky.social is to release STRANGER THINGS: THE COMPLETE SERIES will be released in 25-disc Special and Deluxe editions on both Blu-Ray and 4K UHD, on 27 July in the UK and 28 July in the US and Canada. tinyurl.com/yw5rm7my

On 25 May, @secondsightfilms.bsky.social will release of Erik Skjoldbjærg's Nordic crime thriller INSOMNIA and Sean Byrne's psychological horror THE DEVIL'S CANDY, both on Limited Edition UHD and standard edition UHD and Blu-ray. tinyurl.com/3zvzx2um

DEAD MAN’S SHOES UPDATE!!

On 22 June @indicator.bsky.social is releasing the delirious FOUR TIMES THAT NIGHT from legendary Italian maestro Mario Bava, and twisted Italian horror classic MACABRE from his son Lamberto, both on Limited Edition UHD and Blu-ray tinyurl.com/5aax47tm

In his latest review, Slarek keeps an appointment with a bureaucratic Old Nick on the new Eureka Blu-ray of director Maurice Tourneur's 1943 Faustian gem THE DEVIL’S HAND [LA MAIN DU DIABLE] tinyurl.com/bxw5vhzk

Treated myself to the Criterion UHD of Tim Burton's debut feature PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE – popped it in the player to check out the quality (just lovely) and just couldn't tear myself away and ended up watching the whole film (instead of working). What a hugely imaginative delight it still is.

Friday the 13th producer/director Sean S. Cunningham's 1989 underwater creature feature DEEPSTAR SIX is coming to UHD, Blu-ray & DVD from Studiocanal on 8 June tinyurl.com/8ezskwzj

Gary Couzens has reviewed NEGATIVES, the 1968 debut feature from director Peter Medak, which is released today on Blu-ray by the BFI as part of its Flipside strand tinyurl.com/5nybefcm

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The June disc releases from @filmsradiance.bsky.social have been confirmed as Imamura Shohei's THE PORNOGRAPHERS on UHD, and Blu-ray editions of Imamura's WARM WATER UNDER A RED BRIDGE, Georges Franju's LA TÊTE CONTRE LES MURS, and Jean-Pierre Mocky's SOLO tinyurl.com/2exmte74

A lavish new Blu-ray collection celebrating seven of the most acclaimed screen adaptations of Karl May’s classic adventure novels, ADVENTURE CALLS! KARL MAY AT CCC, will be released by Eureka on 27/28 April as part of the Masters of Cinema series tinyurl.com/mr2aacn7

Mario Bava’s pop-art comic-book crime classic DANGER: DIABOLIK is to be released as a dual format 4K UHD + Blu-ray edition by Eureka on 20 April as part of the Masters of Cinema series tinyurl.com/yc466w4s

Slarek has reviewed THE MAN INSIDE, director John Gilling’s adaptation of the novel of the same name by M.E. Chaber, recently released on another strong @indicator.bsky.social Blu-ray tinyurl.com/3vmppuhe

Widely regarded as one of the greatest East German films ever made, the 1966 TRACE OF STONES makes its worldwide Blu-ray debut in May from Eureka Entertainment as part of the Masters of Cinema series tinyurl.com/yfy66ew6

Maurice Tourneur’s CÉCILE IS DEAD, a classic Maigret mystery adapted from Georges Simenon’s acclaimed novel, makes its UK Blu-ray debut from Eureka Entertainment as part of the Masters of Cinema series on 18 May tinyurl.com/mzc2vt3m

The definitive 4K UHD edition of Buster Keaton’s Civil War masterpiece THE GENERAL by Eureka on 18 May as part of the Masters of Cinema series to mark the film's 100th anniversary. tinyurl.com/3cpe2a66

In a break from our new release coverage norm, film music aficionado Camus finally catches up with a film that's been on his watchlist for decades, the oddly titled 1963 curio, scored by Jerry Goldsmith, THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER tinyurl.com/42z7fjk5

Currently being wowed by the 4K transfer on the @arrowvideo.bsky.social UHD of Michael Crichton's glorious WESTWORLD.

The May 4K UHD releases from, @arrowvideo.bsky.social have been revealed as Neil Jordan's MONA LISA, Sergio Leone's THE DOLLARS TRILOGY, and Clive Barker's NIGHTBREED. Full details here: tinyurl.com/2ea2ysmd

The May UK releases from The Criterion Collection have been announced as John Boorman's POINT BLANK, Satyajit Ray's THE BIG CITY, Stephen Frears' MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE, and Ira Sachs’ PETER HUJAR'S DAY tinyurl.com/3sycezxd

NEW DIRECTORS FROM JAPAN: TAKASHI ONO, featuring Ono's debut feature I AM BASEBALL and three of his previous short films, will be released on Blu-ray by Third Window Films on 20 April tinyurl.com/ytzvzda3

Camus and Slarek have teamed up to review the new @filmsradiance.bsky.social UHD/Blu-ray release of Richard Rush's 1980 gem THE STUNT MAN, a critical hit that the studio didn't know what to do with and almost buried but is now rightly held in the highest regard tinyurl.com/4n7ttwbm

Vernon Sewell’s accomplished B-movie from 1962, STRONGROOM, has a restoration and a new release on Blu-ray from the BFI, including among its extras his film from the previous year, THE MAN IN THE BACK SEAT and is reviewed by Gary Couzens tinyurl.com/uebh52fn

In a detailed review, Jerry Whyte goes for a walk on the moors and casts a critical eye over Emerald Fennell’s new take on Emily Brontë’s Gothic firecracker, WUTHERING HEIGHTS tinyurl.com/y72hnmkd

Two 1961 chillers from director Sidney J. Furie – THE SNAKE WOMAN and DR. BLOOD'S COFFIN – are to be released as Limited Edition Blu-ray editions by @hammerfilms.bsky.social on 4 May tinyurl.com/5225vf37

Director Peter Medak's 1968 debut feature, the dreamlike, acutely cinematic character study NEGATIVES, is coming to BFI Flipside Blu-ray 0n 16 March tinyurl.com/3z4wxvjw

Two cult UK chillers from the early 70s have been announced for UHD, Blu-ray and Digital release by StudioCanal in April, Basil Dearden's THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF and Michael Winner's THE NIGHTCOMERS tinyurl.com/362fpny2

A gentle giant, Tom Noonan was a singular character actor in Manhunter, Heat, Last Action Hero, and Synecdoche, New York, and the writer-director-star (+ more) behind What Happened Was.... An imposing presence with rare depth and intelligence, he will be missed. RIP, 1951–2026

Frederick Wiseman showed us the world and its institutions in all their cruelty and humanity. A prolific and essential documentarian, he will be missed. RIP, 1930-2026

In our second detailed Blu-ray review of the day, Gary Couzens opens a time capsule with a look at the second of the BFI releases from the Associated-Rediffusion catalogue, DANIEL FARSON’S GUIDE TO BRITAIN VOLUME 1 tinyurl.com/mtkd5xus

After some time off from reviews desk due to personal circumstances, Slarek gets to grips with the six British noir titles and the many hours of special features that make up another splendid Blu-ray box set from @indicator.bsky.social, COLUMBIA NOIR #7: MADE IN BRITAIN tinyurl.com/56nu3fcw

HAMMER VOLUME SEVEN: SHIPS & GIGGLES, featuring a quartet of comic classics, starring a roll-call of British comedy greats, will be released on Blu-ray by @indicator.bsky.social on 18 May tinyurl.com/47cuj2zw