{"id":31655,"date":"2025-07-21T20:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T03:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=31655"},"modified":"2025-07-21T20:31:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T03:31:01","slug":"4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-dvd-roundup-for-july-22nd-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=31655","title":{"rendered":"4K Ultra HD\/Blu-ray\/DVD Roundup for July 22nd, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on 4K Ultra\nHD, Blu-ray and DVD. This is another fun edition with a lot of great titles new\nand old in a wide variety of genres. So, if you can\u2019t make it out to the movies\nthis week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BIG NEW RELEASES!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT \u2013 Set in Mumbai, India, this drama\ntells the story of two female roommates. One works as a nurse and is estranged\nfrom her husband. This was an arranged marriage, he lives in Europe, and she\nhasn\u2019t heard from him in a year. Her cohort is beginning to form a relationship\nwith a new man. When unexpected complications arise, the pair confide in each\nother as they look to the future. Critics were unanimously positive about this\nforeign-language feature and it earned praise in many \u201cbest of the year\u201d lists\nfrom 2024. All reviewers called it an intimate and authentic-feeling look at\nthe lives of two Indian women that would reward those who allowed it to slowly\nbuild its characters up and put them in believable situations. They also\nthought the cinematography was beautiful, and the finale memorable. It stars\nKani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam and Hridhu Haroon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ASH \u2013 A woman living on a distant space station awakens to\nfind all the crew around her have been viciously slaughtered. She sends word\nand a man arrives saying he has been sent to retrieve her. She is initially\nrelieved, but can\u2019t help but wonder if he might actually be the killer simply\nacting like a rescuer. Additionally, he begins to distrust her as well, as she\nappears to be the only survivor of a brutal attack. As time passes, the truth\nis eventually revealed. Response was more positive than negative towards his\nindependent science-fiction thriller. Almost one-third of write-ups did comment\nthat the dialogue wasn\u2019t sharply written and the end result was derivative,\nlacking consistent intrigue or tension. However, the majority thought the film\ncontained a lot of fascinating ideas, had a memorable cast, and provided enough\njolts and excitement to please genre fans. The cast includes Eiza Gonz\u00e1lez,\nAaron Paul and Iko Uwais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FIGHT OR FLIGHT \u2013 An exiled American agent is told by\nsuperiors that, in spite of his recent behavior, he can get his old life back\nif he helps with a covert operation. An important mark and unknown\nhacker\/terrorist will be boarding a flight from Bangkok to San Francisco. The\nlead is tasked with identifying and arresting the figure, but quickly discovers\nthe airplane is filled with assassins and criminal figures who all want the\nsame individual. All sorts of fights occur in the not-so-friendly skies. The press\nwas upbeat about this over-the-top action\/comedy. About one-quarter of\nreviewers thought that after an interesting set-up, things became repetitive\nand the repeated beatings stopped amusing them. But most stated that this\nfilm\u2019s simple goal was to entertain with exaggerated battles between quirky\nfigures in incredibly enclosed spaces, and the movie succeeded at delivering the\npromised wild and entertaining set pieces. It features Josh Hartnett, Charithra\nChandran, Katee Sackhoff, Julian Kostov and Marko Zaror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES \u2013 The sixth chapter in this famous horror franchise arrives some 14 years after the previous installment. A young woman has a harrowing dream about her estranged grandmother surviving the collapse of a large tower with an observation deck. When she asks family members about it, they refuse to talk. However, when relatives around her begin to die in unexpected ways, the protagonist starts to suspect that her elderly granny and those who followed may all be in trouble as dark forces catch up and try to eliminate their bloodline. Notices were very good for this horror film. A small number of critics complained that the film ran out of momentum well before the end, resorted to familiar genre tropes and gave few characters to care about. But everyone else thought that this sequel was one of the best entries in the franchise, delivering memorably graphic executions and doses of humor in equal measure, rechanging the franchise. The film will be available in multiple formats, including a 4K Ultra HD disc, a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Steelbook, a Blu-ray only release, and a \u201c6-Film Collection\u201d Blu-ray set. Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Rya Kihlstedt, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, April Telek and Tony Todd headline the film. Read a full review of the movie here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE JURASSIC GAMES: EXTINCTION \u2013 In the future, the world is\naddicted to watching nationally broadcast virtual realities in which\ncompetitors fight dinosaurs. But if they are killed online, they die in real\nlife. After a group of new players are enlisted to compete in the latest round\nof battles, they learn that one figure has inserted themselves into the show as\na virus, hoping to take down the government responsible for the program. The\nlead square off with dinos, while also helping the mysterious freedom fighter.\nThis low-budget independent feature hasn\u2019t been seen by many members of the\npress yet, and the few online reviews that have appeared aren\u2019t very strong.\nThey suggest that the lack of production funds hinders the final product and note\nthat the film is choppily put together and poorly paced. It stars Katie\nBurgess, Todd Terry, Ryan Francis, Todd Jenkins, Cory Phillips and Adam\nHampton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE TROUBLE WITH JESSICA \u2013 A London couple suffering through\na financial crisis decides to throw a dinner party and invite another couple.\nThe friends arrive, along with an unexpected guest who leaves the room and\ncommits suicide. Shocked and horrified by the discovery, all involved realize\nthat this death could seriously hamper their future plans. They awkwardly\nconspire to cover it up so that they won\u2019t be involved in any police\ninvestigation. But of course, things do not go according to plan. This British\ncomedy earned more positive reviews than negative ones. A sizable number did\nsuggest that the film played it too safe and that the end result wasn\u2019t as\nshocking or hilarious as hoped for. Still, the majority did think the cast were\ncharismatic, the various plot twists and turns were surprising, and that the\nend result was a sharp and winning dark comedy. For the time being, this is a\nDVD-only release. The cast includes Rufus Sewell, Shirley Henderson, Alan\nTudyk, Indira Varma and Olivia Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BLASTS FROM THE PAST!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s a great week for older titles as well. Arrow Video is\nreleasing the very 1980s action film Cobra<\/em> (1986) exclusively on 4K\nUltra HD. This film stars Sylvester Stallone as a cop who doesn\u2019t play by any\nrules but his own. While protecting a murder witness, he seeks to completely\nwipe out a cult of axe-wielding maniacs based in Los Angeles… and then, well,\nhe pretty much does it. The movie is incredibly silly and over time has built\nup a sizable cult following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This \u201cLimited Edition\u201d release boasts a 4K scan of the original camera negative. The release contains an archived commentary from the director, as well as two new commentary tracks from film historians. You\u2019ll also get a TV version of the film with extra material not in the theatrical cut. Additionally, there is a visual essay about cop movies of the era, another on 80s action cinema, as well as new and archival interviews with cast and crew. There is also an archival making-of, trailers, and an image gallery. Of course, a booklet with writing on the film is also included, as well as a reversible sleeve with new and original art for the film, as well as a double-sided fold-out poster. Read a detailed disc review right here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Stuff<\/em> (1985) is a satirical horror film about an\naddictive ice-cream-like product making waves in America. When a corporate spy\nis hired to find out the secret recipe, he gets much more than he bargained for\nand teams up with a marketing director and a plucky kid to try and stop the\nthreat. It\u2019s a fun and entertaining low-budget effort from writer\/director\nLarry Cohen (It\u2019s Alive<\/em>, God Told Me To<\/em>, Q – The Winged\nSerpent<\/em>) that is arriving as a \u201cLimited Edition\u201d 4K Ultra HD that has been\nscanned from the original negative and given the Dolby Vision treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonuses include an archival commentary with the filmmaker. A film historian commentary, a nearly hour-long making-of retrospective, newly edited discussions with the director and the producer recorded in 2017, a documentary on midtown Manhattan and the indie movies made there during this period, as well as tons of promo materials. Even more exciting is the accompanying Blu-ray that contains the never-before-seen pre-release version that features 30 minutes of additional footage, and a different score. Some think it\u2019s a better version of the film. The set comes with a booklet as well, and a reversible sleeve with new and original art for the title. Read a complete review of the 4K edition with the extended Blu-ray bonus cut right here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The distributor is also putting out the 2-movie \u201cLimited Edition\u201d Blu-ray set, The Nightwatch Collection<\/em>, which contains the original Danish chiller Nightwatch<\/em> (1994) and its recent sequel Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever<\/em> (2023). The first film is an exceptional thriller about a morgue night watchman being terrorized by a serial killer, while the sequel follows the daughter of the first film\u2019s protagonist going through a similar ordeal. Besides the high-definition presentations, you\u2019ll get a writer\/director commentary on the first title, a new interview the cinematographer, a video essay on the two films by an export in Nordic Noir movies, a making-of documentary, trailers, two other new video essays on the way the titles deal with the horrors of adulthood and public and private personas. A double-sided fold-out poster with new and original art for both films is provided, as well as a reversible sleeve and a booklet are also included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If action films are more to your taste, you can also grab a Blu-ray of the Hong Kong kung-fu title, Warriors Two<\/em> (1978). Sammo Hung directs and co-stars in this film about students who have to defend their town against a gang of killers. The disc delivers 2K restorations of the original elements of both the original Hong Kong cut and the shorter export edition, as well as multiple dialogue tracks, two film historian commentaries, an archival documentary on the title, an old interview with a co-star, original trailers, a double-sided fold-out poster with new and original artwork for the film, and a booklet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Japanese cult film The Beast to Die<\/em> (1970) is arriving as a \u201cLimited Edition\u201d Blu-ray from Radiance Films. This film stars the legendary Y\u00fbsaku Matsuda as a war veteran who gives in to his darkest impulses and rampages through the night. For the Blu-ray, the feature was transferred to 4K by the Kadokawa Corporation. Bonuses include a recent interview with the director, as well as the screenwriter, and a film historian. You can now read a detailed review of the disc by clicking on this link.<\/a>
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Rosa la Rose, Fille Publique<\/em> (1986) is a French film about a prostitute who falls in love with a working man and attempts to get out of the sex trade, only to meet with resistance from her pimp. This \u201cLimited Edition\u201d Blu-ray promises a 2K picture restoration approved by the director, as well as an introduction from a man who knew the filmmaker personally. Additionally, the disc contains archival interviews with the director and cast members.
You can read a detailed review of the release right here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re looking for more Hong Kong cinema, Destination:\nViolent Riders<\/em> (1975) is being made available on Blu-ray by 88 Films. It\u2019s\nabout a motorcycle mechanic who falls for a gang leader\u2019s woman and must decide\nhow he can save her from a tragic fate. This effort contains a film expert\ncommentary, a new visual essay on the movie, a stills gallery, and a trailer,\nnot to mention original and newly commissioned art for the movie and an\nillustrated booklet.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you enjoyed the romantic thriller Original Sin<\/em>\n(2001) with Antonio Banderas and Angelina Jolie, you can now pick up a Blu-ray\nof the film from Capelight Pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Criterion is presenting Carnal Knowledge<\/em> (1971) as a\n4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray combo and a standalone Blu-ray. Jack Nicholson, Candace\nBergen, Ann-Margret, Rita Moreno, Carol Kane and Art Garfunkel star in this\nwell-regarded drama about two men having to come to terms with their\nchauvinistic treatment of women in the 1950s through the social upheaval of the\n1960s. The film has been given a 4K restoration in Dolby Vision, and comes with\na commentary from filmmaker\/fan Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men, Nurse Betty<\/em>),\na program with a biographer of director Mike Nichols, an interview with a film\nediting historian, a Q&A with the screenwriter, and a radio spot and\ntrailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Can Count on Me<\/em> (2000) is also appearing as both\na 4k Ultra HD and Blu-ray set and a Blu-ray only release. This title features\nLaura Linney and Mark Ruffalo as an adult brother and sister dealing with the\nunexpected reappearance of a younger sibling. For this release, the film has\nbeen given a new 4K restoration supervised and approved by the director and\npresented in Dolby Vision. There is also a commentary track with the filmmaker,\nnew interviews with Linney, Ruffalo and co-star Matthew Broderick, a trailer,\nand an essay on the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eureka Entertainment is delivering The Tattooed Dragon<\/em>\n(1973) on Blu-ray. Jimmy Wang appears in this Hong Kong production about a man\ntrying to protect his village from evil forces. The disc contains a 2K picture\nrestoration, two film historian commentaries, a new discussion about the movie\nwith a martial arts cinema expert, and a booklet with writing on the film. The\ndisc contains a slipcase as well with new artwork for the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kino Lorber is delivering the Italian cult film Danger:\nDiabolik<\/em> (1968) as a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray combo, as well as Blu-ray only\nrelease. It\u2019s a stylish film in the James Bond mold (with some more unusual\nflourishes) about a charismatic master thief who lives in an elaborate lair. He\nfaces off against a criminal empire and detectives on a major heist. The movie\nstars John Phillip Law and Marisa Mell. For this release, the film has been\ngiven a new 4K restoration from the original camera negative and is presented\nin Dolby Vision. There is a commentary from star Law and a film historian\ntrack, as well as a newly discovered outro to the film. Additionally, it comes\nwith a 2005 featurette on the movie, the Beastie Boys video Body Movin (which\nincludes footage from the title) with a commentary from band member Adam Yauch.\nTons of publicity materials can also be found on this release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bernardo Bertolucci (The Conformist, The Last Emperor<\/em>)\nperiod drama Little Buddha<\/em> (1993) starring Keanu Reeves is appearing as\nboth a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray combo and a standalone Blu-ray. It tells the\nstory of how Buddhism was founded. You\u2019ll get a 4K restoration of the full\ninternational version of the feature in Dolby Vision (approved by director of\nphotography Vittorio Storaro). Extras listed include a film critic commentary,\nan archival interview with Bertolucci, an archival making-of documentary, an\ninterview with the producer and a trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also pick up a triple-feature Blu-ray containing the\nAmerican nudie-comedies Mr. Peters’ Pets<\/em> (1962), Everybody Loves It<\/em>\n(1963) and 50,000 B.C. Before Clothing<\/em> (1964). An exploitation film\nexpert commentary track is featured on the first title, along with a trailer\nfor the third title and a booklet containing essays on these movies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Northern Lights<\/em> (1978) is a very well-regarded\nindependent film set in 1915 about a young couple in North Dakota who get\ninvolved in a political struggle between farmers and the banks. The black and\nwhite film was originally shot on 16mm, but is noted for its remarkable\ncinematography. This release delivers a 4K digital restoration of the movie in\ncollaboration with its directors and comes with a filmmaker commentary and a\nrerelease trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Horror fans can pick up the slasher Silent Scream<\/em> (1979) in a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray set or as a Blu-ray only release. Pictured to the right, it follows a series of murders at a seaside estate housing a group of college students. Most consider it above-average for this type of film. The disc contains a 4K restoration from the original camera negative, along with a commentary with writers Jim and Ken Wheat (who were later involved in the Pitch Black\/Riddick<\/em> franchise) along with the film\u2019s star. Apparently, the movie was heavily overhauled by the pair after its original shoot, so they\u2019ll likely go over all the changes they made to improve the final product. There is also a commentary with co-star Barbara Steele, a featurette about the 30th<\/sup> anniversary of the movie, the original script featurette, a look back at the title with the Wheat brothers, an interview with the star, an audio discussion with the film\u2019s director, a theatrical trailer, a TV spot, radio commercials and more.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Small Soldiers<\/em> (1998) was a summer movie from noted\ndirector Joe Danet (The Howling, Gremlins, Innerspace, The Burbs, Matinee<\/em>)\nthat unfortunately wasn\u2019t properly advertised during its original run and\ndidn\u2019t gross as much as it should have at the box office. But like many other\nmovies from the filmmaker, it\u2019s an excellent live-action adventure with\nsubversive story elements that is now arriving as a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray\nSteelbook courtesy of Paramount Pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The plot involves a toy manufacturer who installs military technology into an action figure line. These figures wreak havoc on a suburban neighborhood. Only a group of monster toys can stop the military force from destroying the neighborhood. The film stars Kirsten Dunst, David Cross, Jay Mohr, Denis Leary, Kevin Dunn, Ann Magnuson, Wendy Schaal, Phil Hartman, Archie Hall, Robert Picardo and Dick Miller. The voice cast includes Tommy Lee Jones, Frank Langella, Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, Bruce Dern, George Kennedy, Clint Walker, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quite a fantastic list of names and quite a underrated move. In addition to the picture upgrade, it comes with a behind-the-scenes look at the making-of the movie, as well as bloopers and outtakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shout Factory is giving The Last Voyage of the Demeter<\/em>\n(2023) another go-round with a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Amazon exclusive\nSteelbook. The content of the set should be the same as the previous 4K edition\nfrom the distributor, but the packaging will be upgraded for the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The hilarious comedy Strangers with Candy<\/em> (2006) is\nalso arriving as a \u201cCollector\u2019s Edition\u201d Blu-ray. Amy Sedaris and Stephen\nColbert star in this comedy about a 47-year-old ex-con who decides to go to\nhigh school, to greatly amusing results. This feature has been given a new 4K\ntransfer from a 35mm interpositive for this release, along with a commentary\ntrack featuring Sedaris, Colbert and co-star Paul Dinello. Deleted scenes are\nincluded, along with a music video and trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Universal Studios is presenting the animated family film\nMadagascar<\/em> (2005) in a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray pack. One expects bonuses\nto be the same on this rerelease of the title as it was for previous versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the distributor is celebrating the 20th<\/sup>\nanniversary of Serenity<\/em> (2005) with a new 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray\n\u201cLimited Edition\u201d Steelbook. Again, previous editions have included many of\nthese extras, but those listed in this edition are a Josh Whedon intro to the\nfilm, a director commentary track, deleted scenes, extended scenes, outtakes,\nas well as tons of featurettes on the production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU KNOW, FOR KIDS!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is a list of titles that kids (and in the case of the\nsecond feature, older kids) may enjoy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madagascar <\/em>(2005) (Universal Studios) 4K Ultra HD and\nBlu-ray combo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small Soldiers<\/em> (1998) (Paramount Pictures) 4K Ultra\nHD and Blu-ray Steelbook<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ON THE TUBE!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All TV-released releases can be found here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bewitched:<\/em> The Complete Series (Mill Creek\nEntertainment) Blu-ray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knight Rider: The Complete Series (original 1980s show)\n(Universal) 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walking with Dinosaurs<\/em> (2025 TV mini-series) (BBC)\nBlu-ray <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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