Now in Theaters:
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley – A new documentary on the short lived, but influential, singer-songwriter of the film’s title, directed by Amy Berg, is one of the week’s theatrical openings.
The other new offering generating buzz is the sophomore effort from Barbarian (2022) director, Zach Creeger, Weapons. It’s a horror entry centering around the mysterious disappearance of children. Viewers can decide if it’s a masterpiece or a slowly paced, overblown affair with scripting problems as some have stated.
New to Disc:
Universal:
The animated entry from earlier this year, How to Train Your Dragon 4 (2025), comes to both 4K and Blu Ray in new editions that also include a few new featurettes.
Quite a few catalog titles are also getting 4K upgrades this week from the label. They are Straight Outta Compton (2015), Casper (1995), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) and Meet the Parents (2000). These all include previously issued bonus materials.
Shout/Scream Factory:
The label continues upgrading the films of Oliver Stone this week with their 4K release of World Trade Center (2006). The release includes a few new extras along with the previously issued bonus materials.
The label is also issuing several previously released titles in new steelbook editions. These include The Strangers (2008), Prince of Darkness (1987) and Ghost of Mars (2001).
The label is also offering a 4K upgrade of Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) which retains previously issued extras.
Lionsgate:
The horror thriller, High Tension (2003), gets a 4K UHD upgrade this week with a few new extras while the label is also reissuing, in a steelbook set, the acclaimed fright fest, It Follows (2015).
Warner Brothers:
The Accountant 2 (2025) The recent sequel featuring Ben Affleck’s return as the avenger who also balances the financial books, comes to 4K and Blu Ray this week.
Criterion:
Cairo Station (1958) The tale of a newspaperman’s obsession with a woman he chances to meet comes to the Blu Ray format with a documentary and interview.
Arrow:
Poseidon (2006) Veteran director Wolfgang Petersen’s reworking of The Poseidon Adventure-his second to last film-comes to the 4K UHD format in a new edition loaded with special features and handsome packaging.
Kino:
New Blu Ray releases abound from the label this week and they include, The Farmer’s Daughter (1940), Confessions of a Co-Ed/Ladies of the Big House (1931) and The Great Gatsby (1949). These include new commentaries.
Another volume in their ongoing series is also being issued, Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XXVI (1942-1949). The films included are Dr. Broadway / Smooth as Silk and The Great Gatsby. New commentaries are included as well.
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