RELEASE DATE: September 21, 2021 On September 21, 2021, Criterion Collection is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Johnnie To’s Milkway Image 2004 classic thriller Throw Down. Check out the official details below: One of the most personal films by the prolific Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To is a thrilling love letter to both the cinema of Akira Kurosawa and the art and philosophy of judo. Amid the neon-drenched nightclubs and … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: August 24, 2021 On August 24, 2021, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray for Yasuzo Masumura’s 1969 thriller, Blind Beast, starring Mako Midori (Inumukoiri) and Eiji Funakoshi (Gamera). Read the official details below: Blind Beast is a grotesque portrait of the bizarre relationship between a blind sculptor and his captive muse, adapted from a short story from Japan’s foremost master of the macabre, Edogawa Rampo (Horrors of Malformed … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: June 8, 2021 On June 8, 2021, Film Movement will release a New 4K Blu-ray Restoration for Stanley Kwan’s 1991 film, Center Stage. This Hong Kong classic stars Maggie Cheung (Project A II), Han Chin (Treasure Hunt), Tony Ka-Fai Leung (The Raid), Cecilia Yip (Still Human), Carina Lau (Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings) and Waise Lee (The Big Heat). Read the official details below: International superstar Maggie … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: June 15, 2021 On June 15, 2021, Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for The Great War of Archimedes, a 2018 Japanese war actioner from director Takashi Yamazaki (The Twilight Samurai) and renowned producer/distributor Toho (Godzilla). The film will be presented with an optional All-New English Dub Based on the acclaimed 2015 manga series Archimedes no Taisen, The Great War of Archimedes is a … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: July 27, 2021 In July 27, 2021, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray for The Daimajin Trilogy, which will include Daimajin, Return of Daimajin and Wrath of Daimajin. Read of the official details below: The Daimajin Trilogy saw Daiei’s Kyoto studios bringing its own iconic movie monster to life in a unique but short-lived series that transplants the Golem legend to Japan’s Warring States period of the late-16th century. … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: August 24, 2021 On August 24, 2021, Unearthed Films will be releasing the Blu-ray for the cult classic Evil Dead Trap (read our review), a 1988 Japanese thriller from director Toshiharu Ikeda (Mermaid Legend). For the first time, the film will be presented with a New 4K Restoration. A TV station employee takes a camera crew out to an abandoned factory to investigate a purported snuff film that was … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: August 10, 2021 On August 10, 2021, Epic Pictures will be releasing the DVD for The Maid, a Thai-produced supernatural slasher from director Lee Thongkham (Punisher: Outbreak). Joy is the new maid of a royal house, where employee turnover is high. She quickly discovers why when she gets horrifying glimpses of the previous maid around the home, the maid who died. Now Joy is looking to discover the secret behind … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: April 27, 2021 On April 27, 2021, Bayview Films will be releasing the DVD for Office (read our review), a 2015 film directed by noted Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To (Three, The Mission). The film stars Chow Yun-fat (City War), Sylvia Chang (Slaughter in San Francisco), Eason Chan (12 Nights), Tang Wei (A Long Day’s Journey Into Night) and Wang Ziyi (Shock Wave). Based on the hit play Design … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: May 25, 2021 On May 25, 2021, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Delivery us From Evil, an upcoming action-thriller starring Hwang Jung-Min (The Wailing) and Lee Jung-Jae (Big Match). The film comes from Hong Won-Chan, the director of Office and writer of Na Hong-jin’s The Chaser and The Yellow Sea (two of our favorite Korean movies of all time). “Deliver us from Evil is an action-packed thrill … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: June 8, 2021 On June 8, 2021, Criterion Collection is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Masaki Kobayashi’s nine-and-a-half-hour The Human Condition, presented for the first time on Blu-ray with a high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural (Parts 1–4) and 4.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio (Parts 5 and 6) soundtracks. Read the official details below: This mammoth humanist drama by Masaki Kobayashi is one of the most staggering achievements … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: May 11, 2021 On May 11, 2021, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for Giants and Toys, a 1958 Japanese film directed by maverick director Yasuzo Masumura (Blind Beast). Read the official details below: Giants and Toys is a sharp and snappy corporate satire revolving around the ruthless machinations of a group of admen working in the confectionary industry. As a new recruit to the marketing department of … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: May 18, 2021 On May 18, 2021, Criterion Collection will be releasing the Blu-ray for Flowers of Shanghai, a 1998 period drama from director Hou Hsiao-hsien (The Assassin). The film stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Chungking Express), Carina Lau Kar Ling (The Eagle Shooting Heroes), Annie Shizuka Inoh (My Kingdom), Michiko Hada (Tokuso 9), Michelle Reis (Bodyguards and Assassins) and Jack Kao (Island on Fire). Read the official details below: An … Continue reading →