88 Films fights IN THE LINE OF DUTY I-IV: STANDARD EDITION (review)

Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Khan star in the four "Girls with Guns" films that made them famous as Hong Kong cops who put all on the line against ruthless villains.  Cynthia Rothrock, Michael Wong, and Donnie Yen also star.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

IN THE LINE OF DUTY I-IV Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - Royal Warriors:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (theatrical and alternate mixes) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (new dub) and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (classic dub) 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng 
• English Title Sequence 
• Missing Airplane Scene Inserts 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
• English Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Two - Yes Madam:
• Hong Kong Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (theatrical mix) Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (home video mix) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (home video mix) 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary with Hong Kong film expert Frank Djeng 
• English Export Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Select Scene Commentary by actress Cynthia Rothrock and Frank Djeng on the Airport Scene and Final Fight Scene 
• Introduction by actress Cynthia Rothrock 
• "Battling Babes" featurette 
• Archival interview with actress Michelle Yeoh 
• "Ladies First" interview with actor Mang Hoi 
• "A Team Player" interview with actress Cynthia Rothrock 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Three - In the Line of Duty III:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Asian film experts Frank Djeng and Michael Worth 
• English Credit Sequence 
• "The Golden 80s" interview with actor John Sham 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
• English Theatrical Trailer #1 
• English Theatrical Trailer #2
• Disc Four - In the Line of Duty IV:
• Hong Kong Version: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Asian film experts Frank Djeng and Michael Worth 
• Audio Commentary by Hong Kong expert Stefan Hammond and lead actor Michael Wong 
• English Export Version: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Archival interview with actor Donnie Yen 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
• English Theatrical Trailer

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Radiance Films gets a nip of VAMPIRE'S KISS (review)

Nicolas Cage goes off the deep end as usual, but this time he thinks he's a vampire in VAMPIRE'S KISS.  Jennifer Beals, Maria Conchita Alonso, Kasi Lemmons, and Elizabeth Ashley also star.

REVIEW LINK: Radiance Films (U.K.) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

VAMPIRE'S KISS 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10)
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Robert Bierman and actor Nicolas Cage
• Audio Commentary by critics Kim Newman and Nick de Semlyen 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Robert Bierman and actor Nicolas Cage
• Audio Commentary by critics Kim Newman and Nick de Semlyen
• "Robert Bierman on Vampire's Kiss" 2026 director interview
• "Joseph Minion on Vampire's Kiss" 2026 screenwriter interview
• "Colin Towns on Vampire's Kiss" 2026 composer interview
• "The Dumb Waiter" 1979 short film by Robert Bierman
• Optional Introduction to "The Dumb Waiter" by Robert Bierman
• Theatrical Trailer
• Image Gallery 
• Limited edition of 6,000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, including a pull-out poster and six lobby-card style postcards, and 40-page perfect bound book featuring new writing from Julia Armfield, Zach Schonfield, and Justin LaLiberty. 

Radiance Films becomes lost in THE HOURGLASS SANATORIUM (review)

In this Polish fantasy from Wojciech Has (THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT), a young man travels to visit his "dead" father in a remote sanatorium where time does not behave as it does in the real world.  Entering a surreal dream world, he is assailed by childhood memories entangled with fantastic adventures that may entrap him forever in the world of sleep.  Based on the story collection by Bruno Schulz.

REVIEW LINK: Radiance Films (U.K.) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE HOURGLASS SANATORIUM 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision)
• Polish DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Michael Brooke 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Polish DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Michael Brooke
• "Accordion" 1947 short film by Wojciech Has
• 1987 Polish Television interview with production designer Jerzy Skarzynski by filmmaker Jerzy Wójcik
• Limited edition of 5,000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, including a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow, and booklet featuring new writing by critic Ela Bittencourt and archival writing from Annette Insdorf. 

Arrow Video sorts out THE OUTFIT (review)

Before Jason Statham, Robert Duvall was the real Parker taking on the syndicate with Joe Don Baker and Karen Black in this seventies neo-noir thriller based on the novel by Richard Stark a.k.a. Donald Westlake.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (U.S./U.K.) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE OUTFIT Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen presentations of the theatrical version (103 minutes) and a rare version with an alternate ending (101 minutes)
• English LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by critic and author Jedidiah Ayres and film critic Mike White of The Projection Booth Podcast
• "The Man With the Getaway Face" appreciation of author Donald E. Westlake (aka Richard Stark) by Westlake expert Levi Stahl
• "Paths Not Taken" appreciation of the film by critic Walter Chaw
• "Tapping into the Outsider" appreciation of "The Outfit" and the Parker novels by Alissa Marmol-Cernat and Shay Dennis, creators of "Tough Business: A Parker Site"
• "Walter Hill on John Flynn" interview with filmmaker Walter Hill
• Theatrical Trailer
• Image Galleries
• Comes with a slipcover and reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella, as well as a collectors' booklet with new writing by critics Chris D, Glenn Kenny, and Priscilla Page.

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Radiance Films reflects on THE DOUBLE (review)

Jean Sorel, Ewa Aulin, and Lucia Bose form a dysfunctional love triangle in this Moroccan-set erotic thriller from director Romolo Guerrieri.  Silvano Tranquilli, Marilu Tolo, and Giacomo Rossi-Stuart also star.

REVIEW LINK: Radiance Films (U.S./U.K.) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE DOUBLE Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English and Italian LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH and English (for Italian) Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas
• "Romolo Guerrieri and Eva Aulin on The Double" re-edit of a 2013 interview with director Romolo Guerrieri and a 2017 interview with actress Ewa Aulin
• "Stephen Thrower on The Double" appreciation by author Stephen Thrower
• Image Gallery
• Easter Egg
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters, and booklet featuring new writing by author and critic Nathaniel Thompson.

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Arrow Video is on the case with MARLOWE (review)

Raymond Chandler's famous detective enters the swinging sixties investigating a missing young man and a blackmailed television actress.  James Garner and Gayle Hunnicutt star.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (U.S./U.K.) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

MARLOWE Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• "$100 a Day (Plus Expenses)" appreciation by film historian Howard S. Berger
• Theatrical Trailer
• Image Galleries
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by John Pearson.
• The limited edition includes a slipcover featuring the new key art and 24-page liner notes booklet: "Philip Marlowe: Man Out of Time" by Priscilla Page, "Stirling and Bruce" by Jeff Chang. Also has information on the cast and crew, notes on the presentation, disc production credits and special thanks.

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88 Films and Jackie Chan join the MAGNIFICENT BODYGUARDS (review)

Jackie Chan, James Tin, and Bruce Leung are the MAGNIFICENT BODYGUARDS escorting a beautiful lady, her sick brother, and lethal twin swords women across deadly mountain terrain teeming with bandits and witches in the first Hong Kong 3D production.  Directed by Lo Wei.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (U.S./U.K.) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

MAGNIFICENT BODYGUARDS Blu-ray specs:

• Three-disc set featuring 1080p24 MVC Real3D and 2D and anaglyph 3D MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 widescreen transfers
• Cantonese, Mandarin, and English LPCM 2.0 Mono Tracks
• Alternate English LPCM 2.0 Mono Track with alternate music cues
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by NY Asian Film Festival's Frank Djeng and filmmaker F.J. DeSanto
• "Punching Into the 3rd Dimension - James Mudge on Magnificent Bodyguards"
• "Magnificent Bodyguards - A New Dimension in Action?" visual essay by film historian Steve Lawson
• Mandarin Theatrical Trailer
• English Theatrical Trailer 
• Comes with a reversible cover, lenticular slipcover, one pair of anaglyph 3D glasses, and booklet by Thorsten Boose and "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien.

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