The Digital Bits

3 days ago | thedigitalbits.com | Bill Hunt

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Yes, indeed… director Peter Weir’s magnificent historical drama Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is finally coming to physical 4K Ultra HD later this summer—huzzah! Based on the acclaimed historical novels by Patrick O’Brian, the film tracks the exploits of Captain Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe), his friend and ship’s surgeon Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany), and the crew of the HMS Surprise as they follow their orders around...

4 days ago | thedigitalbits.com | Bill Hunt

Following on 8/12 are Michael A. Simpson’s Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) and Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989) in 4K Ultra HD, and Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center (2006) in 4K + Blu-ray, as well as a 4K Steelbook of Bryan Bertino’s The Strangers (2008).

4 days ago | thedigitalbits.com | Stuart Galbraith IV

Review Date: Jun 02, 2025 Format: Blu-ray Disc Ken Loach 1971 (November 19, 2024) Kestrel Films/Anglo-EMI/MGM-EMI (Indicator/Powerhouse Films) Film/Program Grade: A- Video Grade: A Audio Grade: A Extras Grade: A- A despairing, disturbing but extremely well-crafted drama, Ken Loach’s Family Life (1971) is about a 19-year-old woman’s struggle with mental illness, and how both her judgmental and controlling parents and the Britain National Health Service so spectacularly fail her as to ensure...

1 week ago | thedigitalbits.com | Bill Hunt

The 4K disc will include Dolby Vision and HDR10, with both the 4K and Blu-ray offering English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and LPCM 2.0 stereo audio, as well as optional English subtitles. And all the Blu-rays will be Region-A compatible. In terms of extras, the TV Version will feature audio commentary by Max Evry, author of A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s Dune, an Oral History.

1 week ago | thedigitalbits.com | Stephen Bjork

Review Date: May 30, 2025 Format: 4K Ultra HD Hayao Miyazaki 2023 (July 9, 2025) Studio Ghibli/Toho (GKIDS/Shout! Studios) Film/Program Grade: B+ Video Grade: A- Audio Grade: A- Extras Grade: B- The Boy and the Heron (aka Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka) is the latest stop on legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki’s farewell tour, a melancholic journey that’s been going on for more than a quarter century now. He first announced his retirement back in 1997 after the release of Princess Mononoke, and then...