• City on Fire (1987 — Hong Kong)
• Karate Kid: Legends
• The King of Kings
• Lilo & Stitch
• Locked
• Sovereign
• The Unholy Trinity

August 19

	Asian Persuasion: The story of a lovable underachiever who hatches a hilarious and outrageous scheme to avoid paying alimony to his fashion-executive ex-wife. (Digital sales, VOD only)
	The Bad Guys 2: The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals. (Digital sales, VOD only)
	Between the Lights: When skeptical scientist Alice falls for reluctant medium Jay, she’s taken on an odyssey of love, loss and discovery that will turn her world upside down. (Digital sales, VOD only)
	Elio: Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalact only; DVD, Blu-ray release: September 9)
	Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning: Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity – which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe – with the world’s governments and a mysterious ghost from Hunt’s past on their trail. (Digital sales; DVD, 4K UHD/Blu-ray release: October 14)
	Year of the Fox: Follows Ivy, a teenager navigating Aspen’s party scene amidst her adoptive parents’ bitter divorce. As she watches her community provide cover for predatory behavior, Ivy struggles to find her path without losing herself. (Digital sales, VOD only)

August 20

The Map That Leads to You: A woman meets an enigmatic stranger on a European trip. Their instant attraction faces challenges from life, duty and secrets that change her life forever. (Digital sales, VOD only)

August 22

	Eenie Meanie: A reformed teenage getaway driver gets dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend. (Hulu)
	Tornado: When her father’s puppet Samurai show is ambushed by a notorious gang, Tornado vows to seek vengeance and forge her own destiny by stealing the gang’s ill-gotten gold. (AMC+)

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Blaxploitation Classics Vol. 2

Twelve-disc set with six movies each in 4K Ultra High Definition for the first time. Over 50 years since the Blaxploitation subgenre dominated the 1970s film scene, this new collection, a follow up to the spring release of “Blaxploitation Classics Vol. 1,” includes the colorful and campy megahits “Foxy Brown,” “Friday Foster,” “Cotton Comes to Harlem,” “Bucktown,” “Slaughter” and “Slaughter’s Big Rip-Off.” Newly restored 4K scans from the original camera negative. Formats: 4K Ultra HD. Extras: “The Cost to Be The Boss: The Blaxploitation Films Of A.I.P., Part Two,” an in-depth documentary featuring new and archival interviews with Blaxploitation film producers and historians. (Shout! Studios). Read more here.

The Boys: Season 4

(2024) Two-disc set with all eight episodes of he series about a group of vigilantes who set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers. This season: The world is on the brink. Victoria Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under Homelander’s muscly thumb as he consolidates his power. Butcher, with only months to live, has lost Becca’s son, and his job as The Boys’ leader. The rest of the team are fed up with his lies. With the stakes higher than ever, they must find a way to work together and save the world before it’s too late. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: Deleted scenes; gag reels. (Sony).

Bring Her Back

(2025 — Australia) Sally Hawkins, Billy Barratt, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton, Stephen Phillips, Sora Wong, Liam Damons. Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are introduced to their new sibling by their foster mother, only to learn that she has a terrifying secret. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, VOD, Digital. (A24). Read more here

A Confucian Confusion / Mahjong: Two Films By Edward Yang

In this pair of sharp, sprawling satires, one of Taiwan’s most celebrated filmmakers, Edward Yang, captures the anything-can-happen mood of Taipei at the end of the 20th century. Made in-between his epic dramas “A Brighter Summer Day” and “Yi Yi,” “A Confucian Confusion” and “Mahjong” find Yang applying a lighter but no less masterly touch to his explorations of human relationships in an increasingly globalized, hypercapitalistic world. These intricately constructed ensemble comedies-one set in a cutthroat corporate milieu, the other in a shady criminal underworld-reveal the absurdity and cynicism at the heart of modern urban life. A Confucian Confusion (1994). Yang’s first foray into comedy may have been a surprising stylistic departure, but in its richly novelistic vision of urban discontent, it is quintessential Yang. This relationship roundelay centers on a coterie of young Taipei professionals whose paths converge at an entertainment company where the boundaries between art and commerce, love and business, have become hopelessly blurred. Evoking the chaos of a city infiltrated by Western chains, logos, and attitudes, “A Confucian Confusion” is an incisive reflection on the role of traditional values in a materialistic, amoral society. Mahjong (1996). Yang’s follow-up to “A Confucian Confusion” is another dizzying comedy set in a globalized Taipei, but with a darker, more caustic edge. Amid a rapidly changing cityscape, the lives of a disparate group of swindlers, hustlers, gangsters, and expats collide, with a naive French teenager (Virginie Ledoyen) and a sensitive young local (Lawrence Ko) who tries to protect her caught dangerously in the middle. By turns brutal, shocking, tender, and bitingly funny, “Mahjong” is a dazzling vision of a multicultural Taipei where nearly every relationship has a price and newfound prosperity comes at the expense of the human soul. Formats: Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restorations, with 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks. Extras: Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).

Martial Law: Lo Wei’s Wuxia World

Three films (“The Black Butterfly,” “Death Valley,” and “Vengeance of a Snow Girl”) directed by Lo Wei. Presented on Blu-ray for the very first time in North America. A prolific writer and director, Lo Wei found fame in the 1970s following the enormous international success of “The Big Boss” and “Fist of Fury,” his collaborations with the inimitable Bruce Lee. In the years before he kickstarted a kung fu revolution, though, he had been working on an accomplished series of wuxia pian for Shaw Brothers. Presented here are three standout films drawn from Lo Wei’s wuxia world. In “The Black Butterfly,” a good-hearted thief acts as the Robin Hood of the martial world, robbing from the rich to give to the poor – and they begin by stealing a fortune in gold from a group of five ruthless bandits holed up at Five Devils Rock. Then, in “Death Valley,” the Lord of Chao Manor (Lo Wei) is murdered by his niece (Angela Yu Chien), leading to a bitter fight to claim his land and a clash between a hired swordsman (Chen Hung-lieh) and the Lord’s heir apparent (Yueh Hua). Finally, in “Vengeance of a Snow Girl,” a young woman (Li Ching) takes revenge for her murdered parents, who were killed in a dispute over the legendary Tsui Feng sword – leading to a final showdown on frozen ground. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on all three films in this set by Hong Kong cinema expert Camille Zaurin; new audio commentaries on all three features by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema; “Hong Kong Hustle” – new interview with Hong Kong cinema scholar Wayne Wong on the life and work of Lo Wei. (Eureka! Entertainment).

Perpetrator

(2023) From the exquisite mind of Jennifer Reeder (“Knives and Skin” and “V/H/S/94”) comes ths brilliantly original and twisted take on female suppression, dangerous male predators and the pains of adolescence, with a stunning lead performance from Kiah McKirnan. On the eve of her 18th birthday, wild and rebellious Jonny is sent by her father to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie, where she begins to experience a radical metamorphosis: a family spell called the Forevering. With her newly uncovered powers, alongside a growing obsession with blood, a freshly feral and self-assured Jonny sets out on a perilous hunt to find a lethal perpetrator, responsible for the disappearances of several local women. Superbly blending a feminist coming-of-age drama with serial killer and supernatural fantasy genres, “Perpetrator” is beautifully shot in Bava-esque colors by director of photography Sevdije Kastrati, and features a phenomenal supporting cast, including Alicia Silverstone (“Clueless”), Melanie Liburd (“Bad Boys: Ride or Die”) and Christopher Lowell (“Promising Young Woman”). Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Read more here. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment).

Shinobi Vol. 2

Three more spectacular tales of ninja action in this continuation of the hugely influential series. This time, Raizo Ichikawa stars as Mist Saizo, a ninja with a grudge who won’t rest until he has assassinated the supreme leader, the Tokugawa shogun. Directed by three of the Daiei Studio’s top period action specialists, these films feature epic battles, ingenious spycraft and thrilling ninja fights. In “Siege,” Raizo Ichikawa is Mist Saizo, the legendary folk hero and Iga ninja. Working in the service of warlord Yukimura Sanada (Tomisaburo Wakayama), he plots to assassinate Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, but finds himself facing the might of the nation’s supreme ruler. In “Return of Mist Saizo,” our black-clad hero continues his mission to avenge his master, even after Ieyasu has abdicated from the throne. Told as one continuous story, these two films weave their ninja action in and out of Japanese martial history, featuring epic battles, ingenious spycraft and thrilling fight scenes. In “Part 6, Iga Manor,” Mist Saizo’s son Saisuke takes over his father’s name and mission. He is recruited by a rebellious warlord to assist a plot to overthrow the government, but the Shogun hires a rival ninja clan to thwart the uprising. Meanwhile, other forces are also at play. Directed by Kazuo Mori, this film pits ninja against ninja, including a breathtaking rooftop battle scene that is one of the highlights of the entire Shinobi series. High-Definition digital transfer of each film presented on two discs, made available on Blu-ray for the first time outside of Japan. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Interview with ninja film scholar Mance Thompson; select scene audio commentary on “Siege” by Tom Mes; interview with Japanese period film historian Taichi Kasuga; trailers; limited Edition of 3000 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings; reversible sleeves featuring artwork based on original promotional materials; limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Jonathan Clements; six postcards of promotional material from the films. (Arrow Video/Radiance).

Shoeshine

(1946 — Italy) An international breakthrough for neorealism, Vittorio De Sica’s Academy Award-winning film is an indelible fable of innocence lost amid the hardscrabble reality of 1940s Italy. On the streets of Rome, two boys-best friends Giuseppe (Rinaldo Smordoni) and Pasquale (Franco Interlenghi)-set out to raise the money to buy a horse by shining shoes. When they are inadvertently caught up in a robbery and sent to a brutal juvenile detention center, their loyalty to each other is severely tested. A devastating portrait of economic struggle made all the more haunting by its child’s-eye perspective, “Shoeshine” stands as one of the defining achievements of postwar Italian filmmaking. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD with New 4K digital restoration, undertaken by The Film Foundation and the Cineteca di Bologna, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features. Extras: Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).

Through and Through

(1973 — Poland) Jan (Franciszek Trzeciak) and Maria (Anna Nieborowska) become a couple in 1930s Kraków. Jan tries to get a job as an architect but fails. They struggle with poverty and extreme humiliation. Their attempt to survive leads to a desperate crime. Remarkably filmed with precise close-ups and fragmented sound design creating a sense of unnerving dissonance, “Through and Through” was enthusiastically received on release and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival where it was compared to Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment.” Radiance Films is proud to present Grzegorz Królikiewicz’s film on Blu-ray for the first time in the world. New 2K restoration supervised by cinematographer Bogdan Dziworski. Formats: Blu-ray, Extras: New interview with critic Michal Oleszczyk; three short films by Grzegorz Królikiewicz: “Everyone Gets What They Don’t Need” (1966, 12 mins), “Brothers” (1971, 6 mins), “Don’t Cry” (1972, 9 mins); reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow; limited edition booklet featuring new writing by critic Ela Bittencourt; limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings. (Arrow Video/Radiance).