This Week’s DVD, Blu-ray, Digital Releases: September 23-September 29
Tuesday, September 23 — Monday, September 29
*OnVideo’s week begins with “New Release” Tuesdays
Superman
(2025) When Superman gets drawn into conflicts at home and abroad, his actions are questioned, giving tech billionaire Lex Luthor the opportunity to get the Man of Steel out of the way for good. Will intrepid reporter Lois Lane and Superman’s four-legged companion, Krypto, be able to help him before it’s too late? Vitals: Director: James Gunn. Stars: David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk. CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 130 min., Action Adventure, Theatrical release date: July 11, 2025, North American box office gross: $331.2 million, worldwide $578.8 million, Streaming date: August 15, 2025, Warner. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. Extras: “Krypto Saves the Day!: School Bus Scuffle”; “Adventures in Making Superman” featurette; “Icons Forever: Superman’s Enduring Legacy” featurette; “Lex Luthor: The Mind of a Master Villain” featurette; “Kryptunes: The Music of Superman” featurette; “Paws to Pixels: Krypto is Born” featurette; “Breaking News: The Daily Planet Returns” featurette; “The Ultimate Villain” featurette; “The Justice Gang” featurette; “A New Era: DC Takes Off” featurette. 
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28 Years Later
(2025) It has been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped from a biological weapons laboratory. Still living in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amid the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway. When one of them decides to venture into the dark heart of the mainland, he soon discovers a mutation that has spread to not only the infected, but other survivors as well. Vitals: Director: Danny Boyle. Stars: Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, Ralph Fiennes. CC, MPAA rating: R, 115 min., Sci-Fi Horror, Theatrical release date: June 20, 2025, North American box office gross: $68.9 million, worldwide $145.4 million, Streaming date: July 29, 2025, Sony. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD + Digital Code Steelbook, VOD, Digital. Extras: “Days to Years”; “Capturing the Chaos”; “The Survivors”; “Becoming the Infected,” “Behind The Cameras.” Read more here.
M3GAN 2.0
(2025) Unrated Version: Upgraded with enhanced kills, deleted scenes and more blood & carnage, see the unrated version that was too gruesome for theaters. Two years after M3GAN, a marvel of artificial intelligence, went rogue and embarked on a murderous rampage and was subsequently destroyed, M3GAN’s creator, Gemma, has become a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of A.I. Unbeknownst to her, the underlying tech for M3GAN has been stolen and misused by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia, the ultimate killer infiltration spy. But as Amelia’s self-awareness increases, she becomes decidedly less interested in taking orders from humans. Or in keeping them around. With the future of human existence on the line, Gemma realizes that the only option is to resurrect M3GAN and give her a few upgrades, making her faster, stronger, and more lethal. Vitals: Director: Gerard Johnstone. Stars: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ivanna Sakhno, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen Van Epps, Aristotle Athari, Timm Sharp. CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 120 min., Sci Fi Thriller, Theatrical release date: June 27, 2025, North American box office gross: $20.0 million, worldwide $32.2 million, Streaming date: July 15, 2025, Universal. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital Steelbook, VOD, Digital. Extras: “Total Upgrade: Making M3GAN 2.0”; “Droid DNA”; “The Art of Slaying”; “Scene Breakdown: Embrace AI Convention.” 
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• Affinity
• The Life of Chuck
• Misericordia (2024 — France)
• The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years
September 23
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The Cut: After a career-ending defeat, a former champion trains for redemption – but as obsession takes hold and reality unravels, he may be spiraling into something far more terrifying. (Digital sales, VOD only |
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps: Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic herald, the Silver Surfer. (Digital sales, VOD; DVD, Blu-ray release: October 14) |
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Splitsville: When Ashley asks for a divorce, the good-natured Carey runs to his friends, Julie and Paul, for support. Their secret to happiness is an open marriage; that is, until Carey crosses the line and throws all of their relationships into chaos. (Digital sales, VOD only) |
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Valiant One: With tensions between North and South Korea, a US helicopter crashes on the North Korean side. Now the survivors must work together to protect a civilian tech specialist and find their way out without the help of US military support. (Now on Hulu) |
September 25
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Ballerina: The next chapter from the World of John Wick follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas), who is beginning her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma. Eve seeks revenge for her father’s death, and finds herself crossing paths with John Wick himself (Keanu Reeves). (Now on Starz) |
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The Surfer: A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. When he is humiliated by a group of locals, he’s drawn into a conflict that keeps rising and pushes him to his breaking point. (Now on Hulu) |
September 26
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All of You: In a recognizable near-future, Simon accompanies his best friend, Laura, as she takes a new test that’s guaranteed to match anyone with their soulmate. As Laura hurtles towards milestones with her new man, Simon begins to understand how deeply he cares about her, even if he’s not ready to accept it. (Apple TV+) |
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The Man in My Basement: When a mysterious man (Willem Dafoe) approaches Charles Blakey (Corey Hawkins) to rent his basement for a generous sum, Blakey is drawn into a chilling reality involving his own family’s hidden history in Nadia Latif’s adaptation of Walter Mosley’s novel. (Hulu original) |
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M3GAN 2.0: After the underlying tech for M3GAN is stolen and misused by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia, M3GAN’s creator Gemma realizes that the only option is to resurrect M3GAN and give her a few upgrades, making her faster, stronger, and more lethal. (Now on Peacock) |
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Shadow Force: An estranged couple with a bounty on their heads must go on the run with their son to avoid their former employer, a unit of shadow ops that has been sent to kill them. (Now on Starz) |
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Went Up the Hill: In this chilling ghost story, a recently deceased woman haunts her estranged son Jack and her grieving widow Jill. When the woman’s spirit inhabits the survivors, the living must grapple with the destruction she left behind while fighting for their own survival. (Digital sales, VOD only) |
September 27
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Karate Kid: Legends: After kung fu prodigy Li Fong relocates to New York City, he attracts unwanted attention from a local karate champion and embarks on a journey to enter the ultimate karate competition with the help of Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) and Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio). (Now on Netflix) |
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
(2005) A riveting character study in the guise of a gritty underworld thriller, Jacques Audiard’s international breakthrough features an explosive performance from Romain Duris as a real-estate broker torn between the dirty dealings of his slumlord father (Niels Arestrup) and his recently rekindled love for classical piano. Can music offer salvation from a life of sin? Winner of eight César Awards, including Best Film, this bold reimagining of the New Hollywood cult classic “Fingers” showcases Audiard’s gift for balancing breathtaking tension with galvanic human drama. Formats: Blu-ray with high-definition digital master, approved by director Jacques Audiard, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Extras: Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).
Flow
(2024) A thrilling tale of friendship and survival that took indie animation to ecstatic new heights of ambition and imagination, this Academy Award–winning international sensation follows a courageous cat after its home is devastated by a great flood. As the cat teams up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, the crew must rely on trust, courage, and their wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. Working with a small team using open-source software, visionary DIY animator Gints Zilbalodis conjures a sublime sensory odyssey and a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of community. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD with 4K digital transfer, with 7.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, approved by director Gints Zilbalodis. 4K digital master of “Away” (2019), Zilbalodis’s debut feature. In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of “Flow” and “Away” and two Blu-rays with “Flow,” “Away,” and the special features. Extras: Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).
40 Acres
(2024) Danielle Deadwyler, Kataem O’Connor, Michael Greyeyes, Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Leenah Robinson. Hailey Freeman (Danielle Deadwyler) and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the first Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm against those hell-bent on taking their 40 acres. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Magnolia).
Furious Swords and Fantastic Warriors
The Heroic Cinema of Chang Cheh. Eureka Entertainment is proud to announce the release of this spectacular collection of 10 martial arts classics from the legendary Chang Cheh, the “Godfather of Hong Kong Cinema.” Presented on Blu-ray for the first time in North America. Five-disc set. Distinguished by his penchant for bloodshed and a thematic concentration on the bonds of brotherhood and masculine sacrifice, Chang Cheh is one of the most prolific and accomplished directors ever to emerge from the Hong Kong film industry.He enjoyed a career spanning six decades and worked in a multitude of genres, from Chinese opera to kung fu films via wuxia pian, historical epics and tales of the supernatural. Presented here are 10 films that reveal the range and versatility of Chang’s career as a filmmaker. Traditional wuxia pian is represented by “King Eagle,” “Trail of the Broken Blade” and “Wandering Swordsman”; choreographed by Lau Kar-leung, “Men from the Monastery” and “Shaolin Martial Arts” are both drawn from Chang’s Shaolin cycle, included here alongside “New Shaolin Boxers”; “Iron Bodyguard,” released at the dawn of the kung fu era, is representative of changing trends in Hong Kong cinema; and some of Chang’s more esoteric work is represented by the opera film “The Fantastic Magic Baby” and the supernatural fantasy “The Weird Man.” Also included is the anthology film “Trilogy of Swordsmanship,” to which Chang contributed a segment alongside his contemporaries Yueh Feng and Cheng Kan. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on all films in this set by film critic and writer James Oliver; new audio commentaries on each film by a selection of Hong Kong cinema experts, including Frank Djeng, Mike Leeder, Arne Venema and David West; new interview with Hong Kong cinema scholar Wayne Wong on the life and work of Chang Cheh; new video essay by Jonathan Clements (author of “A Brief History of China”) on “Iron Bodyguard”; new video essay by Jonathan Clements on Chang Cheh’s Shaolin films. (Eureka! Entertainment).
Oh, Hi
(2025) Molly Gordon, Logan Lerman, Geraldine Viswanathan, John Reynolds, David Cross. Iris and Isaac’s first romantic weekend getaway as a couple goes awry. Convinced she’s met her perfect guy and that he’s just confused, Iris goes to increasingly ridiculous and irrational lengths to prove to Isaac that they are meant to be together. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Sony). Read more here
The Last of Us: The Complete Second Season
(2025) Three-disc set with all seven episodes that continues the emotionally charged journey of survival, loss, and humanity in a post-pandemic world. Based on the famed video game of the same name, “The Last of Us” continues to captivate audiences with its compelling storytelling and stunning performances. Five years after the events of the first season, Joel and Ellie are drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind. Features nearly two hours of special features including two never-before-been-seen featurettes. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, 4K Ultra HD Steelbook, VOD, Digital. Extras: “Ellie’s Ultimate Revenge” featurette; “Beneath the Surface: The Visual FX of The Last of Us” featurette. (Warners). Read more here.
Night of the Living Dead
(1990) It’s a new night for terror – and a new dawn in horror movie-making when special-effects genius Tom Savini (creator of the spectacularly gruesome make-up in “Friday the 13th” and “Creepshow”) brings his twisted take to this colorful remake of George A. Romero’s 1968 cult classic. Seven strangers are trapped in an isolated farmhouse while cannibalistic zombies wage a relentless attack, killing (and eating) everyone in their path. The classic for the ‘90s: graphic, gruesome and more terrifying than ever. Two versions of the feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision: A new uncensored cut – supervised by director Tom Savini that restores moments of graphic violence and delivers an alternate vision of this horror classic plus the 1990 theatrical version. Formats: 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Steelbook, VOD, Digital. Extras: Commentary with director Tom Savini on the uncensored cut, moderated by Michael Felsher; interview with actors Bill Moseley, William Butler, McKee Anderson and Heather Mazur; interview with producers John Russo and Russell Streiner; interview with editor Tom Dubensky; interview with zombie performers Greg Funk and Dyrk Ashton; “Savini’s Night” with director Tom Savini featurette; “Being Barbara” with actress Patricia Tallman featurette; “Return to the Living Dead with special makeup effects supervisors John Vulich and Everett Burrell featurette; “The Dead Walk” making-of featurette; theatrical trailer. (Sony). Read more here.
Peking Opera Blues
(1986 — Hong Kong) Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia, Sally Yeh Chian-Wen, Cherie Chung. Newly remastered and restored Hong Kong Classic. A delightful action comedy from renowned filmmaker Tsui Hark. In chaotic 1920’s China, three young women and two young men are thrown together. One young woman grabs a box of jewels during the looting when a warlord takes Peking, and madcap action ensues when the jewels end up at the Peking Opera. Formats: 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: Audio commentary with film critic James Mudge; “An Opus For Peking: Starring in a Tsui Hark Classic” interview with actor Mark Cheng; “An Operatic Achievement” pnterview with cinematographer Ray Wong; “Hong Kong Confidential: Inside Peking Opera Blues With Author Grady Hendrix”; “Peking Provocations” interview with author and critic David West on the cinema of Tsui Hark; “Peking History Blues professor Lars Laamann on the setting and time of a Tsui Hark masterpiece; audio commentary with film critic James Mudge; theatrical trailer; image gallery. (Shout! Studios Hong Kong Cinema Classics). Read more here
Read My Lips
(2001) Two outcasts are drawn together by crime and passion in this early tour de force from director Jacques Audiard. Carla (Emmanuelle Devos, who won a César Award for her performance) is an unappreciated, hard-of-hearing employee at a nondescript construction company. Her lonely life gets a jolt of excitement when she hires a new assistant: Paul (Vincent Cassel), an ex-con who soon enlists her (and her lip-reading ability) in a risky scheme. With visceral camera work and sound design, Audiard immerses viewers in the duo’s increasingly turbulent world, blending noir conventions with complex character development for a thriller of unique depth and emotion. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Jacques Audiard and director of photography Mathieu Vadepied, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features. Extras: Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).
The Sound of Music
(1965) Directed by Robert Wise. Starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s iconic musical. A young novice (Julie Andrews) is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven unruly children of Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer). Her warmth, charm and songs soon win the hearts of the children — and their father. Featuring unforgettable treasures like “Edelweiss,” ”My Favorite Things,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” and “Do-Re-Mi.” Restored and remastered for its 60th anniversary. Formats: 4K K UHD + Blu-ray + Blu-ray Bonus Disc + Digital Code. Extras: Sing-along version; commentary by Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Dee Dee Wood & Johannes von Trapp; commentary by Robert Wise. Blu-ray Bonus Features Disc: “The Sound of a City Documentary”: Julie Andrews returns to Salzburg, Austria; “A City of Song”: Filming locations in Salzburg, Austria; “Musical Stages”: The songs, the show & the family; vintage programs: “The Sound of Music,” “Rodgers and Hammerstein,” location interviews, and audio interviews; “Rare Treasures”: Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall: The Pratt Family Singers, The Julie Andrews Hour: Julie Andrews and Maria Von Trapp, screen tests, 40th anniversary DVD introduction by Julie Andrews, galleries; publicity – Fox Movietone News, Academy Awards, trailers and teasers, TV spots, radio spots. (Fox/Disney). Read more here.
Unicorns
(2023 — UK) Ben Hardy, Jason Patel. The story of a cross-cultural romance about a single father from Essex, England, who works as an auto mechanic and a British Indian drag queen living a double life. The film stars Hardy as Luke, who is forced to rethink his sexual identity when he unexpectedly falls in love with Aysha, played by Patel in his feature film debut. “Unicorns” was featured at the Toronto International Film Festival, The BFI London Film Festival, the Palm Springs Film Festival and won Best of Fest at the BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival.Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (Cohen Media Group).
