All the President’s Men

How’s this for a pitch? A movie based in its own mid-70’s era showcasing very recent events that a majority in the US was either sick to death of or bored with. It has zero action, just conversations. Nothing explodes; no one is killed; It’s just talk, talk, talk. So how is All the President's Men so damn riveting? Camus doorsteps the 4K release from last February…

The BFI announces its October, November and December disc releases

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6 August 2026

The BFI has revealed its fourth quarter disc release slate for 2026, which will include animated classic Animal Farm on UHD and Blu-ray, Pasolini's controversial Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom on UHD, and the hugely popular Brassed Off on Blu-ray.

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The Hourglass Sanatorium [Sanatorium pod klepsydrą]

A man visits his terminally ill father at an isolated sanatorium, where the fragmentation of time and space takes him on a journey into his own subconscious in Wojciech Has’s mind-bending and visually striking 1973 The Hourglass Sanatorium. An initially bemused but consistently mesmerised Slarek is pulled happily into the dream world by Radiance’s new UHD/Blu-ray dual format release.

On the Beach

The end of the world is nigh in On the Beach, directed by Stanley Kramer from the novel by Nevil Shute, starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins. Gary Couzens reviews the Blu-ray release from the BFI.

The Odyssey

Long awaited, trailing some controversy over casting and leaving out some aspects of the source material, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey opened last weekend. Against all expectations, Camus is staggered by its sheer, vast cinematic ambition and emotional clout…

Full House [Brelan d’as]

Three crimefighters for the price of one in Full House (Brelan d’as), directed by Henri Verneuil in 1952, having its first UK commercial release on an Indicator Blu-ray. Gary Couzens investigates.

Madhouse

A 1974 horror movie that unites genre stars Vincent Price, Peter Cushing and Robert Quarry might sound like a winner from the get-go, but not everything completely clicks in director Jim Clark’s underseen Madhouse. Gort revisits the film for the first time in decades on Eureka’s new Blu-ray and experiences pleasures and frustrations in equal measure.

The Living Dead Girl [La morte vivante]

A woman returns from the dead with a thirst for blood and slowly rediscovers her identity with the help of her dearest friend in The Living Dead Girl, Jean Rollin’s violent but beautifully realised study of friendship and loss, now available as a glorious 4K UHD release from Indicator. An empathetic Slarek descends into the crypt.

The 4K Restoration of the definitive version of Ken Russell’s The Devils in cinemas in October

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent on 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD from MUBI in September

Mark Jenkin’s Rose of Nevada on Blu-ray/DVD and digital platforms from the BFI in August

Roland Joffé’s 1984 The Killing Fields on 4K UHD and Blu-ray from Second Sight in September

The Frighteners, Cujo, Chinese Ghost Story Trilogy, Monster Squad and more from Arrow in October

Jerzy Skolimowski’s The Shout and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein from Criterion UK in October