About this episode

Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski discuss new physical media releases and reappraise a notorious 1980s film flop.

Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski take you through another week of physical media that includes three bangers from Criterion including Paul Newman at his baddest, early Scorsese and the Neil Jordan twist that rocked the world. There are gunslingers and hit men, William Wyler and Marlene Dietrich and one of the great modern sitcoms in a new set. Plus it is the 40th anniversary of one of the most infamous flops of the 1980s. Time for a reappraisal or is it still as baffling as ever? 2:43 - Criterion ( Hud 4K , Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (4K) , The Crying Game (4K) ) 42:27 - Kino (The Love Trap , La Scoumoune (aka Hit Man) (1972) ) 53:23 - Arrow ( Red Sun (4K) ) 1:05:43 - Shout ( Full Contact 4K ) 1:12:47 - Universal (The Song of Songs , Howard the Duck (4K Steelbook) ) 1:52:11 - New TV on Blu-ray (The Office (Superfan Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes) ) 1:59:50 - New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray ( Obsession (2026) (4K) , Michael (2026) (4K) , Normal (4K) , Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (4K) , Deep Water (2026) , The Christophers , Pillion, Animal Farm (2025) ) 2:11:03 - New Blu-ray Announcements CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS…

People in this episode

Host: Erik Childress

Guest: Peter Sobczynski

Topics covered

• physical media
• Criterion Collection
• film reappraisal
• modern sitcoms
• theatrical releases

Keywords

• Criterion
• Blu-ray
• film releases
• physical media
• 1980s flops

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hud, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, The Crying Game, The Love Trap, La Scoumoune, Red Sun, Full Contact, The Song of Songs, Howard the Duck, The Office

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