Severin has very quickly become one of the premier Blu-ray distributors for cult cinema, and specifically the giallo. The Complete Lenzi/Baker Giallo Collection Synapse presents its gorgeous 4K restoration of the cult favorite in a beautiful steelbook special edition, complete with a bevy of extras and a whole third disc of the film’s music.īuy The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue. The Romeo-style zombie “lore” doesn’t exist yet, so Grau can focus on an environmentalist allegory while directly pitting young “hippie” intellectuals against a proto-fascist conservative police inspector. One of the very finest zombie movies ever made, Jorge Grau’s 1974 film The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (one of a million of its titles) exists exactly in the sweet spot between Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead. Not to be missed.īuy Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits.
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More than just the movies themselves, the set is a deep celebration and examination of the man, his acting and fight work, and his legacy.Īs Rosie Knight wrote in her full review of the set, it’s the most complete look at the man and his career to date. But they were able to get Enter the Dragon in the set along with the three-and-a-half films Lee made in Hong Kong for Golden Harvest. Thus, Criteron’s retrospective on his career is not nearly as extensive as some others the company has put out.
So sets like Criterion’s Complete Agnes Varda and Essential Fellini the newest editions of the BBC’s amazing classic Doctor Who seasons or that new 4K Dawn of the Dead box aren’t on the list because I didn’t get ’em.īruce Lee’s filmography is as storied as any screen legend’s, but far shorter than it ought to have been. Quite simply, I didn’t get to look at every set that came out. Nor is it meant to represent the best of all the worthy releases this year. Here now are my favorite Blu-ray sets of the year, the sets that helped me get through the madness.ĭisclaimer: This list is not a complete list of releases from 2020 by any means. 2020 was at least still good in that department. Lucky for us geeks, the best Blu-ray sets on the market today are the work of boutique distributors who love classic and cult cinema. But physical media can offer a wealth of extras and bonus content you can’t get on Netflix. Sure, you can watch a whole lot on streaming services. With a quarantine in full swing, watching things at home has been a must. In other years, going to the movies was a very viable option. As the year has gone on, we’ve needed anything we can to take our mind off of things. While I haven’t polled the entire world, I’m gonna go out on a limb and say 2020 hasn’t been anybody’s favorite year.