The first Blu-ray show of 2024 with Peter Sobczynski and Erik Childress has got a little of everything. From Bob Hope to Brigitte Bardot and Chuck Norris to Charles Bronson. The directorial debuts of Andrew Davis and the Coen Bros. gets an upgrade as do the trilogies of Satyajit Ray and Park Chan-Wook (at least the second part of his.) Plus does Eddie Murphy’s stand-up hold up and how much is there to remember about Varsity Blues?

0:00 - Intro

2:34 - Criterion (Blood Simple 4K, Apu Trilogy 4K)

12:19 - Decal (Oldboy 4K)

16:49 - Paramount (Varsity Blues 4K, Raw)

36:32 - MGM (Romantic Comedy)

44:27 - Freestyle (Stony Island)

52:47 - Shout Factory (Forced Vengeance, St. Ives, Telefon)

1:09:28 - Kino (Road to Hong Kong, Split Image, Please Not Now)

1:25:08 - RLJE (Suitable Flesh)

1:26:40 - Universal (The Holdovers)

1:29:04 – New Blu-ray Announcements

1:31:59 - Outro

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