This week in physical media with Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski they look at everything from Italian neo-realism to blaxploitation. There is also James Stewart and his invisible rabbit, Jane Austen and her lovelorn sisters plus a little Jess Franco. One of Leslie Nielsen’s lesser known parodies is discussed along with the Coneheads feature and one of Adam Sandler’s most beloved characters. Erik goes to bat for what he feels is an underappreciated Ron Howard film and Peter goes into the bizarro world of Xanadu.

3:41 - Criterion (Shoeshine (4K))

7:43 - Universal (Harvey 4K)

17:25 - Sony (Sense and Sensibility 4K)

24:57 - Shout (Blaxploitation Classics Vol. 2 (4K))

41:07 - Arrow (Perpetrator)

44:33 - Kino (The Vengeance of Doctor Mabuse, Gung Ho, Repossessed, Coneheads (4K), Happy Gilmore (4K), Xanadu (4K))

1:42:36 - New Blu-ray Announcements

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