A prosecutor is framed for crimes and goes on the run to prove his innocence in Junya Sato’s 1976 thriller Manhunt; now on Blu-ray from Toy Robot.
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Street Fighter [2026]
Fighters from around the world compete in a tournament while a villain tries to steal power from one of them in Kitao Sakurai’s disjointed, frustrating, and annoying Street Fighter, an adaptation of the Capcom game series.
Wildwood [2026]
A young girl journeys into the wild to find her brother and gets caught up in a long-brewing war in Travis Knight’s WILDWOOD. Laika’s magnum opus, based on Colin Meloy’s book, is pure artistry and an astonishing vision. The culmination of decades of work, I implore you to SEE IT NOW.
Watchers [1988] [Toy Robot Blu-ray LE] [Halloween Horror Month 2026]
In 1988’s Watchers, a teenage boy befriends a special golden retriever and becomes the target of a monster and a hitman, adapted from Dean R. Koontz’s novel. The John Hess film comes to Blu-ray from Toy Robot this month.
Futureworld [1976] [Arrow Video 4k & Blu-ray LE]
In FUTUREWORLD, a pair of reporters visit rebuilt Delos theme park after the Westworld disaster. The uneven but still compelling 1976 film comes to 4k and Blu-ray from Arrow Video this month.
Haunted Cop Shop [1987] [88 Films Blu-ray] [Halloween Horror Month 2026]
A vampire returns to undeath at a police station in the entertaining diversion HAUNTED COP SHOP. The 1987Jeffrey Lau film is now on Blu-ray from 88 Films.
Frankenhooker [1990] [Synapse 4k] [Halloween Horror Month 2026]
Jeffrey Franken reconstructs his dead girlfriend with parts from dead sex workers. It doesn’t go well for him, but it’s a blast for us in Frank Henenlotter’s 1990 cult flick FRANKENHOOKER. Now on 4k from Synapse Films.