A young boy travels through history with a band of pilfering dwarves in Terry Gilliam’s (OUT NOW). We said: “Dollops of fever-dream surrealism and decade for big screen fantasy.” The extras match Arrow’s 2013 Blu-ray. Call it or (25 September), Hideo Nakata’s J-horror still stands up, despite the analogue tech driving its high-concept – watch a cursed videotape and you die a week later – having gone to landfill. We said: “It’s the understated stillness of Nakata’s handling that makes it a triumph.” Extras from the 2019 Blu-ray are carried over – though 1998 sequel has gone AWOL. Mark Millar’s ordinary teen turned superhero returns in 2013’s (11 September), with the son of the gangster he killed out for revenge. We said: “Jane Goldman broadened the appeal beyond a 14-year-old-boy mentality. Writer/director Jeff Wadlow seems to have been determined to do the opposite, adding projectile vomit, wanking gags and toilet sex scenes.” Finally, Tim Burton’s (11 September), riffs on Washington Irving’s tale of a spectral Headless Horseman. We said: “Nobody but Burton could have made this film… a uniquely atmospheric vision of cruelty and horror.” Bonus-wise it’s slim pickings: a commentary and two featurettes. Still, you do get Irving’s 1820 story in booklet form, a boon for anyone incapable of googling.
