Fairy Tale

dir. Wolfgang Petersen

While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.

Imprint · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joel Crawford

A-Tier Universal 4K. The DreamWorks sequel that surprised everyone by being great. People were legitimately scared by the villain. Turbine in Germany has a 3D release for those keeping home 3D alive. Custom steelbooks exist because DreamWorks doesn't do official ones often enough.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Andrew Adamson

Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.

Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joachim Rønning

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

dir. Guillermo del Toro

C-Tier Warner Bros. 4K, but the Criterion Blu-ray is widely considered the better transfer because del Toro approved a new color grade for it. The 4K Warner release went back to an older color grade similar to the original Blu-ray. At $10 USD on sale at Best Buy, it's cheap enough to try both and decide for yourself.

Warner Bros.

dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske

Disney's dropping the 1951 Alice in Wonderland on 4K in May. It's a standalone release, instead of a limited edition steelbook, which is not how Disney has historically handled their vault. Hand-drawn animation at 4K lets you actually see the brush strokes and ink lines that the Blu-ray just smoothed over. The restoration teaser already has the 4K community asking if Sleeping Beauty is next.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Tim Burton

Tim Burton's version is turning up in discount haul photos this week. Not a film many people love but the disc is cheap right now if you want it.

dir. Brian Levant

Shout Factory steelbook coming June 2. Not a disc anyone was expecting to get the steelbook treatment, but Shout keeps digging into the 90s catalog.

Shout! Factory · Steelbook