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Join me as I do a quick review round-up for the best of this month's new home video releases...

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• BUY IT: 4K UHD, 4K UHD Steelbook, Blu-ray, DVD.

• SYNOPSIS: Five years after the events of the first season, Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) are drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind.

• SPECIAL FEATURES: All of the content below can be found on the noted 4K discs.

• DISC 1: Making of: The Last of Us Episode #1 (8:53)
• DISC 1: Making of: The Last of Us Episode #2 (9:08)
• DISC 1: Making of: The Last of Us Episode #3 (12:12)
• DISC 1: Growing the World of The Last of Us (2:03)
• DISC 1: Welcome to Jackson (Set Tour) (3:24)
• DISC 1: Battle of Jackson, Deconstructed (11:13)
• DISC 2: Making of: The Last of Us Episode #4 (11:24)
• DISC 2: Making of: The Last of Us Episode #5 (8:32)
• DISC 2: Joel's Journey to Season 2 (3:39)
• DISC 2: Ellie's Journey to Season 2 (2:58)
• DISC 2: Character Featurette – Joel (0:57)
• DISC 2: Character Featurette – Ellie (0:51)
• DISC 2: Character Featurette – Abby (0:54)
• DISC 2: Character Featurette – Dina (0:54)
• DISC 2: Mushroom Taste Test (4:33)
• DISC 3: Making of: The Last of Us Episode #6 (11:06)
• DISC 3: Making of: The Last of Us Episode #7 (12:07)
• DISC 3: Pedro and Bella Q&A (6:34)
• DISC 3: Open Book: Isabela Merced & Young Mazino (5:07)
• DISC 3: Stalker Showdown, Deconstructed (3:21)
• DISC 3: Camera Roll: Bella Ramsey, Isabela Merced & Young Mazino (3:13)
• DISC 3: In Action (4:34)
• DISC 3: Ellie's Path (16:39)
• DISC 3: Beneath the Surface: The Visual FX of The Last of Us (16:41)

• RATING: Not Rated.

• NOTES: This set contains all seven episodes that aired on HBO Max from April 13, 2025 to May 25, 2025. If you enjoyed the first season (reviewed here), then you'll love the second season. The show has been renewed for a third season, which is great! If you have not seen the first season, it is available on 4K UHD, 4K UHD Steelbook, Blu-ray, DVD.

• CREDIT: This item has been provided by Warner Brothers for review on this site.



• BUY IT: 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD.

• SYNOPSIS: This bold reimagining of the Batman legend unfolds within the vibrant and fierce culture of 16th century Mesoamerica. In the time of the Aztec empire, tragedy strikes Yohualli Coatl, a young Aztec boy, when his father is murdered by Spanish conquistadors. To warn King Moctezuma and his high priest, Yoka, of imminent danger, Yohualli escapes to Tenochtitlan. There, he trains in the temple of the bat god Tzinacan with his mentor, developing equipment and weaponry to confront the Spanish invasion and avenge his father's death. Along the way, he encounters key figures like the fierce Jaguar Woman and the enchanting Forest Ivy.

• SPECIAL FEATURES: All of the content below can be found on the 4K disc.

• The Battle Cry of Aztec Batman (3:46) - Go behind the scenes and inside the voiceover booth with Jay Hernandez as he fulfils a childhood dream and reveals the creative process of becoming Batman.
• The Batman Mythology and Aztec Inspiration (6:26) - Screenwriter Ernie Altbacker and Jay Hernandez reveal the film's approach to melding the historically accurate world of the Aztecs with the iconic cast of Batman conic book characters.

• RATING: R for some violence/bloody images.

• NOTES: A joint venture between Mexican studio Anima and WB Animation, this is a beautiful reimagining of the Batman origin story as part of the Aztec Empire's fate circa 1520. The movie was made in Spanish, as evident by the opening and closing credits, but the English dub is the default track. A lossy Spanish audio track is included. The default English subtitle track translates on-screen text only, and a second English option thankfully translates the Spanish audio rather than matching the dub.

• CREDIT: This item has been provided by Warner Brothers for review on this site.



• BUY IT: 4K UHD, 4K UHD Steelbook, Blu-ray, DVD.

• SYNOPSIS: When AMELIA (Ivanna Sakhno), an autonomous android engineered to be the ultimate weapon, threatens Cady (Violet McGraw), M3GAN (Amie Donald & Jenna Davis) convinces her creator, Gemma (Allison Williams), to give her a glow-up that makes the original A.I. diva even deadlier. Armed with wild new upgrades and her same iconic attitude, M3GAN claps back against the wannabe techno-terror in a fierce faceoff to crown the baddest bot built for maximum mayhem.

• SPECIAL FEATURES: All of the content below can be found on the 4K + Blu-ray discs.

• Total Upgrade: Making M3GAN 2.0 (11:19) - Equipped with some killer upgrades, the team that unleashed M3GAN returns. Cast and crew take you through the artistry and craftsmanship that went into building a bigger, badder, and bloodier sequel.
• Droid DNA (7:39) - Unveil M3GAN 2.0 as she prepares to tackle rogue military asset Amelia. Go behind the scenes and see the puppetry, technology, and animatronics that brought these deadly droids to life.
• The Art of Slaying (8:06) - The cast and stunt team discuss creating and executing the film's most explosive and gruesome action sequences. Special effects and prop teams go into the gory details that make up the guts of the film.
• Scene Breakdown: Embrace AI Convention (5:04) - From a dance battle to a blood fest, this breakdown will show how each department worked together to create this epic and deadly sequence.

• RATING: PG-13 for for strong violent content, bloody images, some strong language, sexual material, and brief drug references. (Unrated version also included)

• NOTES: Includes the Theatrical and Unrated Versions, though I only viewed the unrated cut. Although switching from Horror to Sci-Fi Action, I thought it was good, even if it was clearly ripping off Terminator 2. The best part is M3GAN's snide bitchy attitude. I don't know if I'd call it better than the first film (reviewed here), but it's different enough to be enjoyable as its own thing. It should be noted that the trailer, which is not included, includes a few bits of dialog that are not included in either cut of the film: (1) A man in a blonde wig saying, "I don't care if she did kill four people. She is a smoking hot warrior princess!" (2) M3GAN saying to AMELIA, "I'll make you a deal. You can kill Gemma, but don't touch Cady," before an exasperated Gemma snaps, "M3GAN!" These deleted bits don't appear as deleted scenes, either. Anyway, an embossed slipcover is included with the 4K + Blu-ray release. If you don't already own the first film, a 2-MOVIE COLLECTION is available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD.

• CREDIT: This item has been provided by Universal for review on this site.



• BUY IT: 4K UHD, 4K UHD Steelbook, Blu-ray, DVD.

• SYNOPSIS: When Superman (David Corenswet) is drawn into conflicts both abroad and at home, his actions to protect humankind are questioned, and his vulnerability allows tech billionaire and master deceiver Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) to leverage the opportunity to get Superman out of the way for good. Will the Daily Planet's intrepid reporter Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan), together with the aid of Metropolis's other metahumans and Superman's own four-legged companion, Krypto, be able to help Superman before Luthor can completely destroy him?

• SPECIAL FEATURES: All of the content below can be found on the 4K disc.

• Adventures in Making Superman (58:58)
• Breaking News: The Daily Planet Returns (5:26)
• Lex Luthor: The Mind of a Master Villain (5:22)
• The Justice Gang (10:31)
• Paws to Pixels: Krypto is Born (5:48)
• The Ultimate Villain (5:08)
• Icons Forever: Superman's Enduring Legacy (6:07)
• A New Era: DC Takes Off (4:43)
• Kryptunes: The Music of Superman (6:34)
• Krypto Saves the Day!: School Bus Scuffle (5:33)

• RATING: PG for violence, action, and language.

• NOTES: An enjoyable, though highly flawed film, which sees Superman on the outs for most of the film while others take the stage. That said, I liked it and hope that the sequel fixes the flaws. The 4K releases comes with a lenticular slipcover, which is something I haven't seen in quite a while.

• CREDIT: This item has been provided by Warner Brothers for review on this site.



• BUY IT: 4K UHD, 4K UHD Steelbook, Blu-ray, DVD.

• SYNOPSIS: Tim Burton presents a hair-raising legend based on a 19th-century Russian folktale, in which a young man, Victor Van Dort (Johnny Depp), mistakenly weds a corpse (Helena Bonham Carter) while on a two-day trek to the village of his real bride-to-be, Victoria Everglot (Emily Watson). It is up to the groom's flesh-and-blood fiancee, who has been pining for the arrival of her intended, to face her wraith-like rival and make peace with her by promising to live her dreams for her and by vowing to remember her always. Only then are the living bride and groom free to proceed with their own wedding ceremony.

• SPECIAL FEATURES: All of the content below can be found on the 4K disc.

• Digging up the Past: The Minds Behind The Corpse Bride (8:26) - This new 2025 featurette features comments from producer Allison Abbate, screenwriter John August, and co-director Mike Johnson about the film's development, execution, and legacy.
• 'Til Death Do Us Art: A Corpse Bride Reflection (6:18) - This new 2025 featurette features comments from Abbate, August, and Johnson who discuss the film's visual style.
• Danny Elfman Interprets the Two Worlds (4:56)
• Inside the Two Worlds of the Corpse Bride (4:03)
• Making Puppets Tick (6:33)
• The Animators: The Breath of Life (6:38)
• Pre-Production Galleries (13:28)
• Tim Burton: Dark vs. Light (3:39)
• Voices from the Underworld (5:59)
• The Voices Behind the Voice (7:36)

• RATING: PG for some scary images and action, and brief mild language.

• NOTES: One of my favorite stop-motion films looks beautiful in 4K. Definitely worth a purchase, though without including the 2006 Blu-ray disc, it's missing the isolated Danny Elfman score track and theatrical trailer. So, if you have the Blu-ray, you'll want to hang onto it. The 4K release includes an embossed slipcover.

• CREDIT: This item has been provided by Warner Brothers for review on this site.



• BUY IT: Blu-ray, DVD.

• SYNOPSIS: Lucy (Dakota Johnson) is a young, ambitious New York City matchmaker who thinks she has love down to a formula. But when she meets a tall, dark, and handsome "unicorn" (Pedro Pascal) on the same night as a chance encounter with a broke old boyfriend (Chris Evans), she's suddenly torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.

• SPECIAL FEATURES: All of the content below can be found on the Blu-ray disc.

• Audio Commentary - with writer-director Celine Song.
• The Math of Modern Love: Making Materialists (16:46) - Offers a lot of self congratulatory comments from the cast and crew.
• Composer Deep Dive with Japanese Breakfast (10:56) - Looks at how they wrote their song for the film, which some may argue can't hold a candle to the tune that inspired it, the hilarious John Prine outing "In Spite of Ourselves", which plays under the closing credits.

• RATING: R for language and brief sexual material.

• NOTES: A decent, though rather predictable, rom com. Rent/stream it first before committing to a purchase.

• CREDIT: This item has been provided by A24 for review on this site.



• BUY IT: DVD.

• SYNOPSIS: Taking place over one eventful week, Season 3 of The White Lotus follows the guests and employees of a luxury spa and wellness sanctuary in Thailand as they grapple with spirituality, secrets, self-discovery, revenge and death while on their unique journey toward finding peace.

• SPECIAL FEATURES: All of the content below can be found on the DVD discs.

• Invitation to Set: Welcome to Thailand
• Thai Tea
• Closet Tour Unpacking (for every episode)
• Get to Know the Characters

• RATING: Not Rated

• CREDIT: This item has been provided by Warner Brothers for review on this site.



• BUY IT: DVD.

• SYNOPSIS: Dr. John Watson (Morris Chestnut), a clinical geneticist and former London-based consulting detective, now heads the Holmes Clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Treating patients with strange and unidentifiable issues, he applies a specific and incisive type of deductive reasoning that he learned from his friend and partner, Sherlock Holmes, who died at the hands of arch-nemesis Moriarty. While dealing with the emotional aftermath of Sherlock's demise, Watson finds his life intertwined with Moriarty once again, as evidence suggests he is still alive.

• SPECIAL FEATURES: All of the content below can be found on the DVD discs.

• My Dear Watson
• Creating the World of Watson
• Deleted Scenes
• Gag Reel

• RATING: Not Rated

• CREDIT: This item has been provided by Paramount for review on this site.



• BUY IT: Blu-ray, DVD.

• SYNOPSIS: A cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business lo Jacob (Harrison Ford) and Cara (Helen Mirren) back at Dutton Ranch. With harsh conditions and adversaries threatening to end the Dutton legacy, Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) embarks on an arduous journey home, racing against time to save his family in Montana. Meanwhile, Alexandra (Julia Schlaepfer) sets off on her own harrowing Trans-Atlantic journey to find Spencer and reclaim their love.

• SPECIAL FEATURES: All of the content below can be found on the Blu-ray discs.

• Darkness Cannot Hide: 1923 Returns
• The Shroud of Winter: Production Design & Costumes
• The Women of 1923
• 1923: Teonna's Story
• What Would You Bring Back from 1923
• Behind the Story (for every episode)

• RATING: Not Rated

• CREDIT: This item has been provided by Paramount for review on this site.



• BUY IT: 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD.

• SYNOPSIS: In the wake of a family tragedy, siblings Andy (Billy Barratt) and Piper (Sora Wong) are sent to live with their new foster mother, Laura (Sally Hawkins), and a troubled orphan, Oliver (Jonah Wren Phillips). But as their new caretaker's sunny disposition begins to crack and the siblings unravel the truth about Oliver's disturbing behavior, they're forced to contend with a terrifying ritual that puts their own bond to the test.

• SPECIAL FEATURES: All of the content below can be found on the Blu-ray disc.

• Audio Commentary - with directors Danny & Michael Philippou.
• Coming Full Circle: Making Bring Her Back (19:25)
• Deleted Scene: Ding Dong Dash (1:04)
• Russian Video (1:16) - Accessible via a glyph on the right side of the Special Features menu.

• RATING: R for strong disturbing bloody violent content, some grisly images, graphic nudity, underage drinking and language.

• CREDIT: This item has been provided by A24 for review on this site.



• BUY IT: 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD.

• SYNOPSIS: This unforgettable, genre-bending tale celebrates the life of Charles "Chuck" Krantz as he experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Jacob Tremblay, and Mark Hamill.

• SPECIAL FEATURES: All of the content below can be found on the Blu-ray disc.

• Audio Commentary - with writer/director Mike Flanagan.
• The Making of The Life of Chuck (17:31)
• On-Set Interview with Tom Hiddleston (14:19)
• On-Set Interview with Chiwetel Ejiofor (10:09)
• On-Set Interview with Mark Hamill (8:45)
• Teaser (1:13)
• Trailer (1:51)
• TV Spot: Heart (0:31)
• TV Spot: Multitudes (0:31)

• RATING: R for language.

• CREDIT: This item has been provided by Neon for review on this site.



• BUY IT: Blu-ray, DVD.

• SYNOPSIS: When a mercenary group takes a lavish wedding hostage, they have no idea what they are in for as the Maid of Honor (Rebel Wilson) is actually a secret agent ready to rain hell-fire upon anyone who would ruin her best friend's (Anna Camp) wedding.

• SPECIAL FEATURES: There are no special features on the Blu-ray disc.

• RATING: R for sexual references and some violence.

• CREDIT: This item has been provided by Magenta Light for review on this site.



• BUY IT: DVD.

• SYNOPSIS: When things start heating up in Adventure Bay, only the PAW Patrol Fire Rescue pups can save the day! Launching from their all-new fire station, Marshall takes the lead and the pups are all fired up to get things from smoking to soaking! See the pups save the opening day BBQ, extinguish a blaze at Lizzy's Lemonade Stand and Foggy Bottom, right a marshmallow roasting disaster and so much more-with over 2 hours of rescues!

• EPISODES: All 6 episodes, which run 23:22 each, are (1) Pups Save the Big BBQ, (2) Pups Save Lizzy's Lemonade Blaze, (3) Pups Save the Flaming Flounder / Pups Make the News, (4) Pups Save a Baby Goat Birthday / Pups Save a S'more-mergency, (5) Pups Save Fogstock / Pups Save the Stage Actor, (6) Pups vs. The Robo-Ducky / Pups Save the Lost Penguin.

• SPECIAL FEATURES: There are no special features on the DVD disc.

• RATING: Not Rated

• CREDIT: This item has been provided by Paramount for review on this site.



• BUY IT: DVD.

• SYNOPSIS: Personal struggles take center stage as Parker (Gary Cole) uncovers new details about his mother's death, Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) navigates a relationship with Knight's (Katrina Law) sister, Robin, and McGee (Sean Murray) faces scrutiny over his new book. Alongside these character-driven stories, the team tackles a series of gripping cases, including the fatal poisoning of one of Kasie's (Diona Reasonover) forensic scientist buddies, a fake wedding to take down the mob, and an aging spy with dementia who holds secrets worth killing for. The season also features a holiday episode and the return of Special Agent Sawyer, everyone's favorite frenemy.

• SPECIAL FEATURES: All of the content below can be found on the DVD disc.

• NCIS Season 22: Behind the Scenes of a Legacy
• Undercover "I Do"
• The Expert Behind the Screen

• RATING: Not Rated

• CREDIT: This item has been provided by Paramount for review on this site.

If you're looking for more cool stuff to buy, check out all of the other items I've reviewed over the years. I'm sure you'll find something you'll love.