We're at the final month of 2024 and it's been a stellar year for physical media! But just because we're at the end doesn't mean the fun is over and done with! There are still four weeks of excellent releases on the way so sit back and enjoy some incredible movies on bluray and 4k!
Galaxy Quest 4K - December 3
I remember seeing Galaxy Quest in theaters as a little kid not understanding the meta-ness it was making about Star Trek and all the post fame parallels. I just remember thinking it was a really funny and enjoyable movie that I need to see again and again. I guess 90s Tim Allen really had a stranglehold on me back then. The movie has ages like an incredibly pricey cellar wine, with every passing year hitting their satire right on the head and it's atmosphere being all the more appreciated.
No Country For Old Men 4K - December 10
I was taking a film class the Oscar season semester after No Country For Old Men came out and my professor really hammered home how daring and magical the film was, particularly for it's ending. It's a film that on the surface feels like an old school slow burn neo-western (god that's a lot of contradictory descriptors) but is hiding a very sad and prescient feeling of hopeless in a world you once knew. With every passing reassessment (of which given the recent Cormac McCarthy revelations there may be a new one brewing) by the all knowing film circles, the film always comes out on top. Say what you will about Criterion remaster and disc QC, but this one is sure to hit the right spot.
Seinfeld: The Complete Collection 4K - December 17
Seinfeld is a show I watched way too young, understood practically none of until one day I just got it . It will forever serve as my entry point into sitcoms that rose above your typical endearing characters and understandable miscommunications. These were assholes who kinda knew it and didn't care. Weird that the 4K version is the only release that will contain the original formatting of the show, which I maintain is the reason physical media should exist, but this is a must for fans and new comers to the show. Side note, Jerry Seinfeld sucks.
Immaculate 4K - December 17
Did I recommend this in previous Let's Get Physical? I sure did, but this is the 4K edition of this phenomenal movie and goddammit I'm recommending it again. The movie is such a loving tribute to Giallo films and completely confident in its simple story that it all works. They know the movie they're making and are treating it with a reverence it should have. Relive the religious trauma, pseudo science buffoonery, and Sydney Sweeney's anguished screams in the best quality. You won't regret putting on right after Christmas dinner!
Snake Eyes 4K - December 31
I am aware I may be the only ardent fan of this mid era Brian de Palma movie, but boy is it fantastic. Coming of what would be a franchise spark of Mission Impossible (insane that he didn't direct another), Snake Eyes feels awkwardly sterile. The sets feel small, the acting over the top, the Hitchcockian vibes that are prepackaged in every de Palma film are as wanton as ever; but its still so fun. It's just a good almost schlocky time at the movies and we need more of that in our boring sequel and unmotivated remake timeline that we're in.