Yearly, the employees of ScreenCrush presents their private picks for the good presents for film and TV followers. Whereas there are many very cool choices on the market this fall — from Kino Lorber’s new edition of Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Jr. (full with commentary from ScreenCrush’s Matt Singer) to the unimaginable (and big!) new book on the making of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — this 12 months we’re doing issues a bit bit otherwise.
That’s as a result of this 12 months we’ve bought our very own ScreenCrush store, and it’s not too long ago been expanded to incorporate 4Ks, Blu-rays, DVDs, vinyl, comics, books, and extra. There’s a lot stuff in there that we’re highlighting a dozen of the good gadgets with their very own reward information — with direct hyperlinks to all of our favorites. Completely happy holidays and comfortable purchasing to every one.
Dune (1984) 4K Particular Version
Show to that particular somebody in your life that they’re the Lisan al-Gaib of your coronary heart with the Arrow 4K version of David Lynch’s Dune. The disc’s particular options embody a brand new restoration of the movie, two new audio commentary tracks from historians and movie critics, and quite a few documentaries and featurettes in regards to the making of the cult sci-fi traditional.
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Keep on Goal Mug
Palpatine is aware of I can’t get something completed within the morning with out my first (and second [and eighth]) cup of espresso. And this good-looking mug will remind you the entire purpose for the beverage inside: Caffeinate as quick as doable to be able to keep on with the duty at hand, whether or not that be blowing up a moon-sized area station or returning an e mail to your boss.
Good Is Dumb Shirt
Look, Star Wars and Star Wars parody merchandise is all properly and good, however Spaceballs is the franchise in 2025 with actual juice — particularly with a brand new sequel lastly in manufacturing almost 40 years after the unique film. So what higher time to honor the unique film’s most lasting legacy with a shirt dedicated to its most profound line of dialogue? (Lately, folks may not notice it’s a joke, however no matter.)
Predator 4-Film Assortment
Predator: Badlands reignited a variety of lapsed Predator followers’ love of the franchise, and a variety of them are going to need the Blu-ray field set of the primary 4 Predator movies. The set contains Predator, Predator 2, Predators, and The Predator, together with a bevy of useful and insightful particular options.
Raiders of the Misplaced Ark Vinyl Soundtrack
The ScreenCrush retailer has a variety of film soundtracks on vinyl, together with a bunch of classics from composer John Williams. In the event you ask me, the one each movie rating fan ought to personal on vinyl is Raiders of the Misplaced Ark — since that’s the format Indy himself would have used to hearken to music again in 1936.
The Return of the Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake
Do you know an official sequel to The Blues Brothers got here out this 12 months? It’s set in 1997 (earlier than the occasions of Blues Brothers 2000, phew) and it entails one other mad pursuit of Jake Blues following a jailbreak. Co-written by Luke Pisano (son of Judy Belushi) and Dan Aykroyd’s daughter Stella (with a foreword from Dan Aykroyd himself), the hardcover continues the adventures of the world’s most legendary rhythm and blues band that debuted as a gag on Saturday Night time Dwell.
Batman: The Full Animated Sequence Field Set
In relation to timeless animation, few collection from the ’90s maintain up higher than Batman: The Animated Sequence. It helps that the present befell in a kind of futuristic previous, which suggests its visible fashion hasn’t aged a day within the 30 years because it premiered. Neither have its unimaginable tales, which stand as among the strongest ever instructed in regards to the Darkish Knight. The 12-disc set contains a dozen commentary tracks, a brand new featurette, and the films Batman: Masks of the Illusion and Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero.
The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New Version
When you’ve got children you need to introduce to the world of comics, books like The DC Comics Encyclopedia are important. They’re stuffed with stunning paintings and simple to know mini biographies of all the best heroes and villains of the DC Universe. (Heck, in the event you haven’t learn DC Comics shortly, you would possibly discover it very academic your self.)
DC Comics Tremendous Heroes: The Filmation Adventures Vol. 1
In the event you’re shopping for DC-related presents for somebody who’s already seen (and possibly even owns) Batman: The Animated Sequence and an excellent DC reference ebook, attempt one thing a bit extra off the crushed path — like this assortment of little-seen cartoons that initially aired in between the segments on the Superman/Aquaman Hour of Journey and options the adventures of the Flash, Inexperienced Lantern, Hawkman, and the size-changing hero the Atom. There are additionally bonus movies that includes the whole Justice League and Teen Titans.
Xeno’s Hoodie
Aliens on Earth? I’m not afraid, due to the healthful and nutritious style of recent Xeno’s! They’re chest-bursting with scrumptious alien fruit flavors — and this hoodie will hold you heat even when you must run to your life from a queen alien in a quickly decompressing hangar bay.
100 Years of Warner Bros. Vol. 4 Field Set
In honor of Warner Bros.’ a hundredth anniversary, the corporate launched a collection of themed field units containing lots of the firm’s biggest releases. Vol. 4, which is themed to “Thrillers, Sci-Fi & Horror,” is especially stacked and accommodates classics like King Kong, 2001: A Area Odyssey, Blade Runner, The Shining, Goodfellas, The Matrix, Inception, and lots of extra. It additionally contains a number of pins, and a booklet stuffed with manufacturing information and uncommon pictures. In the event you’re shopping for presents for somebody who’s rising uninterested in all their streaming subscriptions, it’s an effective way to jumpstart a bodily media assortment.
Nintendo Change 2
The new sport console of the second, and it even comes with Mario Kart World. If you wish to purchase one and ship it to me, I gained’t complain. It might save me the trouble of looking for one for my children.
Cozy and Nostalgic Films About Household
These family-centric movies from the ‘80s, ‘90s and 2000s will depart you feeling all heat and fuzzy on the within.
Gallery Credit score: Erica Russell
