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The Physical Media High Council Reconvenes!
May 7, 2026 · 2:46:09 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · With Tracy Letts, Tim Simons
Chapters
The Physical Media High Council — May 2026
Chris Ryan · 6 discs
| Underworld Chronicles | Radiance Films · Fudoh, Agitator, Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (Miike V-cinema) | ▶ 26:11 | |
| At Close Range | Cinematographe (Vinegar Syndrome) · 4K UHD with hardcover book | ▶ 38:51 | |
| The Stunt Man | Transmission (Radiance sub-label) · Booklet, postcards, poster; new restoration | ▶ 49:46 | |
| Excalibur | Arrow Video · Deluxe edition, new restoration | ▶ 1:10:40 | |
| Red Rooms | Utopia · Light on extras | ▶ 1:21:06 | |
| Illustrious Corpses — High Council library-shelf picks (Italian crime slot) | Radiance Films | ▶ 2:15:22 |
Tim Simons · 5 discs
| Thriller: A Cruel Picture | Vinegar Syndrome · Standard edition; limited slipcover box exists | ▶ 30:23 | |
| Network | 4K UHD | ▶ 34:14 | |
| Going Places | Cohen Media Group · Bought as an overseas import | ▶ 40:32 | |
| Death Game | Grindhouse Releasing | ▶ 57:08 | |
| ZeroZeroZero | UK import Blu-ray of 8-episode limited series | ▶ 1:12:27 |
Sean Fennessey · 7 discs
| The Movie Orgy | AGFA (American Genre Film Archive) · Joe Dante's 276-min 1968 compilation; blind buy | ▶ 36:00 | |
| Cinema Expanded: The Films of Frederick Wiseman | BFI · First five features incl. Titicut Follies | ▶ 46:11 | |
| John Singleton Hood Trilogy | Criterion Collection · Boyz N the Hood, Poetic Justice, Baby Boy | ▶ 1:08:10 | |
| I Spit on Your Grave + I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu | Umbrella Entertainment · Billed 'Day of the Woman'; booklet, essays, postcards | ▶ 1:17:44 | |
| The Curse of Frankenstein | Hammer Films · Giant 6-disc box: 3 cuts, graphic novel, poster, postcards | ▶ 1:30:23 | |
| Radical Japan: Cinema and State | Radiance Films · 7 Oshima films; sold out at Radiance | ▶ 1:35:04 | |
| Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains | Fun City Editions · 4K restoration; got standard, wanted limited | ▶ 1:36:28 |
Tracy Letts · 5 discs
| Cutter's Way | Radiance Films · 4K UHD | ▶ 43:49 | |
| The Gambler | 1974 Karel Reisz film | ▶ 1:01:40 | |
| Istvan Szabo Trilogy | Second Run · Mephisto, Colonel Redl, Hanussen (Brandauer) | ▶ 1:16:09 | |
| Suicide Club | Umbrella Entertainment · 4K UHD | ▶ 1:27:23 | |
| Russ Meyer on 4K (Severin releases) | Severin Films · Various Meyer titles newly on 4K; no set named | ▶ 1:27:23 |
Movies Referenced (77)
Directors Referenced (34)
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn▶ 1:10:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for 13 Assassins, Ichi the Killer▶ 5:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Glengarry Glen Ross, Fifty Shades Freed▶ 39:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Only Lovers Left Alive, Broken Flowers▶ 27:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Boyz n the Hood, Four Brothers▶ 1:08:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Real Genius▶ 1:53:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Graduate, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?▶ 1:51:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Apollo 13, Little Shop of Horrors▶ 36:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (62)
23 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Lady Bird, Little Women, Ford v Ferrari▶ 2:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · · Known for A Single Man, The King's Speech, Bridget Jones's Diary▶ 1:00:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Usual Suspects, End of Days, Miller's Crossing▶ 1:11:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Thief, Rollerball, Misery▶ 1:04:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · · Known for Out of Africa, Never Say Never Again▶ 1:16:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Cape Fear, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver▶ 1:05:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Judge, Tender Mercies▶ 23:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Godfather Part III▶ 6:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Black Swan, Hannah and Her Sisters, Insidious▶ 50:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Catch Me If You Can, The Deer Hunter▶ 39:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (2)
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Toy Story, Money Talks▶ 43:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 2:06:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Deadpool & Wolverine, IF▶ 2:34:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗