On the Shelf: ‘Little Buddha,’ ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ and More Arrive on 4K Blu-Ray
A big week of releases for the Criterion Collection, an underrated gem within director Bernardo Bertolucci filmography, and the latest entry in Final Destination franchise highlight the physical media release for the week of July 21, 2025.
Over at Criterion releases of the week, we see the addition of three films this week, You Can’t Count on Me, All We Imagine as Light, and Carnal Knowledge. With You Can Count on Me, acclaimed playwright Kenneth Lonergan brought his humanist vision from the stage to the big screen with a tender examination of a complex sibling relationship of a brother and sister that need each other after the loss of their parents. Led by two magnificent performances from Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo and Lonergan’s impeccable, graceful dialogue, You Can Count on Me showcases the beauty found in the flaws of humanity and how we can relate to those we are closest to. Acclaimed as one of the best films of 2000, Lonergan and Linney would go on to get Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress; both well deserved.
Speaking of remarkable films, Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light enters Criterion as a Janus Contemporaries selection. Set against the hypnotic backdrop Mumbai, the film follows three different women working at the same hospital—Prabha (Kani Kusruti), Anu (Divya Prabha), and Parvathy (Chhaya Kadam)—each contending with personal struggles amid a modernizing India riven by gentrification and rising Hindu nationalism. Winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, All We Imagine as Light is a deep-rooted study centering on the power of friendship, propelled by moving performances and the director’s compassionate, delicate eye. In our review from the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, our own Akash Singh proclaimed that the film is “a bit of a miracle” and that “it trusts the audience to form their own bonds with these women and their journeys in a rapidly metamorphosing society.” It remains easily one of the best films of 2024.
After struggling reclaim the glory of his first two films, Nichols followed up his stumble of Catch-22 with his fourth film, Carnal Knowledge, a zeitgeist-defining examination of the American relationship culture of the 1970s. Following two childish college buddies (Jack Nicholson and Art Garfunkel) over the course of twenty years of their friendship, and their treatment of the various females that enter their lives, featuring the likes of Candice Bergen, Ann-Margret, Rita Moreno, Carol Kane, and Cynthia O’Neal. Unnerving, provocative, brutally honest, Carnal Knowledge is a thorny examination of toxic masculinity that is still fascinating to this day. A timely title to enter the Criterion Collection, as our own Director Watch podcast team covered the film as part of a Mike Nichols series earlier this year, which you can listen to here after you pick up your copy of the film.
At Kino Lorber this week, their latest 4K release is the spiritual spectacle, Little Buddha. Set within a modern city in the United States, a Buddhist monk (Ying Ruocheng), believes that a 10-year-old American boy, Jesse (Alex Wiesendanger), is the reincarnation of his spiritual teacher, Lama Dorje. Jesse, alongside his parents (Chris Isaak, Bridget Fonda), are taken on an epic journey of one’s inner fulfillment and destiny wrapped up within cultures and time. This dramatic adventure Little Buddha reunited director Benardo Bertolucci with his award-winning collaborators: cinematographer Vittorio Storaro), production and costume designer James Acheson, and music composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, continuing their detailed work from their time working together on The Last Emperor.
Lastly, the biggest 2025 title to land on physical media this week is Final Destination: Bloodlines. The sixth installment in the celebrated horror franchise finds new life in a thrilling new chapter about a college student (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) who is plagued by a violent and recurring nightmare and has to head home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle of death and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all. A massive hit at the box office from earlier this summer, Final Destination: Bloodlines is a worthy, welcomed addition to one of the best franchises in modern cinema, with some of the most inventive kills to date. If you already own the other entries in the Final Destination series, pick this one up today to add to your collection.
Other Notable Releases for the Week of July 21, 2025 include:
Cobra (1986, 4K Blu-ray, Arrow)
Danger: Diabolik (1968, 4K Blu-ray, Kino Lorber)
Fight or Flight (2025, Blu-ray, Vertical Entertainment)
The Nightwatch Collection (1994-2023, Blu-ray, Arrow)
Northern Lights (1978, Blu-ray, Kino Lorber)
Serenity (2005, 4K Blu-ray, Universal Studios)
Strangers with Candy (2006, Blu-ray, Shout Factory)
The Stuff (1985, 4K Blu-ray, Arrow)
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