On the Shelf: ‘Ben-Hur,’ ‘All the President’s Men,’ ‘Boxcar Bertha,’ ‘The Visitor’ Arrive on 4K, Lubitsch Musicals added to Criterion in Physical Media releases for the Week of February 16
Packed week of films being released the Tuesday post-Valentines, post- President’s Day as major titles from the past look to dominate the must buys this week on 4K Blu-ray, as well as vital new releases from Criterion. First time, from Warner Brothers, is the 4K arrival of two of their all-time classic films, Ben-Hur and All the President’s Men. The William Wyler, Best Picturing winning epic follows Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston), a Jewish nobleman in 1st-century Jerusalem, is unwittingly thrust into a heroic odyssey, finding himself and his family enslaved by the Romans, placing him on a path for a fateful encounter with Jesus Christ and to ultimately face his tormentors during a furious chariot race. One of the center piece epics of the 1950s, it was the winner of a record eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Wyler), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Heston).
Having seen this restoration, I can confirm that this is one of the best 4K transfers I’ve seen in many years, alongside the other WB release this week; go grab it the minute it comes out. Speaking of impeccable transfers, All the President’s Men’s newest 4K is the best 4K release the year so far, as the new restoration takes Pakula’s historical thriller to a whole new level. Following the events of the Washington Post uncovering the truth about the Watergate scandal, journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward (Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford) look to gather as many facts as they can before taking down the Nixon administration in one of the biggest political scandals in American history. As relevant as ever, All the President’s Men’s celebrates its 50th anniversary at a time where we need the press to remain strong and hold the powerful accountable, even after the Post has been recently gutted. There is no better film from 1976 and it now properly gets a 4K upgrade.
Two more titles from the 1970s hit the shelves from Cinématographe and Arrow Video, with the first being the sophomore feature film from master filmmaker Martin Scorsese arrives on 4K, Boxcar Bertha. During the depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad. Starring Barbara Hershey and David Carradine, it’s an action-crime drama that might be lesser work from the legendary director, but there is no denying that its depiction of violence is influential on cinema but also, shines throughout the rest of Scorsese’s films. It’s a film you should own for completest sake, as well as the loads of specials features, commentaries, critical essays, and more goodies found within Cinématographe’s edition of the film. From Arrow Video, The Visitor lands in their collection, which is a sci-fi adventure following an intergalactic warrior who joins a cosmic Christ figure in a battle against a demonic eight-year-old and her pet hawk while the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. If it sounds bonkers, it absolutely is and is worth picking up to see it in 4K glory, alongside special features that includes brand new audio commentary by film critics BJ & Harmony Colangelo, film essays from critics Meagan Navarro and Willow Catelyn Maclay, and archival interviews with members of the film’s cast and crew.
Last up for the week is an exciting new entry to the Eclipse Series from our friends at Criterion, showcasing Ernst Lubistch’s Musicals. Renowned as a silent-film pioneer and the man who refined Hollywood comedy with such masterpieces as Trouble in Paradise, The Shop Around the Corner, and To Be or Not to Be, Ernst Lubitsch also had another claim to fame: he helped invent the modern movie musical. With the advent of sound, and with audiences clamoring for “talkies,” Lubitsch combined his love of European operettas and his mastery of cinema to develop this entirely new genre. These elegant, bawdy films, made before strict enforcement of the moralizing Production Code, feature some of the greatest stars of early Hollywood (Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Claudette Colbert, Miriam Hopkins), as well as that elusive style of comedy that would thereafter be known as “the Lubitsch touch.” Grab this collection now and get your hands on The Love Parade, Monte Carlo, The Smiling Lieutenant, and One Hour With You, and witness the works of one of the most underrated directors of all time.
Other Notable Releases for the Week of February 16, 2026 include:
A Beautiful Mind (2001, 4K Blu-ray, Universal)
American Yakuza (1993, Blu-ray, Arrow Video)
Broadway on the Big Screen 6- Film Collection (1954-1971, Blu-ray, Warner Bros.)
Cloud (2024, Blu-ray, Criterion Premieres)
Dark Blue (2002, Blu-ray, MGM)
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (2025, 4K Blu-ray, Universal)
Fred Astaire 4-Film Collection (1948-1968, Blu-ray, Warner Bros.)
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t (2025, 4K Blu-ray, Lionsgate)
Predator: Badlands (2025, 4K Blu-ray, Disney/Buena Vista)
Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025, 4K Blu-ray, Sony Pictures)
Song Sung Blue (2025, Blu-ray, Focus Features)
Spencer Tracy 4-Film Collection (1936-1955, Blu-ray, Warner Bros.)
- On the Shelf: ‘Ben-Hur,’ ‘All the President’s Men,’ ‘Boxcar Bertha,’ ‘The Visitor’ Arrive on 4K, Lubitsch Musicals added to Criterion in Physical Media releases for the Week of February 16 - February 16, 2026
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