ROUND UP
We covered PENINSULA (out now, Blu-ray/DVD/ download), sequel to Korean zombie horror Train To Busan, last issue. It follows four survivors on a job to recover $20 million from an abandoned truck. We said: “The premise is pure John Carpenter, and that’s not all that feels familiar… Propulsive action is the focus, and often it feels like you’re watching a videogame.” The physical release comes with four featurettes and behindthe-scenes footage. HMV’s First Edition adds a poster and six art cards. HMV is also the place to find Warner’s Premium Collection release of THE PHANTOM (out now, Blu-ray). Billy Zane dons the purple bodysuit as the masked avenger from the ’30s comics, out to foil an evil industrialist after three magical skulls. Written by The Last Crusade’s Jeffrey Boam with tongue placed firmly in cheek, it’s essentially a string of adventure serial derringdo. Self-mocking in tone, it’s not without charm, but ultimately pretty forgettable. Combined theatrical/extended version sets of THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY and THE HOBBIT TRILOGY (out now, 4K) are the big Ultra HD releases this month, but we strongly recommend waiting until summer 2021: a Collector’s Edition of all six movies is due then, which will add new bonus content (and which we’ll review at length). Also now on 4K is BLADE, while new TV box sets include STARGIRL season one (Blu-ray/DVD, out now), WESTWORLD season three (4K/Blu-ray/ DVD, out now) and PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS (DVD, 14 December). Phew.