(24 July) is the movie cut of the pilot of the ’70s TV series. We said: “A choppy, rambling slog… But the decades have bestowed (out now), comprising a film cell replica, four art cards, a 44-page booklet and a certificate of authenticity. Gosh, you might need to update the will. We said: “Spielberg at his summer blockbuster best, this is thrill cinema at its very best… It’s barely dated at all.” Arguably the high point of Jim Carrey’s CV, Peter Weir’s (out now) casts the rubber-faced mugger as a man unaware that his entire existence is just a reality TV show. We said: “proves you can be funny, philosophical and exhilarating at the same time without sacrificing your integrity”. Sadly, the bonuses all date back to 2005. Zero marks for effort, Paramount. Finally, Kevin Costner plays a web-footed Mariner in a flooded future Earth in (out now), a scenario which feels increasingly plausible. We said: “The story’s a little soggy, a predictable cat-and-mouse affair… It is, however, a triumph of world-building.” The bonus offer is the same as Arrow’s 2018 Blu-ray, including two additional cuts with extra footage, and an exhaustive (not exhausting) documentary (102 minutes).
