Babylon, The Whale and Plane lead March's best Blu-ray and 4K UHD releases

Available March 7Harrison Ford plays a U.S. president whose position of “not negotiating with terrorists” is challenged when Air Force One is hijacked with the president’s family on board. Sony has released a 4K UHD edition of before, but this is a special edition. It contains the same 4K restoration and Dolby Vision HDR presentation of the 1997 action-thriller with audio commentary by director Wolfgang Petersen.

Available March 14Brendan Fraser received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his comeback performance in this psychological drama directed by Darren Aronofsky. The Lionsgate Home Entertainment contains two featurettes: “People Are Amazing: Making ” and “The Sounds of the Sea: Scoring The Whale.” There is no concurrent 4K UHD release.

Available March 8Jennifer Connelly plays a young girl with a telepathic connection to insects who is enlisted by police to help find a serial killer in , a bizarre cult classic by director Dario Argento. This limited edition of 6,000 copies from Synapse Films contains three versions of the film: the original Italian version, the international English version, and the truncated U.S. “Creepers” version. The set is packaged with a collector’s booklet, fold-out poster, and lobby cards. Bonus features include archival interviews, audio commentaries, radio spots, and a handy visual essay by producer Michael Mackenzie explaining the film’s different cuts.

Available March 21Rachel McAdams plays a woman kidnapped on a commercial flight by a charming stranger (Cillian Murphy) in this gem of a thriller by director Wes Craven. The limited edition debut of the movie features a new 4K restoration and Dolby Vision HDR presentation. In addition to the legacy extras ported over from the previous disc release, there are three new bonus features: audio commentary by editor Patrick Lussier, “Filmmaker Focus: Wes Craven and ,” and “Wes Craven: In His Own Words.”

Available March 21Laura Dern plays “a woman in trouble” in David Lynch’s first movie filmed digitally, . Criterion Collection is releasing a featuring a 4K restoration which was supervised by Lynch. Extras include two 2007 films about Lynch, new conversations between Dern and Kyle MacLachlan, 75 minutes of extra scenes, the Lynch short film Ballerina, and a featurette of Lynch reading excerpts from his 2018 book, Room To Dream.

Available March 21Fans of the fantasy classic , starring Peter MacNicol and Ralph Richardson, will not be disappointed by Paramount’s 4K UHD debut presentation of the film in both a standard edition and a . Not only did the film get a 4K restoration and a Dolby Vision HDR presentation, but it’s also loaded with bonus treasures, including a new commentary featuring director Matthew Robbins and Guillermo del Toro, six new in-depth featurettes about the movie’s special effects, and original screen tests.

Available March 21 is a divisive black comedy/drama about 1920s Hollywood starring Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, and Jean Smart. Paramount is releasing the Oscar-nominated spectacle as a standard 4K UHD and a limited edition . Bonus features include “A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon,” “The Costumes of Babylon,” and “Scoring Babylon,” plus deleted and extended scenes not included in the 189-minute feature.

Available March 28The Exorcist author William Peter Blatty wrote and directed , easily the scariest and best movie in the franchise after the original. Starring George C. Scott, Jason Miller, and Brad Dourif, The Exorcist III is only recently beginning to be appreciated for its outstanding performances and one of the most terrifying jump-scares in history. The features the theatrical cut of this horror gem, plus the alternate Legion Director’s Cut, which was thought to be lost.

Available March 28 and co-creator James Wan directed this cult horror film about a creepy ventriloquist doll named Billy. didn’t get much love from critics upon its release but has since developed a fan following, which is why Scream Factory is finally releasing it on . New bonus features on this Collector’s Edition include interviews with Wan, writer Leigh Whannell, and ventriloquist dummy creator Tim Selberg. The included Blu-ray also has an unrated cut of the movie, deleted scenes, and legacy bonus features ported over from the previous disc release.

Available March 28If you want a 4K UHD copy of the 1950 hand-drawn animation classic , the only place you can buy it on March 28 is from the Disney Movie Club. This Ultimate Collector’s Edition also includes a Blu-ray, DVD, and digital code. Each set is packaged with a collectible lithograph from the dress transformation sequence. The bonus features appear to mirror those in the Diamond Edition Blu-ray release, including the Tangled Ever After short, deleted scenes, and an alternate opening scene. It’s unclear if Cinderella will be available on 4K UHD anywhere besides the Disney Movie Club in the future, so don’t turn into a pumpkin waiting for that to happen if you want a copy.

Available March 28If you’re a fan of the Chucky films that began in 1988 with , you need to check out the continuation of the killer-doll franchise in Don Mancini’s TV series. Brad Dourif still voices Chucky and many actors from the movies appear on the show, including Jennifer Tilly doing double duty as herself and demented killer Tiffany. The of season two includes deleted scenes, but we wish Chucky’s hilarious post-episode commentary clips that aired on Syfy were also available here.