Outland  — 4K 10/21/25

Peter Hyams both wrote and directed this lavish ‘space hardware’ movie, set in an off-world mining colony of the future. The show looks good, but what saves it is the committed performance of star Sean Connery, who remains a class act all the way. Peter Boyle and James Sikking flesh out underwritten characters, in a story too much like a town-taming western. Frances Sternhagen’s camp doctor walks away with the film because she’s given a lively personality to play, along with Hyams’ best lines of dialogue. The clever special effects process ‘Introvision’ made its debut with this feature, which looks 100% better than old cable TV versions — it’s a handsome show all around. On 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video.
10/21/25