'Evil Dead Rise' Arrow 4K UHD Review

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Physical Media Release Date: 01/13/26.

Label: Arrow Video.

Form of Release: 4K UHD.

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The Verdict: A Maybe

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MOMMY LOVES YOU TO DEATH.

After being hand-picked by the legendary Sam Raimi, director Lee Cronin takes the Evil Dead franchise into a bold new direction in Evil Dead Rise, out of the woods and into the big city.

Beth's surprise reunion with her sister Ellie is interrupted by an earthquake that shakes the foundation of her apartment building. Amidst the rubble, Ellie's kids discover a secret vault hidden in the basement, inside which they find an ancient book bound in flesh and inked in human blood - the Necronomicon. As the building's residents are possessed one by one and the evil rises floor to floor, the family get-together becomes a fight for survival.

Never have the Deadites been so terrifying in this bold and blood-soaked revival of the classic series, now in a definitive extras-packed, director-approved edition.

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Technical Review:

Arrow Video adds Dolby Vision to the latest 4K scan of Evil Dead Rise, upgrading from the standard edition from a few years back. This edition provides more detail amongst the dark and grimy backdrop of this horrific apartment complex. The audio remains the same from the 2023 release, but it’s still just as excellent as ever and while Evil Dead Rise doesn’t have the technicality of Evil Dead (2013) it still easily sends shivers down my spine. Whether it be this release or the previous one, this is a film to add to the collection for horror fans, and more so Evil Dead fanatics. This is a gross, grotesque, and brilliant new take on the Evil Dead universe with one EPIC beginning.

Special Features:

• Audio commentary with director Lee Cronin and actors Alyssa Sullivan and Lily Sullivan

• Come Get Some, a brand new interview with actor Lily Sullivan

• Mommy Deadite, a brand new interview with actor Alyssa Sutherland

• The Deadite's Daughter, a brand new interview with actor Gabrielle Echols

• The Levitating Dead, a brand new interview with actor Anna-Maree Thomas

• Conjuring Deadites, a brand new interview with special make-up effects designer Luke Polti

• Chopping Up Deadites, a brand new interview with editor Bryan Shaw

• Sonic Possessions, a brand new interview with sound designer Peter Albrechtsen

• Music to Swallow Your Soul, a brand new interview with composer Stephen McKeon

• The Sound of Evil Dead Rise, a 2023 interview with Cronin and Albrechtsen by Glenn Kiser, director of the Dolby Institute

• Raising a New Evil Dead featurette

• Ghost Train, a 2013 short film directed by Lee Cronin

• Behind-the-scenes video clips and still gallery

• Concept artwork gallery

• Storyboard gallery

• Trailer and TV spots

Rotten Tomatoes Scores:

• Tomatometer: 85% (as of 01/13/26)

• Popcornmeter: 76% (as of 01/13/26)

Physical Release Specs & Other Details:

• MPAA: R

• Runtime: 97 minutes

• Original Release: 2023

Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265

Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)

HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10

Aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Audio

English: Dolby Atmos

English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH

Discs

4K Ultra HD

Blu-ray Disc

Single disc (1 BD-100)

Digital

Not Included

Packaging

• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Waldemar Witt

• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Waldemar Witt

• Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Michael Gingold

Playback

4K Blu-ray: Region free

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Positives and Negatives

+ A Newly Released Special Edition

+ A Reboot of Sam Raimi's Classic

+ A Brilliant, Relatively Unknown Cast

+ Top Notch Gore!

+ Director of Lee Cronin's The Mummy

+ x16 Special Features

+ Audio Commentary

- NO Digital Code Included