As we continue the march towards the 2026 Oscars, two of Netflix’s 2025 offerings have also become fan favorites. Those titles will now be immortalized on home entertainment, thanks to the platform’s ongoing partnership with the Criterion Collection; with Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein being one half of the upcoming combo. However, the streaming giant has also announced a surprising, but very fitting, sibling from the streamer’s recent catalog is also about to animate its fanbase – via a disc release.

Frankenstein’s Criterion Release Has Finally Been Confirmed

Variety landed this story, as an exclusive finally told us what we were waiting to officially hear. Unfortunately this lavish reimagining of Mary Shelley’s horror classic doesn’t have an official release date just yet. Per several reports out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival (via Twitter), Guillermo del Toro has been working on an extended cut of Frankenstein.

Dubbed the “All The Stitches” cut in some accounts, the undertaking reminds me of how Nightmare Alley: Vision in Darkness and Light (an entry in Netflix’s recent Guillermo del Toro film festival) found itself being released under similar circumstances. So there’s more than likely going to be a wait for this flick to come home to own; thanks to no release window specified for either title mentioned in this story. That could be a promising twist, as the other Netflix movie being sent to the Criterion Closet should be packed with features fans have been waiting to lay their eyes on.

Huntr/x ride happily in a convertible in the Golden music video for KPop Demon Hunters.

K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Criterion Releases Could Finally Reveal Those Deleted Scenes

I will not argue whether or not directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans’ animated hit KPop Demon Hunters belongs in the Criterion Collection. That’s because I firmly believe that it does; between the quality of the film, and the strides it made for representing Korean culture. However, I’m still pleasantly surprised that it’s actually happening! 

Now as we know, alternate cuts and special features are rather at home in this brand. Expectations will need to be managed here, as wemust remember the alleged 3-hour cut of KPop never existed; despite the persistent rumors. At the same time, there are some rather important deleted scenes that could find their way into our homes real soon. 

As I’d written before at CinemaBlend, there’s everything from clues to Celine’s role in Rumi’s mother’s death, to the “aquarium date” that would have seen Rumi and Jinu’s first kiss. Animators have teased these sequences through social media, through storyboards and animatics; so there is some work to show off.

A mournful Jacob Elordi looks over his shoulder in full makeup and costume in Frankenstein.

Perhaps the deletion of some of those posts is a hint that we’ll see KPop Demon Hunters bundle those contents into the disc’s supplemental features. We’ll naturally have to wait for more about what’s included on this disc, as well as Frankenstein, when the Criterion Collection officially unveils such information prior to its release. 

In the meantime, you can enjoy both pictures through streaming, via a Netflix subscription. And naturally, for all the news in the world of cinema, keep your browser tuned to THS’ Movie News archives! 

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