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Lionsgate Moves Into ‘Vivarium’ on Blu-ray and DVD
After arriving on VOD platforms last week, Vivarium, a new sci-fi thriller that imprisons Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland) and Imogen Poots (Green Room, Black Christmas) in suburbia with a baby, is moving into DVD and Blu-ray on May 12th via Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
In Lorcan Finnegan’s feature that feels all too real right now, “A young couple, played by Poots and Eisenberg, are in search of a starter home. They follow a mysterious estate agent and find themselves trapped in a strange housing development with a baby and an accompanying note: “Raise the child and be released.”
Our very own Joe Lipsett reviewed the film out of this past summer’s Fantasia Fest in Montreal, writing that Vivarium “explores the darker side of the suburbs,” further adding that it’s “built on some pretty deep ideas about life goals, capitalism, gender roles and parenting.”
Extras include audio commentary with Finnegan and Executive Producer Brunella Cocchiglia, as well as a “Creating the Suburban Nightmare of Vivarium” featurette.
After scaring up a strong theatrical run, Oddity director Damian McCarthy’s Hokum heads home to Digital this week.
Settle in for a spooky supernatural chiller as Hokum arrives on all Digital platforms to rent or own beginning June 2, followed by a Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD Combo and DVD release on August 11, 2026.
Adam Scott (“Severance”) stars in Hokum as reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman. When he retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw Ohm into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.
Peter Coonan (“The Alienist: Angel of Darkness”), David Wilmot (“Station Eleven”), Florence Ordesh (“Departure”), Michael Patric (“Frontier”), Will O’Connell (“Game of Thrones”), Brendan Conroy (“Bodkin”), and Austin Amelio (“The Walking Dead”) also star.
Get a peek at the upcoming physical media release below, including a few special features.
Spooky Pictures’ Roy Lee (Weapons) & Steven Schneider (Insidious) produce alongside Image Nation’s Derek Dauchy (Late Night with the Devil), Tailored Film’s Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, & Mairtín de Barra, and Cweature Features’ Ken Kao & Josh Rosenbaum.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “A quaint Irish hotel with a deeply haunted history awaits an American writer in McCarthy’s third outing, continuing his streak for folkloric tales of supernatural karma and spine-tingling terror with a dark sense of humor.”
What’s next from Damian McCarthy? He’s currently writing a haunted house movie, but recent comments suggest he may be moving into other genres beyond that upcoming project.
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