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In the sixteenth edition of The Physical Media Advocate, we continue 2025 by mourning the loss of one of the greats and look forward to some of the biggest news in physical media IN YEARS! In this edition of The Advocate, our contributors reminisce, revere, and relate to films and physical media as Eric Altieri shares his obsession with physical media, Daniel Cibener shares his frustrations with studio discs going out of print, Ryan Luis Rodriguez heaps praise on the audio commentaries of Roger Ebert, Lori Donnelly starts her Y2K retrospective with a look at Gladiator, Chris Haskell continues his focus in Arrow Alley while Adam Lundy continues his journey into Radiance, Stan Giesea wishes David Lynch a fond farewell, Rachel Bellwoar says happy birthday to Joan Bennett, Conor Holt reviews the recently released Miracle Mile, Vance Toivonen sat down with the legendary Bill Rebane for an exclusive interview to promote the upcoming appearance at the Green Bay Film Festival, and Jeremy Long shares his love with Charlie Kaufman through Q&As. ON TOP OF ALL THAT, we have your usual release dates, fun activities, a label spotlight on Cult Epics, a custom comic from Jacob Bruhn, and more! Enjoy this month's abundance of physical media news, film critique, and fun activities!<br/><br/>Long live physical media!