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Branded to Kill Criterion Collection 4K UHD Review: Yakuza Movie as Experimental Art
The movie that supposedly got Seijun Suzuki fired deserves its reputation as a wildly experimental, bizarre, and entertaining gangster movie.
Read MoreBranded to Kill 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week
Whatever the viewer gets out of this film and others like it, they will probably never forget the boldness and relevance of it.
Read MoreBranded to Kill Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Legendary Piece of Cinema You Should Not Miss
Suzuki’s 1967 Yakuza classic finally gets Blu-ray release.
Read MoreBranded to Kill Criterion Collection DVD Review: Suzuki’s Absurd Deconstruction of Yakuza Crime Films
Non-stop violence and duplicity from Japanese New Wave bad boy Seijun Suzuki.
Read MoreBlack Tight Killers Blu-ray Review: Branded to Thrill
Yasuharu Hasebe’s delirious caper oozes with style, and is better than ever in this new hi-def transfer restored by Radiance Films.
Read MoreCriterion Announces May 2023 Releases
Which of these titles are you adding to your collection?
Read MoreDetective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards! Blu-ray Review: Undercover Yakuza Hijinks
Released in 1963, director Seijun Suzuki was on the brink of his artistic breakthrough with this comic gangland picture.
Read MoreSeijun Suzuki: The Early Years Vol. 2 Border Crossings: The Crime and Action Movies Blu-ray Review: Nikkatsu Noir
Five early films by Seijun Suzuki spotlight Nikkatsu’s early 60s trends and the director’s growing ambition.
Read MoreIt (2017) Is the Pick of the Week
This week’s new releases include a killer clown, a Deep Throat, a Supreme Court Justice, and more.
Read MoreSong to Song Is the Pick of the Week
This week’s new releases include Terrence Malick’s latest, an obscure Japanese trilogy, a WWII drama, and more.
Read MoreNikkatsu Diamond Guys Volume 2 Blu-ray Review: Some Things Don’t Translate
A second volume of movies from Nikkatsu’s ’60s heyday branches out from just crime movies, with occasionally baffling results.
Read MoreNikkatsu Diamond Guys Volume 1 Blu-ray Review: Action Heroes ’50s Japanese Style
Three action/crime films from Nikkatsu studios that showcase their popular leading me of the late 50s.
Read MoreStray Cat Rock Review: Bento Box of ’70s Delights
Box set compiles five groovy ’70s Japanese films.
Read MoreTokyo Drifter The Criterion Collection DVD Review: A Blast of Swinging Tokyo
Seijun Suzuki delivers a delirious Pop Art explosion.
Read MoreRise of the Planet of the Apes Is the Pick of the Week
CG monkeys might just win an Oscar.
Read MoreFrom the Couch Hole: It’s Quiet When the Tide is Low
This week the postman always rings twice down by the sea. Once for Christmas Sugar Cookie Creamer and again for lemon pepper potato chips.
Read MoreFrom the Couch Hole: Where Do We Go Now?
This week Madame Web is the sweet child o’ mine. The ring of terror is beyond Thunderdome for the Kingdome of the Planet of the Apes.
Read MoreJackie Chan: Emergence of a Superstar Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: An Enjoyable Six-Pack of Chan’s Early Films
From these films, it’s clear why Chan became known as the Clown Prince of Kung Fu.
Read MoreFrom the Couch Hole: Softly Through the Shadow of the Evening Sun
This week Priscilla sings us a lullaby that’s a horse’s tale. It turns out to be a cure and a curse much like the Cheeto’s pretzels.
Read MoreFrom the Couch Hole: Through Early Morning Fog I See
This week from the Y3000, the Midnight Club says, “Suicide in painless,” and the sisters take Carrie to the pet sematary.
Read MoreFrom the Couch Hole: Tryin’ to Find a Warm Place to Spend the Night
This week we have Doritos turning red and Doritos the color of a pale blue eye. It’s a rainy night in Georgia at the White Lotus.
Read MoreFrom the Couch Hole: Make It Up As We Go Along
This week there are ding dongs and frute brutes at the midnight club. Jack and Jill are at the asylum and think “this must be the place”.
Read MoreFrom the Couch Hole: Seven Horses Seem to Be on the Mark
This week there’s an Aztec Mummy, a Death on the Nile, and a Victorian murder doll. There’s an Oreo bar and a Lime cupcake you will love madly
Read MoreFrom the Couch Hole: Turn All the Lights up to Ten
This week we enjoy sunshine, creamy fudge, and we will have what she’s having. There’s Maude, Mifune. and Monsieur Rick looking at you, kid.
Read MoreUsagi Yojimbo Comic Book Rings in 2022 with 25th Issue Milestone and Lone Goat and Kid Encore Presentation
New “Crossroads” storyline and seminal Usagi Yojimbo tale offer excellent entry points to the world of acclaimed cartoonist Stan Sakai.
Read MoreBook Review: Star Wars: The Complete Classic Newspaper Comics, Vol. 3
The stories are enjoyable adventures with an arc that sees the Rebellion setting up on the ice planet Hoth where they are located when The Empire Strikes Back opens.
Read MoreKing Cohen Blu-ray + CD Review: An Inspiring Story
Documentarian Steve Mitchell pays respect to Larry Cohen and his interesting filmography.
Read MoreThe Lost City of Z Is the Pick of the Week
A very full week includes releases of a cool looking jungle movie, a Doctor Who spin-off, a Prime Suspect prequel, plus films from Arrow, Criterion and much more.
Read MoreThe Stuff (1985) Blu-ray Review: The Thing Nightmares Are Made From
Larry Cohen’s comical, horrifying look at rampant commercialism, American gluttony, and corporate greed gets another chance to creep around thanks to Arrow Video.
Read MoreJohn J. Malone Mystery Double Feature DVD Review: Pat O’Brien vs. James Whitmore
The Warner Archive Collection rescues two forgotten comedies featuring the less-than-celebrated fictional sleuth.
Read MoreThe St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967) Blu-ray Review: Corman Slays ‘Em
The movie that almost put gangsters films back on the map returns for another round (of ammunition).
Read MoreSingin’ in the Rain from TCM and Fathom Events: Still Making ’em Laugh in Theaters 60 Years Later
What a glorious feelin’, as the beloved 1952 musical comedy returns to theaters for one day only.
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