Kent Conrad

Will Holden and Grace Kelly stand out in this film about aviators in the Korean war.

A tribute to ’60s American monster comics, Doris Danger is a loving tribute for an extremely specific niche audience.

Real life former yakuza Noboru Ando plays a retired gangster who wants to escape a life that won’t leave him alone.

Hideo Gosha’s sword for hire stories depict an unkempt but decent ronin in a hellscape of dishonor and violence.

The movie that supposedly got Seijun Suzuki fired deserves its reputation as a wildly experimental, bizarre, and entertaining gangster movie.

Near immortal Superman deals with an all-too-human problem in this choppy adaptation of a great limited comic series.

Credited to Alan Smithee in theaters, Dennis Hopper’s re-edited Backtrack feels ahead of its time, and completely out of step.

An entertaining but disjointed actioner that mixes comedy, violence, and drama in a way that never really comes together.

Breezy crime story moves from comedy to drama as a happily corrupt cop finds he might actually be doing wrong.

This cynical ’40s detective drama shines in 4K, which gives new life to the story criminals looking for a bird.

This reprinted detective story by Perry Mason creator is about a poisoning… where the prime suspect becomes the first victim.

James Wan’s far less popular follow-up to Saw has atmosphere, visual style supporting a story that never really works.

A fantastic special effects creation matched with a layered (perhaps too layered) story makes its HD home debut.

A brisk if tone-deaf horror comedy about a homeless man who won’t leave is baffling in good and bad ways.

Visual invention, fun adventure and unexpected poignancy make this a surprisingly welcome return of the Shrek spin-off.

A new hardcover collection of Krazy Kat’s Sunday strips is still baffling, head shaking and beautiful.

The grimy horror redefining classic re-emerges on 4K with a filmic presentation that emphasizes the grueling naturalistic film.

Newly on 4K UHD, this stop-motion tribute to Japanese cinema is an unparalleled technical feat.

Laika’s third (and weirdest) stop-motion movie about a child growing up with lovable eccentric monsters shines on 4K.

A collection of several comic reprints mostly from the Disney Adventures magazine has fun stories from various Disney Afternoon shows.

Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski’s famous trilogy, and final films, bring their visually arresting and enigmatic stories to 4K.

An interesting and entertaining remake of Fritz Lang’s great thriller shifts the stories perspective with limited success.

Visually impressive ’70s sci-fi film has an ecological message, if not a lot of story.

Clark Griswold’s disastrous attempt to manufacture a perfect Christmas has laughs and looks great on the new 4K UHD.

John Hughes first movie about adults embodies the lesson of Thanksgiving: that sometimes the most important thing is just to get along.

Lucio Fulci’s drama about cigarette smugglers tells its crime story with horror movie levels of violence and gore.

John Favreau’s engaging holiday modern classic, starring Will Farrell, shines on 4k.

A power struggle in a convent reveals hypocritical structure of the church in this beautifully shot if unengaging historical drama.

A dream-like riff on the Little Red Riding Hood story is at times mesmerizing, and at more times unfocused.

A late ’80s practical effects showcase has an overbusy story that simultaneously has too much and not enough going on.

The 4K rerelease of the indelible Hollywood classic is as memorable as ever, and now looks better than ever.

Spielberg’s second great alien encounter film is now 40 years old, and just as powerful as when it was new.

In this adapted samurai film, Rutger Hauer’s a blind swordsman who wanders America, righting wrongs and teaching about manhood.

Canada produced slasher movie boasts “six bizarre murders”, actually boasts bizarre plot twists that strain credibility and storytelling.

The third Evil Dead film turns from horror to adventure as Ash brings his accomplished incompetence to the Middle Ages.

Joel Schumacher’s story of teenage vampires terrorizing a California beach town is an often fun, often irritating mess.

A once suppressed mystery about a writer of poison pen letters made in France during the German occupation.

An Estonian animated comedy takes an absurd premise (unmilked cows explode catastrophically) and builds a surprisingly coherent film around it.

Despite a disappointing box office, this space horror film deserves the cult reputation built up in the years since its release.

Flatliners is more beautiful than ever on this stunning 4K release, even if ultimately the thrills run a little… flat.

Michael Cimino’s last theatrical release has a stellar cast, a fine premise, and a completely insane, unfocused execution.

A fantasy anime following in the footsteps of Princess Mononoke that has many interesting parts… maybe too many.

High concept sci-fi thriller that was underappreciated at the box office has a great premise and a decent execution.

Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki make the prototype for the Ghibli films that would rule anime filmmaking for decades afterward.

A rare film written but not directed by Quentin Tarantino, it’s beautifully produced if a little hard to love.

Steven Spielberg’s unparalleled adventure masterpiece has broken out from the box set to be released on its own on 4K.

The original adaptation of Clive Barker’s short story explores the horror of crossing racial and class lines.

A departure from his usual urban sci-fi, Makoto Shinkai’s fantasy epic delves into a journey under the earth.

Makoto Shinkai’s second feature length film is a sequence of related short stories exploring missed opportunities for romance.

Director Makoto Shinkai’s feature anime debut plays with themes he would later develop more fully in Your Name and Weathering With You.