Kent Conrad

This prequel to the Silence of the Lambs is engaging and ridiculously well cast, though nowhere nearly as impactful.

An unusually successful modern horror thriller set in the ‘70s has scares, creepiness, and a surprising number of human touches.

A surprisingly fun follow-up that runs with the original’s premise in unique new directions, including an ass-kicking nun.

A beautiful 4K release of a movie tailor-made for Halloween parties, not so great for just watching.

Batman’s first animated feature film brings all the best of the animated series to the silver screen.

Erich von Stroheim directs and stars in a film with elaborate sets, some enormous action pieces, and little narrative drive.

A new 4K release of Lucio Fulci’s incomprehensible but atmospheric and gory supernatural zombie thriller.

John Hughes’ wistful and hilarious celebration of youth and ’80s Chicago comes to 4K.

The follow-up to Hellraiser had a bumpy time getting to cinemas, and its theatrical release is given the 4K treatment.

This deliberately paced anthology has the master reflecting on the nature of man and his world, with constant beautiful imagery.

Another in Fantagraphics’ continuing reprint series of comic stories based on the Disney Afternoon lineup.

An addition to Scrooge McDuck’s early lore, this story, translated from French, is a brief, powerful coming of age tale.

Part of Fantagraphics Disney Master’s series, this collection highlights some of artist Giorgio Cavazzano’s best duck comics.

The wild notion of a life under constant public scrutiny has become even more relevant 25 years after its release.

Often as beautifully shot as it is bafflingly plotted, this Western monster movie is an odd artifact of its time.

Terry Gilliam’s classic story of a childhood interrupted by adventure shines in this new 4K transfer.

Guy Maddin’s bizarre story about friendship ruined has a rare commodity in an art film… a sense of humor.

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.