Kent Conrad

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.

A psychological thriller, a science-fiction film, comedy and tragedy, 12 Monkeys is Terry Gilliam’s most wide-reaching and accessible film.

Sex, Theft, and murder in south Florida, this is a wildly entertaining crime story with no one to root for.

John Ford, Jimmy Stewart, and John Wayne come together for one of the last classic Westerns, now in 4k release.

The venerable movie commentary show enters a new phase, and a new season on its own streaming platform.

Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation goes back to the novel for a faithful, but histrionic and anti-subtle adaptation of the horror classic.

A startlingly weird directorial debut about detectives searching for a kidnapped girl, made in the style of a silent film.

This release brings Francis Ford Coppola’s greatest achievement returns home with both a beautiful restoration and incredible 4K transfer.

Commissioned on their 50th anniversary, this documentary shows the power, and the price, of the legendary band’s discipline.

Directed by the son of Osamu Tezuka, this film is several music videos in search of a story… that somehow works.

Arguably the first giallo film has loads of style, even in black and white… but it’s better in Italian.

One of the better Jaws retreads has an unusually intelligent script for a monster movie, and fun monster antics.

A psychological Western Crime film where a man kills a (supposed) thief, then ends up marrying his wife.

An early Hitchcock comedy about a couple who find out whether their marriage can withstand sudden riches.

Yasuzo Masamura’s dark drama about a nurse who struggles to maintain her humanity in the hell of war.

Grimy and sleazy, this exploitation film about a murder using power tools becomes interesting in its less lethal third act.

The final film by Mario Bava is a departure from his stereotypical style, but still has some interest and flair.

A hybrid animated documentary/post-apocalyptic trip to the center of an artist’s mind is obscure for the non-initiated, but plenty entertaining.

This new cut of Mike Dougherty’s Christmas horror film materially improves an atmospheric tale of one boy’s unfortunate Christmas wish.

A fantastically performed and produced performance is undermined by some artistic choices, both in the stage show and the filming.

Yu Aoi’s brilliant performance bolsters Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s story in ‘40s Japan of a woman convinced her husband is a spy.

Two ’40s films by Val Lewton protégé Mark Robson explore the dangers of authority with atmospheric suspense films.

A Sinatra vehicle, excellently helmed and acted, sounds familiar notes in the story of small town life in the ’50s.

Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies have beautiful 4K transfers, but have many missing extras.

Edward G. Robinson is a phony psychic who develops a real ability to see the future… which ruins his life.

A newly restored South American film noir discovery by Uruguayan-Argentinian director Romany Vinoly Barreto.

An unflinching portrait of a troubled folk singer in the Greenwich Village scene.

Frank Miller’s seminal comic book story of Bruce Wayne’s first year as Batman gets a perhaps too faithful adaptation.

Beautifully shot German expressionist style American horror film, with Peter Lorre’s English debut as a mad doctor.

A comprehensive study of the wheeling and dealing Alfred Hitchcock had to do get his stories past official Hollywood censors.

A collection of four films from the ’30s that showcase the independent productions away from the big studios.

Universal releases a 4K collection of their most iconic horror titles from the early 20th century.

Argento finally perfect his stylish cinematic approach, and pretty much abandons storytelling, in this beautiful baffling murder mystery.

Lamberto Bava’s two Evil Dead meets Dawn of the Dead gorefests are dumb in the best ways possible.