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Book Review: Sydney Pollack: A Subliminal Existentialist by Wes D. Gehring

An engrossing if slight exploration of a mammoth but still underappreciated filmmaker.

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Book Review: Jessica Lange: An Adventurer’s Heart by Anthony Uzarowski

A thoughtful and revealing analysis of a rebellious and unforgettable actress/icon.

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Return to Seoul Blu-ray Review: A Young Life in Turmoil

A frustratingly honest character study and stark portrait of cross-cultural complications.

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Storm Warming Blu-ray Review: A Flawed but Hard-hitting Expose of Small Town Corruption

t is perfect? No. Is it relevant? Unfortunately, yes.

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Branded 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.

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Book Review: Eddie Muller’s Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir

A charming book for both film noir enthusiasts and drink connoisseurs.

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The Seventh Seal 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week

Making its 4K debut from Criterion this week, I bet the picture and sound is better than ever and I’m sure that the film’s desolate and stark aura will be more piercing than ever.

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The Super 8 Years DVD Review: A Remembrance of the Past

This is a quietly devastating and vivid cinematic experiment.

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Silent Avant-Garde Blu-ray Review: Interesting and Assorted Curiosities

Twenty-one classic shorts make up this tiny but solid collection of beginning cinematic invention.

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The Maltese Falcon (1941) 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

This is a solid film that should be one of the essentials to watch if you want to get into classic cinema.

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Flaming Ears Blu-ray Review: A Striking Experience

A fearless and DIY sci-fi cult classic that deserves rediscovery.

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Inland Empire is the Pick of the Week

David Lynch is my go-to guy for weird cinema.

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The House That Screamed Blu-ray Review: A Hallmark of European Horror

A super creepy and complex tale of murder and sexual hysteria.

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Mildred Pierce 4K UHD Is Pick of the Week

One of the all-time classics of Classic Hollywood cinema.

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Fill ‘er Up with Super Blu-ray Review: A Down-to-Earth Meditation of Male Bonding and Bruised Masculinity

A road trip dramedy filled with charm and realistic male vulgarity.

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Palm Trees and Power Lines Movie Review: A Disturbingly Common Premise Given a Modern Feel

A familiar story gives way to a creepy and shattering portrayal of growing up.

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Dazed and Confused 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

It has great atmosphere and a really defining soundtrack for the time period it was set.

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Ice Merchants Movie Review: A Heartrending Winner

A wordless but lyrical animated short tale of love, loss and daily responsibilities.

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2023 Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Short Films Review

A new batch of Oscar-nominated short films tells common but resonant stories of humanity.

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Irreversible: Straight Cut Movie Review: Still Remains an Exhaustive, Challenging Experience

A dark and unflinching masterpiece of French extremity gets a new recut and reevaluation.

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Three Colors Trilogy 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Three Colors trilogy beautifully showcases mysteriously interconnected characters experiencing personal dilemmas and emotional revelations.

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Bones and All Blu-ray Review: A Heartbreaking and Accomplished Tale of Young Love

An unorthodox but brutally tender love story.

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This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection Is the Pick of the Week

An 80-year-old widow takes a final stand, inspiring her neighbors to fight back, not just for their land, but their way of living.

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Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power Blu-ray Review: A Look at How Things Look

A flawed but still engrossing doc about the cinematic male gaze.

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Imitation of Life (1934) is the Pick of the Week

If you love classic movies, especially those that have something really profound to say, then this film is definitely a must see!

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Cinema’s First Nasty Women Blu-ray Set Review: Thoughtfully Highlights Unknown Performers from Different Walks of Life

One of 2022’s best box sets represents cinema’s most forgotten but groundbreaking feminists.

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Halloween Ends Blu-ray Review: Rights Many of the Wrongs Committed by Halloween Kills

An expectedly decisive but actually refreshing end to David Gordon Green’s modern Halloween trilogy.

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EO Movie Review: One of the Very Best Films of the Year

A bold and exasperatingly inventive view of life through the eyes of an equine hero.

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Cooley High Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Coming-of-Age Gem Authentically Told from a Black Perspective

It’s one of great friendships stories and a testament to the immediacy of Black filmmaking.

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Carrie 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

This release should definitely be a must have to your collection.

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Alma’s Rainbow Blu-ray Review: A Reason Why Diverse Storytelling Is Essential

A charming dramedy about womanhood, self discovery, and the perils of life from the Black perspective.

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

The stacked releases includes newly produced and vintage special features.

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Hold Me Tight Blu-ray Review: An Engrossing Multi-character Piece

A mostly successful and somber family drama.

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Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman Collection Blu-ray Review: Essential Viewing

Three of the most powerful documentaries ever made are now available in an amazing 2-disc set, courtesy of Milestone/Kino.

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Reservoir Dogs 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week

Iconic filmmaker (and equally iconic film buff) Quentin Tarantino burst onto to scene with his legendary 1992 blood-soaked debut Reservoir Dogs, and film history was never the same again.

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Euphoria: Seasons 1 & 2 DVD Review: Full of Candor, Humor, and Empathy

A raw, gritty, tough, and terrifyingly modern television show on teen angst.

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Something in the Dirt Movie Review: A Masterpiece of Cosmic, Organic Horror

The film is like a dark sci-fi/horror version of My Dinner with Andre.

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 40th Anniversary Blu-ray Review: An All-time Classic

No matter how many times Steven Spielberg’s timeless 1982 masterpiece gets upgraded, the magic remains the same.

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Daisies is the Pick of the Week

What happens when you realize that the world still remains uncertain and nihilistic, and that the fun is over?

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Zerograd (Zero City) Movie Review: Unique and Surreal

A subtle but satirically absurd film of a country on its last legs.

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Satan’s Little Helper Blu-ray Review: Ripe for Discovery

A very imperfect but still weirdly charming horror comedy.

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The Bat Blu-ray Review: Has a Certain Campy Charm

Not top-tier Vincent Price, but still an okay midnight movie, if nothing else.

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Return of the Living Dead 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

If you don’t already own this one-of-a-kind undead successor to Romero or simply want an upgrade, then this is definitely an edition to add to your collection.

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I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing Blu-ray Review: A Prime Example of the Immediacy and Importance of Films by Women

A charming and quietly resonant film about queerness and the ambitions of women.

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Siege (1983) Blu-ray Review: One Very Tense and Mostly Unpredictable Action Thriller

A mostly solid and still relevant Canadian effort.

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Night of the Living Dead 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

A masterpiece of horror.

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The Chocolate War Blu-ray Review: Aims a Rather Sharp Eye on the Weird Rituals of Toxic Male Youth

An interesting, but not entirely successful portrait of bizarre boarding school politics.

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Poltergeist 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

With a brilliant, Oscar-nominated score by the legendary Jerry Goldsmith, Poltergeist stands the test of time, and is one of the great films of 1980s.

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The Amusement Park Blu-ray Review: Romero’s Most Imaginative and Bleakest Film

An incredibly chilling early effort by the late, great George A. Romero exploring society’s ignorance towards aging and the much older generation.

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Kamikaze Hearts Blu-ray Review: A Gritty Deep Dive into the Porn Industry

A radical look at female toxicity as well as changing (and not-changing attitudes) in a typically male-dominated industry.

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