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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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Death Game Blu-ray Review: Delightfully Unhinged and Truly Unpredictable

A manic and unbearably realistic depiction of female hysteria and the stupidity of men.

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Blow Out 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

Brian De Palma’s excellent 1981 paranoia thriller is arguably his most crowning achievement.

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Rachel, Rachel Blu-ray Review: A Tender Story of a Woman’s Awakening

A dated but still sensitively crafted character study of repression with a career-defining performance by the great Joanne Woodward.

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Hotel du Nord Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Somber French Realist Classic

A prime example of Marcel Carne’s attention to fully showcasing the depths of humanity.

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Coming Apart Blu-ray Review: A Realistically Troubling Portrait of Our Deepest, Darkest Impulses

A disturbing, but highly impactful experiment of toxic masculinity and sexual exploration that’s way ahead of its time.

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Child’s Play 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

Making its 4K UHD debut, it is stacked with a few new special features and vintage ones.

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Tenebrae 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

If you’re a diehard Argento fan, then this is definitely a big must-have for your collection.

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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands Blu Ray Review

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands Blu-ray Review: Sexy, Funny, and Highly Entertaining

I can see why the film remains a classic of international cinema.

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The Sacred Spirit Blu-ray Review: Mostly yet Unsuccessfully Weird

If you happen to like odd films like this, then you’ll probably find something worthy about this one.

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Marty is the Pick of the Week

A wonderfully simple film about ordinary working-class people playing their chance at love.

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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender DVD Review: A Fun Essay

Mark Rapport blows the doors wide open on the hidden and not-so-hidden side of classic Hollywood.

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The Virgin Suicides 4K is the Pick of the Week

There’s always something about Sofia Coppola’s first feature that keeps me coming back to it.

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True Romance Blu-ray Review: Entertaining, Relentless, and Fearless

The folks at Arrow did everyone a great service of giving it the release it so rightly deserves.

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The Worst Person in the World Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Breathtakingly Honest

This incredible, deep, and fully fleshed-out film because it gives us fellow thirty-somethings a much-needed voice.

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Tribeca 2022 Review: Coming Out with the Help of a Time Machine

The short’s mixture of sci-fi and themes of family bond is definitely relevant.

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Shaft (1971) is the Pick of the Week

The new release from Criterion is nothing short of stacked.

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An emotional scene from the movie A Love Song

Tribeca Film Festival 2022 Review: A Love Song

A minimalist but heartfelt drama of love that has seen it all but hasn’t quite given up on it.

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Tribeca 2022 Review: Wes Schlagenhauf is Dying

A relatable, snarky tale of the frustrating aspects of DIY filmmaking and the longtime friendship that can be affected by it.

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Tribeca 2022 Review: Out of Order

It tells a relatable and honest story of an ordinary man just trying to find his place to poop.

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Tribeca 2022 Review: Nude Tuesday

One of the best feel-weird, feel-good movies I’ve seen in quite a long time.

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Tribeca 2022 Review: Closing Dynasty

I found this to be quite an involving short, and I like the story it presents.

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The Tales of Hoffman is the Pick of the Week

If Martin Scorsese loves something, then you know it’s good.

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Kinky Boots Blu-ray Review: A Refreshing and Much-Needed Story about LGBTQ from the Working-Class Perspective

Despite the rather misleading title (no kinks found) and the formulaic premise, I was very impressed by the film.

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Cinema Sentries

Mississippi Masala is the Pick of the Week

Sarita Choudbury and Denzel Washington make for one of cinema’s greatest on-screen couples.

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Cinema Sentries

Mississippi Masala Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Mira Nair’s Beguiling Sophomore Film

A teaching lesson for how to truthfully tell a cinematic story centering on race relations and the boundaries that unfortunately always come with them.

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Girls Nite Out Blu-ray Review: Another Slasher Movie Where Kids Will Be Kids

This release should be worth it for fans.

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The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection Volume 2 is the Pick of the Week

Every film Hitchcock made, even the lesser ones, have something to them.

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V/H/S 94 Blu-ray Review: A Rather Mixed Bag

If you’re a gorehound, then V/H/S 94 definitely delivers in sheer abundance.

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Cinema Sentries

‘Round Midnight Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Perhaps the Greatest and Most Compelling Jazz Film Ever Made

Legendary saxophonist Dexter Gordon gives a fantastic, Oscar-nominated performance as Dale Turner, a brilliant, world-weary New York musician but troubled alcoholic living in Paris.

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From the Journals of Jean Seberg is the Pick of the Week

Director Mark Rappaport puts his trademark skills to very good use.

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Screams of a Winter Night Blu-ray Review: Has a Certain Charm

A small, late-’70s cult item that deserves some attention.

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Book Review: Girls on Film: Lessons from a Life of Watching Women in Movies by Alicia Malone

Alicia Malone puts her heart and focus into the book.

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Parallel Mothers Blu-ray Review: Penelope Cruz Delivers Another Luminous Performance

Another example of Almodovar’s typically extraordinary filmmaking gifts and proves that he’s still got it.

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Jockey Blu-ray Review: Clifton Collins Jr. Is Simply Marvelous

There is authenticity that gives it a documentary feel.

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Jockey is the Pick of the Week

A really terrific lead from performance from character actor Clifton Collins Jr., who proves that he is more than capable of being a leading man.

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Ordinary People Blu-ray Review: The Puzzle of Life Isn’t Always Complete

It’s a showcase for tremendous acting.

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The Godfather Trilogy 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

The whole trilogy (at least parts 1 & 2) set the standard for the modern gangster/mafia genre.

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SXSW 2022 Review: The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks Review

They’ve gotten older, but the Kids are alright.

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SXSW 2022 Review: Master

Mariama Diallo’s narrative logics and ideas are in the right place, even if some of them don’t always stick the landing.

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SXSW 2022 Review: Hypochondriac

An excellent study of bleak mental illness while also being a great queer film in the process.

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SXSW 2022 Review: Soft & Quiet

As a portrait of today’s increasingly turbulent times, it couldn’t be more relevant, for better or worse.

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SXSW 2022 Review: I Love My Dad: Deeply Uncomfortable but Strangely Sweet

If you’re a fan of uneasy comedy, then you’re bound to enjoy it.

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