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The War of the Worlds (1953) Is the Pick of the Week

A slightly dated, but very chilling sci-fi classic tops a new week of releases.

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Come and See Is the Pick of the Week

A 1985 harrowing and horrifying antiwar masterpiece headlines a new week of diverse releases.

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Cinema Sentries

Portrait of a Lady on Fire Is the Pick of the Week

A ravishing tale of the enrapturement of love and art through the eyes of women tops a new week of releases.

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The Cameraman Is the Pick of the Week

Buster Keaton’s seminal 1928 masterpiece tops a new week of very interesting releases.

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Cinema Sentries

Pretty in Pink Blu-ray Review: A Pretty Influential Portrait of Teenage Culture

Although it’s not a perfect movie, I still enjoyed it.

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An Unmarried Woman Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Bold and Groundbreaking

A still fresh, unapologetically honest portrait of a woman’s reawakening.

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The Woman Blu-ray Review: Dares to Depict the Dark Side of the American Family

The great folks at Arrow continue their amazing streak with Lucky McKee’s notorious 2011 shocker in a new 4K restoration.

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Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Blu-ray Review: A Delightfully Silly Flick

The good folks at Arrow bring back to life a delightfully campy and fun tribute to horror films.

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An Unmarried Woman Is the Pick of the Week

A groundbreaking 1978 classic about a woman’s reawakening starts off a new week of several low-key releases.

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Spring Night Summer Night Blu-ray Review: An Honest Portrait of Small Town Woes and Broken Dreams

Flicker Alley brings much needed new life to a nearly obscure, minimalist, but extraordinary gem of a film.

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Jaws: 45th Anniversary Is the Pick of the Week

The greatest shark attack film ever made celebrates its 45th anniversary and tops a new week of releases.

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Scorsese Shorts Is the Pick of the Week

A collection of early shorts by the legendary Martin Scorsese headlines a new week of stellar releases.

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Dance, Girl, Dance Is the Pick of the Week

A flamboyant, but highly important watermark of feminist filmmaking headlines a new week of eclectic releases.

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The Great Escape Is the Pick of the Week

A slightly flawed, but still exciting 1963 John Sturges classic starts off a new week of releases.

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Eric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales Is the Pick of the Week

Six legendary films by one of the most revered filmmakers of all-time headlines a new week of releases.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel Is the Pick of the Week

A 2014 Wes Anderson modern classic tops a new week of releases.

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Billy Liar Blu-ray Review: Tom Courtenay’s Performance is Absolutely Spellbinding

The late, great director John Schlesinger crafts a sad but uproarious portrait of a young man’s inner and outer life.

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The Cremator Is the Pick of the Week

A disturbing, but highly underrated 1969 once-banned black comedy tops a new week of interesting releases.

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Sixteen Candles Is the Pick of the Week

A 1984 John Hughes gem rounds up a new week of releases during continuous quarantine.

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Army of Shadows Is the Pick of the Week

A 1969 Jean-Pierre Melville classic starts off a new week of releases.

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Show Boat Is the Pick of the Week

James Whale’s classic 1936 adaptation of Edna Ferber’s epic tops a new week of releases.

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Bamboozled Is the Pick of the Week

Spike Lee’s nightmarishly timely satire tops a new week of releases.

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Salesman Is the Pick of the Week

A landmark 1968 documentary headlines a new week of some pretty good releases.

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Sergio Leone Westerns Is the Pick of the Week

A box set of legendary director Sergio Leone’s greatest classics tops a new week of releases.

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Paris Is Burning Is the Pick of the Week

A fearless, influential 1990 LGBTQ documentary headlines a new week of great releases.

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Teorema Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Pasolini’s Most Accessible Work

This puzzlingly fascinating masterwork from 1968 gets new life.

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Teorema Is the Pick of the Week

A radical 1968 Pasolini masterwork tops a new week of releases.

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Roma (2018) Is the Pick of the Week

Alfonso Cuaron’s hauntingly beautiful portrait of 1970’s Mexico headlines a new week of releases.

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Crooklyn Is the Pick of the Week

An underrated 1994 Spike Lee dramedy headlines a diverse week of good releases.

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Parasite Blu-ray Review: Remarkable and Timely

A modern masterpiece of wicked social commentary and unexpected pathos.

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All About My Mother Is the Pick of the Week

A gorgeous 1999 Almodovar classic tops a new week of stellar releases.

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The House by the Cemetery Is the Pick of the Week

Lucio Fulci’s gore-iffic 1981 haunted house chiller tops a new week of releases.

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Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma – The Colours of Life DVD Review

An affectionate, if not entirely in-depth document on a truly influential cinematographer.

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The Fugitive Kind Is the Pick of the Week

Sidney Lumet’s 1960 adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play heads a new week of releases.

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Holiday (1938) Is the Pick of the Week

An almost forgotten 1938 George Cukor classic starts off 2020’s first new week of releases.

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Very Bad Things Blu-ray Review: What Happens in Vegas Doesn’t Always Stay in Vegas

A difficult, but hilariously dark morality tale about men behaving really, really badly.

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Silver Bullet Is the Pick of the Week

A 1985 cult horror classic headlines a new week of eclectic releases.

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Old Joy Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Quite Reflective and Moving

I have nothing but rave things to say about this terrific film.

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Until the End of the World Is the Pick of the Week

Wim Wenders’ 1992 epic headlines a new week of stellar releases.

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Big Trouble in Little China Is the Pick of the Week

A John Carpenter cult classic rounds up a new week of releases.

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Now, Voyager Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Superior Tearjerker

A beloved 1942 Bette Davis classic gets a stellar release from the Criterion Collection.

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All About Eve Is the Pick of the Week

A legendary 1950 masterpiece about the perils of Hollywood headlines a week of good releases.

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Road Games Blu-ray Review: A Rear Windowesque Road Movie

A trippy, but often overlooked thriller of the Ozploitation era.

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When We Were Kings Is the Pick of the Week

A landmark documentary headlines a week of very low-brow releases.

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The Omen Collection Is the Pick of the Week

A 1976 horror classic, it’s so-so sequels and a mostly unnecessary remake make up a new box set that tops a new week of terrific releases.

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Three Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg Is the Pick of the Week

Von Sternberg’s classic silent trilogy rounds out a slow week of new releases.

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The Shining 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week

Kubrick’s 1980 polarizing horror masterpiece headlines a rather slow week of new releases.

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Dogtooth Blu-ray Review: Takes the Theme of Bad Parenting to an All-time High

Director Yorgos Lanthimos crafts a disturbingly hilarious portrait of twisted family life.

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The Circus Is the Pick of the Week

A 1928 Charlie Chaplin gem headlines a new week of great releases.

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Polyester Is the Pick of the Week

John Waters’s 1981 biting domestic classic tops a week of solid releases.

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