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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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Dial M for Murder Is the Pick of the Week

An odd 1954 Hitchcock thriller caps off a week of low-key releases.

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The Snake Pit Blu-ray Review: One of the First and Best Motion Pictures to Bring Mental Illness to Life

A controversial, watershed classic that taps into a relatable topic that afflicts many of us.

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Kind Hearts and Coronets Blu-ray Review: An Influential Cinema Landmark

The 1949 black comedy masterpiece from Ealing Studios gets a new upgrade, courtesy of Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

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Fists in the Pocket Is the Pick of the Week

A darkly funny 1965 slap in the face to family values headlines a week of releases.

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The Koker Trilogy Is the Pick of the Week

The late master Kiarostami’s influential trilogy rounds out a week of stellar new releases.

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Magnificent Obsession Is the Pick of the Week

A 1954 Douglas Sirk weepfest rounds out a new week of releases.

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Alice, Sweet Alice Blu-ray Review: Has Surprisingly Aged Very Well

Alfred Sole’s underrated shocker gets a new, superb upgrade courtesy of Arrow.

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The Inland Sea Is the Pick of the Week

A rather unknown 1991 travelogue with one of film culture’s greatest scholars headlines a week of new releases.

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The Reflecting Skin Blu-ray Review: A Brutally Surreal Coming-of-Age Gem

A beguilingly weird swan dive into twisted childhood as if made by David Lynch and Terrence Malick.

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Alice, Sweet Alice Is the Pick of the Week

A highly overlooked 1976 slasher headlines a week of interesting releases.

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Glory Is the Pick of the Week

A 1989 masterpiece tops a new week of interesting releases.

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Do the Right Thing Is the Pick of the Week

Spike Lee’s 1989 masterpiece tops a week of great releases.

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Klute Is the Pick of the Week

A gritty ’70s masterwork leads a week of interesting releases.

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The BRD Trilogy Is the Pick of the Week

Fassbinder’s classic trilogy stands out during a week of notable releases.

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Leon Morin, Priest Is the Pick of the Week

Legendary director Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1961 non-gangster classic leads a rather slow week of releases.

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Is the Pick of the Week

John Cameron Mitchell’s 2001 cult classic rounds out a pretty great week of new releases.

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Us Is the Pick of the Week

Jordan Peele’s creepy second work headlines a new, interesting release week.

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Us Blu-ray Review: A Stunning Second Effort by Jordan Peele

The writer/director crafts a horrifying portrait of humanity forced to look at itself, definite flaws and all.

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Thirst (2009) Blu-ray Review: A Wicked Love Story

A stylish, disturbing, and super cool tale of vampirism from one of the finest Korean directors alive.

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Swing Time Is the Pick of the Week

An Astaire and Rogers classic headlines a somewhat pivotal week of new releases.

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Fatso Blu-ray Review: Starring the Great Comedian Dom DeLuise

A bittersweet, slightly satirical look at the dark side of food love.

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Let the Sunshine In Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Love Is…Brutally Human

There’s no sunshine in Claire Denis’s low-key and bleak anti-romantic comedy about the absurdity of what we do for love.

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The Image Book Blu-ray Review: Godard Expresses the Hell of the Contemporary World

A hypnotizing and provocative film essay of a world reaching oblivion from one of cinema’s most radical filmmakers.

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Diamonds of the Night Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Story of Youth Under Fire with a Brilliantly Fractured Eye

A startling and very tense debut from the most unflinching director of the now-ancient Czechoslovak New Wave.

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The Miseducation of Cameron Post Blu-ray Review: Understated and Challenging

Chloe Grace Moretz’s amazing performance anchors this timely, funny, and at times difficult film of a sadly still existing subject.

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The World Before Your Feet DVD Review: One Very Must-see Documentary

A fascinating and utterly charming documentary about the true beauty of New York City.

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Far from Heaven Blu-ray Review: Subtle and Graceful Filmmaking

A remarkable and impeccably acted portrait of 1950s suburban malaise from the early 2000s.

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Shame (1968) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Harrowing, Nightmarish Bergman Masterpiece

As unflinchingly honest and unforgiving as a film can ever get.

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Shoplifters DVD Review: Two Hours of Pure, Understated, Humanistic Cinema

One of the very best films of 2018.

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Mikey and Nicky Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Elaine May Should Be Unanimously Acclaimed

A very underappreciated masterpiece of toxic masculinity and bleak relationships.

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Sarah T.: Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic Blu-ray Review: A Powerful Performance by Linda Blair

A sobering, if slight look at teenage alcoholism.

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A Dry White Season Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Truly Gripping Cinema

An unflinching and sadly relevant drama of violence and ongoing oppression.

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The Atomic Cafe Blu-ray Review: How I Learned to Keep Worrying and Fear the Bomb

One of the most essential films, documentary or otherwise, in the history of Cinema.

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Nancy Movie Review: An Uncomfortably Subtle and Hauntingly Grim Portrait

The acting, direction, and writing represent a uniqueness rarely found in cinema.

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Gas Food Lodging Blu-ray Review: A Moving Study of Women on Their Own Terms

A wonderfully somber portrait of women at a crossroads.

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Distant Voices, Still Lives Blu-ray Review: Accurately Captures the Battle of the Sexes

A minimalist, but masterful portrait of harrowing family dynamics.

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Cinema Sentries

A Raisin in the Sun Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Wonderfully Acted Film

A masterpiece adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s eternal play about the conflicts of Black life.

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Smithereens Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Indie Filmmaking at Its Most Raw and Unpolished

A grainy, authentic look at New York youth during the dying days of Punk.

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The Day After Blu-ray Review: Still Has a Probing Effect on Society Today

A slightly crude, but still chillingly effective TV classic about nuclear horror.

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The Addiction Blu-ray Review: A Very Disturbing but Highly Intelligent Tale of Urban Vampirism

I definitely have to recommend this shocking, masterful film.

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Smash Palace Blu-ray Review: Defies Convention and Cliche

The late Bruno Lawrence’s stunning performance highlights this gritty story of separation and brutal masculinity.

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Baal Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Unbearable, Unflinching, and Savage

Fassbinder’s mythic performance fuels this vicious depiction of West German’s social malaise.

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100 Years of Horror DVD Review: A Look Back at the Genre

Not the best of horror documentaries, but Christopher Lee more than makes up for its shortcomings.

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Westfront 1918 Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Unglamorously Shows War the Way That It Is

A harrowing, if slightly polished, depiction of the sheer horrors of war.

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The Apartment (Limited Edition) Blu-ray Review: Continues to Stand the Test of Time

Arrow pulls out all the stops for Billy Wilder’s legendary 1960 masterpiece.

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Silent Night, Deadly Night Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review

This season, Santa is bringing more than just presents and good cheer.

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