Will McKinley

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Thanks a Million DVD Review: Dick Powell Croons, I Swoon

A prescient political satire from 1935 makes its DVD debut.

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The Meanest Man in the World DVD Review: Jack Benny and Rochester, Together Again

A rarely seen Jack Benny film makes its DVD debut.

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Fraulein DVD Review: War is Hell, Particularly When It’s Pan-and-Scan

Love among the ruins at the end of World War II, for those with 25-year-old TVs.

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Coney Island DVD Review: Musical Fun in the Technicolor Sun with Betty Grable

This 1943 musical, starring wartime’s most popular pick-up, is definitely worth a ride.

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Born to Be Bad (1950) DVD Review: A Cinematic Mystery Solved

Six decades later, Warner Archive restores the original ending to what could have been a great film.

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Celebrate Samuel Fuller’s Centenary with Verboten! (1959) from the Warner Archive Collection

An odd war film from the director of Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss demands rediscovery.

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Red Hook Summer Movie Review: A Trip You Don’t Want to Make

The latest installment of the writer/director’s Chronicles of Brooklyn series is a frustrating misfire.

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Rings on Her Fingers DVD Review: A Perfect Fit for Screwball Comedy Fans

Take another bite of The Lady Eve’s apple with this entertaining knock-off of the Sturges classic.

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Singin’ in the Rain from TCM and Fathom Events: Still Making ’em Laugh in Theaters 60 Years Later

What a glorious feelin’, as the beloved 1952 musical comedy returns to theaters for one day only.

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Book Review: Cary Grant: A Life in Pictures, Edited by Yann-Brice Dherbier: Handsome Book, Handsome Man

Life was a bit harder than it looked for the real “Cary Grant.”

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Dark Shadows: Fan Favorites DVD Review: Vampires, Witches, and Werewolves, Oh My!

In nine more episodes from the classic series, the late Jonathan Frid proves that there’s only one Barnabas Collins.

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The Best of Barnabas DVD Review: A Perfect Primer for Dark Shadows Vampire Virgins

The late, lamented Jonathan Frid lives forever in this delightful new collection of nine classic episodes.

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The War Room Criterion Collection DVD Review: The Men Behind the Man from Hope

This two-disc DVD of the 1992 campaign documentary is a delightful trip down memory lane.

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2012 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts Review: Bring Tissues, Because You’re Going to Cry

This year’s nominees stuff a lot of emotion into small packages.

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God Is the Bigger Elvis Movie Review: Classic Film Star Dolores Hart Returns After 50 Years, and Oscar Notices

The Hollywood starlet who became a nun is back in this unlikely Oscar nominee.

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The Woman in Black (2012) Movie Review: Harry Who?

Daniel Radcliffe shuffles off the ghost of Harry Potter with the help of Hammer.

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A Separation Movie Review: A Worthy Recipient of Academy Accolades

Hope that this Oscar nominee is coming soon to a theater near you.

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Design For Living Criterion Collection DVD Review: The Pre-Codiest of the Pre-Codes

Director Ernst Lubitsch’s classic rom-com is a three-way delight.

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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Lives Again, Thanks to Martin Scorsese and the Film Foundation

Scorsese kicks off a two-week run of the restored classic at New York City’s Film Forum.

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William Castle is Back! And Deader Than Ever

Skeletons are not the only things to emerge from a Halloween weekend screening of House on Haunted Hill.

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New York Film Festival 2011 Review: The Artist: Evoking Memories of Buster Keaton

A brand new silent film pays tribute to the visual masters and cinematic language of the past.

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New York Film Festival 2011 Review: Martha Marcy May Marlene: A Chilling Parable of Millennial Pessimism

Writer/Director Sean Durkin’s indie thriller may be this generation’s Rosemary’s Baby.

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New York Film Festival 2011 Review: Martin Scorsese’s Hugo: A Valentine to Cinema

Scorsese’s new film is a pleasant surprise for the NYFF audience.

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New York Film Festival 2011 Review: Shame

Controversy is coming in director Steve McQueen’s sexy, disturbing new film.

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New York Film Festival 2011 Review: The Kid with a Bike: A Harrowing Tale of Troubled Tweenhood

Don’t kid yourself! The new film by the Dardenne brothers is a must-see.

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New York Film Festival 2011: Susan Orlean’s Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend

The greatest movie star of the 1920s was a dog. The new book about him is anything but.

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New York Film Festival 2011: Melancholia Cast Comments About Lars von Trier

The controversial Danish director is back with the feel-bad hit of the fall.

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New York Film Festival 2011 Review: Ben-Hur (1959)

Flawless restoration, flawed presentation.

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A Fistful of Dollars / For A Few Dollars More Blu-rays Review: The Man with No Name Looks Better Than Ever

After nearly half a century, Clint Eastwood can still rock a poncho.

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Senna Movie Review: See It Now, Because Everyone Will Be Talking About It

Like the saying goes, he lived fast and died young.

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes vs. Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes (2001): And the Winner is…

Get your hands off my childhood, you damn, dirty movie studios!

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Bellflower Movie Review: Flamethrowing Its Way into Your Heart

This Sundance and SXSW fav more than lives up to the buzz.

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Battle for the Planet of the Apes Movie Review: Time to Sell More Coloring Books!

Man and ape living together? It’s a madhouse! A madhouse!

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Escape from the Planet of the Apes Movie Review: A Cinematic Course Correction for the Franchise

“Where we come from, apes talk. Humans are dumb.” – Cornelius

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Whistle Down the Wind Movie Review: The Best Film You’ve Never Seen

Unflinchingly satirical, though never disrespectful to people of faith.

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Monte Hellman’s Road to Nowhere (2010) Movie Review: A Cinematic Dream

“This dream is over now. Time to put your shoes on and hit the streets.”

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