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

The late, great Krzysztof Kieslowski, legendary Polish filmmaker, remains one of the most renowned directors in the history of cinema, ...
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This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection Is the Pick of the Week

This POTW is going to be a little different because the film I'm choosing for this is one I haven't ...
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Imitation of Life (1934) is the Pick of the Week

Despite the popularity of Douglas Sirk's 1959 version of the celebrated Fanny Hurst novel, I actually prefer the original 1934 ...
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Criterion’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is the Pick of the Week

Welcome or welcome back, whichever is applicable. If you have left over gift cards or cash from the holidays and ...
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Carrie 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

What else can one say about Brian De Palma's masterful 1976 Stephen King adaptation Carrie? It's one of the greatest ...
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, legendary genre director Tobe Hooper's wild and viciously bonkers follow-up to his groundbreaking and still ...
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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 ...
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Daisies is the Pick of the Week

When I first watched Věra Chytilová's 1966 game-changer Daisies, I was immediately struck by its approach to youthful rebellion, its ...
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Return of the Living Dead 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

Ever since George A. Romero's masterpiece Night of the Living Dead was unleashed in 1968, everyone wanted to do their ...
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Night of the Living Dead 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

What else can you say about George A. Romero's highly influential 1968 masterpiece Night of the Living Dead?! It's one ...
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Poltergeist 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

What else can one say about Tobe Hopper's 1982 classic Poltergeist that hasn't already been said? It's a film about ...
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Blow Out 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

Despite the constant comparisons to Hitchcock, celebrated director Brian De Palma does have a style all his own. Yes, he's ...
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Child’s Play 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

Let's just get this out of the way. Child's Play (1988), directed by genre icon Tom Holland, still has one ...
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Tenebrae 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

Of course, Dario Argento is one the great Italian masters of horror. His films are usually light of plot and ...
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Marty is the Pick of the Week

Today, 1955's Marty may not seem like an obvious choice for Best Picture, but make no mistake, it was refreshing ...
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The Virgin Suicides 4K is the Pick of the Week

Sofia Coppola has always been a filmmaker of immense interest. She loves zeroing in on the trials and tribulations of ...
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Shaft (1971) is the Pick of the Week

I have to admit that I am not usually well-versed in the films of the now-famous Blaxploitation genre. I have ...
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The Tales of Hoffman is the Pick of the Week

Powell and Pressburger was a filmmaking duo for the ages. Their films were unlike anything you had ever seen, even ...
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Mississippi Masala is the Pick of the Week

Interracial and intercontinental romance isn't as explored in film as often as it should. Acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair's gorgeous 1992 ...
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The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection Volume 2 is the Pick of the Week

As everyone knows and has always said, Hitchcock is the ultimate "Master of Suspense". When it comes to their own ...
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From the Journals of Jean Seberg is the Pick of the Week

Iconic actress Jean Seberg was ahead of her time. She was also a woman of her time, having a few ...
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Jockey is the Pick of the Week

This week may not have the most notable releases, but there are a few that I will highlight, including a ...
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The Godfather Trilogy 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

What else can one say about The Godfather saga? The whole trilogy (at least parts 1 & 2) set the ...
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Hester Street is the Pick of the Week

As I mentioned in my recent review, I think that Hester Street, the late Joan Micklin Silver's fantastic 1975 film, ...
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Alligator 4K Ultra HD is the Pick of the Week

Some ideas sound really absurd on paper, but when they're put on the screen, they sometimes manage to sneak up ...
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Miller’s Crossing is the Pick of the Week

The Coen Brothers are a dynamic directing duo for the film history books. They don't make films within one particular ...
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The Piano is the Pick of the Week

As I mentioned before, acclaimed director Jane Campion still seems to be undervalued and understated in most film circles (which ...
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The Celebration is the Pick of the Week

Although I have only seen one film from the Dogme 95 movement, which was Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves ...
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All My Sons is the Pick of the Week

Happy New Year, CS readers. Hope to see you around these parts often throughout 2022. Arthur Miller was an important ...
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Krampus: The Naughty Cut is the Pick of the Week

As a person who has somewhat gotten over the holidays, I prefer my Christmas movies to be bleak, mean-spirited, and ...
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Mulholland Dr. 4K is the Pick of the Week

Singular filmmaker David Lynch is one of the most original directors in the history of film. His stylish, and at ...
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La strada is the Pick of the Week

Italian neorealism was an influential but rather short new wave of cinema. The movement held a mirror up to portray ...
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Deep Red is the Pick of the Week

The legendary Dario Argento is arguably the Italian master of horror. Despite their fairly standard plots, his films seem to ...
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Misery 4K is the Pick of the Week

What else can one say about director Rob Reiner's still iconic 1990 adaptation of Stephen King's 1987 novel that hasn't ...
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Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films is the Pick of the Week

When legendary filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles passed away last week, it understandably caused a ripple in film history, especially in ...
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Mona Lisa is the Pick of the Week

Neo noirs are contemporary films from 1970s and '80s that do take themes and elements from classic noirs, but they ...
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Ashes and Diamonds is the Pick of the Week

When it comes to war, there is the always the complicated struggle between fulfilling a sense of duty, or rebelling ...
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Nashville is the Pick of the Week

The late, great filmmaker Robert Altman remains one of the most beloved directors in the history of cinema. His use ...
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The Dead Zone (Collector’s Edition) is the Pick of the Week

As many of us know, Stephen King is the modern master of literary horror. Most of his works delve deep ...
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Working Girls is the Pick of the Week

Prostitution continues to be a stigmatized profession. Most people look down upon it, meaning that they think that it is ...
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Pariah is the Pick of the Week

There are always films in the LGBTQ genre that center on white gay society and their issues of growing up, ...
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Streetwise/Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell is the Pick of the Week

Documentaries are not always front-and-center in the film spectrum, and that rattles me. Documentaries have the powerful ability to showcase ...
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Mommie Dearest Is the Pick of the Week

When it comes to cautionary tales of celebrities and their children, I think 1981's Mommie Dearest is the mother of ...
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National Lampoon’s Animal House 4K is the Pick of the Week

There have been many comedies about college life, such as Revenge of the Nerds, Old School, and Neighbors. As fun ...
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Speed 4K is the Pick of the Week

Say what you will about the '90s, and I'll most likely agree with you. Just like the 1980s, it was ...
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Memories of Murder is the Pick of the Week

Seeing Bong Joon Ho's Parasite awhile back, I realized that I've missed out on a lot of great, and unique ...
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Thundarr the Barbarian: The Complete Series is the Pick of the Week

Over the past couple of years, I finally caught up with Steve Gerber's run on Howard the Duck, a subversive ...
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World of Wong Kar Wai is the Pick of the Week

The great Wong Kar Wai, now-iconic filmmaker, has become one of the masters of modern contemporary cinema. He's one of ...
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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is the Pick of the Week

As many film buffs know, legendary filmmaker Sam Peckinpah remains one of the greatest and most unpredictable directors in the ...
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Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks is the Pick of the Week

Well, hi there. It has been a long time since I've written one of these. Dave has done such a ...
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