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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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Smooth Talk is the Pick of the Week

There have been so many tales of adolescence and teenage portraits of sexual and social mores than most people can ...
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Baby Doll Is the Pick of the Week

Legendary director Elia Kazan never made happy-go-lucky movies. His cinema is comprised of sheer human drama, drama that includes characters ...
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The Parallax View Is the Pick of the Week

The logic of conspiracy theories has a lot to do with elements or explanations that can be considered factual or ...
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Do the Right Thing 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week

What else can be said about Do the Right Thing, iconic filmmaker Spike Lee's 1989 classic? It remains one of ...
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The Ascent Is the Pick of the Week

The late filmmaker Larisa Shepitko (1938-1979) was an incredible director with an original sense of style and detail. She had ...
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They Live 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week

Legendary horror master John Carpenter just celebrated his 73rd birthday on Saturday. Every true genre fan has a favorite Carpenter ...
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Just Before Dawn Is the Pick of the Week

When Halloween, John Carpenter's 1978 masterpiece was released, it became the essential template on how to successfully create a thrill-ride, ...
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Three Films by Luis Bunuel Is the Pick of the Week

What else can any self-respecting film critic or lover say about the one and only Luis Buñuel (the father of ...
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The Best Years of Our Lives Is the Pick of the Week

If you ask any true film lover and TCM devotee what's one of their favorite movies, they'll probably tell you ...
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Tremors Is the Pick of the Week

There have been so many movies that have been throwbacks or tributes to the creatures features of the 1950s. These ...
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Mouchette Is the Pick of the Week

The legendary Robert Bresson remains one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema. His portraits (often harrowing, yet ...
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Crash (1996) Is the Pick of the Week

When you think of legendary director David Cronenberg, you picture highly original works of twisted horror and scientific madness. Whether ...
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Essential Fellini Is the Pick of the Week

I don't have to tell you that Federico Fellini remains one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of film. ...
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Is the Pick of the Week

Legendary and celebrated indie director Jim Jarmusch is the type of filmmaker that you can't place in a certain box. ...
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Girlfriends Is the Pick of the Week 

In popular culture, we've seen great movies and TV shows about female friendships and the ups and downs that obviously ...
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V for Vendetta 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week 

When Donald Trump was unfortunately elected in 2016, that obviously set out an extreme chain of events that have turned ...
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Parasite Is the Pick of the Week

Everything you've heard about director Bong Joon-ho's rightly acclaimed and celebrated 2019 modern classic, Parasite, is definitely true. It's a ...
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Back to the Future Trilogy 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week

What else can one say about the Back to the Future trilogy that hasn't been said already? It is still ...
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Scream Factory’s The Friday the 13th Collection Deluxe Edition Is the Pick of the Week

Halloween (1978), when it was released, set the standard for the slasher genre, which would go on to have an ...
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Pierrot le Fou Is the Pick of the Week

I know that legendary director Jean-Luc Godard, by many, should be taken with a grain of salt (or ten), but ...
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The Elephant Man Is the Pick of the Week

Obviously, the great David Lynch is isn't exactly known for depicting humanity and subtlety, even in some of his greatest ...
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Full Metal Jacket 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week

Stanley Kubrick remains one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema. He didn't make a lot of films, ...
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Shivers Is the Pick of the Week

If you ask any true film buff who's the master of "Body Horror", and they tell you it's the legendary ...
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The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection Is the Pick of the Week

What else can be mentioned about the legendary Alfred Hitchcock that hasn't already been so? There are so many reasons ...
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Beetlejuice 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week

Usually, most films about dead people are serious, bleak, and grim as all get out. However, there are those that ...
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Toni Is the Pick of the Week

When discussing the legendary Jean Renoir, you're talking about one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. ...
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Town Bloody Hall Is the Pick of the Week

Norman Mailer was arguably the most influential writer during postwar America. He wasn't afraid to be outspoken of what he ...
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The Complete Films of Agnes Varda Is the Pick of the Week

A master filmmaker like the great Agnes Varda needs no introduction. When she passed away at the age of 90, ...
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The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum Is the Pick of the Week

In today's extremely terrifying times, where Donald Trump continues his reign of terror, you have to look back at the ...
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The Tenant Is the Pick of the Week

Yes, I know that Roman Polanski is a very controversial figure today, and what he did in mid to late ...
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Marriage Story Is the Pick of the Week

As I pointed out in my recent review for Marriage Story, director Noah Baumbach's soulful and deeply intense 2019 film, ...
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Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits Is the Pick of the Week

As we all know, the legendary Bruce Lee is/was the most influential figure in the history of martial arts, bar ...
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The War of the Worlds (1953) Is the Pick of the Week

The 1950s was decade of sheer uncertainty and paranoia due to the threat of the Cold War and imminent doom ...
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Come and See Is the Pick of the Week

"War is hell" is a famous phrase that many films have demonstrated, in sometimes painful or painfully graphic detail. It's ...
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire Is the Pick of the Week

As we all know, June is #Pride month, and it is one of a celebration of the triumphs and struggles ...
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The Cameraman Is the Pick of the Week

What else can you say about the legendary Buster Keaton (one of three kings of silent cinema, alongside Charlie Chaplin ...
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An Unmarried Woman Is the Pick of the Week

In a way, the 1970s was the decade of the woman. There were many films about women coming into their ...
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Jaws: 45th Anniversary Is the Pick of the Week

What else can be said about Steven Spielberg's 1975 masterpiece Jaws that hasn't been said already? The legendary film has ...
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Scorsese Shorts Is the Pick of the Week

As we all know, Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema. His style, technique, ...
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Dance, Girl, Dance Is the Pick of the Week

The iconic Dorothy Arzner was definitely an legend in the history of cinema. She was the only female director working ...
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The Great Escape Is the Pick of the Week

A lot of things have been said about director John Sturges' admire 1963 anti-war classic, The Great Escape. Audiences and ...
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Eric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales Is the Pick of the Week

The late, great Eric Rohmer (1920-2010) was a film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and teacher. However, he was best known ...
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The Grand Budapest Hotel Is the Pick of the Week

Wes Anderson is one my favorite directors. His films combine quirky characters and deadpan humor, but in mostly modern settings. ...
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The Cremator Is the Pick of the Week

The now-ancient Czech New Wave was a limited, but highly influential cinema movement that took place from 1963 to 1968. ...
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