Mississippi Masala is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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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By Gordon S. Miller |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Gordon S. Miller |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Mat Brewster |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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
By Davy |
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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