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Unknown World
Take a cinematic trip 2,500 miles into the depths of the Earth, courtesy of a Cold War- era retelling of Jules Verne.…
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Some Like It Hot
A second 4K release for the Billy Wilder-I.A.L. Diamond classic? Yes, but the advantage goes to the extras, which include unique input…
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The Gentle Gunman
What a terrible title ... but it does describe a playwright's effort to solve the 'Ireland problem' with a single cheerful thriller…
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Sabrina
This gem is too charming to ever become old or creaky; a new viewing confirms it as a pleasing confection for Audrey…
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Black Bag
Steven Soderbergh fashions a thinking-fan's spy picture about the hunt for a traitor among a group of agents that socialize together. Married…
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Midnight
This gem of a romantic comedy is as fresh now as it was 86 years ago. Mitchell Leisen's lightest farce is also…
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Law and Order
What a surprise ... an early sound western that's solid gold genre entertainment. John Huston adapted W.R. Burnett's violent retelling of the…
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Three Comrades
Filmed in the high MGM style, this polished tragic romance stars Robert Taylor, Franchot Tone and Robert Young as Germans having a…
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Oliver!
One of the more prestigious '60s movie musicals was this extremely popular roadshow item, but late-career director Carol Reed wasn't treated kindly…
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Dark City
Let's go back to the days of 'The Matrix' when the newfangled CGI toolbox was employed to visualize virtual Sci-fi fantasy dystopias,…
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007 James Bond Sean Connery 6-Film Collection — 4K
It's a 'first look' review: we've managed to borrow a copy of the 4K remasters of the Sean Connery 007 blockbusters. The…
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World Noir Vol. 3
This is exactly how Blu-ray boutique labels like Radiance help collectors find great foreign films beyond the top acknowledged classics. This 3-disc…
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Steppenwolf
We're glad we were steered toward this violent 2024 film from Kazakhstan, as it's not one we would have chosen for ourselves.…
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Prophecy
Known as a major critical disaster, John Frankenheimer's eco-horror picture is conventional monster exploitation given high production values and a screenplay laden…
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Mystery Street
Terrible title, excellent noir. Certain movies just seem to come out perfect. This mainline noir finds suspense and excitement in a police-lab…
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Lili
MGM's surprise hit has remained one of their more beloved musicals -- a musical with one song! Leslie Caron is inspired casting…
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Tales of Adventure Collection 5
This 5th [Imprint] collection is in truth a varied Sci-fi sampler, with one bona fide classic, an ultra-cheap Sam Katzman item, a…
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The Silent Star
East Germany's interplanetary Sci-fi epic is finally remastered to Blu-ray quality, with original stereophonic soundtracks. What we once knew as the re-edited…
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Themroc
Claude Faraldo's absurdist ode to anarchy indulges in some gleeful taboo-breaking. A working man finds relief from daily dehumanization by converting his…
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Side Street
MGM's 'noir lite' puts Farley Granger into a murderous bind involving blackmail and his own sticky fingers: an act of petty pilferage…
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Killer of Sheep
Charles Burnett's most acclaimed film comes to 4K in a special edition that adds new interviews and documentaries to Milestone Films' excellent…
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I’m Still Here
Brazil's Academy Award winner is the most emotionally affecting picture of 2024, the true story of a Rio de Janeiro household during…
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Springfield Rifle
Gary Cooper's best oater for Warner Bros. may be this sharp action-espionage western directed with real verve by the dependable André De…
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The Andromeda Strain
The COVID pandemic has given new relevance to an entire category of Science Fiction thrillers, and Robert Wise's original tale of a…
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The Three Musketeers / The Four Musketeers Two Films by Richard Lester
Richard Lester's superb epic succeeds in every way -- with a glorious production, dazzling swordplay, witty comedy, and fidelity to the spirit…
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The Iron Rose
Jean Rollin takes a break from nude vampires à la française for a direct-from-the-crypt meditation on morbid romanticism. Inspired by a 19th…