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House of Bamboo
This isn't a new disc; you might not even be able to find a copy. We're reposting a 2015 review because its…
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The Facts of Murder
The homicide detective in Pietro Germi's classic thriller knows the score: "A crime investigation is like when you lift a stone and…
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The Outside Man
Jean-Louis Trintignant's reluctant gambler and Roy Scheider's professional hit man shoot it out in the streets of Los Angeles in Jacques Deray's…
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Two War films by Lewis Gilbert
Fans of Brit war fare will like these mid-'50s look-backs at daring exploits in uniform, directed by Lewis Gilbert. Albert R.N. is…
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Cabin in the Sky
One of the most entertaining musicals ever, MGM's 'All Black' Broadway extravaganza wins over audiences with its big heart, tuneful song list…
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Lone Star 4K
Texas becomes a battleground for change: the law 'n' order image of the Texas Rangers, the attitudes of established immigrants, a soldier…
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Jinnah
And we thought we'd seen everything good from Christopher Lee! This rarely-seen national epic gives him a highly unusual role as Mohammed…
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Odds Against Tomorrow
Tomorrow may only be 'A Day Away,' but the important thing to remember is that it is a bleak gamble. Harry Belafonte…
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Castle of Blood (Danza Macabra) 4K
Wow, Severin's killer 4K restoration boosts Antonio Margheriti's bloodsucking ghost chiller nearer the apex of classic gothic Eurohorror. Barbara Steele seduces, swoons…
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Tarzan the Ape Man
Hopefully this release is just the beginning of a new series of WAC Tarzan remasters. The original pre-Code classic has everything we…
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Devil’s Partner + Creature from the Haunted Sea
A pact with Satan! A pop-eyed sea monster! The lurid artwork for this fairly obscure 1961 horror double bill looks like adult…
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
The film adaptation of Mordecai Richler's book retains the original's richness and feeling for character, thanks to fine direction by Ted Kotcheff…
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Oppenheimer 4K
Christopher Nolan's biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer is a welcome departure from present film trends. The story of the 'father' of the…
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Essential Film Noir Collection 5
An eclectic stack of B&W thrillers -- Island of Doomed Men, The Red Menace, The Burglar, and 13 West Street -- is…
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The Warriors 4K
This is a Christmas movie? The 1980s began early with this high-concept, edgy-but-silly urban fantasy dreamed up by Walter Hill when an…
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Blast of Silence
This once-obscure item has accumulated a solid cult following. Allen Baron writes, directs and stars in a gritty on-the-streets tale of a…
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The Life of Emile Zola
Does it Creak? Not at all. Paul Muni brings this revered biographical drama to life, even if it's less about Zola and…
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Diamond Head
Take a full-blown soap opera and add scenery to die for . . . statehood brings changes to the islands, and a…
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The Last Picture Show 4K
Peter Bogdanovich's crowning achievement gets the 4K nod from Criterion, with additional Blu-ray extras plus the entire belated sequel Texasville -- in…
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The Quatermass Experiment
It's the one and only original Hammer Sci-fi thriller that changed the genre, inspiring good filmmakers and copycats alike. Val Guest adapts…
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Our Town (1940)
A new video remaster makes us want to ring bells -- ClassicFlix's improvement over earlier eyesore discs is like night and day.…
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The Exiles
Take a trip to Los Angeles in the late 1950s . . . but to the low-rent district of Bunker Hill, where…
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The Last Tycoon
Elia Kazan and Harold Pinter's classy adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished novel looks and plays better than ever, with a fine…
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Queen of Outer Space
"I hate her! I hate dat qveen!" Despite being one of the most maladroit sci-fiers of the '50s, color and 'scope and…
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Messiah of Evil
How did two hot film students pass the time while waiting to become immortal as the writers of American Graffiti? Gloria Katz…
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The Terror + The Little Shop of Horrors
"Feed Me!" Female ghosts and man-eating plants! It's another good disc of Roger Corman favorites, especially for collectors hungry for an improved…