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Die Nackte und der Satan (The Head)
Another classic-era Eurohorror title has surfaced on Blu-ray. Straight from the exploitation trenches of postwar Germany, this elusive opus jangles plenty of…
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La Llorona (2019)
With human justice absent in the awful political bloodshed in Central America, Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamente finds payback in cinematic fantasy. A…
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Zerograd
A truly fascinating rarity from the U.S.S.R., Karen Shahknazarov's wickedly droll satire proves that the country Reagan called an 'Evil Empire' was…
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Cutter’s Way
Ivan Passer's superb coda to the '60s counterculture generation now enjoys a formidable reputation; this new Fun City Editions release packs it…
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Still by far the best adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson story, Paramount's glossy pre-Code is also one of the most prestigious…
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Night of the Living Dead 4K
Anticipating new interest in one of the most influential horror films of all time, Criterion gives George Romero's zombie classic the boost…
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House of Psychotic Women
Severin's October offerings include this investigation of Euro-weirdness curated with academic purpose and clarity by Kier-La Janisse, evoking the name of her…
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The Raid (1954)
This Civil War thriller has so much that's truthful to say about War, Patriotism and combatant-vs.-civilian terror that we can hardly believe…
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Creatures the World Forgot
Yes, it's Hammer's grimy rags 'n' rock prehistoric saga, the notorious third caveman vs. dinosaurs spectacle that has no dinosaurs, leaving the…
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Barabbas
Richard Fleischer's Biblical epic is a class act all the way, and one of producer Dino De Laurentiis's greatest accomplishments. Anthony Quinn's…
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In Bruges 4K
Martin McDonagh's cult hit man feature comes to 4K looking extremely good: fans of low-key black humor and droll sentimentality, kinda-like-the-Coens, kinda-like-Tarantino,…
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Murder at the Vanities
Saucy pre-Code entertainment frequently served up risqué dialogue, with edgy content like promiscuity and drug use. Mitchell Leisen's 1934 murder mystery goes…
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Secret of the Incas
Behold -- it's Indiana Jones in embryonic form. Paramount's South American adventure exploits Peruvian scenery and the '50s exotica phenomenon that was…
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Married to the Mob
Many gangland parodies fall flat, but not Jonathan Demme's marvelous combo of high spirits and murder. Mafia spouse Angela de Marco's story…
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George Pal Sci-fi Double Feature 4K
It's one of the year's most awaited discs: the recent restored and remastered The War of the Worlds '53 in a glorious…
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The Scarlet Hour
Producer-director Michael Curtiz's femme fatale noir has a lot going for it -- high production values, VistaVision, and new film talent in…
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Rain (1932)
The effort to restore neglected films doesn't get more rewarding than this 4K rebirth of Lewis Milestone's version of the acclaimed Somerset…
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Orders to Kill
Anthony Asquith's unusual look at wartime espionage garnered good notices in 1958, perhaps from reviewers rebelling against the trend toward ruthless screen…
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The Cop (Un condé)
The tough guys in Yves Boisset's crime drama answer revenge with revenge, and Michel Bouquet's rogue cop commits outrageous acts of lawlessness…
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Le Corbeau
As an artist Henri-Georges Clouzot was fearless: in the darkness of the German occupation he made a movie about the social crime…
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So Proudly We Hail
If a single WW2 Hollywood war epic can sum up the complexity of homefront morale-building, this one is it. Claudette Colbert, Paulette…
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Essential Film Noir Collection 3
The third 'Essential' noir collection is easily [Imprint]'s best, with two genuine classics of the style plus two excellent and equally entertaining…
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A Fugitive from the Past
Arrow Video floors us with yet another well-curated Japanese masterpiece. For practical purposes, this disc might represent the Western premiere of Tomu…
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On the Beach
End-of-the-world Sci-fi went mainstream with a heavy message about human extinction in John Paxton's all-star adaptation of Nevil Shute's best seller. Always…
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The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?
Talk about a Back-to-School disc promotion! CineSavant digs into Severin's MegaBox The Incredibly Strange films of Ray Dennis Steckler -- 10 discs,…
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Plenty of actors have played Abraham Lincoln well, but the actor still most associated with the role is Raymond Massey, who starred…