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The 7th Dawn
It's a Cold War thriller in the steamy tropics! The Reds are making their move in Malaya and four vibrant people are…
Articles by Glenn Erickson
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The Great Escape 4K
I must have at least 7 home video releases of John Sturges' classic starting from VHS, but they've come up with a…
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Ladies They Talk About
You can't beat pre-Code Barbara Stanwyck, who glows as a knockout thieves' accomplice, tough prison convict and deceitful lover of an incorruptible…
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The Learning Tree
The triple-threat talent Gordon Parks gets carte blanche to film his own autobiographical novel back in his old home town -- and…
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The Ultimate Invaders from Mars
Sorry, this is not for a new disc. From 23 years ago, this was the first article that convinced me that there…
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The Red Shoes 4K
The only sales pitch needed is "The Red Shoes has been encoded in 4K." Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger's 1947 masterpiece conquered…
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The Abbott and Costello Show Season 1
ClassicFlix comes forward with an entire 26 original episodes of the comic duo's 1952 TV show, all fully remastered by the 3-D…
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The Wolf of Wall Street 4K
The Mean Street for this Martin Scorsese picture is Wall Street. His show pushes the hard- R rating to depict the wild…
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The Long Goodbye
Is this show a hatchet job on Raymond Chandler's confidential agent, or do Robert Altman and Leigh Brackett honestly find a place…
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Reds
Warren Beatty's show is a beautiful, one of a kind epic. Never mind that it is sharply critical of John Reed, an…
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Homebodies
This remarkable black comedy is often listed as a horror film yet it has more nervous laughs than shivers. It's a solid…
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Mill of the Stone Women
That's how things ought to work -- give this reviewer EXACTLY the great disc he wants to see and wait for the…
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Ivanhoe
Chivalry! Vows of loyalty and honor! Combat action that will impress today's Marvel fans! The violet eyes and super-damsel figure of Elizabeth…
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All or Nothing
U.K. director Mike Leigh directs films in a wide range of moods but his working-class dramas are what made his name. All…
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Mulholland Dr. 4K
This one delivers the 4K 'experience' -- and David Lynch's mesmerizing visuals and Angelo Badalamenti's seductive music once again pull us into…
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Unearthly Stranger
CineSavant reaches back to a U.K. disc released in 2014, because the subject is (what else) a semi-obscure science fiction effort. Favorite…
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Citizen Kane 4K
A thousand releases down the line, Criterion gives us a special edition of the most creatively brilliant & innovative movie in history,…
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It’s A Wonderful Life 75th Anniversary
It's the Gold Standard of Christmas movies and likely the oldest feature still broadcast on network TV during the holidays: Frank Capra's…
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Kino Noir Times Four
Let's shout our approval of this foursome of vintage noirs, all of which have been scarce since Eddie Muller was old enough…
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Party Girl
This colorful gangland drama was made by a studio in transition, in the middle of a crippling musicians’ strike. Robert Taylor and…
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Bloody Pit of Horror
Did these filmmakers have any idea how twisted a picture they were making? It doesn't matter because this Italo torture orgy has…
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The Addams Family 4K
Barry Sonnenfeld leaped from hot cinematographer status to A- list director with this sure-footed big screen adaptation of the TV show based…
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Number Seventeen
One of Alfred Hitchcock's so-called lesser films bounces back in an immaculate restoration. Say goodbye to dismal, indecipherable Public Domain versions --…
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The Hills Have Eyes 4K
Wes Craven's getting a 4K Ultra HD workout this year, what with his monster hit Scream arriving in 4K last month. This…
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The Assassination Bureau
Veteran filmmakers Michael Relph and Basil Dearden try a hip 'n' flip costume comedy about an 1899 consortium that's the equivalent of…
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Fury (1936)
Fritz Lang's first American picture is a searing social statement out of message-averse Hollywood. It's also a cinematic landmark, packed with innovative…