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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…
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Frankenstein’s Daughter
Richard Cunha's third of four horror item for Astor Pictures is perhaps the most marketable: in 1958 almost anything with the name…
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Argentine Noir
From beneath the Southern Cross come a pair of genuine noirs that happen to have been made in Argentina, where film art…
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The Harry Palmer Collection
We loved James Bond but diehard '60s spy fans hold a special admiration for Len Deighton's 'thinking man's secret agent' Harry Palmer.…
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Some Came Running
Vincente Minnelli's best non-musical drama hits on a magic combination -- a tough tale of small-town malaise, his patented hyper-expressive sense of…
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers ’78 4K
This first remake of the 1956 sci-fi classic retains many of the original's story points, clears up the bio minutiae for literal-minded…
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The Deceivers
Nicholas Meyer's 'other' fantastic film project was ignored for all the wrong reasons; Pierce Brosnan fills a heroic leading role in a…
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Midway (1976)
Walter Mirisch's slam-bang, eardrum-pounding Sensurround stock footage orgy for the Centennial Year gathers an impressive lineup of big stars to celebrate the…
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The Window
A genuine 'sleeper' hit, this 'all in the family' noir pits innocent childhood against cold blooded murderers. Little Bobby Driscoll witnesses Paul…
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The Naked Spur
MGM sends James Stewart and Anthony Mann to Colorado high country locations for their third big-ticket western, a tight & tense psychological…