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Spacewalker
Dmitriy Kiselev's overlooked Russian thriller is an exciting and inspirational true account of the first walk in space by a Soviet cosmonaut…
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Irma Vep
Olivier Assayas takes a very different trip into silent movie nostalgia, with a director's ill-fated attempt to remake the 1915 serial Les…
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The Furies
When not making tons of money collaborating with James Stewart, Anthony Mann directed some really grim westerns. This mini-epic spells out the…
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The Man in Search of his Murderer
The name talent attached makes this late- Weimar thriller a must-see proposition: Billy Wilder, Robert & Curt Siodmak, Franz Waxman. Their dark…
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Perdita Durango 4K Ultra HD
What could sear your retinas as thoroughly as forbidden cult cinema in 4K Ultra HD? The unrestrained crime-shock transgressors Perdita and Romero…
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Black Sunday (1977)
John Frankenheimer's biggest production since Grand Prix turns the touchy subject of international terrorism into a frightening, outlandish story of a plot…
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Doctor X
It's the disc everyone wants right now -- vintage Hollywood horror fully restored to its original Technicolor luster. A scientific investigation into…
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Hercules and the Captive Women
This debut feature of muscleman favorite Reg Park is one of the better sword 'n' sandal epics; it has good action and…
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Secrets and Lies
Director Mike Leigh's social-personal observations of life as it is lived in the U.K. always get to me -- this one may…
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Dynasty 3-D
3-D goes Kung-Fu in Super-Touch! The 3-D Film Archive restores a Far East oddity from the year of Star Wars, an…
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Gorath
It's another CineSavant review of a movie largely unavailable, especially the original Japanese version. This third Ishirô Honda / Eiji Tsuburaya outer…
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Journeys through French Cinema
Bertrand Tavernier breaks the barrier between fans of European movies and 101 classic French pictures that most of us have never gotten…
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Five
The first post-nuclear science fiction thriller is a grim & gripping end-of-the-world tale with rough content for its year. Arch Oboler's best…
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Crossfire
Hollywood learns to imbed a social message into a crime thriller. John Paxton's adaptation of Richard Brooks' neat murder tale is solid…
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Nosferatu in Venice
This obscure Italian horror has Christopher Plummer, Donald Pleasence and atmospheric locations -- and a making of story that Severin tells in…
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Battle Hymn
This dubious mix of war combat and faith-based inspiration is as well directed as any of Douglas Sirk's films, even if literally…
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The most glamorous movie about the Korean War experience lauds the bravery of Navy aviators while spelling out the downside of fighting…
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The Criminal Code
Howard Hawks' early sound picture is a worthy prison drama -- with top performances from Walter Huston and Boris Karloff, both just…
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Damn Yankees
A musical that charms even audiences that don't like musicals, this adaptation of a big 1955 Broadway hit is noted for capturing…
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The Time Travelers
Ib Melchior's best-directed movie is a futuristic space opera with a time travel theme, all done at a production level suitable for…
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Apocalypse Now Final Cut 4K
Apocalypse Now in 4K? After The Wild Bunch this is one title likely to get me to invest in a new format.…
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The Flame Barrier
Nope, it's not on disc but it's getting written up here because so few people know it and it's been difficult to…
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The Masque of the Red Death
Whoa! CineSavant reviewed a different release of this movie just four months ago. Roger Corman's 7th Poe/Gothic adaptation is probably his best,…
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Show Boat (1951)
MGM's remake of the grand musical can't be ignored -- the restored transfer is stunning, demonstrating the studio's technical skill at full…
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The Ascent
It's nearly perfect and utterly profound, a masterpiece -- Larisa Shepitko made only four theatrical features yet this Soviet movie about the…
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Things Change
David Mamet's gangster fable benefits from a casting match made in heaven -- Don Ameche and Joe Mantegna. A shoeshine vendor is…