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Hatari!
Watching the animals of Hatari! in full flight is a politically incorrect thrill—though they’re running for their lives they have a majesty…
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Wolf Man
I am a fan of writer/director Leigh Whannell. It gets somewhat lost now under the weight of the attenuated franchise, but Whannell’s…
Blood of the Vines
Farewell David Lynch
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell.…
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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
While gearing up to take on the hypocrisy of the Production Code, producer-director Otto Preminger hired out for Milton Sperling & Gary…
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Miracle Mile
Los Angeles bursts into flames, total disaster, no mercy .... but it's not a firefighting problem. Steve De Jarnatt's classic apocalyptic thriller…
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Mr. Lucky
Whoa -- RKO's wartime hit is a bright spot for mainstream filmmaking: major studio talents turn an unpromising idea into a sweetheart…
Blood of the Vines
RIP Michael Schlesinger
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. …
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Winchester ’73
What at first seems a plain-wrap generic western is actually anything but; Borden Chase's circular storyline pulls in a bit of every…
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Mountains of the Moon
It's an excellent 'thinking man's safari picture': Bob Rafelson's beautifully produced epic examines the partnership of two of the 19th century's greatest…
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Conclave
Wow, this time we review a picture just a couple of months old. Good director Edward Berger guides some fine performances in…
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The Grifters
What a great picture to see bumped to 4K ... when that grinding Elmer Bernstein cue launches the titles, we know we're…
Blood of the Vines
MONSIEUR AUTEUR JERRY
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Nora Prentiss
It's another intense film noir with a strong woman dealing with a weak man. Ann Sheridan comes through with a great performance…
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Inglourious Basterds
It's one of Tarantino's best: Arrow Video repackages his celebration of absurd wartime action thrillers with a battery of new featurettes and…
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Russ Meyer’s Vixen!
Whoa! What was once 'raw adult' fare now plays as quaint -- yet still hot. Voyeurism becomes entertainment -- America's mammary-obsessed independent…
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Weak Spot
aka Le faille. Radiance comes up with yet another exotic Eurothriller. Author Antonis Samarakis' first-person experience informs this sophisticated study of the…
Watching the Dark
The Ten Best Horror Films of 2024
The Ten Best Horror Films of 2024 2024 has been many things, pro and con, but one of those things was a…
Blood of the Vines
Nature Gone Mad
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. …
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Sahara
Where has this one been? The excellent war drama features Humphrey Bogart in one of his most satisfying roles, as a get-it-done…
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A Bridge Too Far — 4K
Joseph E. Levine's multi-star WWII epic is one of the last Road Show blockbusters: Robert Redford, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Dirk Bogarde,…
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The Searchers
The Warner Archive Collection's first 4K Ultra HD release is a glowing digital restoration of John Ford's unequalled western classic, considered to…
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Incubus
One of the strangest American films of the '60s is Leslie Stevens' occult thriller starring William Shatner -- who speaks all his…
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Yuletide Classics
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. …
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The Tall Target
An 1861 plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln is smartly styled as a 'film noir in costume.' Southern secessionists want Abe dead, and…
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Panic in Year Zero!
American-International built an exploitation empire on teens, horror, and science fiction—in 1962 they combined those cash cows into one 93 minute infomercial…