Emeralds, Amnesia, And Murder: ‘Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema VIII’ Reviewed
For their eighth box set Kino Lorber have taken some liberties, in terms of what qualifies as “noir,” but they’ve
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’
Going into Everything Everywhere All At Once, it helps to know that the Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) are
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Pastor Hall’
Pastor Hall is about a German priest (Wilfrid Lawson) who stands up to the Nazi Stormtroopers that have taken control of
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Lubitsch’s Postwar Drama: ‘Broken Lullaby’ Reviewed
Early in Ernst Lubitsch’s Broken Lullaby, Paul (Phillips Holmes) voices his concern that a second war is coming. Today, we
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The Boy Who Cried Submarine: ‘Murphy’s War’ Reviewed
Murphy (Peter O’Toole) isn’t trying to take out a sub because he believes in the war effort. Murphy wants revenge.
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Telekinesis And The Greek System: ‘The Initiation of Sarah’ Reviewed
Sisters who pledge together, stay together. If only that were the case in The Initiation of Sarah, Robert Day’s TV
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A Somber Shirley Temple Film — ‘Now And Forever’ Reviewed
The trick with Shirley Temple movies is while her characters usually have to face a lot of adversity, they tend
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Audrey Hepburn, The Paramount Years: A Review of The ‘Audrey Hepburn 7-Movie Collection’
I don’t remember what year it was that my family got their first DVD player. It had to be the
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What’s So Great About Being President: ‘The Whistle At Eaton Falls’ Reviewed
Losing the Granite State Shoe Company was hard enough. The last thing Eaton Falls needs is to see another factory
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Blu-Ray Review: Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Parallel Mothers’
In geometry, parallel lines don’t have to be identical. One can be thick, one can be thin. One can be
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A Solid Diamond Caper: ‘Grand Slam’ Reviewed
While money has been known to tear families apart, diamonds are what bring criminals together in Giuliano Montaldo’s Grand Slam.
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Musical Romance: Joe Wright’s ‘Cyrano’ Reviewed
Besides the many other film adaptations of Edmond Rostand’s play, Cyrano de Bergerac, that have been done, the premise of
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A Tale Of Two Brothers: Lino Brocka’s ‘Cain And Abel’ Reviewed
Action movies sometimes have a habit of treating female characters like window dressing. Melodramas, on the other hand, often center
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Severin’s Release Of ‘Blood For Dracula’ Reviewed
Being undead, it makes sense that vampires are usually pale. They don’t usually look old, though. That’s the whole perk
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Cotton Gins And Coca Cola: Reviewing Elia Kazan’s ‘Baby Doll’
For all the harmless nicknames out there, there are just as many damaging ones. In Elia Kazan’s Baby Doll, Baby
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Into The Woods: ‘Coach To Vienna’ Reviewed
From Sondheim musicals to Robert Frost poems, there’s always been a supernatural quality to the woods. Throw in some fog
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Snowpiercer: The Complete Second Season’
[***Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-Ray I reviewed in this article. The opinions
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(Un)welcome Romance: ‘Back Street’ Reviewed
Between the adorable waiter (Ludwig Stössel) getting all bent out of shape because Walter (Charles Boyer) isn’t putting his order
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Natalie Wood And George Segal Are ‘The Last Married Couple In America’ Reviewed
When your couple friends start breaking up, it’s always the football game that suffers. For Mari (Natalie Wood) and Jeff
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If I Could Turn Back Time: ‘Repeat Performance’ Reviewed
Usually when a film does a time loop it’s a Groundhog Day situation, where the day keeps repeating over and
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Billy Wilder Hits Some Sour Notes In ‘The Emperor Waltz’ Reviewed
Not every dog can have a Lady and the Tramp romance, but no dog should want an Emperor Waltz love story
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Not Your Typical Film About A Brothel: ‘The Balcony’ Reviewed
You’d think that even a brothel might have trouble staying open in the middle of a warzone, but not in
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Loyalty And Rabbits: Reviewing Second Run’s Blu-Ray Of ‘Celia’
Imitation might be the sincerest form of flattery, but that doesn’t mean other Blu-Ray labels always have to step on
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One Box Set To Rule Them All: The ‘Middle Earth Ultimate Collector’s Edition’ Reviewed
WBHE provided me with a free copy of the box set I reviewed in this article. The opinions I share
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David Bowie And Marlene Dietrich (Almost) Meet In ‘Just A Gigolo’: Shout! Factory’s Blu-Ray Reviewed
Having lost the chance to prove himself in the army (World War I ended the day he arrived in the
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The Mystery Of The Pierced Ears: ‘Golden Earrings’ Reviewed
Men can be just as gossipy as women but it’s always fun when a movie recognizes that. Maybe “fun” is
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Jack Irish’ Series 3
Jack Irish has always had this sort of rambling existence. First there were the Jack Irish TV movies, which started
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‘Harold And Maude’ Is Back On Blu-Ray From Paramount Presents
In the pantheon of great movie endings, few can touch Harold and Maude’s. Hal Ashby’s film turns 50 this year
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Perfectly Splendid: ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ Reviewed
Blame it on the streaming effect, but when you don’t have to consciously choose whether or not you want to
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Dick Van Dyke Double Feature: ‘Fitzwilly’ And ‘The Art Of Love’
From Bert in Mary Poppins to Rob Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Dick Van Dyke could’ve retired in
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Another Charismatic Gangster Role For James Cagney: ‘Angels With Dirty Faces’ Reviewed
Warner Archive provided me with a free copy of the Blu-Ray I reviewed in this article. The opinions I share
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