Nuns Against Nazis: Frank Borzage’s ‘Till We Meet Again’ Reviewed
A nun, surrounded by children and doves, recites a litany that’s interrupted by gunshots. This is WWII France and the
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Kino Lorber
An Unsung Dan Duryea Noir: Reviewing Kino Lorber’s ‘Walk A Tightrope’
Early in Frank Nesbitt’s Walk a Tightrope, Lutcher (Dan Duryea) takes shelter near a police box while the woman he’s
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Hanna With A K: Reviewing Costa-Grava’s ‘Hanna K.’
In 1983, there weren’t films being made in Hollywood about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict sympathetic to the latter. For that reason,
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Sci-Fi Double Feature: ‘Unearthly Stranger’ And ‘Soylent Green’
It’s the 4th of July at the time of writing and I don’t know if you’ve heard, but it’s a
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Jacques Rivette Double Feature: ‘Love On The Ground’ And ‘Up, Down, Fragile’
Three-hour runtimes can give even the most loyal film fans pause. Fans of Jacques Rivette will know he made a
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Flying Saucers And Harry Dean Stanton: ‘Uforia’ Reviewed
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a scam artist does not a good boyfriend make, which is why it
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Starring Billy Dee Williams: ‘Scott Joplin’ Biopic Reviewed
Even if you don’t know the song by name, there’s a good chance you’ve heard Scott Joplin‘s “The Entertainer” before.
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Gabin And Ventura: A Review Of Kino’s ‘French Noir Collection II’ Part 1
For their second French Noir Collection, Kino Lorber start things things off with a star turn by Jean Gabin, followed
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Belmondo And Desailly: A Review Of Kino’s ‘French Noir Collection II’ Part 2
For Disc 2 of Kino’s French Noir Collection II, Jean-Paul Belmondo attempts to help an old war pal while Jean
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King And Courtenay: Reviewing Joseph Losey’s ‘King And Country’
There are the monuments commemorating war, and there’s being in the wet, muddy trenches. Joseph Losey‘s King and Country begins
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Jean-Paul Belmondo Double Feature: ‘Ho!’ And ‘Cop Or Hood’
According to film historians Howard S, Berger, Steve Mitchell, and Nathaniel Thompson in their commentary track, it doesn’t sound like
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The Two ‘Bonjour Tristesse’s: Deborah Kerr Versus Chloë Sevigny
Otto Preminger‘s Bonjour Tristesse (1958) and Durga Chew-Bose‘s Bonjour Tristesse (2024) offer two very different interpretations of Françoise Sagan‘s text,
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Romy Schneider Double Feature: ‘Le Combat Dans L’île’ And ‘Maedchen In Uniform’
It’s always the right time to watch more films starring Romy Schneider. Alain Cavalier‘s Le Combat Dans L’île (1962) For
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3D Glasses Included: ‘The Glass Web’ Reviewed
Don (John Forsythe) didn’t kill Paula (Kathleen Hughes) – he just had an affair with her but, after finding her
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Sylvia Sidney Double Feature: ‘Confessions Of A Co-Ed’ And “Ladies Of The Big House’
Sylvia Sidney attempts to fend her way through college and prison in this striking double feature from Kino Lorber. David
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The Other ‘My Man Godfrey’ — Thoughts On The ’50s Remake
The compulsion to remake movies that never needed to be remade is far from a modern impulse. It was happening
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When Friendship Conflicts With Justice: ‘Audie Murphy Collection V’ Reviewed
Audie Murphy is torn between the law and outlaw/racist forces in this box set from Kino Lorber: Jesse Hibbs‘
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You’ve Heard Of Black Hats In Westerns But What About Denim? ‘Posse’ Reviewed
Part of the magic of watching movies is their ability to transport viewers to another time. That’s why a film
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Double Alain Delon, Double The Fun: ‘The Black Tulip’ Reviewed
As film critic and author Simon Abrams brings up in his commentary, black tulips don’t actually grow in nature, so
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Jean-Paul Belmondo Double Feature: ‘The Body Of My Enemy’ And ‘The Hunter Will Get You’
Whether seeking revenge or taking out killers, Jean-Paul Belmondo proves he can do it all in this dynamic, French double
Read moreCary Grant Needs A New Maid — ‘Houseboat’ Reviewed
Before the United Kingdolls were singing “bing bang bong” on Drag Race UK, Sophia Loren was singing the same lyric
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Legal Drama Double Feature Review: ‘Counsellor At Law’ And ‘Witness For The Prosecution’
Sometimes you just need a good courtroom drama in your life. Kino Lorber has (at least) two: William Wyler’s Counsellor
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“Babylon” Eat Your Heart Out: ‘The Carpetbaggers’ Reviewed
On the slipcover for Kino Lorber’s Blu-ray of The Carpetbaggers, Carroll Baker‘s Rina is shown biting George Peppard‘s Jonas Cord
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“Romance” Never Looked So Ugly: ‘The Proud And Profane’ Reviewed
One would think it would be hard to join the Red Cross during WWII, get sent to a training center
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1980s True Crime Miniseries Arrives On Blu-ray: ‘Fatal Vision’ Reviewed
On February 17, 1970, Collette MacDonald and her two, young daughters, Kimberley and Kristen, were found murdered in their home
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Alan Ladd Double Feature: ‘Thunder In The East’ And ‘Lucky Jordan’
Alan Ladd plays a gangster and a criminal in two films where how people respond to his character can make
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An Interview With ‘The Ballad Of Little Jo’ Director Maggie Greenwald
Forced to leave her child with her sister and try to fend for herself, Josephine Monaghan (Suzy Amis) didn’t initially
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Betty Hutton Patters And Fred Astaire Dances: ‘Let’s Dance’ Reviewed
In the canon of Fred Astaire films, Norman Z. McLeod‘s Let’s Dance isn’t one that gets routinely discussed. Even compared
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Bad Title, Funny Bardot: ‘Please, Not Now!’ Reviewed
Explanation point or no explanation point, Please, Not Now! is a lousy title for what this film actually is: a
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Journalism, Boxing, And Murder – ‘Film Noir: The Dark Side Of Cinema XVI’ Reviewed
“Noir” might not be the best descriptor for the three films in this box set, but they’re all a good
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Remembering Piper Laurie With ‘Has Anybody Seen My Gal’
In light of the awards attention Todd Haynes’ May December has been getting, Douglas Sirk‘s films have been back in
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