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When the Authors Went to Hollywood [THE CARPETBAGGERS & THE LAST TYCOON]
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Cozying Up with Some AMERICAN FICTION
Hopkins, Goode Both Show Up for FREUD’S LAST SESSION
STAND BY ME 4K Steelbook Review
Getting Lost in SALTBURN
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THE GOOD MOTHER is a Bad Movie
GOLDA Aims to Humanize One of the World’s Most Controversial Leaders
Criterion Looks at How the 60s Told the Future with TARGETS and THE SERVANT
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Criterion Review: THE POWER OF THE DOG (2021) 4K UHD
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CAUSEWAY Examines the Raw Wounds of Recovery
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STEELE JUSTICE (1987): Martin Kove Strikes Hard With This Post-Vietnam Super Soldier Fantasy
THE CONTRACTOR: Top Notch Thriller Exposes Stark Reality for Former Soldiers
THE UNTOUCHABLES Go Toe-To-Toe With Al Capone in 4K UHD
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MASS Channels Unspeakable Tragedy into Cathartic Confrontations
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A CODA’s Take on CODA
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LUST, CAUTION: A Complex, Passionate Romance Finally Arrives on US Blu
CRISIS: An Interconnected Opioid Thriller
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RAD: When BMX Bikes Met The American Dream
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THE FATHER is a Disorienting and Visceral Depiction of Dementia
IDENTIFYING FEATURES is a Bracing Border Journey
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ELYSIUM: In 4K & After the Trump Administration
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TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH is a Beautiful Psychological Travelogue
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The FOCUS FEATURES SPOTLIGHT COLLECTION Showcases 16 Years of Prestige Drama
REBECCA: A Visually Striking Adaptation Does its Damnedest to Escape the Shadow of its Predecessors
Ruby Rose IS: THE DOORMAN
THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME: An Epic of Midwestern Misery That Comes Full Circle
TENDER MERCIES: A Quiet Country Classic Returns on Blu-ray
GUNDALA: RISE OF A HERO, an Indonesian Superhero Universe Begins
THE TRUTH: A Quietly Compelling Portrait of Family and Fame
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Catching Up with the Classics: THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE, & HER LOVER (1989)
ROBERT THE BRUCE, Or: HOW ROBERT GOT HIS BRUCE BACK: An Intimate BRAVEHEART 1.5
BETTER DAYS: A Chinese Teen Bullying Crime Melodrama
BLOOD QUANTUM: An Indigenous Take on Zombie Films
WAVES: Trey Edward Shults’ Sprawling Family Saga Comes to Blu-ray
LE PETIT SOLDAT (1963): A Banned Jean-Luc Godard Film Comes To Criterion
WEATHERING WITH YOU: A Sunny Romance with a Cloudy Moral Center
There’s Still Enchantment in THE LIGHTHOUSE on Blu-ray
IP MAN 4: THE FINALE: Kung Fu Kicks America’s Ass
LITTLE WOMEN Brims With Joy and Vulnerability
THE DRIVER (2019): A Mark Dacascos Family Affair + Zombies
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LIGHT OF MY LIFE: An Intimate Drama That’s Also Y: THE LAST MAN in Reverse
THE FIRST KING (IL PRIMO RE): A Savage Tale of the Founding of Rome
LOCK UP: Or, Rocky Balboa Goes To Prison
Catching Up with the Classics: CRIES AND WHISPERS (1972)
THE NIGHTINGALE Sings a Brutal Song
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Catching Up with the Classics: MALCOLM X (1992)
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FURIE: Vietnam’s Veronica Ngo is a Full-On Action Queen
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THE STREET FIGHTER Collection: Sonny Chiba Fights Dirty in New Blu-ray Set
THE KID BROTHER (1927): Pure Cinema At Its Most Joyful [Criterion Blu Review]
LA VERITE: A Woman On Trial [Criterion Blu Review]
SXSW 2019: COBRA KAI Season 2 Remains Impossibly Good [Spoiler Free]
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RAPID FIRE: Brandon Lee’s Star Is Born
LOWLIFE: The Voices Of The Voiceless, Genre-Style
BLACK WATER: Jean-Claude Van Damme & Dolph Lundgren Are Buds On A Sub
The Archivist #89: Sparring With SUPER FLY (1972) vs SUPERFLY (2018)
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The Elevated Horror of SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO
GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND [Twilight Time Blu Review]
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THE SEVEN-UPS Blu Review: A Thrilling Entry in a Loose FRENCH CONNECTION Trilogy
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 20 Years Later: 4K Review
The Archivist #83: DOLLAR FOR THE DEAD (1998) + JUDGMENT NIGHT (1993)
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE: Lynne Ramsay’s Violent Ode To Brokenness
BLACK EAGLE: A Fascinating 1988 Footnote in Action Cinema Gets a Special Edition Blu
SXSW 2018: BLINDSPOTTING Delivers An Energetic and Urgent Ride
SXSW 2018: AMERICAN ANIMALS Blurs Fact/Fiction, Thrills/Laughs
SXSW 2018: A BLUEBIRD IN MY HEART Weaves a Redemptive, Gritty Crime Tale
SXSW 2018: John Krasinski’s A QUIET PLACE is Barn-Burning High Concept Horror
KICKBOXER: RETALIATION is More Whimsical Than Expected
BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99 Hits 4K, Drags It Across Concrete
PLATOON LEADER & SOLDIER BOYZ: A Dudikoff Double Feature
WOLF WARRIOR 2: Wu Jing’s Mixed Bag Of A Box Office Sensation
ACTS OF VENGEANCE: Antonio Banderas Takes a Vow of Vengeful Silence
LE SAMOURAÏ: Melville’s Crime Masterpiece Hits Criterion Blu-ray
THE VILLAINESS: Boundary-Pushing South Korean Action Cinema
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES Battles For Caesar’s Soul
WARRIOR: MMA Grit Meets 4K Glory
BLADE RUNNER 2049: Style Is Substance [Spoiler-Free Review]
Fantastic Fest 2017: BODIED Will Merc You
Fantastic Fest 2017: BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99 Is A Monster
Fantastic Fest 2017: DARKLAND Ranks Among The Very Best Vigilante Revenge Films
BAAHUBALI: Screen Anarchy’s Josh Hurtado Joins Ed to Discuss the Epic Indian Film Phenomenon
WIND RIVER: Murder Mystery As American Indictment
SAVAGE DOG: Scott Adkins Scorches The Earth
LÉON THE PROFESSIONAL: Luc Besson’s Masterpiece Hits 4K
THE VALACHI PAPERS: Charles Bronson Gangster Epic Minus The Epic
Walter Hill’s TRESPASS (1992) Gets The Blu-ray Treatment
AFTERMATH: For When You Like Your Arnold Schwarzenegger Dour
IT COMES AT NIGHT: The Disease Is At Our Core
KINGDOM: Frank Grillo’s Hard-R, MMA-themed FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
DHEEPAN: Remarkable Thriller Birthed From a War-torn Refugee Drama [Criterion Review]
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