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Frank’s Favorites of 2025

December 31, 2025December 31, 2025

Jodie Foster Gives One of the Year’s Most Haunting Performances in A PRIVATE LIFE

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025

KEEPER Sees Perkins Turn Up The Heat In This Intense & Surreal Spook Show

Spencer Brickey

December 2, 2025December 1, 2025

Eddington Is A Conservative Film (And Why That’s A Good Thing)

Spencer Brickey

December 1, 2025November 29, 2025

Redford Retrospective: Two Cents Thrills with THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

WAKE UP DEAD MAN Sees Johnson & Craig Answer Our Whodunnit Prayers

November 25, 2025December 15, 2025

Redford Retrospective: SNEAKERS Delights the Two Cents Crew

elizabeth stoddard

November 20, 2025December 15, 2025

THE FRIEND is the Awards Darling that Should Have Been

November 8, 2025November 8, 2025

Kino Lorber Brings a Pair of Dan Curtis Classics to Blu-Ray with DEAD OF NIGHT & DAN CURTIS’ MONSTERS

October 30, 2025November 1, 2025

DUST DEVIL Makes Its Devilish Debut On 4K From Kino Lorber!

Spencer Brickey

October 30, 2025November 24, 2025

RAMPAGE – The Criminally Under Seen Friedkin Courtroom Drama Out On 4K From Kino Lorber!

Spencer Brickey

October 23, 2025November 24, 2025

Criterion Review: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE [4K UHD]

Spencer Brickey

October 21, 2025November 24, 2025

Criterion’s Release of IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT Honors a Filmmaking Master

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025

Criterion Presents: MISERICORDIA

October 15, 2025October 15, 2025

THE BONE COLLECTOR – Kino Lorber Brings The Gritty Serial Killer Thriller To 4K!

Spencer Brickey

October 14, 2025November 24, 2025

Criterion Review: NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021) [4K UHD]

Julian Singleton

October 14, 2025October 13, 2025

A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE Stares Down the Worst Case Scenario

October 8, 2025October 8, 2025

Emma Thompson Warms Us Through the DEAD OF WINTER

September 26, 2025September 26, 2025

Fantastic Fest 2025: BODY BLOW is a Dreamy, Queer-as-Hell Neon-Noir

Julian Singleton

September 19, 2025September 13, 2025

Criterion Review: CAIRO STATION (Blu-ray)

Julian Singleton

September 13, 2025September 13, 2025

How A Kurosawa Classic Became A Spike Lee Joint

September 8, 2025November 20, 2025

CAUGHT STEALING Confirms Austin Butler’s Star Power, But Leaves Him Adrift in Genre Cliches

August 29, 2025September 12, 2025

DRIVE: Albert Brooks 101 [Two Cents]

Julian Singleton

July 31, 2025July 31, 2025

WHAT LIES BENEATH Remains the Ultimate Hitchcock Love Letter

June 23, 2025June 23, 2025

The Accountant 2: Cuter Than You’d Expect!

Spencer Brickey

May 4, 2025May 3, 2025

THE SHROUDS: We Control The Dead, and the Dead Control Us

Julian Singleton

May 3, 2025May 2, 2025

Two Cents Goes Upside Down to Honor Gene Hackman in THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE

April 19, 2025July 19, 2025

Criterion Review: Gene Hackman Shines in NIGHT MOVES

Matthew Jackson

March 25, 2025April 19, 2025

Reb00t: ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (2005) Drops the Political Message, Keeps the Mean-Spiritedness!

Spencer Brickey

March 19, 2025April 13, 2025

SXSW 2025: 40 ACRES Has a Fresh Take on the Post-Apocalypse

March 18, 2025March 18, 2025

What’s this Movie About? BLACK BAG

March 14, 2025June 23, 2025

In Honor of Demi Moore

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025

A Tribute to the Films Oscar Overlooked

March 1, 2025March 5, 2025

Criterion Revists Oscar’s Past with New Releases of PAPER MOON and THE GRIFTERS

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025

Two Cents Explores the Nightmares and Dream Factories of MULHOLLAND DR.

Julian Singleton

February 26, 2025March 3, 2025

FLIGHT RISK: Where The Mile High Club Meets The Sex Offender Registry

Spencer Brickey

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025

Ending 2024 with the Best of Kino Lorber

January 1, 2025January 1, 2025

There’s One Reason to Get Caught in Shyamalan’s TRAP

December 31, 2024December 31, 2024

BABYGIRL Shows the Dangerous Thrills of Desire

December 24, 2024December 24, 2024

AFFLICTION and BRINGING OUT THE DEAD Remain Paul Schrader’s Most Haunting Efforts

December 14, 2024December 14, 2024

Traveling Abroad this Noirvember with VICTIMS OF SIN and THE APARTMENT

November 30, 2024November 30, 2024

It’s Time Once Again for LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL

November 29, 2024November 29, 2024

Giving Thanks for Eli Roth’s THANKSGIVING

November 27, 2024November 27, 2024

From SCARLET STREET to SECRET BEYOND THE DOOR, Kino Lorber Delivered this Noirvember

November 27, 2024November 27, 2024

Protect Women, Now More than Ever: BLINK TWICE in the Second Trump Era [Review/Editorial]

November 6, 2024November 7, 2024

Fantastic Fest 2024: Nothing is What It Seems in BONE LAKE and GAZER

Matthew Jackson

September 30, 2024June 20, 2025

Fantastic Fest 2024: CLOUD Exposes the Artifice of Ambition

Julian Singleton

September 24, 2024September 24, 2024

LONGLEGS Short on Scares, Long on Nic Cage-Inspired Freakiness

August 26, 2024August 28, 2024

BLINK TWICE: A Faulty Third Act Undermines Zoe Kravitz’s Promising Filmmaking Debut

August 23, 2024August 27, 2024

The Stunning STRANGE DARLING Packs Twists on Twists for a Swagger-Laden Thrill Ride

Matthew Jackson

August 23, 2024August 23, 2024

SKINCARE Somewhat Manages to Conceal its Blemishes

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024

Fantasia 2024: STEPPENWOLF is an Earth-Shaking Apocalyptic Quest for Empathy

Julian Singleton

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024

Fantasia 2024: You Can’t Get Off the PENALTY LOOP

August 4, 2024August 8, 2024

Fantasia 2024: A Pair of Female Filmmakers Explore Haunting Poignancy with DARKEST MIRIAM and HOLLYWOOD 90028

August 1, 2024November 23, 2024

Two Cents Basks in the EVIL UNDER THE SUN

July 24, 2024February 19, 2025

Tired of the Grind? Two Cents Invites You on A PERFECT GETAWAY

July 17, 2024June 27, 2025

LONGLEGS is a Diabolical Detective Story

Julian Singleton

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024

Kino Lorber Curls Up with the Literary Noir

July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

THE EXORCISM Has a Soul Worth Saving

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024

ABIGAIL Delivers the Blood, But Needs More Guts

Julian Singleton

April 18, 2024May 6, 2024

Destiny and Passion Guide the Intriguing COUP DE CHANCE

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024

Sundance 2024: BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY

elizabeth stoddard

January 27, 2024January 27, 2024

Death and Other Details, Another Murder-Mystery, This Time With Mandy Patinkin as the “World’s Greatest Detective”

January 16, 2024March 4, 2024

HE WENT THAT WAY Quickly Loses Direction

January 5, 2024February 1, 2024

Actresses Abroad [THE HAUNTING OF JULIA & HUSTLE]

December 31, 2023December 31, 2023

Looking Back at Some of the Top Kino Lorber Releases of 2023

December 31, 2023December 31, 2023

Discovering the Secret, Stylish World of EILEEN

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023

It’s still Noirvember with Kino Lorber [JOY HOUSE & 2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY]

November 29, 2023April 21, 2024

Getting Lost in SALTBURN

November 27, 2023December 13, 2023

THE DESPERATE HOURS is a Harrowing Home Invasion Thriller

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023

Looking Back at DON’T LOOK NOW

November 4, 2023March 12, 2024

Fantastic Fest 2023: YOUR LUCKY DAY Places Us in the Thick of a Harrowing Crime Thriller

Julian Singleton

September 28, 2023October 6, 2023

CHILE ’76 Is a Masterful Political Thriller

elizabeth stoddard

July 12, 2023July 12, 2023

JIMMY ZIP: RELOADED Brings the Late 90s Crime Drama Back for New Audiences

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023

INFLUENCER Deals Out an Intoxicating Gen-X Hitchcockian Thriller

May 26, 2023May 30, 2023

HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE is a Provocative Eco-Thriller

SXSW 2023: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 is an Action Masterwork

March 14, 2023March 12, 2024

SXSW 2023: Veronica Ngo’s FURIES Is a Must See Action Epic

March 13, 2023September 2, 2023

KNOCK AT THE CABIN — M. Night gives Us a Delightfully Atmospheric Fun House Mirror

February 2, 2023May 2, 2023

In KNOCK AT THE CABIN, M. Night Shyamalan Delivers a Master Class in Suspense

February 2, 2023May 2, 2023

Fantastic Fest 2022: HUNT is an Explosive Korean Action Thriller

Julian Singleton

September 24, 2022August 28, 2023

John Boyega Shines as a Man on the Edge in BREAKING

August 22, 2022

FALL is a Schlocky Bit of Late Summer Fun

August 17, 2022

Aubrey Plaza Goes in Deep in EMILY THE CRIMINAL

August 15, 2022

THE CONTRACTOR: Top Notch Thriller Exposes Stark Reality for Former Soldiers

June 5, 2022August 21, 2023

THE UNTOUCHABLES Go Toe-To-Toe With Al Capone in 4K UHD

June 4, 2022August 26, 2023

VIOLENT CITY (1970) Blu Review: A Grimy Charles Bronson Eurocrime Hitman Tale

May 19, 2022August 26, 2023

Liam Neeson Can’t Trust Anyone in MEMORY

WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR… or Are We?

April 24, 2022April 28, 2023

SXSW 2022: Ti West’s X: Horror, Executed

March 14, 2022September 2, 2023

SXSW 2022: THE BLIND MAN WHO DID NOT WANT TO SEE TITANIC

SXSW 2022: EMERGENCY Entertains and Engages

March 12, 2022September 2, 2023

SEOBOK: PROJECT CLONE Blu-ray Review: A South Korean X-Men Riff

February 13, 2022September 2, 2023

Arrow Heads #93: There’s Always Room for Giallo — Unboxing and Reviewing GIALLO ESSENTIALS

February 1, 2022April 28, 2023

Sundance 2022: WATCHER

Julian Singleton

January 22, 2022August 29, 2023

WIFE OF A SPY: A Matter of Trust

elizabeth stoddard

November 16, 2021August 27, 2023

ONE SHOT: Scott Adkins & James Nunn Deliver Long Take, Tactical Action

November 5, 2021July 23, 2023

Fantastic Fest 2021: THE EXECUTION: A Sweeping Russian Serial Killer Epic

September 25, 2021July 29, 2023

COPSHOP: An Ensemble Barnburner Bound and Determined to Entertain You

September 16, 2021July 29, 2023

Fantasia Fest 2021: YAKUZA PRINCESS Builds To War

August 18, 2021August 4, 2023

WRATH OF MAN: Jason Statham’s Vengeance is Biblical

July 24, 2021August 4, 2023

DELIVER US FROM EVIL: An Intense But Familiar Ride

May 25, 2021August 4, 2023

CRISIS: An Interconnected Opioid Thriller

April 4, 2021August 18, 2023

TAFFIN: Pierce Brosnan IS an Intellectual & Righteous Debt Collecting Lone Hero

March 12, 2021August 20, 2023

Arrow Heads #82: Park Chan-wook’s JSA: JOINT SECURITY AREA (2000) Heralds a Coming Master

January 26, 2021September 16, 2023

PENINSULA, Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Embrace Zombie Action

November 15, 2020September 16, 2023

SEIZED: Scott Adkins & Isaac Florentine Craft an On-Rails Shooter

October 30, 2020September 16, 2023

Ruby Rose IS: THE DOORMAN

October 10, 2020September 16, 2023

TRIBAL: GET OUT ALIVE: Action-Horror Hybrid With a Leading Lady to Keep an Eye On

August 22, 2020September 16, 2023

LEGACY OF LIES: Scott Adkins Heads Up a Ukrainian Political Thriller

July 27, 2020September 17, 2023

LES MISÉRABLES is a Cynical Yet Compelling Call to Action

Julian Singleton

January 13, 2020August 27, 2023

6 UNDERGROUND: Michael Bay’s Kid Gloves Are Off, But He’s No Less Juvenile

December 12, 2019September 23, 2023

THE REPORT is a Sobering Indictment of Sanctioned Cruelty

Julian Singleton

November 15, 2019August 27, 2023

LIGHT OF MY LIFE: An Intimate Drama That’s Also Y: THE LAST MAN in Reverse

October 7, 2019September 23, 2023

THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL: It’s the Simple Pleasures

October 3, 2019September 24, 2023

FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW Doesn’t Feel Like Family

August 1, 2019September 24, 2023

BLACK MOON RISING: Genre Kings & Queen Assemble For Sci-Fi Heist [Blu Review]

July 5, 2019September 30, 2023

FURIE: Vietnam’s Veronica Ngo is a Full-On Action Queen

July 5, 2019September 30, 2023

ESCAPE PLAN: THE EXTRACTORS: More International Business Venture Than Movie

June 25, 2019September 30, 2023

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 — PARABELLUM — Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Assemble

May 12, 2019September 30, 2023

NEMESIS 2–4: An Albert Pyun Sequel Trilogy Hits Blu-ray

April 15, 2019September 30, 2023

THE STREET FIGHTER Collection: Sonny Chiba Fights Dirty in New Blu-ray Set

April 5, 2019September 30, 2023

TRIPLE THREAT: Cannon Films Meets Shaw Brothers in Action Icon Battle Royale

March 15, 2019October 1, 2023

Albert Pyun’s NEMESIS Hits Blu-ray In Special Collector’s Edition From MVD Rewind Collection

February 15, 2019October 6, 2023

SCREAMERS: Sci-Fi Royalty Dan O’Bannon Adapts Philip K. Dick For a Mid-90s Blast [Blu Review]

February 12, 2019October 6, 2023

OBSESSION: Just Because It’s Early De Palma Doesn’t Make It Less Lurid [Blu Review]

January 21, 2019October 7, 2023

PEPPERMINT Lets Down Its Lead [Blu Review]

December 20, 2018October 8, 2023

ALL THE DEVIL’S MEN: An Action Star Vehicle For Mel Gibson’s Son Milo

December 3, 2018October 8, 2023

BELIEVER: South Korea’s Slick Remake of Johnnie To’s DRUG WAR [Blu Review]

October 30, 2018October 8, 2023

BUYBUST: The Philippines’ Answer To THE RAID

October 10, 2018October 8, 2023

Fantastic Fest 2018: LUKAS (aka THE BOUNCER): A Top Tier Late JCVD Eurocrime Thriller

September 25, 2018October 8, 2023

Fantastic Fest 2018: THE NIGHT COMES FOR US is the Gnarliest Action Film in the History of the…

September 24, 2018October 8, 2023

Fantastic Fest 2018: In DONNYBROOK, Modern America Already Is The Post-Apocalypse

September 22, 2018October 8, 2023

BLACK WATER: Jean-Claude Van Damme & Dolph Lundgren Are Buds On A Sub

August 15, 2018October 8, 2023

The Archivist #89: Sparring With SUPER FLY (1972) vs SUPERFLY (2018)

August 10, 2018October 8, 2023

THE EQUALIZER Defends the Downtrodden in Crisp 4K

July 30, 2018October 14, 2023

SOMEONE’S WATCHING ME!: Lost John Carpenter Film Is Progressive & Frightening

July 27, 2018October 14, 2023

THE EQUALIZER 2: Gleefully Irresponsible Escapism

July 19, 2018October 14, 2023

SKYSCRAPER: A Preposterously Fun Action Throwback

July 12, 2018October 14, 2023

ABOMINABLE: REAR WINDOW Meets Man In Suit Monster Movie

June 11, 2018October 15, 2023

INCOMING Isn’t DIE HARD In Space, Sadly

May 15, 2018October 15, 2023

CYBORG Collector’s Edition Blu-ray: Scream Factory Treats Cannon Films With Reverence

April 16, 2018October 15, 2023

YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE: Lynne Ramsay’s Violent Ode To Brokenness

April 11, 2018October 15, 2023

SMALL TOWN CRIME: Hard Boiled Entertainment

March 27, 2018October 15, 2023

SXSW 2018: UPGRADE: Leigh Whannell’s Action Sci-Fi Punk Rock Ride

March 15, 2018October 15, 2023

SXSW 2018: A BLUEBIRD IN MY HEART Weaves a Redemptive, Gritty Crime Tale

March 11, 2018October 16, 2023

ACCIDENT MAN: Scott Adkins’ Most Well Rounded Project To Date

February 5, 2018October 16, 2023

THE TAKING OF BEVERLY HILLS: A Wildly Entertaining DIE HARD Clone

January 15, 2018October 16, 2023

THE FOREIGNER: Dramatic Chops

January 12, 2018October 21, 2023

SHOCK WAVE: A Limp Andy Lau Actioner

January 2, 2018October 21, 2023

KILLING GUNTHER Is The Worst Kind Of Bad Movie

January 1, 2018October 21, 2023

ACTS OF VENGEANCE: Antonio Banderas Takes a Vow of Vengeful Silence

December 1, 2017October 21, 2023

LE SAMOURAÏ: Melville’s Crime Masterpiece Hits Criterion Blu-ray

November 24, 2017October 21, 2023

ATOMIC BLONDE Goes Nuclear On Blu-ray

November 13, 2017October 23, 2023

Fantastic Fest 2017: WHEELMAN: Lean, Mean, Headed To Your Screens

September 23, 2017October 29, 2023

RONIN: John Frankenheimer’s Tense Masterclass + De Niro’s Tough Guy Pinnacle [Arrow Heads Vol. 40]

September 8, 2017October 29, 2023

JOHN WICK CHAPTER 2: 4K Makes The Baba Yaga Slay Harder

June 26, 2017October 29, 2023

THE ASSIGNMENT: Walter Hill’s Gender Bending Contract Killer Thriller is a Trip

June 16, 2017October 29, 2023

AFTERMATH: For When You Like Your Arnold Schwarzenegger Dour

June 12, 2017October 29, 2023

ALIEN: COVENANT: Lackluster PROMETHEUS Sequel & ALIEN Prequel All In One

May 17, 2017October 29, 2023

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