A film catalog of movies on blu-ray discs.
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Thelma & Louise: 20th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Review) 28 Feb, 2011
This most atypical Ridley Scott movie looks exactly as I recall it looking from its theatrical release 20 years ago.More>>
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True Grit (1969) (Blu-ray Review) 3 Jan, 2011
Just because the Coens’ fresh take makes for a better movie than John Wayne’s Oscar showcase of four decades’ past, it doesn’t mean the original is without merit or fails to retain some of the charm that made it so popular at the time.More>>
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Kiss Me Deadly (Blu-ray Review) 23 Jun, 2011
‘Kiss Me Deadly’ turned out to be a bedrock masterpiece of American cinema, one with a far more illustrious international reputation than any book or movie with which Mickey Spillane’s name was ever associated.More>>
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Makioka Sisters, The (Blu-ray Review) 20 Jun, 2011
Uncommonly short on bonus features for a Criterion release, 'Sisters' does have a lovely new transfer befitting its classiness and a solid essay by Audie Bock, still one of the first scholars you think of when it comes to any knowledgeable discussion of Japanese cinema. More>>
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Comancheros, The (Blu-ray Review) 6 Jun, 2011
Fox has given this easy-to-take escapism more than a half-hearted Blu-ray treatment, but there are times when it looks a little on the muddy side. But make no mistake: Fox deserves credit for taking the high road by issuing 'The Comancheros' in high-def.More>>
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American Graffiti: Special Edition (Blu-ray Review) 30 May, 2011
'American Graffiti' was the definitive nostalgia piece of its day, and Blu-ray serves the movie’s sensual subtleties well: bright colors coming through the nighttime grain of early morning shooting and a Walter Murch sound design that took the place of a musical score the picture couldn’t...More>>
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Clockwork Orange: 40th Anniversary Edition, A (Blu-ray Review) 25 May, 2011
A little of the Ludwig van, a bit of the old ultra-violence, a few codpieces and Malcolm McDowell turns in his most amazing performance among his nearly 200 roles. (Street Date 5/31/11)More>>
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Manchurian Candidate, The (Blu-ray Review) 23 May, 2011
The JFK assassination changed how everyone looked at everything political, and 'Candidate' eventually came to seem so far ahead of its time that Hollywood did the obligatory lame remake in 2004.More>>
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Something Wild (Blu-ray Review) 16 May, 2011
Assuming a certain degree of competence in terms of execution, some movies get a blistering shot out of the gate from their premise alone — E. Max Frye’s original screenplay for one of director Jonathan Demme’s most characteristic achievements easily among them.More>>
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Kes (Blu-ray Review) 2 May, 2011
A pre-release festival favorite whose subsequent niche popularity even astonished its makers, director Ken Loach’s critical breakthrough (with longtime producer Tony Garnett) is, in trivial shorthand, a boy-and-his-falcon movie.More>>
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