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  • Directed By David Lean Volume Two Blu-ray Review: Boots, Jets and Gondolas

    Directed By David Lean Volume Two Blu-ray Review: Boots, Jets and Gondolas

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Directed By David Lean Volume Two (1949–1955) Blu-ray · Imprint Films Shelf Worthy In Brief Imprint Films gathers five David Lean films made between 1949 and 1955, moving from Ann Todd melodramas through jet-age drama, Lancashire comedy, and Katharine Hepburn in Venice. Strong transfers, new commentaries, and a bonus disc make…

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  • Alligator 4K Review: Two Gators, One Bite

    Alligator 4K Review: Two Gators, One Bite

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Alligator I + II (1980–1991) 4K UHD + Blu-ray · Imprint Films Shelf Worthy In Brief Imprint Films pairs Lewis Teague’s smart, nasty sewer-monster favorite with its far less inspired sequel. The original gets a Dolby Vision 4K UHD, while its longer television cut and Alligator II: The Mutation ride along…

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  • Battle of Britain 4K Review: Their Finest Restoration

    Battle of Britain 4K Review: Their Finest Restoration

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Battle of Britain (1969) 4K UHD + Blu-ray · Imprint Films Stream First In Brief Guy Hamilton’s star-packed recreation of Britain’s 1940 air campaign makes its worldwide 4K debut with a new negative-based restoration, both competing scores, and an enormous supplemental package. The aerial footage remains extraordinary, but the human drama…

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  • Vampire Circus 4K Review: The Big Top Bites

    Vampire Circus 4K Review: The Big Top Bites

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Vampire Circus (1972) 4K UHD + Blu-ray · Imprint Films Shelf Worthy In Brief Hammer’s unusually ferocious late-period vampire picture makes its worldwide 4K debut with a new restoration from the original camera negative. The supplements are all carryovers, but the new UHD is the reason to upgrade.  The Facts Synopsis:…

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  • The Magnificent Seven Collection 4K Review: Seven Guns, Four Films

    The Magnificent Seven Collection 4K Review: Seven Guns, Four Films

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review The Magnificent Seven Collection (1960–1972) 4K UHD + Blu-ray · Imprint Films Shelf Worthy In Brief Imprint Films gathers John Sturges’ 1960 classic and all three sequels into a five-disc hardbox, with the original on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray and the follow-ups on Blu-ray. The sequels still trail far behind…

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  • Directed By Sidney Lumet Volume Two Blu-ray Review: Lumet’s B-Side Box

    Directed By Sidney Lumet Volume Two Blu-ray Review: Lumet’s B-Side Box

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Directed By Sidney Lumet Volume Two (1978–1999) Blu-ray · Imprint Films Completionists Only In Brief Imprint Films collects five later Sidney Lumet films ranging from The Wiz to Gloria, including the worldwide Blu-ray debuts of Critical Care and Gloria. There are worthwhile films, restorations, and new extras here, but the uneven…

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  • State of Grace 4K Review: The Westies Side Story

    State of Grace 4K Review: The Westies Side Story

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review State of Grace (1990) 4K UHD + Blu-ray · Imprint Films Stream First In Brief Phil Joanou’s bruising Hell’s Kitchen crime drama makes its 4K debut in a director-approved restoration, backed by a strong Imprint hardbox and a stack of new interviews. Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Ed Harris, and Robin Wright…

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  • Dark Blue 4K Review: Thin Blue Lies

    Dark Blue 4K Review: Thin Blue Lies

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Dark Blue (2002) 4K UHD + Blu-ray · Imprint Films Stream First In Brief Imprint Films brings Ron Shelton’s bruising cop drama to 4K in a limited hardbox packed with new interviews, archival material, and a 60-page book. Kurt Russell is terrific as an LAPD lifer whose moral rot has finally…

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  • The Boys from Brazil Blu-ray Review: Nazi Hunters, Old School

    The Boys from Brazil Blu-ray Review: Nazi Hunters, Old School

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review The Boys from Brazil (1978) Blu-ray · Imprint Films Stream First In Brief Gregory Peck plays Josef Mengele and Laurence Olivier hunts him in an Ira Levin thriller that sits somewhere between prestige drama and pulp nightmare. Imprint Films gives the film a much stronger supplemental package than earlier U.S. discs,…

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  • Escape to Athena Blu-ray Review: Moore Loot, Less Plot

    Escape to Athena Blu-ray Review: Moore Loot, Less Plot

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Escape to Athena (1979) Blu-ray · Imprint Films Completionists Only In Brief Roger Moore, David Niven, Telly Savalas, and a ridiculously deep supporting cast chase Greek treasure through George P. Cosmatos’s sunny World War II caper. Imprint adds a new commentary and Elliott Gould interview, but the aging HD master and…

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