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  • Cannon for Cordoba Blu-ray Review: The Sequel That Wasn’t

    Cannon for Cordoba Blu-ray Review: The Sequel That Wasn’t

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Cannon for Cordoba (1970) Blu-ray · Imprint Films Completionists Only In Brief George Peppard leads a small squad into Mexico to destroy six stolen Army cannons in Paul Wendkos’s rough-and-ready western. Imprint reuses the older MGM master from Kino Lorber’s out-of-print 2017 disc but adds a strong new Toby Roan commentary…

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  • The Trigger Effect Blu-ray Review: Power Down, Panic Up

    The Trigger Effect Blu-ray Review: Power Down, Panic Up

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review The Trigger Effect (1996) Blu-ray · Imprint Films Stream First In Brief David Koepp’s directing debut turns a prolonged blackout into a neighborhood pressure cooker, with Kyle MacLachlan and Elisabeth Shue watching ordinary suburban manners collapse one inconvenience at a time. Imprint’s limited Blu-ray improves the package around the movie, although…

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  • Henry & June Blu-ray Review: Dear Diary, Dear Henry

    Henry & June Blu-ray Review: Dear Diary, Dear Henry

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Henry & June (1990) Blu-ray · Imprint Films Stream First In Brief The first film released with an NC-17 rating gets its most substantial Blu-ray edition yet from Imprint Films. Philip Kaufman’s lush, deliberately paced portrait of Anaïs Nin remains easier to admire than to love, and with just one new…

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  • The Phantom 4K Review: The Ghost Who Glows

    The Phantom 4K Review: The Ghost Who Glows

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review The Phantom (1996) 4K UHD + Blu-ray · Kino Lorber Stream First In Brief Kino Lorber gives Billy Zane’s purple-suited jungle hero a new 4K master with Dolby Vision and a slate of newly produced extras. The movie remains a cheerful throwback to Saturday-matinee adventure, which will either be exactly your…

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  • Beethoven Blu-ray Review: Best in the Litter

    Beethoven Blu-ray Review: Best in the Litter

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Beethoven (1992) Blu-ray (Special Edition) · Kino Lorber Shelf Worthy In Brief Kino Lorber’s special-edition Blu-ray finally gives the 1992 family hit some worthwhile extras, led by two new commentaries. The movie that started it all still leads the pack, slobber and all, so this Beethoven Blu-ray review ends with a…

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  • Somewhere in Time 4K Review: Bid the Grain Return

    Somewhere in Time 4K Review: Bid the Grain Return

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Somewhere in Time (1980) 4K UHD + Blu-ray · Kino Lorber Shelf Worthy In Brief Jeannot Szwarc’s 1980 time-travel romance arrives on 4K with a fresh camera-negative scan that preserves its famously soft, dreamlike photography. Two new commentaries join the archival extras, including the feature-length making-of. Its fans reached the verdict…

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  • Throw Momma from the Train 4K Review: Mother of All Upgrades

    Throw Momma from the Train 4K Review: Mother of All Upgrades

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Throw Momma from the Train (1987) 4K UHD + Blu-ray · Kino Lorber Shelf Worthy In Brief Danny DeVito’s directing debut turns Strangers on a Train into a wonderfully nasty comedy with Billy Crystal, Anne Ramsey, and one very bad misunderstanding. Kino Lorber’s 4K upgrade adds a fresh negative scan, a…

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  • The Return of the Pink Panther 4K Review: The Cat Came Back

    The Return of the Pink Panther 4K Review: The Cat Came Back

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) 4K UHD + Blu-ray · Kino Lorber Shelf Worthy In Brief More than a decade after their last Clouseau film, Peter Sellers and Blake Edwards put the Inspector back on the case and discovered audiences had missed him. Kino Lorber’s new 4K of The…

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  • Ray 4K Review: Hit the Shelf, Jack

    Ray 4K Review: Hit the Shelf, Jack

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Ray (2004) 4K UHD + Blu-ray · Kino Lorber Shelf Worthy In Brief Taylor Hackford’s Ray reaches 4K UHD for the first time with a new camera-negative scan approved by the director. Jamie Foxx’s Oscar-winning performance remains reason enough to revisit it, while Kino carries forward nearly all of Universal’s supplements.…

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  • The Great Outdoors 4K Review: The Bear Necessities

    The Great Outdoors 4K Review: The Bear Necessities

    Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review The Great Outdoors (1988) 4K UHD + Blu-ray · Kino Lorber Shelf Worthy In Brief John Hughes’s 1988 cabin comedy pulls into Kino Lorber’s 4K lineup with a fresh camera-negative scan and three new commentaries. The movie remains a lovable mess built almost entirely around John Candy and Dan Aykroyd getting…

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