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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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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
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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Jellyfish Review: Love Without Labels
Photo: Jordan Buckellew, courtesy of Unlabeled Theatre Company Jellyfish Synopsis: Kelly and her mum, Agnes, have walked the same stretch of beach in the English seaside town of Skegness every day for 15 years. When Kelly, a young woman with Down syndrome, falls for Neil, Agnes struggles to let her grown daughter make her own…
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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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New Group Review: Pyramid Scheme
Movie Review New Group 4/10 TLDR New Group has a killer image in its ever-growing human pyramids, and the practical work is impressive, but shoddy CGI and a story more interested in its message than its characters keep Yûta Shimotsu’s Shudder follow-up from ever getting under your skin. Where to watch: Streaming on Shudder and…
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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
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
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
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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