Tag: Kino Lorber (KL Studio Classics)
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Talk Radio Blu-ray Review: Viewer, You’re on the Air
Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Talk Radio (1988) Blu-ray · Kino Lorber Stream First In Brief Oliver Stone’s 1988 shock-jock pressure cooker comes to Kino Lorber Blu-ray with a new 2K master, fresh commentary and a new interview with Stone. Eric Bogosian still scorches, but Barry Champlain is exactly the kind of company you may only…
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Swashbuckler Blu-ray Review: Shaw Leave in Jamaica
Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Swashbuckler (1976) Blu-ray · Kino Lorber Stream First In Brief Robert Shaw trades shark hunting for sword fighting in James Goldstone’s breezy 1976 pirate romp. Kino Lorber gives the film its U.S. Blu-ray debut with a handsome widescreen presentation and a new commentary, but the movie itself is more sunshine and…
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Uncommon Valor 4K Review: Old Soldiers, New Resolution
Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Uncommon Valor (1983) 4K UHD + Blu-ray · Kino Lorber Stream First In Brief Ted Kotcheff’s MIA rescue drama comes to 4K UHD from Kino Lorber with a new camera-negative scan and a welcome batch of fresh extras. The movie is unabashedly formula, but Gene Hackman and one terrific bench of…
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K2 4K Review: Second Highest, First Rate
Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review K2 (1991) 4K UHD + Blu-ray · Kino Lorber Shelf Worthy In Brief Franc Roddam’s survival drama makes its Blu-ray and 4K UHD debut from Kino Lorber with a new scan, Dolby Vision and a pair of worthwhile new extras. The drama can drag down at base camp, but once K2…
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Walk a Tightrope Blu-ray Review: Duryea’s Last Noir Balancing Act
Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Walk a Tightrope (1963) Blu-ray · Kino Lorber Completionists Only In Brief Dan Duryea’s final film noir makes its U.S. home-video debut on Kino Lorber Blu-ray from a new 4K scan of the original camera negative. The catch is that Kino has Paramount’s trimmed 69-minute American version rather than the longer…
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The Hi-Lo Country Blu-ray Review: Range of Emotion
Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review The Hi-Lo Country (1998) Blu-ray · Kino Lorber Shelf Worthy In Brief Stephen Frears saddles up for the Western Sam Peckinpah spent years trying to make, with Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Arquette and Penélope Cruz caught between friendship, cattle and bad decisions. Kino brings the film to U.S. Blu-ray with…
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Rider on the Rain 4K Review: Partly Cloudy With Bronson
Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Rider on the Rain (1970) 4K UHD (2 discs) · Kino Lorber Stream First In Brief René Clément’s moody 1970 thriller arrives on two Kino Lorber 4K UHD discs, with a separate cut and master on each. The movie is the real draw here: dreamy, uneasy and a terrific showcase for…
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A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon Blu-ray Review: Rebel Without a Clue
Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988) Blu-ray · Kino Lorber Completionists Only In Brief Kino Lorber brings River Phoenix’s first starring vehicle to Blu-ray with an older HD master, lossless audio and a new commentary that adds valuable context. Phoenix is always watchable, but Jimmy’s swagger wears thin…
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Brit Noir Collection I Blu-ray Review: Lom Sweet Lom
Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Brit Noir Collection I (1950-1961) Blu-ray · Kino Lorber Stream First In Brief Kino Lorber gathers three Herbert Lom crime pictures on Blu-ray from StudioCanal 4K restorations, with a new commentary for each film. None is an essential classic, but all three are brisk, well cast and fun to discover, with…
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Hold That Ghost 4K Review: Boo’s on First
Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Hold That Ghost (1941) 4K UHD · Kino Lorber Shelf Worthy In Brief Abbott and Costello’s first haunted-house comedy comes to Kino Lorber 4K UHD from a fresh scan of the original camera negative, backed by two new commentaries. The stitched-on musical numbers slow things down, but Lou Costello panicking over…
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Thanks for the review! We saw this at Secret Movie Night and really enjoyed it. We were so surprised by…
You hit it all spot on Joe. Keaton is my second favorite actor next to Morgan Freeman and I had…