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The Sandman: The Complete First Season: A Grand Adaptation of the Beloved Graphic Novels (Blu-ray)

Oppenheimer: Christopher Nolan's Magnificent Portrait of a Complicated Man (Blu-ray)

Love Actually: A Rare Rom-Com That Satifies (4K/Blu-ray)

Mean Streets: Scorsese's Early Classic Celebrates 50 Years (Criterion Blu-ray)

The Nun II: A Sequel of No Improvement (Blu-ray)

Don't Look Now: Technically Dazzling, but Narratively Lacking (Criterion 4K/Blu-ray)

The Film: In the 1970s, a very popular trend for horror films at the time was to feature an over-arching and very palpable sense of doom...

The Trial: An Intriguing Road to Nowhere (Criterion Blu-ray)

The Film: Whenever the career of the great Orson Welles is brought up for discussion, it almost always inevitably turns towards his most...

After Hours: Martin Scorsese's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Criterion 4K/Blu-ray)

The Film: When most people think of or discuss the great Martin Scorsese, it usually involves his big, popular projects like...

The Rules of the Game: Jean Renoir's Classic Satire Gets a 4K Upgrade (Criterion 4K/Blu-ray)

The Film: Back in the 1930s, famed French director Jean Renoir delivered what are considered his two most famous works. First, in 1937 he...

Wings of Desire: A Beautiful Film with Narrative Drawbacks (Criterion 4K/Blu-ray)

The Film: Wim Wenders' "Wings of Desire" has always been considered one of the writer/director's most popular films (possibly second only...

The Seventh Seal: Bergman's Medieval Classic Comes to 4K (Criterion 4K/Blu-ray)

The Film: Renowned Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman made a multitude of films throughout his prolific career that are considered...

Malcolm X: Denzel Washington Shines in a Curiously Conventional Biopic (Criterion Blu-ray)

The Film: Prolific filmmaker Spike Lee has had an incredible career stretching all the way back to the late '70s, with his two most...

The Tales of Hoffmann: A Visual Feast with Narrative Shortcomings (Criterion Blu-ray)

In 1948, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger joined together to create what would no doubt become their greatest collaboration, "The...

The Red Shoes: A Classic Portrait of Artistic Pursuit (Criterion 4K/Blu-ray)

The Film: The incomparable writer/directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger made a number of beloved films together (aside from...

Bringing Up Baby: A Masterpiece of Farce and Absurdity (Criterion Blu-ray)

The Film: The legendary director Howard Hawks had quite the eclectic and distinguished career that included such classics as "Scarface,"...

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