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You Can’t Be Less Wicked Than Your Enemy – The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) Criterion Blu-ray

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)

First published in 1963, John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in from the Cold was designed as a corrective against the far-fetched espionage fantasy of Ian Fleming’s popular James Bond series. A movie adaption followed two years later, released right at the height of Bond-mania. While perhaps not cultural milestones on quite the same… Read More You Can’t Be Less Wicked Than Your Enemy – The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) Criterion Blu-ray

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If I’m With You, Then I’m With You – True Romance (1993) 4K Ultra HD

True Romance (1993)

As a young film student in 1993, I walked out of the theater ecstatic about Tony Scott’s True Romance. I went back to see it a couple more times, but couldn’t convince any of my friends to go with me. From the title, they all assumed it must be a sappy rom-com that would hold… Read More If I’m With You, Then I’m With You – True Romance (1993) 4K Ultra HD

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You Tell ‘im I’m Coming – The Limey (1999) 4K Ultra HD

The Limey (1999)

Released in the highly-competitive 1999 fall movie season against dozens of good-to-great films from other major artists, Steven Soderbergh’s modest crime thriller The Limey slipped through the cracks and drew little attention. Although kindly received by critics, it made no money and, even a couple decades later, remains one of the director’s least-seen works. Yet… Read More You Tell ‘im I’m Coming – The Limey (1999) 4K Ultra HD

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Don’t Think, Just Do – Top Gun: Maverick (2022) 4K Ultra HD

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Culture often seems to move in thirty-year cycles. Growing up back in the 1980s, it felt like nostalgia for the 1950s was everywhere, as my parents’ generation hit middle age and started pining for their own youths. Now here we are another three decades hence, only to find the United States in a renewed Cold… Read More Don’t Think, Just Do – Top Gun: Maverick (2022) 4K Ultra HD

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Remember When DVD and Blu-ray “Special Features” Actually Used to Be Special?

Reservoir Dogs 4K Ultra HD Menu

Confession time: As someone who has reviewed movies on home video for more than two decades, I simply cannot stand to watch most DVD or Blu-ray bonus features. The days when I might get excited for a director’s audio commentary or a lengthy making-of documentary about the film I just watched feel like a distant… Read More Remember When DVD and Blu-ray “Special Features” Actually Used to Be Special?

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Such Heroic Nonsense – The Transformers: The Movie (1986) 4K Ultra HD

The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

I have long since lost count of how many times I’ve watched the 1986 animated The Transformers: The Movie in my life. A pivotal part of my childhood, I know it practically backwards and forwards, and assumed it could hold no further surprises for me. However, the chance to sit with my 8-year-old son as… Read More Such Heroic Nonsense – The Transformers: The Movie (1986) 4K Ultra HD

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