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Sukiyaki Western Django
- Screen Reviews
- September 29, 2020
A mysterious stranger wander into a desolate village burdened by gold. Two clans vie for his gunslinging prowess, and nearly everybody ends up dead in this lush and ultraviolent Japanese Western.
Why Don’t You Just Die!
- Screen Reviews
- September 7, 2020
A Russian family drama with plenty of krovvy and ultraviolence.
Gamera: The Complete Collection
- Screen Reviews
- September 3, 2020
Gamera finally gets his due in this lavish box set.
Broken Poet
- Screen Reviews
- September 2, 2020
Elliot Murphy stars as a rock star thought to be dead.
Zombie for Sale
- Screen Reviews
- August 28, 2020
Lee Min-Jae breathes new life via comedy into the zombie genre.
Nothing Stays the Same: The Story of The Saxon Pub
- Screen Reviews
- August 21, 2020
Long-running Austin institution the Saxon Pub is in danger of closing due to the explosive growth in rent and cost of living of the once-sleepy college town of Austin, Texas.
Black Rainbow
- Screen Reviews
- August 20, 2020
Mike Hodges ’80s thriller is back from movie purgatory in this Blu-ray release.

The Second City Presents: Last Show on Earth
- Screen Reviews
- August 13, 2020
The newest class of Canada’s finest comedy studio is back, ready for the 2020s.
Bush: Live In Tampa
- Screen Reviews
- August 11, 2020
On a hot summer night, Bush plays to a sold out arena in Tampa, Fl, proving that there is still an audience for a high energy rock and roll show.
Shithouse
- Screen Reviews
- August 6, 2020
A darling love story with engaging characters and one of the worst titles ever.
Summerland
- Screen Reviews
- August 4, 2020
In rural England, a cranky woman bonds with and evacuee boy and uncovers a strange connection to her past.
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations
- Screen Reviews
- August 4, 2020
These geniuses of early comedy finally get the presentation they are due in this Blu-ray edition.
18 to Party
- Screen Reviews
- July 30, 2020
When you’re in 8th grade, sneaking into a bar is way cooler than it is when you’re 40.
Adam
- Screen Reviews
- July 29, 2020
A pregnant woman finds a home in Casablanca.

Landfall
- Screen Reviews
- July 28, 2020
Cecilia Aldarondo takes a look at Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
Inferno of Torture
- Screen Reviews
- July 22, 2020
Teruo Ishii’s classic of pinky violence has new life on Blu-ray.
Dream Demon
- Screen Reviews
- July 9, 2020
Newly restored, this British dream horror has never looked better.
Liberté
- Screen Reviews
- June 23, 2020
Generoso Fierro reviews Albert Serra’s new transgressive feature Liberté, winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Blood Tide
- Screen Reviews
- June 22, 2020
Richard Jefferies classic looks like a new film in the Blu-ray reissue.
Night Flight
- Screen Reviews
- June 4, 2020
A video streaming service replicates the ’90s with a revival and expansion of the cult TV show Night Flight.

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- Music Reviews
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- Screen Reviews
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