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Scars of Dracula

Review: Roy Ward Baker’s ‘Scars of Dracula’ on KL Studio Classics 4K UHD

by Budd Wilkins
December 19, 2025

Scars of Dracula marked a turning point in Hammer’s Dracula series.

O.C. and Stiggs

Review: Robert Altman’s Teen Comedy ‘O.C. and Stiggs’ on Radiance Films Blu-ray

by Budd Wilkins

Review: Spike Lee’s ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ on Criterion 4K UHD Blu-ray

by Jake Cole Derek Smith

Review: ‘Alec Guinness: Masterpiece Collection’ on KL Studio Classics 4K UHD Blu-ray

by Jake Cole

Review: Mira Nair’s 1988 Breakout ‘Salaam Bombay!’ on Criterion 4K UHD Blu-ray

by Derek Smith
The Pied Piper + Jiří Barta Shorts

Review: ‘The Pied Piper + Jiří Barta Shorts’ on Deaf Crocodile Blu-ray

by Budd Wilkins
September 24, 2025

The Pied Piper is a pitch-black fairy tale of greed, corruption, duplicity, and betrayal.

Peking Opera Blues

4K UHD Blu-ray Review: Tsui Hark’s ‘Peking Opera Blues’ Joins the Shout! Factory

by Jake Cole
September 23, 2025

The film receives a gorgeous A/V transfer worthy of its freewheeling, genre-blending beauty.

Flow

4K UHD Blu-ray Review: Gints Zilbalodis’s ‘Flow’ on the Criterion Collection

by Steven Scaife Jake Cole
September 19, 2025

Criterion has assembled an impressive set of bonus features for this release.

The French Dispatch

Review: Wes Anderson’s ‘The French Dispatch’ on Criterion Collection 4K UHD Blu-ray

by Pat Brown Derek Smith
September 18, 2025

Criterion rolls out the red carpet for this ode to France, French cinema, and The New Yorker.

Blu-ray Review: Jacques Audiard’s ‘The Beat That My Heart Skipped’ on the Criterion Collection

by Nick Schager Derek Smith
September 17, 2025

The Beat That My Heart Skipped gets a long-overdue release on Region 1 Blu-ray.

Read My Lips

4K UHD Blu-ray Review: Jacques Audiard’s ‘Read My Lips’ on the Criterion Collection

by Ed Gonzalez Derek Smith
September 16, 2025

Audiard’s early-aughts breakthrough film still pulsates with passion and urgency.

This Is Spinal Tap

4K UHD Blu-ray Review: Rob Reiner’s ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ on the Criterion Collection

by Jake Cole
September 15, 2025

This Is Spinal Tap laid the groundwork for the modern improv comedy.

Born in Flames

Blu-ray Review: Lizzie Borden’s ‘Born in Flames’ on the Criterion Collection

by Clayton Dillard Jake Cole
September 15, 2025

Borden’s ultra-low-budget Born in Flames is one of the most exciting films of 1980s.

High and Low

4K UHD Blu-ray Review: Kurosawa Akira’s ‘High and Low’ on the Criterion Collection

by Jake Cole
September 13, 2025

Rarely has widescreen been employed more perversely than in Kurosawa’s masterpiece.

The Betrayal

Review: Tanaka Tokuzô’s Samurai Action Drama ‘The Betrayal’ on Radiance Films Blu-ray

by Jake Cole
September 4, 2025

The film takes a cynical view of the codes of conduct of Japan’s feudal warriors.

Los Golfos

Review: Carlos Saura’s Crime Thriller ‘Los Golfos’ on Radiance Films Blu-ray

by Jake Cole
September 2, 2025

The film is a grim but humanist portrait of poverty and crime in Francoist Spain.

Saving Face

Blu-ray Review: Alice Wu’s ‘Saving Face’ on the Criterion Collection

by Derek Smith
September 1, 2025

Saving Face is a coming-out story that elicits plenty of universal truths.

Fires on the Plain

4K UHD Blu-ray Review: Ichikawa Kon’s ‘Fires on the Plain’ on the Criterion Collection

by Fernando F. Croce
August 27, 2025

The film is a surreally barbaric visualization of Ôoka Shôhei’s novel.

Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror

Review: Enrique López Eguiluz’s ‘Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror’ on Kino Cult Blu-ray

by Budd Wilkins
August 25, 2025

The film exists in a disorienting middle ground between present and past.

A Confucian Confusion / Mahjong: Two Films by Edward Yang

Review: Edward Yang’s ‘A Confucian Confusion’ and ‘Mahjong’ on Criterion Blu-ray

by Jake Cole
August 22, 2025

Two of Yang’s most vital features arrive on Blu-ray with gorgeous A/V transfers.

Cairo Station

Review: Youssef Chahine’s ‘Cairo Station’ on Criterion Collection Blu-ray

by Derek Smith
August 20, 2025

A classic of Egyptian cinema gets a sparkling new transfer and a solid slate of extras.

The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse

Review: Jess Franco’s ‘The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse’ on Kino Cult Blu-ray

by Budd Wilkins
August 20, 2025

Franco knew how to bring a franchise to its logical conclusion.

City on Fire

Review: Ringo Lam’s ‘City on Fire’ on Shout! Factory 4K UHD Blu-ray

by Jake Cole
August 20, 2025

Lam’s brutal Hong Kong thriller looks better than ever on Shout!’s 4K release.

Route One/USA

Review: Robert Kramer’s Docufiction Epic ‘Route One/USA’ on Icarus Films Blu-ray

by Derek Smith
August 18, 2025

Route One/USA unfurls as an extended series of snapshots of America.

Compensation

Blu-ray Review: Zeinabu irene Davis’s ‘Compensation’ on the Criterion Collection

by Jake Cole
August 18, 2025

Davis’s film is a singular blend of character drama and historical lesson.

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