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The Kid (Criterion Collection Review)

Likely no surprise to anyone who has previously seen the work of Charlie Chaplin, The Kid, recently released on Criteron blu-ray, is an outstanding and groundbreaking cinematic achievement. One of the only ways to give a film this superb a worthy blu-ray release would be for Criterion to handle it. The combination of care, research, […]

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Inside Llewyn Davis (Criterion Collection)

So few directors can infuse the story of a struggling, down on his luck musician with so much unapologetic dark humor and persistent optimism. The Coen Brothers achieve just that with Inside Llewyn Davis. Oscar Isaac delivers an incredibly stirring performance, delivering deep soulful ballads that will leave the viewer entranced. Living a squanderous life of some […]

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Double Your Fun With Brandon’s Top 10 + 10 Blu-rays Of 2014!

It’s that time of year again where I list my favorite Blu-ray releases of the year.  When I sit down and jot down ones off the top of my head, then look to my collection for reminders and then realize I have WAYYYYY too many on my list.  I then sit and debate and painfully […]

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A Night to Remember: The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray Review)

On April 14, 1912, just before midnight, the unsinkable Titanic struck an iceberg.  In less than three hours, it had plunged to the bottom of the sea, taking with it more than 1,500 of its 2,200 passengers.  In his unforgettable rendering of Walter Lord’s book of the same name, A Night to Remember, the acclaimed British director […]

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