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Five Pink Panther Films are the Pick of the Week

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Published: January 14, 2026 23:46

Though I haven’t seen them in many, many years, I have a great fondness for the Pink Panther movies. Kino Lorber is releasing all five of the original films (but not that dreadful remake with Steve Martin) in UHD. Sadly, there is no boxed set, but I…

Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror (1968)

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Published: January 14, 2026 03:47

I’ve written over 1,300 articles for Cinema Sentries. I don’t know what the breakdown is between reviews and other things like Picks of the Week and Five Cool Things. I regularly try and do a post on this site with a link to my Cinema Sentries articles,…

Barry Lyndon (1975)

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Published: January 13, 2026 04:41

I love Stanley Kubrick’s films. I think he was a genius. I’ve now seen all of his films (save for two short films he made very early in his career). For reasons I get into in my review I only just this weekend watched Barry Lyndon. I don’t know why I…

Rest in Peace Bob Weir (1947-2026)

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Published: January 11, 2026 04:40

Earlier this afternoon I was watching a movie. When it was over, I looked at my phone. There were messages from friends from all over the country. They were all saying something like, “I hate to be the one to tell you, but Bob Weir has passed.” I didn’t…

The Friday Night Horror Movie: Cronos (1992)

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Published: January 10, 2026 02:44

I find I have mixed feelings about Guillermo del Toro. He’s clearly a great visual stylist, and his apparent love of cinema imbues all of his films with a certain reverent love, but I find his stories to be hit or miss.  Because of that, I’ve been putting…

New Year, New You: Lost In America (1985)

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Published: January 9, 2026 02:07

Albert Brooks is one of those guys whom I naturally like, but I don’t actually know all that well. I’ve seen him in films like Taxi Driver and Out of Sight, where he played memorable side characters. I loved him in Finding Nemo and Drive. He was amazing as…

New Year, New You: January’s Movie Theme

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Published: January 8, 2026 23:30

I’ve spent a lot of time trying to think of a new theme for January. A couple of years ago I did a theme called “Frozen in January” which was all about watching movies that took place in some frosty climate, but that proved difficult. I couldn’t find that…

Five Cool Things and The Death of Robin Hood

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Published: January 8, 2026 03:00

I’m back from the holidays, refreshed and ready to talk about more cool things. This week I’m talking about Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, Girl With Hyacinths, The Naked Gun, Over the Garden Wall and The Princess Bride. Click here to learn more.

Alec Guinness Masterpiece Collection

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Published: January 7, 2026 02:50

Like most people my age I first came to Alec Guinness through Star Wars and his memorable role as the old Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi. Later, I loved him in The Bridge on the River Kwai and Oliver Twist. For years and years I thought of him solely as a dramatic…

Now Watching: The Naked Gun (2025)

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Published: January 6, 2026 14:15

The Naked Gun (2025)Directed by Akiva ShafferStarring Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Danny Huston, CCH Pounder Only one man has the particular set of skills… to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his…

Bullet in the Head is the Pick of the Week

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Published: January 5, 2026 23:53

I don’t know why John Woo films suddenly keep getting the 4K UHD treatment with loads of special features added to boot, but I am here for it. I’ve not actually seen Bullet in the Head, but it stars Tony Leung and is about three male friends who grow up in…

The Movie Journal: 2025

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Published: January 4, 2026 22:03

I watched 25 films in December. 18 of them were new to me. 8 of them were made before I was born. There wasn’t so much a theme this month as I tried to watch some movies from 2025 in order to make a best-of list. I watched 8 films from that year, though…

Young, Violent Dangerous (1976) Blu-ray Review

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Published: January 4, 2026 21:20

I’ve probably said this before, but one of the many things I love about the state of home video these days is that there are so many boutique labels putting out so many wonderful, obscure movies. Movies I’d never even know existed if it weren’t for these…

Catch Me If You Can (2002) 4K UHD Review

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Published: January 4, 2026 20:01

I watched Catch Me If You Can when it first came out in theaters. I immediately loved it. Tom Hanks was at the height of his power, Steven Spielberg was consistently still making great movies, and Leonardo DiCaprio was in his post-Titanic heartthrob…

Five Cool Things and “Fairytale of New York”

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Published: January 3, 2026 17:12

With all the holiday happenings I forgot to post this when I wrote it. I’ll actually have a new Five Cool Things here in a couple of days. I hope everyone had a good holiday and that we are all refreshed and ready to conquer a new year. For this post I’m…

The Friday Night Horror Movie: Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971)

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Published: January 3, 2026 05:27

As I put on this film, my wife asked me if I would watch as many Hammer Horror films if she wasn’t around. She doesn’t like horror films, you see; she can’t stand the violence, the gore, and the scares. But she enjoys the Hammer films, as they are a little…

Happy Christmas, Etc.

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Published: December 25, 2025 20:30

Happy Holidays, everybody. I hope yours is spent with those you love and that they bring you joy. We’ve had a good Christmastime thus far. Last night we got together with our larger family.  My mother grew up in this area, and all of her siblings (and…