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Thursday, September 25, 2025

Review of Criterion's Blu-ray of Anderson's "The French Dispatch"

 My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray release of Wes Anderson's "THE FRENCH DISPATCH" is up at Cinema Retro . 

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Labels: Benicio Del Toro, Bill Murray, Criterion Collection, France, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Lea Seydoux, The French Dispatch, The New Yorker, Tilda Swinton, Timothee Chalamet, Wes Anderson

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Review of Kino Lorber's 4K UHD Blu-ray of Melville's "Bob le Flambeur"

 My review of Kino Lorber Studio Classics' new 4K UHD/Blu-ray release of Jean-Pierre Melville's "BOB LE FLAMBEUR" is up at Cinema Retro. 

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Labels: Bob le flambeur, French New Wave, Jean-Pierre Melville, Kino Lorber, Roger Duchesne

Review of Criterion's new 4K Blu-ray release of Kurosawa's "High and Low"

 My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray (4K UHD) release of Akira Kurosawa's "HIGH AND LOW" is up at Cinema Retro. 

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Labels: akira kurosawa, Criterion Collection, Denzel Washington, High and Low, Japan, Spike Lee, toshiro mifune

Monday, August 11, 2025

Review of Criterion's Blu-ray box set of Truffaut's "The Adventures of Antoine Doinel"

 My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray box set edition of Francois Truffaut's THE ADVENTURES OF ANTOINE DOINEL (containing THE 400 BLOWS and other titles) is up at Cinema Retro.

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Labels: Antoine Doinel, Bed and Board, Claude Jade, Criterion Collection, Francois Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Love on the Run, Marie-France Pisier, Stolen Kisses, The 400 Blows, The Adventures of Antoine Doinel

Monday, August 4, 2025

Review of Criterion's Blu-ray of Nichols' "Carnal Knowledge"

 My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray release of Mike Nichols' "CARNAL KNOWLEDGE" is up at Cinema Retro. 

Posted by Raymond Benson at 8:31 AM No comments:
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Labels: Ann-Margret, Art Garfunkel, Candice Bergen, Carnal Knowledge, Criterion Collection, Jack Nicholson, Jules Feiffer, Mike Nichols, Rita Moreno

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of Clark's "Murder by Decree"

 My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Bob Clark's "MURDER BY DECREE" is up at Cinema Retro. 

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Labels: Bob Clark, Christopher Plummer, David Hemmings, Dr. Watson, Jack the Ripper, James Mason, Kino Lorber, London, Murder by Decree, Sherlock Holmes

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Review of Imprint's Blu-ray of Wyler's "The Liberation of L. B. Jones"

 My review of Imprint's new Blu-ray release of William Wyler's "THE LIBERATION OF L. B. JONES" is up at Cinema Retro. 

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Labels: Anthony Zerbe, Imprint, Jesse Hill Ford, Lee J. Cobb, Lola Falana, Roscoe Lee Browne, southern justice, Stirling Silliphant, The Liberation of L. B. Jones, William Wyler
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