Thrillers Galore on 4K-UHD: ‘Obsession,’ ‘Identity,’ ‘Soylent Green’
Obsession — Collector’s Edition 4K-UHD/Blu-ray — Universal Courtesy of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment By now, almost everyone is obsessed with...
Planes! Trains! Sharks? ‘Flight,’ ‘Runaway Train,’ ‘Deep Water’ On 4K-UHD/Blu-ray
Flight – 4K-UHD/Blu-ray Special Edition – Kino Lorber Courtesy of Kino Lorber Closing Night of the 50th New York Film...
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Reed Arnold On Wearing 4 Hats For Clever Rom-Com ‘Do Us Part’ [VIDEO]
Feature debut writer-director-actor-producer Reed Arnold has fashioned a slick, smart and clever rom-com that harkens back to the quick-witted 1940s...
‘The Pass’ Examines Internalized Homophobia & Boasts Striking Work By Ino Badanjak & Matisse Ratron-Neal
Brit playwright John Donnelly’s The Pass is a brutal and devastating look at internalized homophobia and the fake life that...
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Burkett “Kett” Turton On Revisiting His Gay Goth Role 25 Years Later In ‘Gypsy 83’ The Director’s Cut [VIDEO]
In 2001, Todd Stephens, writer of the hit gay-themed Edge of Seventeen, three years earlier, made his directorial debut with...
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Theo Rossi Trifecta: In-Depth Chat About His 3 Fab New Films: ‘Bruton,’ ‘Come With Me,’ & ‘The Saviors’ [VIDEO]
The ubiquitous, gifted and versatile actor Theo Rossi stars in a trilogy of taut, captivating indie films, coming soon to...
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Finn Wittrock On His Character’s Smaller, Odysseus-Like Journey In ‘Westhampton’ [VIDEO]
Finn Wittrock does his best work onscreen to date in Christian Nilsson’s atmospheric, deeply affecting feature Westhampton, which world premiered...
‘The People Vs. Larry Flynt’ & ‘The Crying Game’ — Two Controversial Classics New On 4K-UHD/Blu-ray
Two very different but groundbreaking films played the New York Film Festival in 1992 and 1996, respectively. Both received great...
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Emmys 2026: Jonathan Tropper On Season 2 Nuances Of ‘Your Friends And Neighbors,’ Lucking Out With ‘Lucky’ [VIDEO]
Season Two of Your Friends and Neighbors upped the crazy ante and was justly rewarded with a surprise Outstanding Drama...
83rd Venice Film Festival Boasts Pics Starring Robert Pattinson, Penélope Cruz, Jack O’Connell, Rooney & Kate Mara
The 83rd Venice Film Festival slate was announced today and there will be plenty of big names and potential Oscar...
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