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DVD And Blu-ray
Villa Rides / The Fighting Kentuckian
Western lovers rejoice, those rootin’ tootin’ folks at Signal One Entertainment have got not one but two delights for you. Making their UK Blu-ray debuts, Villa Rides and The Fighting Kentuckian are a pair of gunslinging hidden...
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Tangerine Limited Edition Blu-ray Unboxing
Second Sight Films have done it again, giving their usual lavish treatment to another hidden gem of the last 10 years. Sean Baker’s Tangerine is a raw and kinetic comedy-drama shot in iPhone 5S that follows transgender sex work...
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King Kong (’76) 4K Steelbook Unboxing
John Guillermin’s cult 1976 King Kong remake is a film that many have slept on over the years. Plagued by a troubled production history and copyright controversies, this fascinating but flawed entry in the beastly saga is ripe ...
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Radiance Films Blu-ray Unboxings
There’s a new boutique label in town. Radiance Films promise “films, books, merchandise and more curated from a variety of genres and modes of filmmaking, from arthouse provocateurs to genre classics…created from the best avail...
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Halloween Ends
Halloween Ends is destined to divide people. While expectations were certainly all over the place after the farcical Halloween Kills of last year, Ends has that unlucky job of not just successfully rounding off the new Hallowee...
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The Lost King
The exhumation of the remains of Richard III, from beneath a car park in Leicester, was one of the biggest news stories of 2012. Attracting worldwide attention, the fascinating tale was quickly covered in a handful of documenta...
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Film Vault 001-004 Unboxings
In an age of streaming and digital content, many naysayers have cried that physical media is dead. Here comes a new premium collection – the Film Vault – to prove those folk wrong. This lavish, prestige collection’s...
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The Adventures of Black Beauty Blu-ray Unboxing
Those lovely folks at Network have just served up another must-own boxset for nostalgic telly fans, with some essential cosy Christmas viewing – The Adventures of Black Beauty. As comforting as an old wooly jumper or a we...
DVD And Blu-ray
Fall (Uncut)
A shark cage 47 metres below the surface. A rickety ski-lift dangling above a pack of hungry wolves. And now, a precarious platform at the top of a 2,000 ft disused TV tower. Yes, this subgenre of thrillers – being trapped in a...
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Reservoir Dogs 4K Steelbook Unboxing
Quentin Tarantino’s masterful feature-length debut Reservoir Dogs has lost none of its raw power in its 30th year, and Lionsgate’s new 4K disc is a revelation. Boasting easily one of the strongest 4K transfers of a catalogue ti...
