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The Queen of Spades

Review: Thorold Dickinson’s The Queen of Spades on Kino Blu-ray

by Eric Henderson Derek Smith
October 23, 2019

Kino’s transfer highlights the alluring beauty of Thorold Dickinson’s gothic horror classic.

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Review: Robert Hamer’s Kind Hearts and Coronets on Kino Blu-ray

by Ed Gonzalez Derek Smith
August 26, 2019

Kino’s Blu-ray comes furnished with an astute commentary that attests to the enduring appeal of the film’s deliciously morbid humor.

Dead of Night

Review: Ealing’s Dead of Night Horror Anthology on Kino Lorber Blu-ray

by Chuck Bowen
July 19, 2019

This lasting work of existential horror has been given an audio commentary that serves as a veritable seminar on British cinema.

The Thief of Bagdad

Review: The Thief of Bagdad

by Bill Weber
May 30, 2008

The film is committed enough to the pleasure principle that the audience is served one giddy act of visual sorcery after another.

The Thief of Bagdad

DVD Review: Alexander Korda’s The Thief of Bagdad on the Criterion Collection

by Bill Weber
May 30, 2008

This genre landmark has retained its thousand and one delights.

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Review: Kind Hearts and Coronets

by Ed Gonzalez
February 15, 2006

A class can be taught comparing British and American manners using only Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Family Jewels.

Kind Hearts and Coronets

DVD Review: Robert Hamer’s Kind Hearts and Coronets on the Criterion Collection

by Ed Gonzalez
February 15, 2006

This 1949 Ealings Studios comedy remains an interesting dissection of the pathologies of the British class system.

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