Hard Luck
DVD Review
A former gangster's road to redemption is disrupted by drugs cash, bent cops, a sassy stripper and strange serial killers.
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Twinky
DVD Review
A teenager's runs off with a man more than twice her age.
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The Ozu Collection: Volume Four
DVD Review
Fourth collection in the series, celebrates Ozu's later work, including Late Autumn and An Autumn Afternoon.
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Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines
HD-DVD Review
Third installment in the Terminator franchise has robot Arnie fighting a metallic woman.
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Hitchcock: The Early Collection
DVD Review
Collection of early work from the master of suspense features eight films from the 1920s and 30s, including the DVD premiere of Champagne.
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Echo Park, L.A.
DVD Review
Rites of passage for Mexican- American teenagers in Los Angeles.
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H6 - Diary of A Serial Killer
DVD Review
A killer gets out of jail and starts hacking up prostitutes with a chainsaw... all in God's name, of course.
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The Fox And The Hound: 25th Anniversary Special Edition
DVD Review
Anniversary edition of the Disney film about a fox and a pup's unlikely friendship.
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CSI: 6.1
DVD Review
After Nick's brush with death, the forensics team investigate more violence in Las Vegas.
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Marebito
DVD Review
Gory J-horror about a cameraman obsessed with capturing fear on film.
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