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Austin Vashaw
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·Apr 28

Eurocrime Actioner THE NEW GODFATHERS (1979) Arrives on Blu-ray from Raro

Alfonso Brescia’s poliziottesco film The New Godfathers (I contrabbandieri di Santa Lucia) is now available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Raro Video. A latter example of the subgenre, The New Godfathers tells the story of an unlikely team-up between a narcotics officer and a local Napoli godfather.

The New Godfathers

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Eurocrime Actioner THE NEW GODFATHERS (1979) Arrives on Blu-ray from Raro
Eurocrime Actioner THE NEW GODFATHERS (1979) Arrives on Blu-ray from Raro
The New Godfathers

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·Apr 7

Jackie Chan Documentary THE GOLDEN BOY Explores His Rise to International Fame

Feature-length doc heads up the extras on Shout Factory’s Jackie Chan Collection Vol. 1 —

The Golden Boy

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Jackie Chan Documentary THE GOLDEN BOY Explores His Rise to International Fame
Jackie Chan Documentary THE GOLDEN BOY Explores His Rise to International Fame
The Golden Boy

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·Apr 6

On the Origin of the Sneakies: AIR and the Disruptive Evolution of Nike

How tenacity, adaptation, and intelligent shoe design led to Nike’s greatest creation — In recent years the secondary market for new and used sneakers as collectibles has boomed into a massive industry, sending values for vintage classic shoe models skyrocketing. And in the world of athletic footwear there’s no name more hallowed than Jordan — Air Jordan, that is. Even two decades after…

Air

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On the Origin of the Sneakies: AIR and the Disruptive Evolution of Nike
On the Origin of the Sneakies: AIR and the Disruptive Evolution of Nike
Air

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·Apr 4

New on 4K Blu — BATMAN: THE DOOM THAT CAME TO GOTHAM

The newest film in DC’s Animated adapts one of the most interesting tales from the “Elseworlds” conceptual line of non-continuity reinventions. Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham is a Lovecraftian story which originated in comics form in 2000–2001, written by Mike Mignola and Richard Pace. …

Batman

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New on 4K Blu — BATMAN: THE DOOM THAT CAME TO GOTHAM
New on 4K Blu — BATMAN: THE DOOM THAT CAME TO GOTHAM
Batman

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·Mar 23

JOHN WICK CHAPTER 4: Rather Impossibly, the Best Entry in a Series with No Bad Ones

When John Wick hit in 2014, its incredible world-building was one of the key ways in which it pulled ahead of the action pack. …

John Wick 4

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JOHN WICK CHAPTER 4: Rather Impossibly, the Best Entry in a Series with No Bad Ones
JOHN WICK CHAPTER 4: Rather Impossibly, the Best Entry in a Series with No Bad Ones
John Wick 4

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·Mar 14

Criterion Review: LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY

John Woo returns to the Criterion Collection with the transitional precursor to his bullet ballads — New on Criterion Blu-ray, Last Hurrah for Chivalry is a historic transitional film in Hong Kong action cinema, released at a time when wuxia films were starting to feel old fashioned. As we’ve outlined in our Shaw Bros exploration, kung fu and wuxia cinema progressed in the 1970s in a…

Last Hurrah For Chivalry

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Criterion Review: LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY
Criterion Review: LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY
Last Hurrah For Chivalry

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·Mar 2

Michael B. Jordan Ably Takes the Reins on CREED III

It may be the 9th in a saga, but CREED III continues to tell a story with grace and depth — For the third film in the story of Adonis Creed — itself part of the larger Rocky legacy now nine films deep — most viewers probably have a pretty good idea of what to expect from one of the most venerated and consistently exciting of cinematic franchises. Part of the…

Creed Iii

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Michael B. Jordan Ably Takes the Reins on CREED III
Michael B. Jordan Ably Takes the Reins on CREED III
Creed Iii

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·Feb 17

Ushering in Phase 5 with the Hugely Tiny QUANTUMANIA

I seem to be in the minority, but I was very pleased with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, a very different kind of adventure for Ant-Man and his family-based crew that wildly changes the scope and formula of the series and delivers hearty chuckles, a menacing villain, and a foothold…

Ant Man And The Wasp

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Ushering in Phase 5 with the Hugely Tiny QUANTUMANIA
Ushering in Phase 5 with the Hugely Tiny QUANTUMANIA
Ant Man And The Wasp

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·Feb 8

Leave DC Animation Alone — LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (A Review and a Plea)

DC’s latest terrific animated adventure reminds us why to let them do their thing — Legion of Super-Heroes, DC’s newest direct-to-video animation feature, continues their trend of mining the comics universe for its most compelling, unusual, and often lesser known material. I’m especially fond of DC’s throwback takes on Silver Age storytelling, and “Legion of Super-Heroes” is such a fun and delightfully nerdy super-squad concept…

Features

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Leave DC Animation Alone — LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (A Review and a Plea)
Leave DC Animation Alone — LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (A Review and a Plea)
Features

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·Jan 28

Unboxing Shout Factory’s JACKIE CHAN COLLECTION VOL. 1 Blu-ray Box Set

New on Blu-ray this week, Shout! Factory brings the Jackie Chan Collection Vol. …

Jackie Chan

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Unboxing Shout Factory’s JACKIE CHAN COLLECTION VOL. 1  Blu-ray Box Set
Unboxing Shout Factory’s JACKIE CHAN COLLECTION VOL. 1  Blu-ray Box Set
Jackie Chan

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Austin Vashaw

Austin Vashaw

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Film yakker, wisecracker, tact lacker. Contributing Editor at Cinapse. http://letterboxd.com/VforVashaw

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