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Bret Oswald

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Blu-ray Review: Radiance Films Delivers More Of Grzegorz Królikiewicz‘s Avant-Garde Work With “The Dancing Hawk”

Bret OswaldApril 10, 2026April 10, 2026

Michal Toporny is a poor country boy whose determination and hard work help him climb the social ladder and become the head of a large factory in the city. But at what cost?

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Blu-ray Review: “Lurker” Slips Its Way Onto Blu-ray

Bret OswaldApril 6, 2026April 6, 2026

When a twenty-something retail clerk encounters a rising pop star, he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.

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Blu-ray Review: Director Johnnie To’s “Romancing In Thin Air” Is A Welcome Surprise On Blu-ray Disc

Bret OswaldMarch 31, 2026March 31, 2026

After the bride of a popular actor runs away with her first love at their wedding, he goes into grieving. In a drunken stupor, he ends up in a hotel atop the mountains. There, he finds love with a woman who is also grieving a lost love.

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Blu-ray Review: Visually Striking But Uneven, “Duel To The Death” Receives A Feature-Packed Blu-ray Release

Bret OswaldMarch 25, 2026March 25, 2026

“Duel to the Death” is a Hong Kong wuxia film focusing on a once-a-decade duel between the greatest swordsmen of China and Japan to determine martial superiority.

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Blu-ray Review: A Bold And Beautiful Debut: Director Mika Ninagawa’s “Sakuran” Arrives On Limited Edition Blu-ray

Bret OswaldMarch 18, 2026March 18, 2026

Edo era, Japan. Kiyoha rises from the lowly courtesan ranks to the high-class position of Oiran in the steamy red-light district of Yoshiwara. She is determined to stand on her own two feet and live life as she pleases.

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Movie Review: Bride With A Badge: Joyce Godenzi In “She Shoots Straight”

Bret OswaldMarch 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Working in a police precinct full of her in-laws, Inspector Mina Kao and her colleagues are assigned a dangerous case involving Vietnamese criminal refugees, right after getting married to her fellow inspector Huang.

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Movie Review: Alexander Skarsgård Commands Control In Writer-Director Harry Lighton’s “Pillion”

Bret OswaldFebruary 16, 2026February 9, 2026

A directionless man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.

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Blu-ray Review: Writer-Director Craig Brewer’s “Song Sung Blue” Is More Than A Tribute Act

Bret OswaldFebruary 13, 2026February 13, 2026

Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband-and-wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak on their musical journey together.

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Blu-ray Review: Michael Cacoyanni’s Forgotten Tragedy, “Iphigenia,” Is Rediscovered On Blu-ray

Bret OswaldFebruary 13, 2026February 13, 2026

To appease offended gods before going to war, a commander must sacrifice his favorite daughter to them, but does so under the pretext of marrying her off.

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