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Your Highness (Universal) — Read my semi-review of this subversive romp, which includes links to a somewhat extensive set report I embarked on during the film’s production. Then buy the Unrated version in the following formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Copy, or at Amazon Instant (BUY/RENT).

Recommended

Cameraman: The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff (Strand Releasing) — While this movie might not qualify as “great cinema,” merely listening to the great cinematographer Jack Cardiff reflect upon his storied career working in England and Hollywood makes this a must-see for anyone with an appreciation for cinema. It’s no wonder so many people wanted to work with Cardiff. Not only was he a charming, affable man, he was a brilliant creative technician who brought anything he touched to much fuller life. Buy it on DVD or Blu-ray.

New/Old to Blu-ray Pick(s) of the Week

The Battle of Algiers (Criterion) — Buy it on Blu-ray.

Dead Man (Echo Bridge) — Buy it on Blu-ray.

Dazed and Confused (Universal) — Buy it on Blu-ray.

Fast Times At Ridgemont High (Universal) — Buy it on Blu-ray.

Have Not Seen But Really/Kinda/Sorta/Maybe Wanna

Super (MPI Home Video) — Buy it on DVD, Blu-ray, or at Amazon Instant (BUY/RENT).

Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam (Lorber Films) — Buy it on DVD.

Paul (Universal) — Buy the Unrated version in the following formats: DVD, 2-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy, or at Amazon Instant (BUY/RENT).

Wild Card of the Week

The Last Godfather (Roadside Attractions) — Buy it on DVD or at Amazon Instant (BUY/RENT).

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Michael Tully is an award-winning writer/director whose films have garnered widespread critical acclaim, his projects having premiered at some of the most renowned film festivals across the globe. He is also the former (and founding) editor of this site. In 2006, Michael's first feature, COCAINE ANGEL, chronicling a tragic week in the life of a young drug addict, world premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film immediately solidified the director as one of Filmmaker Magazine’s "25 New Faces of Independent Film,” a reputation that was reinforced a year later when his follow-up feature, SILVER JEW, a documentary capturing the late David Berman's rare musical performances in Tel Aviv, world-premiered at SXSW and landed distribution with cult indie-music label Drag City. In 2011, Michael wrote, directed, and starred in his third feature, SEPTIEN, which debuted at the 27th annual Sundance Film Festival before being acquired by IFC Films' Sundance Selects banner. A few years later, in 2014, Michael returned to Sundance with the world premiere of his fourth feature, PING PONG SUMMER, an ‘80s set coming-of-age tale that was quickly picked up for theatrical distribution by Gravitas Ventures. In 2018, Michael wrote and directed the dread-inducing genre film DON'T LEAVE HOME, which has been described as "Get Out with Catholic guilt in the Irish countryside" (IndieWire). The film premiered at SXSW and was subsequently acquired by Cranked Up Films and Shudder.

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