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Another Underworld film, another double-dip.

I saw Straw Dogs in theaters, but I could barely remember it before watching it again on Blu-ray. That’s rare when I recall almost nothing about a movie. And not a good sign, either.

From my original Blu-ray review: “Despite being given a rather meaty special edition Blu-ray, this release does have one major drawback it’s missing the “Director’s Cut” both Stallone and Lionsgate touted during press rounds back in August 2010.

Thanks to all who responded to yesterday’s blog post, in which I passed along the concerns of a reader who’s finding that movies streamed from Netflix seem to be cutting out the last few moments, before the end of the credits (or, in the case of older movies without end credits, before the end of the movie’s dialogue or music). Most who replied said they haven’t experienced the problem, but a …

Happy holidays, everyone! I was assigned to write up a “What’s Left” column for the Christmas season, which seemed like a simple task.

Over the weekend, I heard from a reader who’s having a very specific problem with streamed movies from Netflix: She says they cut off at the end, before the credits are quite done — or, in the case of older movies that don’t have end credits, before the last few words of dialogue or notes of music have played. I don’t use Netflix myself (too many movies to go to in theaters, and too many …

Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson lists DVD sets worth noting — from the original “Brideshead Revisited” to a holiday “Dora the Explorer” trio.

Leave it to the Criterion Collection to dig up a documentary on politics and dust such a thing off for high-definition. Alas, Criterion’s newest pet project for the month of March comes in the form of The War Room, a high-stakes inside-look at the goings-on within the Clinton campaign circa 1992

The Golden Globe nominations were announced today. So what movies made the cut?