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No link and no faux-clever teaser line accompany today’s CineSavant ‘top photo’… we just admire the man and the President. If statesmen of his conscience and moral fiber come back, we hope that somebody will vote for them.

And that’s about all the non- Blu-ray sentiment I’m entitled to. We all have soapboxes to stand on, its just that some people do it better than we do. A good 2025 would be really welcome, I’m sure we all agree.

…. I compensate with an exclusive view of the CineSavant Sci-fi shelf … late 1954 through early 1957. Wow! What could be less relevant?  But I like poking through other people’s disc shelves …

– – – About this time  we once used to do a full rundown of favorite films, singling out about 15 ‘best of’ choices. Several years ago we just opted to make a pick of discs from the year that we’d not hesitate to see again, no hesitation.

So here’s a tall stack of disc covers from the year, each containing a review link. Charlie Largent, Lee Broughton and I keep pretty busy and we still can’t review everything we should. To tell the truth, I just like the long stack of badge-like disc covers …

I’m really happy with the response to the CineSavant review for  The Searchers — film-school opinionizing from the past still has some appeal. We’ve gotten some nice notes and read some kind words – “Kind words, Ethan” — on Facebook. If I had a rocking chair I’d take a picture of myself by the fire.

More odd links and quotes next time maybe … still have a stack of desirable discs to write up. Here are the really good movies and impressive restorations that grabbed our full attention in 2024:

Thanks for reading! — Glenn Erickson