He’s been described as “David Lynch on acid.”

When you think of film noir, chances are classic American titles like The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, or Double Indemnity come to mind. But film noir is largely rooted in French cinema. Starting with its poetic realism movement in the 1930s, the French heavily influenced American noir and continued to produce important contributions to the genre throughout the 1940s and '50s and well into the '60s. In celebration of Noirvember, we’re spotlighting some essential French noir films. Stream them all on Kino Film Collection this month.

Here are all of the new titles coming to Kino Film Collection this November.

The French Euro-cult director reinvented horror with pastels and light, turning beauty into menace and sweetness into decay. Get to know the candy-coated cinema of Jean Rollin.

The horror genre would not be what it is today without the visionaries of the silent film era. Kino Film Collection is proud to highlight six groundbreaking silent films that helped pave the way for horror as we know it.

If you like the vintage horror of Dario Argento and Mario Bava, then we’re delighted to introduce to you their seedier, pervier cousins. From French filmmaker Jean Rollin to British sexploitation-slasher master Pete Walker, these are the filmmakers behind one of the more fringe and underrated horror subgenres: the erotic Euro cult films of the '60s and '70s. Indulge in a vintage horror watchlist that’s lavishly gruesome and unabashedly sexual.

Nuns and vampires are two of the most enduring and popular film tropes. In spotlighting our robust selection of nun and vampire films, we investigate their appeal, their commonalities, and what it would look like to feature both in the same movie.

Your guide to Mary Olivermaxxing.

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we’ve curated a watchlist of films from some of the boldest contemporary voices in Latin American cinema.

Fame can be a dizzying experience.

Discover a collection of intimate documentaries exploring the lives, work, and creative worlds of acclaimed writers and poets.

September 29th is Silent Movie Day, an annual celebration of the earliest form of cinema and the groundbreaking films of the silent era. A major part of Kino Lorber’s mission is to restore and preserve silent films in order to make them available to the masses. If you’re curious about silent film and interested in celebrating Silent Movie Day, here are a few ways that Kino Lorber is making it easy to participate.

The New York Film Festival is one of the longest-running and most renowned film festivals in the U.S. Each fall, the festival showcases work from both established filmmakers and rising new talent from around the world. Kino Film Collection is home to dozens of films that have premiered at NYFF. Here are eight standout films of the last half century.

There’s therapy. There’s religion. And then there’s Mary Oliver.

We’re spotlighting some of our favorite films and documentaries that have premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival over the years.

Would you steal a live ostrich for $200 million?