Cinema On A Shelf
Matt is a cinephile with a passion for movies on physical media. Everything from DVD to Blu-Ray to 4K UHD, classic to modern, major studios to boutique labels...it's something he loves to talk and learn about!
Join him as he talks about different topics related to physical media collecting, the mentality and philosophy behind it, and the different companies and boutique labels that are producing some of the best and most interesting releases out there.
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Matt's Letterboxd: Matty236
Email: cinemaonashelf@gmail.com
Instagram: @cinemaonashelf
Substack: https://cinemaonashelf.substack.com/
Episodes
12 episodes
Criterion Hall of Fame - Downhill Racer & L'Avventura
With the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina currently in their final week, Matt has found a way to fit in a cheeky little on-brand homage to two of his favourite films in the Criterion Collection: one that is directly about a Winter Olympic...
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Episode 12
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1:03:04
Label Discovery - Radiance
The newest entry into the on-going Label Discovery series finds Matt taking his first steps into one of the most talked about boutique physical media labels in recent year, Radiance Films. While not necessarily a label that has made bi...
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Episode 11
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1:14:16
Label Spotlight - Canadian International Pictures
In his continued series of putting the spotlight on physical media labels that he loves, Matt gets to show his national pride for Canadian International Pictures. As a relatively new partner label of Vinegar Syndrome, CIP has been making great ...
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Episode 10
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1:12:39
Collecting Goals For 2026
It's the first episode of 2026, and what better way to start the new year than talking about collecting goals for the next 12 months...and beyond!For this episode, Matt talks about why setting goals for your movie collecting can be inter...
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Episode 9
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58:16
Label Spotlight - Warner Archive Collection
With the recent news in the entertainment industry related to Warner Bros., Matt wanted to take a look into his favourite aspect of the WB physical media landscape: the Warner Archive Collection! This long-running "boutique"-ish label has thous...
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Episode 8
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1:09:59
Sale Season (or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love a Budget)
With one of the biggest sale seasons, Black Friday, being upon us, Matt wanted to take a bit of time to talk about different physical media sales. While Black Friday is quite a popular time for discounted movies, it is certainly not the only sa...
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Episode 7
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1:02:26
Criterion Hall of Fame: Kiss Me Deadly & The Red Shoes
The beginning of the month of November brings one of the annual Criterion Collection 50% off sales, so what better time for Matt's second installment of the Criterion Hall of Fame!For his second and third entries respectively, Matt revis...
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Episode 6
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1:09:57
Label Discovery: Vinegar Syndrome
In the next episode in his Label Discovery series, Matt takes a dive into a mainstay of boutique physical media that specializes in low budget and genre films: Vinegar Syndrome. It's a label that he is definitely familiar with as a com...
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Episode 5
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1:28:33
Label Discovery: Indicator
A big part of the fun of collecting physical media from boutique labels is actually discovering a new label. Every company has their own unique touches on the types of films they release, how they present them, and what they lie to include to e...
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Episode 4
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1:05:34
Label Spotlight: The Criterion Collection & The Criterion Hall of Fame
One of the really special parts about collecting movies on physical media is the great boutique labels that create some of the most exciting releases each year. In the first of his Label Spotlights, Matt wanted to talk about the label that star...
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Episode 3
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1:42:44
Collecting Your Way
There are so many different ways to go about building your physical media collection, and the beauty of it is that there is no right or wrong way to go about it! For this episode of Cinema On A Shelf, Matt breaks down collecting int...
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Episode 2
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1:34:01
So, You Want To Start Collecting Physical Media?
Whether you have never owned them or want to get back to collecting them, movies on physical media are pretty great. You can go diving for DVDs, high definition hunting for Blu-Rays, or searching for the sharpest 4K UHD discs that technology ca...
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Episode 1
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