Steve Geise

The twisty story unfolds into a tale of unresolved family trauma that has the potential to explain two deaths while possibly leading to more.

Kino Lorber’s new Blu-ray collection is a fantastic look at the famous gentleman thief’s classic mid-20th century French interpretations.

This 4K box set release feels long overdue, but the superior technical results indicate that it was worth the wait.

Malkasian’s graphic novel is stuffed with fascinating characters and themes all brought to life through masterful writing and dreamy artwork.

Arrow Video continues their new series of Sammo Hung releases with this action comedy from early in his directorial career.

Quentin Dupieux’s new film is both a delirious send-up of superhero movies and a delightful homage to cheesy schlockfests of the past.

Thanks to Deaf Crocodile Films, U.S. viewers will finally get the chance to watch this Romanian sci-fi rarity.

Briana Loewinsohn’s debut graphic novel heralds the arrival of an intriguing new talent already operating at a masterful level.

This Disney comic collection is an innovative lab experiment utilizing Ernest Hemingway’s works as a jumping-off point for inspired creativity.

Fantagraphics continues their series of Alberto Breccia releases with this graphic biography of the polarizing Argentine icon, Evita.

Book a return trip to the glory days of Hong Kong action cinema with this new restoration of an early Sammo Hung classic.

Shirley MacLaine leads a flighty tale of comic marital infidelity set in London in the Swinging Sixties, long on style but short on logic.

Director Jacques Rivette delights in pulling the curtain back on a playwright’s odd creative process, but fails to develop a compelling plot.

Frances O’Connor reimagines the final years of Emily Brontë’s life in this stunning period drama, heralding her arrival as a creative force to be watched.

The film is best for fans of Deneuve and Ullmann, as its paper-thin, meandering plot only serves as grist for its girl-power mill.

This graphic novel imagines a world much like our own with one difference: the presence of huge, harmless creatures who have been integrated into society.

Fred “The Hammer” Williamson stars in a broadly entertaining action movie that caters to his imposing physicality and enchanting charisma.

This charming French animated feature combines the fictional adventures of Nicholas with the real-life story of his creators.

As he did in Shoplifters, writer/director Hirokazu Kore-eda once again challenges us to embrace characters that our instincts tell us to shun.

If ultra-suave Alain Delon with young Marianne Faithfull in a black leather catsuit is enough to rev your engine, the film delivers in spades.

Patrick Read Johnson’s largely autobiographical ode to ’70s sci-fi finally lands in our galaxy 18 years after it was filmed.

Writer/director Diane Kurys borrowed from her own family history to craft this story about two women finding their way in the aftermath of World War II.

Writer/director George Miller enables his whimsical side in between Mad Max movies in this modern riff on the Aladdin myth.

The book is at its best after the comic concludes, thanks to a hefty bonus section with stills and information about the film’s production.

This Brazilian film lingers in memory due to its incandescent performances and its examination of an unconventional love story.

As a breezy Mediterranean trifle, it’s worth watching for the scenery, the mostly upbeat plot, and the commanding performance by McElhone.

Director David Leitch overcomes the space constraints of the train to deliver an amusing, action-packed thrill ride that never feels overly confined.

Blier’s film is a marvel, a story about small-time crooks that manages to steal our hearts.

After 40 years of ongoing publication, the Love & Rockets comic book is long overdue for a celebratory retrospective.

Director Tomu Uchida’s sprawling 1965 crime drama has finally arrived on home video for the first time outside of Japan.

Kawatsura has the technical chops to put together a warm, good-looking film, but his treatment of the story is simply too precious to deliver any kind of payoff for viewers.

Due to the lack of any strong directorial hand or narrative flow, the footage largely feels like watching someone’s vacation movies, albeit a vacation in an endlessly fascinating environment.

New restoration shines a light on a fascinating project anchored by Crawford’s spellbinding performance.

The film moves very well, both in pacing and camerawork.

While McDowell shows clear signs of the counterculture fire that would erupt in A Clockwork Orange, his efforts are in service of a clearly lesser film.

This passion project by writer/composer/co-director Saul Williams is a kinetic, thought-provoking work that represents his strongest artistic statement to date. 

Aside from the setting and U.S. cast, the show feels like it belongs on BBC, which has its pros and cons. 

The new Blu-ray set is essential for all fans of the series and/or Rod Serling’s overall work.

In 1993, a 16-year-old boy named Brandon Lee enrolled at a secondary school in an upscale neighborhood in Scotland. A few things immediately distinguished him from his peers: his mature appearance, his intellectual superiority, and his Canadian accent. Still, he gradually acclimated to Bearsden Academy and found a friend group of classmates that accepted him….

While Tate is great as one of her signature characters, some odd decisions derail much of the goodwill for the production.

Arrow Video is to be commended for continuing to spotlight the giallo genre in this handsome new box set.

Corey Yuen’s adept touch at action direction ensures that fight scenes are explosive and show Kaneshiro in the most favorable light as the true hero of the piece.

A fascinating peek behind the political curtains, giving readers unique insider access.

The film often feels like a predecessor of The Out-of-Towners or Date Night, except here the couple are newly introduced and find their mishaps charming instead of additive to already dissolving relationships.

While the film just doesn’t flow as well as it could, the world building and character development are done with enough finesse to make the project worth watching. 

Although the overall narrative is nothing special, those precious minutes of performance magnificence elevate the film to well-deserved classic status. 

The film’s close adherence to the source material has its perks and drawbacks.

While all four films are independent projects with no recurring characters, they carry a unifying theme of deceitful women up to no good.

It’s a treat to see Gong Li back in an art house-friendly Chinese drama.

Where Tomine’s original works were somewhat detached and unresolved, Audiard looks for and delivers emotional resonance in the wayward couplings of his characters.