Steve Geise

Hamilton alum Daveed Diggs and his best friend team up to write and star in this thought-provoking film.

Criterion continues their welcome attention to the works of director Kenji Mizoguchi with this superb new Blu-ray release.

Spike Lee’s latest joint recounts a true tale of an African-American cop’s infiltration of the KKK.

Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn relive the swinging ’60s in the mid-’70s.

Writer/director Boots Riley crafts a thoroughly engrossing debut feature film.

Gus Van Sant assembles an impressive cast for a lackluster biopic.

Less a documentary than a lightly curated trip through M.I.A.’s personal video archives, the film explores her wildly unconventional life.

Screwball comedy masks an insightful examination of the class divide in the wake of the Great Depression

Although Tag seemed to get overlooked in this summer’s box office competition, it’s well worth chasing down on Blu-ray this fall.

Despite the lurid title, Tomu Uchida’s most famous work is more social commentary road movie than samurai action film.

Double feature from filmmaker Hong Sangsoo presents two equally bewildering tales.

Director Paul Schrader crafts a daring, spellbinding biography of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.

The latest release of this animated classic includes over two hours of bonus features.

Japanese anime creators play in the DC sandbox.

Diane Kruger puts in a powerful performance in this Golden Globe winner.

Spielberg surrounds himself with an incredible cast and crew for an average story.

There’s a tomb and some raiding, but weak direction and scripting doom this one to an early grave.

French director Louis Malle launched his award-winning career with this spellbinding crime thriller.

Veteran director Takashi Miike reaches the unimaginable milestone of his 100th film with this spellbinding supernatural samurai tale.

While it’s an above average DCU animated film, it’s best for viewers with no knowledge of its superior comic book source.

Veteran anime writer/director Kenji Kamiyama successfully launches a delightful new property.

Criterion’s new edition of the classic ’80s film is packed with hours of fascinating bonus features.

The veteran animated series makes a successful jump to a feature film.

Morrissey biopic explores his formative years to no great effect.

Contains only one Silly Symphonies adaptation, but plenty of other Disney magic.

Korean import mixes hyperkinetic action scenes with insufferable melodrama and confusing flashbacks.

Documentary chronicles the rise and fall of Commodore Business Machines.

It’s great to see so much effort put into delivering a robust and informative package.

The film excels at creepy atmosphere, but the included source novel is the more entertaining story.

Don’t let the period costumes scare you away; this film is a spellbinding thriller that transcends its setting.

Director Kinji Fukasaku and star Junta Sugawara team up again for more impressive results.

Bruce Timm disrespects his Harley Quinn creation in this sophomoric travesty.

Matthau plays a disgruntled spy out for comedic payback against his boss.

The creative trio do their best to elevate uninspired plots contributed by Marvel’s bullpen.

Writer Jordan Peele makes a winning theatrical debut as director.

IDW Publishing’s latest Donald Duck comic strip collections drive home the U.S. domestic impact of World War II while also serving up laughs aplenty.

Final collection of Silver Age Batman daily comic strips finds our hero in decline due to diminishing publication and artistic changes.

Documentary about the Roland TR-808 drum machine explores its indelible contributions to modern music.

Chanbara film series is aided by the screenwriting of the manga series creator, Kazuo Koike.

The tale as old as time gets some brand new bonus features for its 25th anniversary release.

Stan Lee contributes his most original stories to date, aided by great incoming artist Fred Kida.

Jon Favreau’s live action/CG remake hits the mark.

Disney’s latest animated adventure focuses on an odd couple of buddies tasked with setting aside their differences for the greater good.

Japanese film explores the travails of a poor farming family without the use of dialogue.

Weak plotting in the first half undermines a terrific final act.

Marvel legend John Romita’s four-year run on on Spidey’s daily comic strip adventures draws to a close.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler team up again for a rollicking coming-of-middle-age comedy.

Craig and Mendes re-team for an effort that falls short of Skyfall’s heights, but not by much.

In Steven Spielberg’s latest history lesson, our professor/director tackles the Cold War.