The Times of Harvey Milk Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: History in the Making
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Times of Harvey Milk is an outstanding documentary that presents an important chapter in the United States civil rights ...
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Diabolique (1955) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Crime and Punishment
By Steve Geise |
There’s a clear point part way through this French classic where it drops its conventional nature and morphs into an ...
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Diabolique (1955) Criterion Collection DVD Review: Influential Horror that Stands the Test of Time
By Greg Barbrick |
Henri-Georges Clouzet’s Diabolique (1955) is a classic suspense/horror film. Although Clouzet was maligned as “old guard” by the up and ...
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Army of Shadows Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Different Kind of Spy Thriller
By Gordon S. Miller |
Writer/director Jean-Pierre Melville’s Army of Shadows (1969) opens with a powerful image: an extended take of a long line of ...
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Something Wild Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Jonathan Demme’s Film is a Wild Thing
By Shawn Bourdo |
The Criterion Collection is on a serious roll this Spring. I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing White Material (a superb ...
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Something Wild Criterion Collection DVD Review: Jonathan Demme’s Vision of a Yuppie Nightmare
By Greg Barbrick |
”It’s better to be a live dog, than a dead lion.” So says Charlie Driggs (Jeff Daniels) as he leaves ...
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Pale Flower Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Essential Japanese New Wave
By Steve Geise |
Although this is a Japanese film, the words that immediately come to mind to describe it are largely French: a ...
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8 1/2 Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A World-Cinema Landmark
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Criterion Collection has released Federico Fellini's 8 ½ on Blu-ray. The Academy Award-winning 1963 Italian film is a world-cinema ...
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Sweetie (1989) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Wonderful, Symbolic-Laden Story
By Shawn Bourdo |
I recently was able to sit down and review White Material (2009) – a film directed by a female director ...
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White Material Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Presages Current Events
By Shawn Bourdo |
Claire Denis makes movies that almost seem commissioned by The Criterion Collection. The French filmmaker shoots in long, beautiful, quiet ...
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The Complete Monterey Pop Festival Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Marvelous Time Capsule
By Gordon S. Miller |
During the Summer of Love, the weekend of June 16-18, 1967 to be specific, the Monterey International Pop Music Festival ...
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Seven Samurai Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Cinematic Masterpiece of Epic Proportions
By Gordon S. Miller |
The premise of Seven Samurai is a simple one: a group of farmers hire seven samurai to deal with bandits ...
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Le Cercle Rouge Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Short on Plot, Long on Mise en Scene
By Steve Geise |
At first glance, Le Cercle Rouge seems like a fairly conventional crime drama, a perception that is upheld by the ...
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Fish Tank Criterion Collection DVD Review: The Struggle to Escape Family Traditions
By Greg Barbrick |
After viewing the Criterion Collection edition of Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank (2009), I cannot imagine a better title for the ...
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Fish Tank Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: An Andrea Arnold Primer
By Steve Geise |
British writer/director Andrea Arnold won the 2009 Cannes Jury Prize and 2010 BAFTA (Outstanding British Film) for this gritty coming-of-age ...
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Amarcord Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Parade of Unforgettable Characters
By Steve Geise |
Federico Fellini’s films are widely perceived as an acquired taste, with their odd flights of fancy, peculiar characters and avoidance ...
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Still Walking Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Most Personal Film
By Steve Geise |
In the aftermath of his own mother’s death, director Hirokazu Kore-eda crafted his most personal film to date, a quiet ...
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M Criterion Collection DVD Review: A Thriller Steeped in Social Commentary
By Gordon S. Miller |
Directed by Fritz Lang, who co-wrote the screenplay with Thea von Harbou’s, M (1931) stars Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert, ...
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The Wages of Fear Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Suspenseful, Intriguing Thriller
By Gordon S. Miller |
Winner of the Palm D’Or at Cannes, Henri-Georges Clouzot’s The Wages of Fear is based on the novel by Georges ...
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Still Walking Criterion Collection DVD Review: A Masterpiece of Japanese Cinema
By Greg Barbrick |
Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Still Walking (2008) has just been issued as part of The Criterion Collection, and is a ...
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