By the end, it’s hard to pin down the intent and even the honesty of the filmmaker.
Sure, the film is about change, but did new culture come from Glastonbury, or did Glastonbury adapt to the culture?
Big is a consummate ’80s film about kid-dom and growing old too fast.
Marshall’s film is gold.
Get this edition if you like the movie, but stick to the theatrical release available as a feature on the first disc.
The Guns of Navarone ranks among the best war movies.
The film survives on its performances—and the sense that it’s more than the moment in which it was made. A cold, hard caper.
Cagney is well worth remembering, and this set is a good start to a specific corner of his career.
Comedy is the lasting virtue here.
With baseball season underway, it’s perfect timing to bring back this quotable classic.
A nice set of examples of what not to do in adapting a legendary writer for the screen.
A wonderful charm filters through these almost collegiate efforts, as if these underfunded Brits, in doing their best, did it better.
It is, as it was then, extraordinary.
In terms of Hollywood history, Kathryn Bigelow’s film is the perfect document of its time.
Surfing. Bank robbery. Skydiving. Johnny Utah. If you can stomach the contents, Point Break is a dumbly entertaining treat.