The film limps to predetermined truths that hypocritically advocate the maintenance of placid family values.
Blood Bath, both a disposable vampire tale and an indispensible chapter of film history, arrives in a stellar, limited-edition Blu-ray set.
It presents Kitty Genovese’s identity as an afterthought, turning her living days and nights into incidental details.
Venom is more notable for its troubled production history and bizarro premise than for being compelling.
The peculiar circumstances of the documentary necessitate more transparency than the filmmaker is willing to offer.
It hopes to jolt audiences with OMGs instead of edifying them about the empty lure of Buddhafield’s cult mentality.
The filmmakers have dubiously inflated their narrative for dramatic purposes.
Another wholly solid effort, Criterion checks off nearly every box for supplements, with a commentary, interviews, and appreciations.
The final note of optimism is consistent with the documentary’s overall tone and interest in perseverance.
The filmmaker discusses his love of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s novel, the continued relevance of melodrama, and more.
The filmmaker discusses the value of Austen’s prose, his interest in tailoring films for multiple viewings, and more.
The politics of the film are consistently muddled by director Rodrigo Plá’s conspicuous formal choices.
Arrow tells you to drop that hero and get with the zero—The Zero Boys that is, with their fantastic new Blu-ray transfer of Mastorakis’s uneven film.
The Cuban specificity comes to seem like an opportunistic locale for reenacting a decidedly art-cinematic legacy.
Hardly a fling, David Lean’s seminal Brief Encounter looks better than ever in 4K resolution on Criterion’s new Blu-ray.
We should be thankful that these films are still in viewable condition at all, much less the pristine presentations found in this collection.
A violent and occasionally subversive lot of tales about Goro the Assassin, the series receives a beautifully rendered Blu-ray package.
Christian Petzold’s meditation on individual and cinematic ouroboros lands on Blu-ray with a masterful transfer from the Criterion Collection.
The Peter A. Dowling film’s very design turns out to be a whimpered bark followed by a toothless bite.
Language is a weapon in Stillman’s films, but so is the writer-director’s cunning use of framing and editing.