Even Blaise Pascal would wager you have everything to lose by not picking up Criterion’s upgrade of Eric Rohmer’s “Six Moral Tales.”
Once the film shifts into a broader comedic register, it no longer capitalizes on Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae’s gift for gab.
The film seems almost content to have you forget about everything that inspired it in the first place.
Criterion’s Blu-ray release of The Great Escape offers an abundance of goodies to dig into from the inside.
The image presentation on this Kino Blu-ray is absolutely stunning.
The film’s devotion to the belief that kindness can be a balm for almost any hurt is deeply moving.
Murnau’s light-hearted, self-reflexive film gets a solid video upgrade and an illuminating commentary track.
The film gives palpable expression to the sense of hopelessness felt by those who fall under the control of cults.
The film now burns bright like a lucid fever dream thanks to Kino Lorber’s new Blu-ray.
One of the naughtiest and most erotic pre-Code films gets a sparkling new transfer and erudite commentary track.
These two key early filmmakers finally stand to get the widespread appreciation they’ve long deserved.
The film vibrantly articulates all that’s lost when people are held under the draconian decree of warlords.
Flicker Alley’s smartly packaged Blu-ray release is your essential introduction to an overlooked master of early Russian cinema.
The film speaks lyrically to a peoples’ determination to find a meaningful way to live in a rapidly changing modern world.
The film is suitably direct, clear-eyed, and exhaustive in documenting the massive impacts that gerrymandering has.
So many grandiose tactics portend a grander revelation than the film’s otherwise low-key three-hander delivers.
With these releases, VCI Video helps correct a gaping cultural blind spot.
Wendy veers awkwardly and aimlessly between tragedy and jubilance, never accruing any lasting emotional impact.
This side of a flight to Barcelona, Criterion’s gorgeous release is the next best option to appreciate the Catalan architect’s work.
It’s within the murky realm of self-doubt and spiritual anxiety that it’s at its most audacious and compelling.