Till taps into a deeper well of emotions than most biopics.
God’s Creatures Review: A Gloomy, Spread-Thin Irish Tragedy Anchored by Strong Performances
The film doesn’t pierce its characters’ icy exteriors to get at the more complex emotions within.
This is one Criterion’s most stacked one-disc Blu-ray releases of the year.
Review: Lewis Milestone’s Pre-Code Melodrama Rain, Starring Joan Crawford, on VCI Blu-ray
VCI’s Blu-ray of Rain is a must-own for fans of Joan Crawford and Pre-Code films alike.
Pearl is an empty exercise in style masquerading as a character study.
Blu-ray Review: Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou’s Take Out on the Criterion Collection
This release shows that the work of America’s premier purveyor of life on the fringes was both unflinching and empathetic from the start.
The extras are slim, but the stellar A/V presentation helps this release rise above the chaff.
Owen Kline’s feature-length directorial debut resoundingly commits to soulfulness.
George Miller’s film is a passionate exploration of how image-making is inextricable from storytelling.
Sidney Poitier’s directorial debut is a fierce and funny portrait of the Black experience in the American West.
James William Guercio’s offbeat counter-culture cult classic gets a timely Blu-ray release.
Frank Borzage’s paean to the power of love in tumultuous times gets a sparkling new transfer from Kino Lorber.
The preeminent collaboration between Anthony Mann and John Alton finally gets an HD release that fully showcases its stunning visuals.
The film is as hilarious as it is pointed, with its dialogue distinctly attuned to the Gen Z mindset.
Not Okay doesn’t make any points that, now over a decade into the ubiquity of social media, aren’t painfully obvious.
One of the best and most inventive rom-coms in recent years gets a beautiful transfer from the Criterion Collection.
The film is a perfectly entertaining retelling of an offbeat tale, but it’s also superficial and borderline exploitative.
This disc’s gorgeous 4K transfer and slate of extras make a strong case for the importance of physical releases of streaming titles.
The film spins a soapy yet dramatically inert and often tone-deaf yarn about societal rejection and female empowerment.
A fantastic commentary track and sparkling new 4K transfer make this an essential release.