Mostly remembered for its plot twist, Jordan’s film is marked by a deep sense of empathy.
Colombiana is a self-righteous misstep from the usually reliable Luc Besson action-film factory.
As my girlfriend pointed out, it’s all about the last 40 minutes. But what 40 minutes!
Strange as it may sound, the absence of melodrama is the film’s greatest strength.
Tissue-thin as these things go, Kino’s wafer of a Blu-ray production earns its keep with a fine transfer of a Borzage barnburner.
All aboard for Severin’s lovingly packaged Blu-ray of this early-’70s goofball odyssey.
Our Idiot Brother is likable enough, but you don’t really need to see it.
Both the feature and the production history recounted in this package attest to the artistry of its unromanticized, downbeat vibrations.
Capra’s unlikely, uplifting paean to the pitfalls and pleasures of a simple, small-town existence remains a vital work.
Tsui Hark’s surreal wuxia gets problematic transfer, but lives to tell the tale.
Wander along with Tokyo Drifter‘s pop-art hijinx, presented in eye-popping 1080p by the Criterion Collection.
The production and presentation of Minnelli’s first masterpiece gets everything right that really counts.
A solid pair of neo-noir obscurities personifies the anxious tenor of the 1970s while shedding intriguing light on the careers of their respective directors.
Despite flashes of punk rawness, Gibson’s winter-of-discontent musical drama can barely tap the glass, let alone break it.
The “Millennium” completist doesn’t need to be told to pick this up.
Fox’s barebones Blu-ray of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three barrels into your living room in bold 1080p.
Cahill and co-writer Brit Marling struggle in vain to foreground the thematic significance of their film’s novel main conceit.
Thanks to Olive’s superb production of Godard’s epic/history/essay, their DVD release is truly a myth come to life.
A little more than table scraps, including the usual deleted scenes and making-of featurette.
A fine job is a fine job, and Criterion deserves high marks once again.
There’s plenty of talk going on about the problems with this 1080p/AVC-encoded transfer of West Side Story and, well, they’re not wrong.