Mostly remembered for its plot twist, Jordan’s film is marked by a deep sense of empathy.
These films go from romantically tormented to psychologically nuts, and cover all the emotionally unstable bases in between.
A strong presentation of a film that could prove to be key in the evolution of a potentially major talent.
Suckling as it does from the budding teat of preadolescent sexuality, it’s not surprising that Black Moon is a tad Malle-nourished.
The skimpy extras are disappointing, but this gorgeous transfer of a horror classic is still a must-own.
In retrospect, of course, it was an all-star production.
The remnants of war are fractious and far-flung in Eastwood’s impressive revisionist western.
Pam Grier can do anything, even make cheesy skin flicks worth seeing.
For longtime fans and newcomers alike, this set does justice to one of the great American talents of the last century.
This savage film noir masterpiece given a hefty and necessary DVD release from the Criterion Collection.
Sergio Leone’s titanic saga of vengeance and progress doubles as a stunning reassessment of John Ford’s West.
MGM has backed their impressive transfer of Stone’s masterwork with an abundance of all-encompassing extras.
This DVD is worth a look for the gloriously restored transfer of Ichikawa’s wonderful melodrama.
Four proto-celebrities go Roeg, and Gary Busey enters the Criterion Collection for the second time. What’s not to like?
The Misfits wrangles a very good transfer from MGM but very little else.
This hardboiled, emotionally potent Cinemascope sonata of addiction and self-defeatism gets one of the best Blu-ray releases of the year.
Of the authorial trifecta that created Despair, Fassbinder’s voice is the most pronounced.
This package offers a nice transfer of a not-altogether-unpleasant time killer.
So-so features can’t dampen an otherwise prodigious presentation of the Coens’ latest masterwork.
Singer’s twisty breakthrough is still worth a look on Blu-ray for both its minor, diabolical pleasures and the solid job MGM has done on the transfer.
Worth a look for Simone Signoret’s smile and Raro Video’s immaculate restoration, but the film itself is pretty inessential.