Mills’s films might be called fragmentary if not for their unifying spirit of psychological inquiry.
Justified’s first season is further proof that FX is now a major contender for provider of quality dramas and is not to be missed.
The film’s second release on Blu-ray looks to be the essential version of Scorsese’s masterwork.
A good transfer of a masterfully made, if somewhat slight, film.
A decent presentation of an uneven but unusually intense crime thriller.
Kino didn’t include that many extras, but the ones they did include are rather good boilerplate features.
Coixet’s chore of a film is given a mediocre transfer.
An okay presentation of an actor’s workshop masquerading as a movie.
No one slaps the f-stop out of pimps like Constance Towers!
Hysteria is the steady tone of Sam Fuller’s Shock Corridor.
A pristine presentation of an amazing little movie.
Rodriguez loves grindhouse cinema, but you’d never know it from Machete, which seems more interested in mockery than homage.
The 3D-enhanced death sequences are tailor-made for those who always wanted to take an ax to the MTV Beach House.
Criterion pays homage to a truly weird visual experience that begat several more celebrated classics and yet remains largely unknown.
Paradox and free thinking are on beautiful display in the film.
Dinner for Schmucks sadly remains beholden to stiff structure and unimaginative narrative turns from the get-go.
This elegantly and scrupulously produced Blu-ray essentially serves as an all-in-one FYC campaign for Fincher’s film.
An appropriately goofy and enthusiastic presentation of a B-movie programmer that’s not quite as annoying as it should be.
The film is like most modern Hollywood horror-thriller hybrids in structure and color scheme, only duller.
The Howl DVD is a strong, affectionate transfer of a well-crafted film that never quite comes together.
The DVD isn’t anything special, but Soul Kitchen should be seen anyway.