Turns out, Hammer was still making entertaining and even innovative films in the 1970s.
Kurt Russell straddles the line between boy and man nicely in his energetic performance at the center of Elvis.
Spike Jonze’s great, undervalued film gets an underwhelming DVD package.
This release is exceptional in all respects, boding well for future partnerships between Criterion and IFC.
Rustam’s James Dean: Race with Destiny is a ludicrous movie, but I’m glad it exists.
A handsome DVD presentation of a useless documentary experience—an assessment Anna Wintour would say points to my insecurity.
This is a good excuse for those late to the party to familiarize themselves with the show.
Two adaptations of works by a masterful author, one pretty solid and one far below masterful.
This is essential viewing for the dramatist’s fans, and anyone interested in tracing the rough-trod path to the phenomenon of My Fair Lady.
The Crazies is a tense, visceral, politically aware cult classic.
The absence of loved ones and what we imagine our loved ones will become fuels the subtle delights of Still Walking.
The disc’s image quality makes the film more of an eyesore than it already is.
This DVD edition of McCarey’s 1937 masterpiece is another heroic act of restoration by the Criterion Collection.
Triangle is a forgettable direct-to-video horror picture with occasional hints of promise.
Any Méliès is good Méliès, but there’s plenty here to stand on its own merits.
Revanche is a remarkable vision, not only for the beautifully unnerving artistry of its images but for its quizzical existential questioning.
This is a timely, f-bomb-laden comedy that doesn’t require breaking a sweat to produce or appreciate.
The film is notable for its aggressive miserablism, but also for its stellar photography, which this great transfer dutifully reveres.
One should consider the political factors that more than likely decided the film’s appointment to fleeting international prominence.
Wanda Sykes’s concert act both provokes and stimulates, but nonetheless leaves much to be desired.
Could be worthwhile for Lil Wayne fanatics, but even they will probably end up disappointed by the complete lack of insight contained within.