Mills’s films might be called fragmentary if not for their unifying spirit of psychological inquiry.
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.
A film like this that wears its homages proudly—and wears them this well—is something to be celebrated.
Taken in total, these Akerman films have only whetted my appetite for more from her scattered, mysterious career.
If you like crane shots and hyper-saturated cinematography, but don’t care much about bonus features, this surrogate’s for you.
A couple of brief but info-packed extras complement the Shine director’s latest weepy, true-life adaptation.
Electric, essential cinema framed with love and scholarly reverence.
Paris, Texas belongs to the rare tradition of American art that actually fills me with nostalgic love for the sleepy Southwest.
There’s more to Akerman’s work in the ’70s than Jeanne Dielman, even if that film continues to loom large over the period.
Yet another dubious Guevara biopic that sees the man’s ideology as something to be worn and not questioned.
It’s still not much more than an Oulipian ode to the thicket of middle-aged sexuality, but on Blu-ray the thicket appears far more paean-worthy.
Not much star power bolstering the disc’s bonus features, but overall it’s a nice package for a rather small film.
A superb, complex drama and a stellar later performance from Nakadai make the film a rare treat for fans of period drama with a generic twist.