Turns out, Hammer was still making entertaining and even innovative films in the 1970s.
The focus of the bonus features is rightfully on Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio’s titanic, emotional performances.
Perhaps Denis’s most approachable mix of humanism and erotic meditation.
Behold, the untold wonders of Japanese cinema. Arigato, Criterion!
Fast Company may not be much more than a footnote in Cronenberg’s career, but this disc is a must-own for followers of his work.
An excellent and thoroughly un-Ford-like Ford western.
Although the plot and star have been recycled, El Dorado is still a gold standard of the western genre.
Fargo is the Coens’ most ice-cold satire, but also features its warmest character.
When Jim Jarmusch met hard-boiled, irreverent Japanese filmmaker Seijun Suzuki, they spent an entire evening hanging out.
Downbeat ’70s crime with Beantown vowels, and a Hollywood icon’s masterful melancholy.
It’s a small but telling detail that Imamura entered the Japanese film industry as a clapper boy in Yasujirô Ozu productions.
A loose, unintended trilogy these films may be, but fans who already own the earlier two-disc versions won’t need to upgrade.
Season six is a solid one despite containing more fluff topics than previous seasons.
Accuracy, schmaccuracy: Korda’s horny history lessons are best taken with a grain of salt.
In a just world, this movie would’ve been soundtracked with Donna Summer’s “Could It Be Magic” and Diana Ross’s “Love Hangover.”
Where’s the first series?
A solid sampler of the original series for those curious about the original Enterprise crew before J.J. Abrams’s latest reimagining.
Here’s another introductory DVD into the Star Trek universe, released to coincide with the theatrical opening of J.J. Abram’s new film.
As far as dumb but entertaining serial dramas go, you could do a lot worse than Dexter.
Paramount’s production team clearly took the day off when it came time to bring Ferris Bueller to Blu-ray.
As Blu-ray still remains largely the province of gamers and fanboys, I don’t really see the point of even releasing Grease on the format at all.