Mills’s films might be called fragmentary if not for their unifying spirit of psychological inquiry.
Saddam Hussein might not deserve better, but viewers surely do.
The films collected in Science Is Fiction are never more than mildly educational, but never less than visually hypnotic.
Overproduced and guaranteed to disappoint all but those who have never bought a Hellraiser DVD to date, the Lament Configuration Box Set will likely only tear your wallet apart.
A white-knuckled introduction to the concept of action-movie existentialism, The Wages of Fear makes for a pummeling black-and-white Blu-ray.
A limited but revealing look at Peter Bogdanovich’s remembrances of cinematic things past.
Cult director Monte Hellman lets the motors do the talking in Two-Lane Blacktop.
Honigmann’s mastery of craft is abundantly clear in the fixed and methodical camerawork.
HBO delivers the nine-disc set in a smart, well-designed package that opens like a book rather than the usual foldout design.
Hardly worth a double-dip, but No Country’s ambient horror will pin you to the floor and slice into your neck with a taut handcuff chain.
There’s no doubt that Doubt has been given a highly exalted DVD treatment.
For including the original Head Case shorts, disc two is the keeper.
A standard stand-up special like this doesn’t need many perks in the audio-visual department and so HBO delivers a standard setup.
Overrated when first released and underrated since, Rossellini’s trenchant tale of redemption is ripe for rediscovery.
Danton suggests that while blood is thicker than wine, the latter might be a preferable vice for our political leaders.
This presentation suggests there’s a whole new world of black-and-white cinematography to be discovered in high-definition.
Criterion’s very handsome transfer does wonders for the film’s gentle, practically caressing lighting and deep reds and browns.
Warmly tinted and liltingly scored, this is a particularly fetching transfer, particularly considering the film’s rather obscure status.
Murnau’s masterpiece gets the deluxe DVD treatment it deserves.
Keep a copy of this DVD handy for when we’re all living on the edge of sanity in a pile of trash down by the river.
The film makes the viewer wait in a state of anticipation for something to resonate on screen.