Hud is a mournful lament for a passing of a way of life and a meditation on the ways forward.
The rare biopic that all but explicitly acknowledges its director’s sense of identification with its subject.
An overrated groundbreaker with a memorable lead performance, it’s only vital for the die-hard Warner Bros. gangster series completist.
If you were James Cagney’s mother, would you have rubbed the back of his neck? I didn’t think so.
Raoul Walsh’s fast-paced film makes its own case.
This classic holds up beautifully even against a less than first-class DVD treatment.
A sick joke that should make strange bedfellows between pederasts and the insipid demographic that keeps Anne Geddes’s paper stacked.
The Grudge, like the original Japanese incarnation, isn’t a great-looking film, but this is a great-looking DVD.
Don’t think about throwing out the first Donnie Darko DVD, as this “remix” of the film is a totally different beast.
A strong commentary track can’t help this DVD, which boasts a so-so soundtrack and questionable visual presentation.
A hugely ambitious and hugely successful crime epic whose plot tentacles just keep on spreading, wonderfully so.
Shall We Dance? Let’s not.
More than you ever wanted to know about the vagina, which isn’t good enough for Breillat.
You may not like what the camel’s face does on the DVD interactive menu, but this docu-realist film remains incredibly transfixing.
Season six of Homicide suggests God is watching us.
The Bush years have now given After Stonewall its sense of urgency.
If shadow delineation ever needed to look bad, it’s on this DVD.
Jeffrey Lyons may be quoted on the front cover, but a real critic (ahem) is quoted on the back.
While this DVD edition does justice to the film’s sinister color scheme, the cast and crew commentary leaves much to be desired.
No doubt the best a Ten-Thirteen series has ever looked, this season comes to us on six dual-layer discs in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen.
You and I will be together ‘til the 6 is 9. That’s right.