Criterion’s disc offers an embarrassment of riches, from the stellar new 4K transfer to a multitude of diverse and fascinating extras.
Kino’s disc boasts a solid 2K restoration and spirited and informative new commentary track.
This Blu-ray release of two of Keaton’s greatest films does justice to the silent comedian’s visual genius.
The Ultimate Buster Keaton Collection provides essential one-stop-shopping for those looking to bump their Buster up to Blu-ray.
Kino’s Blu-ray has room for improvement, but for the visual presentation alone, it’s an essential release.
A solid, contextualized presentation of a pivotal work by an ambitious comic with a gift for visual poetry.
A minor work and a masterpiece from the silents’ most kinetic clown, with peeks at the magician’s methods.
Though they’re a bit broad by today’s standards, Abbott and Costello routines are still required homework for nascent comedians.
The General isn’t likely to be the favorite opus of Keaton’s purist fans, but it’s the one with the trappings of ambition and historical poesy.
The newly burnished look of a silent-cinema landmark demands a fresh gaze at Keaton’s least characteristic great film.
A respectable second set, though Never Give a Sucker An Even Break is the only one you really need to own.
The films aren’t great but they’re a must-see for the Keaton aficionado.
In its own low-down deportment, The Cameraman is really a raucous, more accessible iteration of Man with a Movie Camera.