A long-overdue disc of a longtime audience favorite, with an absolutely tip-top image restoration.
This handsomely packaged box set will please fans and cinema history buffs alike.
The film has a peculiar magic to it, and because of its pace the richness of its sense of detail often goes unnoticed.
The anamorphic widescreen presentation is first rate.
The film is, as Queeg suggests, carried above the level of “standard” by its excellent performances.
Dark Victory DVD: Prognosis Positive.
Even by the standards of a typical Bette Davis melodrama Dark Victory is an embarrassment of riches.
A ripping thriller shadowed with overtones of societal decay and Darwinian selection.
Much of what’s on display here evokes a society on the decline, propping itself up with patriotic guff, fairy tales, and violence.
The Roaring Twenties revels in a relativism that keeps its momentum fresh and elusive.
Raoul Walsh’s fast-paced film makes its own case.
The film has James Cagney as the star, which is always a plus for studio pictures of this era.
This classic holds up beautifully even against a less than first-class DVD treatment.
There’s no denying that this overlooked 1940 gem is essentially two films in one.
It’s the hilarious 1940s dialogue like “Aw, you dames are sure screwy” that makes the film so fun to watch.
Nicholas Ray’s remarkable film represents the purest of existentialist primers.