Across this revival of Purlie Victorious, it’s rare that the silliness and sobriety intermix.
Shout!’s 4K UHD release offers a superior video transfer and a rich commentary track by Paul Schrader.
Sidney Poitier’s directorial debut is a fierce and funny portrait of the Black experience in the American West.
With this extraordinary transfer, Criterion honors the profound hothouse intensity of Spike Lee’s greatest film.
The ingrained self-hatred of its characters reflect outward toward those who remind them of themselves.
Cat People’s fleeting pleasures are solely dependent on your ability to discern those curves, and those deep, deep eyes.
Stephen Vittoria’s film is an especially egregious example of documentary-as-hagiography.
And so it is that Oscar bloggers, seeking to itch the scratch Leo’s blatant assertion that campaigning, not prognosticating, is what wins Oscars, have collectively shifted the balance of power back to the plucky 14-year-old girl who tore through every scene (every. scene.)
Do the Right Thing is an undiluted representation of its creator’s artistic command.
As Mister Señor Love Daddy commands, “WAKE UP” to this absolutely essential home video.
A patchy but worthy set for a classy star who deserved more exciting roles.
When scrutinizing this race, pundits rarely discuss precedent.
Ruby Dee may be the only one that generates honest goodwill with a titanic slap worthy of the category’s “season vet” slot.
Not only is the film dumb as a rock, but it’s also far too convinced of its import to be any fun.
Naming Number Two peddles familial reconciliation while making one pine for familial annihilation.
The film is still an important footnote in the history of Hollywood’s portrayals of racism.
No Way Out borrows the template for socially conscious filmmaking from both Gentlemen’s Agreement and Crossfire.
Cat People should please Schrader and softcore porn fans alike.
Paul Schrader’s Cat People is more of an erotic reinvention of the DeWitt Bodeen story.