Half a century later, Sidney Lumet’s Serpico has lost none of its urgency and relevance.
Kino’s stacked 4K edition requires no deliberation before adding it to your shopping cart.
The beautiful transfer and thoughtful collection of extras attest to the enduring qualities of Lumet’s doomsday thriller.
Criterion very ably honors the neurotic beauty of The Fugitive Kind, though new extras would’ve been appreciated.
The chosen clips are scorching reminders of Lumet’s diverse but thematically focused catalogue.
Another of Lumet’s dark police procedurals is given light in this stunning, but nearly extra-free BD from Kino Lorber.
It takes a confined, banal real-world location and makes it completely dynamic.
On our list, the folks in question host game shows, parties, and, yes, troublesome phantom entities.
Now that the film is on Blu-ray, we can finally drink along with the characters in the safety of our own homes.
What very good company Robert Redford keeps indeed.
In compiling my Top 10 film list, I tried to avoid obvious choices based on general consensus.
Eons ago, while still in high school, I composed a list of my all-time favorite films for the first time.
The explosive qualities and historical importance of the film are only amplified by Criterion’s stellar Blu-ray.
It packs a wealth of caring and admiration for its subject without ever feeling sanctimonious, showy, or overly nostalgic.
Most sadly, The Wiz collapses under the weight of its creators’ own good intentions.
It has enough flickers of brilliance to make it essential viewing for fans of its cast, Lumet, and/or Tennessee Williams.
The original title for this episode was “My Black Eye,” due to the massive shiner I gave myself after faceplanting onto my bookshelf.
Imaginary Witness is the most dispassionate account of the Holocaust in the last 20 years.
The last third’s attempt to frame the drama as King Lear-level tragedy plays as an unnecessary reach.
There’s not much new here, aside from Lumet’s enthusiasm and simple craft.