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Sidney Poitier

Buck and the Preacher

Blu-ray Review: Sidney Poitier’s Buck and the Preacher on the Criterion Collection

by Derek Smith
August 15, 2022

Sidney Poitier’s directorial debut is a fierce and funny portrait of the Black experience in the American West.

In the Heat of the Night

Review: Norman Jewison’s In the Heat of the Night on Kino Lorber 4K UHD

by Derek Smith
April 27, 2022

Kino’s 4K release is now the definitive home video edition of Jewison’s best picture winner.

In the Heat of the Night

Review: Norman Jewison’s In the Heat of the Night on Criterion Blu-ray

by Derek Smith
February 5, 2019

Criterion’s 4k transfer and extras do justice to one of New Hollywood’s more complex and challenging social message movies.

Computer Nerds As Superheroes: Sneakers at 25

Computer Nerds As Superheroes: Phil Alden Robinson’s Sneakers at 25

by Odie Henderson
August 31, 2017

This is a cerebral, 25-year-old film that follows the blueprint for today’s endless glut of superhero movies.

The Slender Thread

Review: Sydney Pollack’s The Slender Thread on Olive Films Blu-ray

by Joseph Jon Lanthier
October 16, 2012

Olive’s high-def release of Pollack’s slickly oppression-conscious debut is an unfortunately slender package.

Tracy & Hepburn: The Definitive Collection

DVD Review: Tracy & Hepburn: The Definitive Collection on Warner Home Video

by Simon Abrams
April 19, 2011

This box set is a great reminder of why the screen couple has long endured as one of the most attractive romantic duos to ever come out of Hollywood.

The Sidney Poitier Collection

DVD Review: The Sidney Poitier Collection on Warner Home Video

by Fernando F. Croce
February 13, 2009

A patchy but worthy set for a classy star who deserved more exciting roles.

No Way Out

Review: No Way Out

by Eric Henderson
March 9, 2006

No Way Out borrows the template for socially conscious filmmaking from both Gentlemen’s Agreement and Crossfire.

No Way Out

Review: Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s No Way Out on Fox DVD

by Eric Henderson
March 9, 2006

The film is still an important footnote in the history of Hollywood's portrayals of racism.

The Blackboard Jungle

Review: The Blackboard Jungle

by Jeremiah Kipp
May 23, 2005

What was once a hot-topic message movie about the state of juvenile delinquency in inner city schools is now a dinosaur relic of the Eisenhower era.

The Blackboard Jungle

DVD Review: Richard Brooks’s The Blackboard Jungle on Warner Home Video

by Jeremiah Kipp
May 23, 2005

Sidney Poitier steals the film and makes it a cut above what it is: a holier-than-thou PSA.

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