The film revels in the force of will that a virtuosic Joan Crawford allows Mildred Pierce.
The show’s second season reveals the intricate intersections between personal and political neuroses.
A great and resonant Hollywood melodrama has never looked more beautiful.
Renoir’s most well-known American feature is a fascinating translation of the filmmaker’s methods and outlook into a Hollywood milieu.
Though this disc bereft of supplements, this silly star showcase would be described by videophile Lester March as “like brand. New.”
An essential set of big-ticket Joan Crawford films.
The Young One connects to us on a blood level but the incision it makes to reach us there is made with flabbergasting sensitivity.
Though its craft is accomplished, the film never gets deep under one’s skin the way it ought to.
You know what you’re in for when mommy dearest happens to be the incomparable Joan Crawford.