April 2019 Criterion Collection Releases
Criterion Reflections – Episode 53 – Roberto Rossellini’s Socrates
byDavid enters into a dialog with Josh Hornbeck that, while perhaps not quite Socratic, is at least Socrat-ish.
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Home Video Releases for the Week of April 30th, 2019
byCollecting the best discs of the week.
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Joshua Reviews Andrey M. Paounov’s Walking On Water [Theatrical Review]
byThis new documentary looks at the work of artist Christo, and in particular one of his most ambitious works yet.
Joshua Reviews Raul Ruiz’s The Wandering Soap Opera [Theatrical Review]
byFinished by his widow, Ruiz’s long-unfinished masterpiece finally arrives in theaters stateside.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 53 – Roberto Rossellini’s Socrates
byDavid enters into a dialog with Josh Hornbeck that, while perhaps not quite Socratic, is at least Socrat-ish.
Joshua Reviews Abel Ferrara’s Pasolini [Theatrical Review]
byThe first of four films released theatrically this year from director Abel Ferrara, Pasolini is a deeply moving look at a legendary film revolutionary.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 52 – Jack Nicholson’s Drive, He Said
byDavid is joined by Derek J. Power and new contributor Richard Doyle to discuss Jack Nicholson’s ballsy (in every sense of the word) directorial debut.
Panorama Europe Returns; 2019 Edition Runs May 3-19
byFestival features 17 films spanning the entirety of Europe, over half of which are directed by women.
Joshua Reviews James Ivory’s Quartet [Theatrical Review]
byThe Isabelle Adjani-starring Merchant Ivory masterpiece returns to theaters in a glorious new 4K restoration.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 51 – Nagisa Oshima’s The Ceremony
byDavid is joined by Grant Douglas Bromley, Josh Hornbeck and Trevor Berrett to analyze this tormented family saga, a ritualized encapsulation of 25 years of Japanese history.
Scott Reviews Olivier Assayas’s Non-Fiction [Theatrical Review]
byNon-Fiction is one of the best films of the year, a portrait of our contemporary struggles without coming to a conclusion about How We Live Now.
Scott Reviews Luigi Bazzoni’s The Fifth Cord [Arrow Blu-ray Review]
byAn extraordinary giallo film gets a stellar transfer and a so-so bundle of supplements
Home Video Releases for the Week of April 30th, 2019
byCollecting the best discs of the week.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 50 – Melvin Van Peebles’s SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG
byDavid is joined by Jason Beamish and first-time guests Brad McDermott and Mark Repp to discuss this “blaxploitation classic”, originally issued on Laserdisc by Criterion in 1997.
Home Video Releases for the Week of April 23rd, 2019
byCollecting the best new releases on Blu-ray and DVD.
Episode 200 – Ingmar Bergman’s The Silence
byThe trilogy concludes with the surreal, the inexplicably, and the haunting.
Episode 199 – Ingmar Bergman’s Winter Light
byBergman’s faith trilogy continues with the relentless Winter Light
Trevor Reviews Abbas Kiarostami’s 24 Frames [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
byWhile the premise underlying Kiarostami’s 24 Frames may look strange on paper — in this, his final film, he animates 24 still images and presents them one-by-one — the result is a surprisingly rich work that explores beauty and time and allows its audience amply space to meditate amidst its beauty.
Joshua Reviews Nia DaCosta’s Little Woods [Theatrical Review]
byThis debut from director Nia DaCosta takes a top tier performance from star Tessa Thompson and adds it to an assured first feature.
Joshua Reviews Hong Sang-soo’s Grass [Theatrical Review]
byHong Sang-soo returns with his 22nd film, a masterpiece that turns a simple, almost theater-like premise into an ambulatory rumination on life and death.
Art Of The Real Returns For Sixth Edition; Runs April 18-28
byThis annual cross-section of non-fiction and hybrid films returns for its sixth, and potentially best, installment. We give you five reasons to make this a priority for its upcoming run.
TCM Fest 2019: Sign O’ the Times
byTwo very different films give us a window into the mindsets of the past