Frank Capra's seminal rom-com romp delivers the expected laughs, but offers considerably more food for thought along the way.
David Blakeslee
David Blakeslee
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 22 – Presenting Sacha Guitry
David and Trevor savor a sampling of the work of this prolific and consummate French auteur.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 21 – When Horror Came to Shochiku
David and Trevor examine the strange detour taken in the late 1960s by one of Japan's most venerable and prestigious movie studios.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 20 – A Conversation with Michael Koresky
David and Trevor spend an enjoyable hour talking with the lead essay writer for the Eclipse Series.
David Reviews John Ford’s My Darling Clementine [Criterion Blu-ray Review]
Criterion's investigation of the Western genre continues to accelerate with this marvelous presentation of a beloved masterpiece.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 19 – Rossellini’s History Films: Renaissance and Enlightenment
David and Trevor delve into the dry, dusty and didactic worlds that Roberto Rossellini created in the final phase of his illustrious career.
David Reviews Serge Bourguignon’s Sundays and Cybèle [Criterion Blu-ray Review]
The film makes a strong impact in addressing cultural concerns that remain as unsettling and provocative as they must have been in 1962 - though perhaps for different reasons than what the film's original viewers had to...
David Reviews Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz [Dual-Format Review]
The release of Fosse's blistering and entertaining exercise in self-excoriation also marks the end of Criterion's dual-format experiment.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 18 – Travels With Hiroshi Shimizu
David and Trevor discuss four films of the 1930s by a highly prolific and all-but-forgotten master of Japanese cinema.
David Reviews Robert Bresson’s Pickpocket [Criterion Dual Format Review]
An archetypal portrayal of the ambiguous loner with unexplained motives has just received a solid upgrade from the Criterion Collection.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 17 – Basil Dearden’s London Underground
David and Trevor dig deep into this box set of four films from late 50's/early 60's England.
David Reviews Georges Franju’s Judex [Dual-Format Review]
Mountaintop hideouts, secret passageways, weird technology simultaneously arcane and futuristic, a straightforward and deeply beguiling manifestation of authentic, non-ironic cloak and dagger, all this and more make...
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 16 – Sabu!
David and Trevor are joined by Ryan Gallagher to discuss three adventure films of the 1930s starring one of the most charismatic child actors of his era.
David Reviews Carlos Reygadas’ Post Tenebras Lux
Our submission to the 2014 White Elephant Blogathon.
David Reviews Sidney Lumet’s The Pawnbroker [Blu-ray Review]
Rod Steiger delivered one of his signature portrayals of slow-burning emotional torment as a Holocaust survivor in this groundbreaking classic from 1965.