A riveting and highly controversial Polish film is poised to challenge our assumptions about what happened in that nation's murky, war-torn past.
David Blakeslee
David Blakeslee
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Satyajit Ray’s The Home and the World
David begins his exploration of the new Late Ray set from Eclipse.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 11 – Aki Kaurismäki’s Proletariat Trilogy
In conjunction with this month's release of Kaurismaki's La Vie de Boheme, David and Trevor discuss three films that launched the Finnish director's career.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Koreyoshi Kurahara’s Black Sun
Part 2 of a New Year's Weekend double feature covering the Eclipse Series films of 1964.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Takumi Furukawa’s Cruel Gun Story
Part 1 of a New Year's Weekend double feature covering the Eclipse Series films of 1964.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 10 – The Delirious Fictions of William Klein
David and Trevor discuss Klein's 1960s and 70s experiments in satire. Despite their flaws, they offer surprisingly relevant insight on some of today's most prominent cultural concerns.
David Reviews Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer’s Grey Gardens [Blu-ray Review]
One of Criterion's most popular and quintessential cult films receives its long-expected blu-ray upgrade.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 9 – Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin
David Blakeslee and Trevor Berrett discuss Gorin's remarkable essay films that approach topics of cultural dislocation from a variety of angles.
David Reviews Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo Story [Blu-ray Review]
The long-awaited upgrade is a feast for which Ozu devotees and novices alike should give bountiful thanks.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 8 1/2 – Intermission
Launching Version 2.0 of this podcast dedicated to Criterion's Eclipse Series of DVD box sets.
David Reviews Vera Iwerebor’s Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room [DVD Review]
The amazing real-life story of one of Hollywood's earliest and biggest child actor superstars turns out to be a surprisingly poignant tale of grace and reconciliation.
David Reviews Michelangelo Antonioni’s La Notte [Criterion Blu-Ray Review]
At last, the Alienation Trilogy is complete, and I couldn't be any happier.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Beware of a Holy Whore
Concluding my coverage of the Early Fassbinder Eclipse box.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Love is Colder than Death
It's like Band of Outsiders, if you drain off the cute and replace it with a double shot of cranky.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Gods of the Plague
Fassbinder's third feature film is a moody, acerbic and strangely luminous reworking of noir archetypes.