This amiable Czech sex comedy is a perfect choice for an evening's entertainment as we head into the dog days of summer.
David Blakeslee
David Blakeslee
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Evald Schorm’s Return of the Prodigal Son
A subdued contemplation of the choices forced upon individuals by a society indifferent to their dissatisfaction with what it has to offer.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Jan Nemec’s A Report on the Party and Guests
Fans of Kafka and Bunuel will enjoy this shrewd, surrealistic send-up of totalitarianism and conformity.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Vera Chytilova’s Daisies
There will always be a special place in my heart for sassy, disruptive Czech girls.
A Journey through the Eclipse Series: Pearls of the Deep
An ideal sampler of the curious treasures waiting to be discovered in this new Eclipse Series set.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Raffaello Matarazzo’s Tormento
Despite its title, there are a few moments of happiness that Anna and Carlo experience in this vintage Italian melodrama. But oh the anguish they have to endure to earn them...
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Basil Dearden’s All Night Long
There's a party going on in the London Docklands and you're invited. Kick back and unwind a little in this bebop adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Allan King’s Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and company
Life in a residential home for the elderly is captured in Allan King's courageous, unflinching documentary.
David Reviews Mikhail Kolotozov’s Letter Never Sent [Criterion Blu-Ray Review]
Even if its underlying narrative seems ephemeral in the big scheme of things, Letter Never Sent provides a sensational cinematic experience.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Up All Night with Robert Downey Sr.
If you wonder where the actor who plays Iron Man acquired his winsome smirking insolence, just wait 'til you meet his parents.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Mikio Naruse’s Apart From You
This silent film from 1933 firmly established Naruse in his genre, and delivers a potent Mothers Day message for past and present "wayward sons."
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Akira Kurosawa’s Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
If you want to understand the roots of super hero action movies, there's no better place to start than with early Kurosawa.
David Reviews Mario Monicelli’s The Organizer [Criterion Blu-ray Review]
May 1 is International Workers Day, and The Organizer has something to say to the rank and file.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Yasujiro Ozu’s The End of Summer
Ozu's penultimate film and his final screen collaboration with Setsuko Hara.
David Reviews Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious [Blu-ray Review]
David compares and contrasts the rare OOP Criterion DVD with the recent blu-ray release from MGM/20th Century Fox.