Scott Reviews Henri-George Clouzot’s La verite [Criterion Blu-ray Review]
byA stellar film with a stupendous transfer and a decent set of supplements.
Blu-ray Reviews
Scott Reviews Cristian Mungiu’s 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
byThis is not just one of the great modern films, but one of the great films, period. I’m thrilled it finally made its way to the collection.
Scott Reviews Luciano Ercoli’s The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion [Arrow Blu-ray Review]
byArrow assembles a characteristically stellar package for an early giallo that is a bit of a mixed bag.
David Reviews Elaine May’s Mikey and Nicky [Criterion Collection Blu-Ray Review]
byDynamic performances by Peter Falk and John Cassavetes ignite Elaine May’s long-awaited entry into the Criterion Collection.
Trevor Reviews Ron Shelton’s Bull Durham [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
byEarlier this year The Criterion Collection released Ron Shelton’s Bull Durham, giving us a great opportunity to revisit a maligned classic. The film, though, doesn’t deserve derision. It’s a delicate, and often funny, look at quietly desperate lives playing in rhythm with a baseball season.
Trevor Reviews Olivier Assayas’s Cold Water [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
byAfter decades of obscurity, Olivier Assayas’s Cold Water is finally available in a lovely edition from The Criterion Collection. This is as it should be. The film is a masterpiece.
Joshua Reviews Daniel Petrie’s A Raisin In The Sun [Blu-ray Review]
byThis legendary screen adaptation of the groundbreaking Lorraine Hansberry play finally arrives on Criterion Collection DVD and Blu-ray, and is a solid, context-heavy dive into one of the most culturally significant films of its generation.
Trevor Reviews Ingmar Bergman’s The Virgin Spring [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
byThe Criterion Collection’s new Blu-ray of Ingmar Bergman’s The Virgin Spring is a shimmering presentation that makes the film — a dark exploration of faith, murder, and revenge — new again.
Trevor Reviews John Schlesinger’s Midnight Cowboy [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
byJohn Schlesinger’s Midnight Cowboy is always going to be remembered as the first and only X-rated film to win the Best Picture Academy Award. But beyond this bit of trivia, and despite some of its flaws, Midnight Cowboy is a powerful film that deserves to be revisited again and again. The Criterion Collection presents it with a stacked package in their recent home video release.
Trevor Reviews Sergei Parajanov’s The Color of Pomegranates [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
bySergei Parajanov’s 1969 film The Color of Pomegranates is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece of poetic cinema. The new Criterion Collection edition has a beautiful presentation of the film alongside several supplements that really delve into the film’s riches.
Trevor Reviews Martin Scorsese’s The Age of Innocence [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
byEdith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence is a tremendous story, and Martin Scorsese’s adaptation presents an immaculately constructed world by lovingly utilizing early-filmmaking techniques. Hopefully the new Criterion release, which sparkles, will help bring the film more attention it deserves.
Trevor Reviews Tony Richardson’s Tom Jones [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
byCriterion’s two-disc release of Tony Richardson’s Tom Jones is a superb presentation of a film that deserves attention, in no small part because it succeeds in entertaining with an intoxicating combination of irreverence and purity of heart.
Joshua Reviews Satyajit Ray’s The Hero [Blu-ray Review]
byRay’s underrated masterpiece finally arrives on Criterion home video, and stands as one of the definitive meditations on art and the artist.
Joshua Reviews Kon Ichikawa’s An Actor’s Revenge [Blu-ray Review]
byOne of Ichikawa’s greatest films finally arrives on Criterion Collection DVD and Blu-ray, and is a must own thriller that’s as stylish as it is thought provoking.
Trevor Reviews John Ford’s Young Mr. Lincoln [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
byUsing an excellent 4K restoration and adding a scholarly audio commentary from Joseph McBride, The Criterion Collection has upgraded their home video release of John Ford’s 1939 film Young Mr. Lincoln.
Joshua Reviews G. W. Pabst’s Westfront 1918 And Kameradschaft [Blu-ray Review]
byThese two rarely seen films are not only groundbreaking works from a great unsung auteur, but also some of Criterion’s most exciting releases in ages.