From a historic document of a seminal jazz festival to a career-spanning retrospective of a beloved filmmaker, these are the seven must-own home video releases.
Blu-ray Reviews
Joshua Brunsting
Top Five Home Video Releases Of August 2020
From a revival of a great silent UK performer to one of the most important home video releases ever made, these are the five best new releases from August 2020.
Top Five Home Video Releases Of May 2020
From a forgotten Douglas Sirk masterpiece to a collection of shorts from an American icon, these are the five best home videos of May 2020.
Top Five Home Video Releases Of April 2020
These are the five must-own home video releases from April 2020.
Joshua Reviews Richard Fleischer’s Trapped [DVD/Blu-ray Review]
Saved from the "public domain" graveyard, Richard Fleischer's Trapped is brought back to life in an incredible new Dual-Format release from Flicker Alley.
Top Five Home Video Releases: June 2019
From a legendary Russian epic to a pair of masterpieces from a French iconoclast, these are the five(ish) best home video releases from June 2019.
Top Five Home Video Releases: May 2019
From a French New Wave masterpiece to a pair of iconic silent classics, these are the five best home video releases of May 2019.
Scott Reviews Luigi Bazzoni’s The Fifth Cord [Arrow Blu-ray Review]
An extraordinary giallo film gets a stellar transfer and a so-so bundle of supplements
Scott Nye
Trevor Reviews Abbas Kiarostami’s 24 Frames [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
While 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...
Trevor Berrett
Scott Reviews Henri-George Clouzot’s La verite [Criterion Blu-ray Review]
A stellar film with a stupendous transfer and a decent set of supplements.
Scott Reviews Cristian Mungiu’s 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
This 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]
Arrow 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]
Dynamic performances by Peter Falk and John Cassavetes ignite Elaine May's long-awaited entry into the Criterion Collection.
David Blakeslee
Trevor Reviews Ron Shelton’s Bull Durham [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
Earlier 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...
Trevor Reviews Olivier Assayas’s Cold Water [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
After 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]
This 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...