Ray's underrated masterpiece finally arrives on Criterion home video, and stands as one of the definitive meditations on art and the artist.
Blu-ray Reviews
Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Reviews Kon Ichikawa’s An Actor’s Revenge [Blu-ray Review]
One 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]
Using 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.
Trevor Berrett
Joshua Reviews G. W. Pabst’s Westfront 1918 And Kameradschaft [Blu-ray Review]
These 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.
David Reviews G.W. Pabst’s Westfront 1918 [Criterion Blu-Ray Review]
A riveting portrayal of wartime horrors that emerged from Weimar Germany shortly before its pacifist message was censored by the Nazi regime.
David Blakeslee
Joshua Reviews Alexander Payne’s Election [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
Payne's second feature film, Election arrived on DVD and Blu-ray via The Criterion Collection earlier this month, and it's one hell of a way to cap off what has been a banner year for the boutique brand.
David Reviews The Complete Monterey Pop Festival [Criterion Collection Blu-Ray Review]
A rigorous comparison between the DVD and two different Blu-ray editions of this fantastic suite of music documentaries directed by D.A. Pennebaker.
Trevor Reviews Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Samouraï [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
After many years, our hopes for a Blu-ray upgrade of Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï have paid off with Criterion's new release of the classic crime thriller, starring the image of quiet cool, Alain Delon.
David Reviews George Cukor’s The Philadelphia Story [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart are luminous in Criterion's marvelous new 4K restoration.
Scott Reviews Olivier Assayas’s Personal Shopper [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
The year's coolest film comes to our coolest label. But should it?
Scott Nye
Joshua Reviews Orson Welles’ Othello [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
One of Welles’ greatest films finally arrives on a Criterion Collection Blu-Ray.
Joshua Reviews Jean-Luc Godard’s La Chinoise [Blu-ray Review]
An underrated masterpiece from the French New Wave icon hits Blu in one of 2017’s most must-own home video releases.
Trevor Reviews Michael Haneke’s The Piano Teacher [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
The Criterion Collection continues to highlight controversial, difficult-to-watch films that are nevertheless important and worth exploring with its release of Michael Haneke's multi-award-winning, deeply disturbing...
Joshua Reviews Murray Lerner’s Festival [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
Murray Lerner's masterpiece arrives in a supremely stacked Criterion DVD and Blu-ray.
Scott Reviews Kelly Reichardt’s Certain Woman [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
Reichardt's latest comes to a lovely Blu-ray edition from Criterion.