Maybe the company's most anticipated release since its predecessor, Criterion returns once again to their beloved World Cinema Project series for the year's best home video release.
Blu-ray Reviews
Joshua Brunsting
Scott Nye
David Reviews Yasujiro Ozu’s Good Morning [Criterion Blu-ray Review]
David offers up a litany of generic cliches and catch phrases in praise of a long-awaited DVD-to-Blu-ray upgrade.
David Blakeslee
Arik Reviews Wim Wenders’ Buena Vista Social Club [Criterion Collection Blu-ray review]
An incredibly valuable artifact from a musical tradition that few would otherwise get to experience. We are all so luck that this exists.
Arik Devens
Scott Reviews Charles Vidor’s Cover Girl [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
The melancholy musical is as wily, witty, and moving as they come.
Trevor Reviews Francis Ford Coppola’s Rumble Fish [Criterion Collection Blu-Ray Review]
Francis Ford Coppola dreamed of making an art film for teenagers. The result is Rumble Fish, the black and white follow-up to and attempt to create distance from The Outsiders.
Trevor Berrett
Scott Reviews Juzo Itami’s Tampopo [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
Itami both repulses and seduces us with a series of dishes.
Joshua Reviews Kino Lorber’s Gianfranco Rosi Collection [Blu-ray Review]
With an Oscar nomination under his belt, Gianfranco Rosi finally gets the retrospective box set an auteur of his skill truly deserves.
Joshua Reviews George Stevens’ Woman Of The Year [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
The first Tracy/Hepburn vehicle is not only a genuinely superb Classic Hollywood comedy, but it's also one of the year's most interesting Criterion Collection releases
David Reviews Hal Ashby’s Being There [Criterion Collection Blu-Ray Review]
Criterion's new release confirms the forecast that there will indeed be growth in the spring.
Mark Reviews John Waters’ Multiple Maniacs [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
Mark considers John Waters’ low-budget second full-length feature film and first in the Criterion Collection. He discusses Waters’ filmic influences, his Cavalcade of Characters, his audience, and why he makes filthy...
Mark Hurne
Joshua Reviews Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost In The Shell [Blu-ray Review]
One of the greatest anime pictures of all time gets the steelbook treatment for a gorgeous, but thin, new Blu-ray release.
Scott Reviews Robert Aldrich’s Twilight’s Last Gleaming [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
Aldrich's nuclear thriller mourns last gasp of freedom and democracy.
Arik Reviews Felipe Cazals’ Canoa: A Shameful Memory [Criterion Collection Blu-ray review]
A phenomenally well-made film that creates an interesting, and potent, mix of different styles. It was a revelation for me.
David Reviews Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years [Criterion Collection Blu-Ray Review]
Andrew Haigh's self-proclaimed sequel to Weekend is a remarkably self-assured conversation starter for couples from all walks of life.