This new documentary looks at the life and work of one of Germany's great modern artists.
Reviews
Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Reviews Andrey Zvyaginstev’s The Banishment [Theatrical Review]
Nearly 11 years after its initial debut, Zvyaginstev’s sophomore effort arrives stateside as part of a career spanning retrospective.
Joshua Reviews Daniela Thomas’ Vazante [Theatrical Review]
The solo feature debut of director Daniela Thomas is an early discovery of 2018, an assured black and white feature that’s utterly breathtaking.
Joshua Reviews Tomás Gutiérrez Alea’s Memories Of Underdevelopment [Theatrical Review]
This classic Cuban masterpiece returns to theaters for its 50 year anniversary, as a Criterion Collection release looms.
Joshua Reviews Maysaloun Hamoud’s In Between [Theatrical Review]
2018 starts off with a moving look at life caught between modernity and tradition in Tel Aviv.
Scott Reviews Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread [Theatrical Review]
Paul Thomas Anderson is possibly the greatest working American filmmaker, right now in the prime of his career. It feels like heaven.
Scott Nye
Joshua Reviews Claude Berri’s The Two Of Us [Theatrical Review]
Film is the start of The Quad Cinema's new Berri retrospective, A Very Berri Christmas, running December 22-January 4.
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.
Joshua’s Five Favorite DVD & Blu-ray Releases Of 2017
From a Godard masterpiece to a collection of world cinema classics waiting to be discovered, these are the five very best home video releases of 2017.
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.
David Blakeslee
Joshua Reviews Aki Kaurismaki’s The Other Side Of Hope [Theatrical Review]
Kaurismaki returns with one of his most politically charged pictures to date. It may also be one of his best.
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.
Trevor Berrett
Joshua Reviews Hong Sang-soo’s On The Beach At Night Alone [Theatrical Review]
One of today's most prolific filmmakers, the first of Hong Sang-soo's three 2017 pictures finally hits theaters, and it's one of the director's true crowning achievements.
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.
Joshua Reviews Lana Wilson’s The Departure [Theatrical Review]
This new documentary looks at a former punk-turned-priest and the lives he tries to save, including his own.