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
Reviews
Joshua Brunsting
Scott Reviews James Gray’s The Lost City of Z [Theatrical Review]
Gray embarks on an ambitious expedition.
Scott Nye
Joshua Reviews Tyler Hubby’s Tony Conrad: Completely In The Present [Theatrical Review]
Tyler Hubby moves from the editing suite to the director's chair for this new look at a legend in the avant-garde art world.
Joshua Reviews Barnaby Clay’s Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra Of Rock [Theatrical Review]
Gorgeous but thin, this new documentary looks at the life and work of one of rock music's great photographers.
Joshua Reviews Michal Marczak’s All These Sleepless Nights [Theatrical Review]
The line between fact and fiction becomes almost non-existent in this new and captivating documentary.
Joshua Reviews Werner Herzog’s Salt And Fire [Theatrical Review]
Werner Herzog returns to fiction filmmaking for a beautiful, but bewilderingly mediocre new eco-thriller.
Joshua Reviews Kasper Collins’ I Called Him Morgan [Theatrical Review]
Jazz legend Lee Morgan is the focus of a new documentary that's part biography and part true-crime drama.
Joshua Reviews David Lynch: The Art Life [Theatrical Review]
With Lynch's return to screens and his cult Twin Peaks series pending, he jumps in front of the camera for an insightful and esoteric biographical documentary.
Joshua Reviews Jenny Gage’s All This Panic [Theatrical Review]
Introducing us to a handful of young women as they navigate tumultuous teen years, Jenny Gage's new documentary is one of the year's most beautiful and empathetic documentaries.
Joshua Reviews Francois Ozon’s Frantz [Theatrical Review]
One of French cinema's most underrated filmmakers, Francois Ozon returns with arguably his greatest, and most mature, work to date.
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.
David Blakeslee
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
Icarus Films Releases Two DVDs Looking At The Early Days Of Non-Fiction Cinema
These engaging, if only skin deep, documentaries look at one legendary artist and the broader history of the medium he would help change.
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.
Joshua Reviews Hirokazu Kore-eda’s After The Storm [Theatrical Review]
The Japanese auteur is one of world cinema's true greats, and this may be his best film yet.