John Waters' second feature, with a Criterion Collection release pending, gets a new restoration from Janus. And it's just as startling a film today as it was nearly 50 years ago.
Reviews
Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Reviews Clement Cogitore’s Neither Heaven Nor Earth [Theatrical Review]
As far as debut films go, 2016 will be hard pressed to give us a more interesting one than Clement Cogitore's haunting thriller.
Scott Reviews Dziga Vertov’s Man with a Movie Camera and Other Works [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray]
Vertov's newly-restored masterpiece is accompanied by four other very fine works.
Scott Nye
Joshua Reviews Susan Seidelman’s Smithereens [Theatrical Review]
Susan Seidelman's masterpiece is newly restored thanks to Shout Factory and starts a one week run at Metrograph this Friday.
Joshua Reviews Bingham Bryant And Kyle Molzan’s For The Plasma [Theatrical Review]
One of the year's more obtuse indie films is also one of its most beautiful.
Joshua Reviews Kino Lorber’s Pioneers Of African-American Cinema Box Set [Blu-ray Review]
One of the year's best home video releases is also, without a doubt, its most culturally and sociologically important.
Joshua Reviews Catherine Corsini’s Summertime [Theatrical Review]
Starring Cecile de France, this romantic drama is one of this summer's most pleasant surprises.
Scott Reviews Too Late for Tears and Woman on the Run [Arrow Films Blu-ray]
Arrow helps resurrect two tight, thrilling genre films.
Joshua Reviews Laura Israel’s Don’t Blink – Robert Frank [Theatrical Review]
One of the year's most intimate documentaries takes us inside the life and work of one of photography and experimental cinema's most influential artists.
Scott Reviews Richard Linklater’s Waking Life [Arrow Films Blu-ray Review]
The conversation never ends.
Joshua Reviews Heidi Ewing And Rachel Grady’s Norman Lear: Just Another Version Of You [Theatrical Review]
This new film looks at the life and work of one of TV's most influential voices.
Joshua Reviews Anne Fontaine’s The Innocents [Theatrical Review]
This new drama stars one of cinema's great young stars and is a contender for 2016's biggest surprise.
Joshua Reviews Leslie Stevens’ Private Property [Theatrical Review]
This gritty and grimy thriller is the first lead performance in the legendary career of Warren Oates, and is an undeniable genre cinema gem.
Joshua Reviews Penny Lane’s Nuts! [Theatrical Review]
This new documentary looks at one of the strangest true stories from early 1900's America that speaks to today in more than a few ways.
Joshua Reviews Hong Sang-soo’s Right Now, Wrong Then [Theatrical Review]
The latest film from director Hong Sang-soo is one of the summer's best bits of counter-programming for those cinephiles looking for a change of pace this blockbuster season.