David collaborates with filmmaker and podcaster Martin Kessler in a correspondence conversation about this semi-obscure pearl of the Czech New Wave.
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David Blakeslee
Scott Reviews Samuel Fuller’s Fixed Bayonets! [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
War is just a series of rotten circumstances in Fuller's first studio film.
Scott Nye
Criterion Reflections – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – LD #60
Stanley Kubrick's mind-altering monolith of a movie was once a Criterion Collection laserdisc.
Scott Reviews King Hu’s A Touch of Zen [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
One of the greatest films of all time comes to Blu-ray in a stunning new restoration.
Criterion Close-Up – Episode 31 – Antichrist & The Gross-Out Episode (Part One)
Mark, Aaron, Cole, and Dustin go further than most people want to go. This is our exploration of the gross film, and whether the subgenre has any artistic merit.
Aaron West
Joshua Reviews Tobias Lindholm’s A War [Theatrical Review]
This Oscar-nominated war drama is one of the best looks at the real morality of modern war to date.
Joshua Brunsting
Scott Reviews George Stevens’ Shane [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
The landmark western still stands tall.
Flicker Alley Announces Two New Film Noir Releases Coming in April
Flicker Alley is teaming up with the Film Noir Foundation to release two new Blu-rays.
Ryan Gallagher
Scott Reviews John Frankenheimer’s Seconds [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
Frankenheimer's paranoid masterpiece also serves as a reflection of its star's soul.
Joshua Reviews Miguel Gomes’ Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One [Theatrical Review]
The first part of Miguel Gomes' latest masterpiece kicks things off with a surreal and mesmerizing bang.
Scott Reviews The Shohei Imamura Masterpiece Collection [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
Gathering together eight films by the legendary director, MoC's new release is a steal.
Joshua Review Rupert Julian’s The Phantom Of The Opera [Blu-ray Review]
One of silent cinema's great horror feasts arrives on Blu-ray thanks to Kino Lorber just in time for Halloween.
Press Notes: Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom
The Criterion Collection has added Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom to its ranks, and here is what the press has to say.
Scott Reviews Alex Ross Perry’s Listen Up Philip [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
Alex Ross Perry's third feature gets the deluxe treatment.
Scott Reviews Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s A Letter to Three Wives [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
The Oscar-winning romantic drama has heart, humor, and a lot of class.