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Review: Thief BD + Screen Caps
Thief is a solid crime-drama from Michael Mann and a wonderful performance from James Caan, perhaps one of the best of his career. The Blu-ray released by Criterion features brand-spanking new video...
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Review: Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! BD + Screen Caps
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! is one of the more quirky romantic comedies I’ve come across but that’s the appeal for the film written and directed by famed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar with two solid...
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Review: The Night Porter BD + Screen Caps
With The Night Porter, I might be in the minority, but despite a good premise and set-up, I found this to be utterly dull and boring to the point where I nearly dozed off a time or two. For sure the...
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Review: La Cienaga BD + Screen Caps
La Ciénaga is a compelling drama-comedy with great performances from its lead but beyond that, an engrossing story. It’s not normally my type of film, and has little replay value, and for some, as with...
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Review: The Sword of Doom: Criterion Collection BD + Screen Caps
The Sword of Doom, directed by Kihachi Okamoto (who was often overshadowed by other Japanese mainstays), this drama has heart and features great performances from its two leads. This Blu-ray released...
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Review: An Autumn Afternoon BD + Screen Caps
An Autumn Afternoon is not only a beautifully written film but, to go along with the excellent performances, was beautifully shot by director Yasujiro Ozu and his longtime cinematographer Yûharu...
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Review: Odd Man Out BD + Screen Caps
Odd Man Out is a very well made and tense film noir thriller featuring incredible performances by, most notably, James Mason and Robert Newton. The Blu-ray itself released by Criterion Collection...
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Review: Five Easy Pieces BD + Screen Caps
Five Easy Pieces might not have been my cup of tea as it is slow moving and no real plot to speak of being a character study, but Jack Nicholson’s performance, in one of his first lead roles, is...
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Review: Dressed to Kill (Criterion) BD + Screen Caps
I wasn’t nearly as impressed with Dressed to Kill as others have since it doesn’t offer much mystery and the psychological elements which De Palma is normally a master of (look no further than Blow...
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Review: Downhill Racer BD + Screen Caps
Downhill Racer is a well done crafted, and fantastically shot (the first-person view from the skier is exhilarating), sports movie with excellent performances by Robert Redford and Gene Hackman....
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Review: The Graduate BD + Screen Caps
The Graduate is probably one of the more quintessential movies of the 60s probably featuring some of the best direction, not to mention editing, ever with incredible pacing and blocking. Combine that...
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Review: I Knew Her Well BD + Screen Caps
I Knew Her Well isn’t something I normally watch and I wasn’t especially invested with the story or the character but it’s hard to deny the performance from Stefania Sandrelli was excellent and in the...
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Review: The Manchurian Candidate – Criterion Collection BD + Screen Caps
The Manchurian Candidate is a movie for its time, fear of communism and an idea that I’m sure some find merit today, a politician being controlled by a foreign government or, as is the case with the...
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Review: Valley of the Dolls BD + Screen Caps
Although uneven in its tone (as it deviates from effective to cheesy drama), I enjoyed Valley of the Dolls particularly for the performances from Barbara Parkins and, especially, Sharon Tate. The...
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Review: Short Cuts BD + Screen Caps
No Escape is an all around entertaining film perfect for a Saturday movie night. No, it doesn’t make you think or have any profound performances but the acting isn’t bad with Owen Wilson serving as a...
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Review: The Squid and the Whale – The Criterion Collection BD + Screen Caps
The Squid and the Whale is a poignant family drama featuring some really fine performances, the main one being Jeff Daniels who shockingly (or not) did not at least secure an Academy Award nomination....
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Review: Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 2 BD
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 2 has some very interesting movies though honestly, I didn’t find them very engaging, but I can appreciate them on a technical level. For hardcore film...
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Artwork & Details: The Criterion Collection April 2018 Releases
The Criterion Collection has announced the date and released artwork for a variety of great titles for April including The Virgin Diaries, Dead Man and The Awful Truth amongst others. Click on the link...
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The Silence of the Lambs: The Criterion Collection BD + Screen Caps
The Silence of the Lambs is easily one of my favorite movies of all-time (top 10) and is probably The Godfather of the suspense-thriller genre with incredible performances from Foster, Hopkins and...
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Artwork & Details: The Criterion Collection May 2018 Releases
The Criterion Collection has announced the date and released artwork for a variety of great titles for May including Midnight Cowboy, Moonrise and The Other Side of Hope amongst others. Click on the...
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