Inside Llewyn Davis Criterion Blu-ray Review
With this new treatment of 2013's Inside Llewyn Davis, The Coens finally have a film in the Criterion Collection, was it worth the wait?
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Downhill Racer Criterion Blu-ray Review
The new Criterion Blu-ray treatment of 1969's Downhill Racer proves that this underrated classic was much more than a sports film.
Home Entertainment: Kwaidan on Criterion
Not your normal Halloween fare, this 1964 Japanese horror anthology is a slow burn, but Criterion's uncut HD transfer is one of their best.
Home Entertainment: The Honeymoon Killers on Criterion
Criterion gives the 1969 cult classic The Honeymoon Killers an HD upgrade, complete with all the bells and whistles we've come to love the collection for.
The Killers Criterion Review
The Killers has long been one of the most intriguing entries in the Criterion Collection, packing together to brilliant films from different eras adapted from the same Ernest Hemingway short story.
Home Entertainment: A Master Builder Criterion Review
A Criterion release always warrants consideration of a film, and though we don't still completely understand A Master Builder, this edition certainly helps us appreciate it.
Home Entertainment: Costa-Gavras on Criterion
Criterion continues its tradition of releasing hard to find gems this week with two films from the uncompromising Costa-Gavras; The Confession (1970) and State Of Siege (1972).
Home Entertainment: Sullivan’s Travels Criterion Review
The Criterion Collection's Blu-ray rerelease of Preston Sturges' classic comedy Sullivan's Travels is a must-have for any cinephile. Few comedies age so well while also maintaining a certain gravitas.
Home Entertainment: Errol Morris on Criterion
Errol Morris' first three documentaries get a well deserved Criterion treatment, with a double bill of Gates of Heaven and Vernon, Florida on one disc, and the modern classic crime doc The Thin Blue Line standing on its own.
Criterion Announces THE FISHER KING and other June Titles
A few thoughts on The Fisher King and some of the other titles the Criterion Collection just announced that they'd be releasing in June.
Criterion Announces May Titles
An update on every cinephile's favourite collection, one that will always have a special spot on our Dork Shelf.
Home Entertainment: Don’t Look Now & Satyricon on Criterion
An in-depth look at two films released by Criterion this month: Nicolas Roeg's essential Don't Look Now and Fellini's surreal Satyricon.
Home Entertainment Review: Time Bandits
Time Bandits (Terry Gilliam, 1981) – Possible genius and confirmed madman Terry Gilliam is one of the most fascinating directors of his generation. Yet, he’s also a guy far too silly to be taken particularly seriously and way too twisted to be commercial. He’s a perennial cult filmmaker, which is probably appropriate given his time […]
Home Entertainment Review: It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night (Frank Capra, 1934) – As anyone who knows the ropes of a movie trivia pub night can tell you, there are only three movies that won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress at the Oscars. Of those three movies, the least substantial by far is It Happened One […]
Home Entertainment Review: F For Fake
F For Fake (Orson Welles, 1975) – Orson Welles might have spent most of his life struggling to make films after forever changing the medium with Citizen Kane, but he also never made a bad movie amidst those endless struggles. After tiring of his constant battles with the studio system in the 40s, Welles essentially […]
