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Blu-ray Review: ‘All That Jazz’ – The Criterion Collection
Even people who generally dislike musicals might find a lot to enjoy in this study of work-induced self-destruction.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Jules and Jim – The Criterion Collection’
I can't help but highly recommend this Criterion release.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Foreign Correspondent – The Criterion Collection’
A more straightforward political thriller than one might expect from Hitchcock.
Read More »DVD Review: ‘Riot in Cell Block 11’ (Criterion Collection)
There is plenty of action in 'Riot in Cell Block 11,' which is brilliantly intensified by the psychological dramas of Don Siegel's first important film.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Persona’ (1966) Criterion Collection
For anyone with an appreciation for film who has not seen 'Persona,' the new Criterion Collection Blu-ray edition is a must.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘George Washington’ – The Criterion Collection
The ambitious feature-film debut from director David Gordon Green remains thought-provoking, if unfocused.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’ – The Criterion Collection
I highly recommend getting this as soon as you can.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘The Long Day Closes’ – The Criterion Collection
Carefully-staged recreations of writer-director Terence Davies' youth in 1950s Liverpool. Patience and repeat viewings are required.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘To Be or Not To Be’ (1942) – The Criterion Collection
To buy or not to buy?
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