The movie that famously inspired Gilliam's 12 Monkeys gets the Criterion Blu-ray treatment....
criterionTiny Furniture: BD Review
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
This mumbling polarizer of a movie arrives on Criterion Blu-ray, and it's true: You'll know whether you love or hate it before it hits the five-minute mark.... Three Outlaw Samurai: BD Review
Friday, February 10, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Criterion brings Hideo Gosha's first film to high-definition, proving that these on-screen outlaws aren't as rough-and-tumble as they should be.... World on a Wire: BD Review
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Thirty years before The Matrix came this epic three-hour sci-fi head trip from Rainer Werner Fassbinder, one of the more intriguing Blu-ray titles of recent months.... Disc News Update 02.17
Friday, February 17, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Unless you're a die-hard fan of Being John Malkovich or Putney Swope, Criterion's May announcements are pretty disappointing.... Vanya on 42nd Street: BD Review
Monday, February 27, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Criterion gives some high-def love to Louis Malle's final film - one starring Julianne Moore and Wallace Shawn, among others - but is it worth the Blu-ray investment....? The Last Temptation of Christ:: BD Review
Monday, March 05, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The controversial - and widely acclaimed - Martin Scorsese picture gets some high-definition love from Criterion.... Letter Never Sent: BD Review
Monday, March 05, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Criterion goes Blu with this rare Soviet import, but is it worth shelling out cash for a movie-only high-def edition....? The War Room: BD Review
Monday, March 19, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
As 2012 presidential campaigns begin hitting fever pitches, Criterion reaches back and offers up this intriguing, damning, and revealing doc on Bill Clinton's 1992 race to Washington... Disc News Update 03.19
Monday, March 19, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Criterion's June Blu-ray lineup will be of particular import to Charlie Chaplin and Spalding Gray fans.... David Lean Directs Noel Coward: BD Review
Monday, March 26, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
The first big Criterion Blu-ray box set of the year is a technical and cultural marvel, though these four David Lean pictures aren't exactly mandatory viewing.... A Night to Remember: DVD Review
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Criterion offers up a sensationally accomplished DVD edition of a Titanic movie that is so-so at best.... The Best BDs of 2012 (So Far)
Monday, May 07, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The first quarter of the year is behind us - let's geek out about its high-definition highlights so far.... The Organizer: BD Review
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
The Marcello Mastroianni labor drama is technically magnificent on Criterion Blu-ray, but is it worth its $30 price tag....? Late Spring: BD Review
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Yasujiro Ozu's high-def Criterion debut is a knockout, a movie that remains as impressive - and heartbreaking - as ever... Eclipse Series 32 - Pearls of the Czech New Wave: DVD Review
Friday, April 20, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
A six-film collection of movies made in the swinging Czechoslovakian 1960s? Yeah, we're excited, too.... Alambrista!: BD Review
Monday, April 23, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
"A prime reason ¡Alambrista! was important then - and is now - is because it balanced, deepened, and enriched our national conversation about immigration." - from Charles Ramirez Berg's BD booklet essay Being John Malkovich: BD Review
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The brain-bending Spike Jonze curio gets the Criterion high-def treatment. Malkovich Malkovich, Malkovich MALKOVICH! A Hollis Frampton Odyssey: BD Review
Friday, May 11, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
"Come on, guys! Let's get a keg, some pizza, and a few girls, and... watch four and a half hours of experimental films from the 1960s and 70s...." Certified Copy: BD Review
Friday, May 18, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Say what you will about the cinematic merits of this 2010 Juliette Binoche drama, but it looks and sounds gorgeous in high-definition.... Summer With Monika: BD Review
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
The movie with the American tagline "Naughty and nineteen! The devil controls her by radar!" gets the Criterion Blu-ray treatment.... The Gold Rush: BD Review
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Another Chaplin classic gets the CC Blu-ray treatment, and the results are unsurprisingly exceptional..... Harold and Maude: BD Review
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
The 1971 Hal Ashby cult favorite with Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort finally rides its hearse onto Blu-ray.... Shallow Grave: BD Review
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Written by DVDFile
This early Danny Boyle thriller starring Ewan McGregor is a trusty, almost giddily Hitchcockian treat in high-def.... Gray's Anatomy: BD Review
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
This acclaimed Spalding Gray monologue film is one of director Steven Soderbergh's more oblique and powerful efforts, especially in Criterion high-definition.... And Everything Is Going Fine: BD Review
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Steven Soderbergh's fifth film to receive the Criterion treatment is a brash, sad portrait of monologist Spalding Gray.... The Samurai Trilogy: BD Review
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Based on the novel called Japan's Gone With the Wind, The Samurai Trilogy gets a long-awaited high-definition Criterion upgrade. But where are the bonuses....? Down by Law: BD Review
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Jim Jarmusch heads to Criterion Blu-ray once again with this cult-adored jailbreak fable starring Tom Waits, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni.... Metropolitan: BD Review
Friday, July 13, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The debutante world of Whit Stillman's directorial debut comes to life - for better and for worse - on this Criterion high-def edition.... Eclipse Series 35 - Maidstone and Other Films by Norma Mailer: DVD Review
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Norman Mailer proves to be adept at boxing, barking orders, and heavy petting with young Hollywood starlets on this new Eclipse box set.... Lonesome: BD Review
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Criterion gives some serious high-def sheen to Paul Fejos' long out-of-print silent-era melodrama.... Disc News Update 09.18
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Criterion's December Blu-ray line-up includes titles by Terry Gilliam and even Christopher Nolan.... Les visiteurs du soir: BD Review
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
A lesser-known Marcel Carne melodrama gets the Criterion treatment, but how does it stand up compared to Children of Paradise....? Eating Raoul: BD Review
Friday, September 28, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The Paul Bartel/Mary Woronov cult comedy classic finally gets the Criterion high-def presentation it deserves... The Game: BD Review
Monday, October 01, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Michael Douglas goes through the ringer on this irresistible new Criterion Blu-ray edition of the David Fincher thriller.... In the Mood For Love: BD Review
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Written by DVDFile
This Wong Kar-wai drama is perhaps the most astoundingly gorgeous (and boring) movie made in the last twenty years.... |