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Eclipse Set 37 - When Horror Came to Shochiku: DVD Review

Criterion's latest standard-def box set is a bounty of late-60s Japanese radioactive zombie-creature mania....

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Following: BD Review

Long before he was the architect of The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan made this quirky little head trip of a movie, now available on Criterion high-def....

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Brazil: BD Review

Arguably the single greatest LaserDisc edition ever released gets new life in high-definition....

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Purple Noon: BD Review

The movie that introduced much of the world to the powerhouse that is Alain Delon finally gets some high-def love from Criterion....

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Disc News Update 12.18

Criterion's March line-up is without question their best offering in months....

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The Qatsi Trilogy: BD Review

Godfrey Reggio's genre-defying trilogy explodes in Criterion high-definition...

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The Man Who Knew Too Much: BD Review

Criterion kicks off their 2013 slate with a burst of big, beautiful Hitchcock....

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The Tin Drum: BD Review

The Palme d'Or and Oscar-winning 1979 German masterpiece gets the Criterion high-def treatment....

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Disc News Update 01.16

Alex Cox, David Cronenberg, and Laurence Olivier all get high-def announcements from Criterion....

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Ivan's Childhood: BD Review

Andrei Tarkovsky gets his first Criterion Blu-ray upgrade...

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Pina: 3D BD Review

Criterion releases its first 3D Blu-ray title and the results are - well, they're okay....

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The Ballad of Narayama: BD Review

Criterion's new high-def edition of Keisuke Kinoshita's kabuki melodrama is gorgeous, but the film itself still comes up a little short....

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The Kid With a Bike: BD Review

The latest from the Dardenne brothers gets a grade-A high-def edition from Criterion....

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On the Waterfront: BD Review

Criterion works wonders with their unbelievably strong high-def release of this Oscar-winning classic...

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Disc News Update 02.20

Cloud Atlas gets final high-def specs, and a new season of Dexter is also headed to Blu-ray....

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Chronicle of a Summer: BD Review

The iconic French documentary gets a high-def debut, and it's as fascinating as it's ever been....

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Sansho the Bailiff: BD Review

Kenji Mizoguchi's internationally-acclaimed 11th century tragedy gets a Criterion stamp of approval on Blu-ray...

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The Blob: BD Review

This B-movie classic starring a totally young Steve McQueen gets a shining high-def release from Criterion....

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Ministry of Fear: BD Review

This underappreciated Fritz Lang gem is a real treat in Criterion high-definition....

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Tristana: BD Review

Luis Bunuel sneaky, playful classic - featuring a lovely Catherine Denueve - gets a wonderfully thorough Blu-ray debut....

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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp: BD Review

Criterion scores again with this Blu-ray upgrade from The Archers....

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Badlands: BD Review

Terrence Malick's big-screen debut arrives in high-definition with a big, beautiful Criterion stamp of approval....

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Monsieur Verdoux: BD Review

Criterion triples up on Charles Chaplin in high-def with one of the filmmaker's most mercurial creations....

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Disc News Update 03.19

A Bergman classic and arguably the most important documentary of the 20th century get high-def specs from Criterion....

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A Man Escaped: BD Review

Robert Bresson's late-career masterpiece finally gets a new lease on life on this Criterion Blu-ray edition....

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Repo Man: BD Review

Alex Cox's cult favorite finally gets the Criterion high-def treatment it has deserved for so many years....

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Naked Lunch: BD Review

Cronenberg adapts the 20th century's great unadaptable novel, and the results - now in high-def - are extraordinary....

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Gate of Hell: BD Review

This Oscar-winning tragic romance doesn't boast any bonuses, but it looks like a million bucks on its Criterion Blu-ray debut...

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Eclipse Series 38 - Masaki Kobayashi Against the System: DVD Review

Criterion's latest Eclipse showcases just how volatile and unpredictable a talent Masaki Kobayashi was during his prime in the 1950s....

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Disc News Update 04.16

Criterion's July slate is full of wildcards....

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Richard III: BD Review

Criterion unleashes their first Olivier Shakespeare Blu-ray, and it's a VistaVision knockout....

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Pierre Etaix : BD Review

These long-unavailable French comedies are a welcome addition to the Criterion pantheon...

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Band of Outsiders: BD Review

Godard's cheeky classic gets a Criterion spruce-up on this gorgeous new high-def edition....

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Jubal: BD Review

Criterion does its best with this Delmer Daves western, but it can't quite bring the movie to life...

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3:10 to Yuma BD Review

Delmer Dave's cult-adored western gets the Criterion treatment, and it takes on a gritty, suspenseful sense of excitement....

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Disc News Update 05.16

Satyajit Ray and Rainer Werner Fassbinder figure heavily in Criterion's August lineup....

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Medium Cool: BD Review

Criterion absolutely nails their high-def presentation of Haskell Wexler's counter-culture classic....

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Wild Strawberries: BD Review

Bergman's classic takes on new life thanks to this sumptuous Criterion Blu-ray upgrade....

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Life Is Sweet: BD Review

Mike Leigh's third high-def release from Criterion - starring Jim Broadbent and Jane Horrocks - is a zany, introspective achievement...

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Things to Come: BD Review

This futuristic H.G. Wells saga is a loopy, zany head trip....

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Safety Last: BD Review

The Harold Lloyd silent comedy classic comes to vivid high-def life on Criterion's new Blu-ray edition...

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Marketa Lazarova: BD Review

The greatest Czech movie ever? Perhaps....

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Disc News Update 06.18

Criterion's September Blu-ray line-up is full of wildcards....

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Belle de jour: BD Review

The cheeky Catherine Deneuve classic finally gets the high-definition treatment from Criterion....

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Disc News Update 01.17

Criterion's April slate promises a Hal Ashby cult classic, some bizarr-o Hollis Frampton avant-garde, and even the studio's first Blu Ozu upgrade....

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The Moment of Truth: BD Review

The best bull-fighting movie of all time? Definitely one of the bloodiest....

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Godzilla: BD Review

"Uh, everyone, please strap yourselves in, as we are experiencing a little Godzilla-related turbulence...."

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Eclipse Series 30 - Sabu!: DVD Review

The new Criterion Eclipse set takes us to exotic locations, but once we get there, things get real dull real fast....

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2011: The Year In Review (Part 1 of 2)

The highlights, misfires, and high-definition magic that was unleashed on DVD and Blu-ray in 2011 (and yes, we'll talk about more than just Star Wars)....

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Disc News Update 12.16

Criterion's March Slate Announced: David Lean, Noel Coward, Bill Clinton, The Titanic, and Jesus....

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