Unless you're a die-hard fan of Being John Malkovich or Putney Swope, Criterion's May announcements are pretty disappointing....
documentaryCorman's World - Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel: BD Review
Monday, March 12, 2012
Written by Jim M. Howard, Jr.
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... Frozen Planet: BD Review
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Yet another knockout nature doc from BBC Earth - even with a couple of missteps, it's a staggering high-def achievement.... Disc News Update 04.10
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Today we have info on the extensive restoration for Jaws' upcoming high-def edition, as well as updated details on Blu-ray releases for Full Metal Jacket: 25th Anniversary Edition and The Artist.... Madonna - Truth or Dare: BD Review
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Written by Jim M. Howard, Jr.
Into the Abyss: BD Review
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Werner Herzog's latest documentary is a harrowing investigation of crime, punishment, and the shrapnel they both leave behind.... The War: BD Review
Monday, May 07, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The Ken Burns/Lynn Novick documentary is every bit as good now as it was when it debuted in 2007, but is it worth the high-def upgrade...? Charlotte Rampling - The Look: BD Review
Friday, May 04, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The legendary star maintains her mystique in this new documentary, though the film as a whole gets a little too woo-woo for its own good.... George Harrison - Living in the Material World: BD Review
Monday, May 28, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Bill Moyers - Capitol Crimes: DVD Review
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Tired of current Bain- and Kenya-oriented political scandals from Washington? Why not join Bill Moyers as he turns his focused gaze to Jack Abramoff and parties like it's 2006....? Disc News Update 06.13
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Today brings news of a Dane Cook comedy, a David Tennant rom-com, and a James Cameron documentary all on course for summertime high-def editions... 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.... Disc News Update 06.20
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
The new Christian Bale drama The Flowers of War gets high-def specs today, and Warner readies a massive November Blu-ray edition of Friends: The Complete Series.... Disc News Update 07.13
Friday, July 13, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Final Blu-ray specs for The Hunger Games, plus news of new high-def editions of Dexter: The Complete Sixth Season, and even Pet Sematary gets some BD love....! Disc News Update 08.08
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Final Blu-ray specs for Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures and Lawrence of Arabia arrive today.... Paradise Lost 3 - Purgatory: DVD Review
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Written by Karen Price
Chimpanzee: BD Review
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Written by DVDFile
This latest DisneyNature documentary isn't perfect, but it's nevertheless pretty darned irresistible.... The Costume Drama Classic Collection: DVD Review
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Acorn's big summer DVD box set will make anyone with a crush on Colin Firth blush with excitement.... Megacities: DVD Review
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
This doc series goes beyond 'bright lights, big city' and really investigates the very fabric of modern international urbanism.... You Can't Do That on Film: DVD Review
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Written by Mathew Klickstein
The author of the upcoming SLIMED! The Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age brings us a guest review of this retro fanboy documentary.... What Happened to Kerouac?: DVD Review
Monday, October 29, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
One of the 20th century's most polarizing writers is the subject of this surprisingly limp documentary.... The Amazing Spider-Man: BD Review
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Written by DVDFile
This franchise reboot with Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone is signficantly more exciting than it has any right to be... Vertigo: BD Review
Friday, November 16, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Alfred Hitchcock: Masterpiece Edition Vol. 7: Hitch's demented romantic masterpiece, featuring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak as lovers both dead and alive.... Marnie: BD Review
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Alfred Hitchcock: Masterpiece Edition Vol. 11: Hitch's loopy Sean Connery thriller - misstep or misunderstood masterpiece....? Mankind - The Story of All of Us: BD Review
Friday, January 04, 2013
Written by DVDFile
This massive documentary set isn't a full-blown classic, though it sometimes truly has the feel of one.... Putin's Kiss: DVD Review
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Written by DVDFile
This ambitious documentary takes a long, hard look at the realities and fantasies at the heart of modern Russian identity.... Whore's Glory: DVD Review
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Written by DVDFile
This brazen new documentary from Michael Glawogger is exotic, but ultimately surprisingly unnecessary.... The Story of Math Collection: DVD Review
Friday, January 25, 2013
Written by DVDFile
Its title makes it sound a little dull, but this documentary set will thrill its intended audience to no end.... Side by Side: BD Review
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Written by DVDFile
George Lucas, David Fincher, and Martin Scorsese discuss the death of film in this Keanu Reeves-narrated doc.... How to Survive a Plague: DVD Review
Friday, February 22, 2013
Written by DVDFile
David France's haunting, Oscar-nominated documentary is an uneven but impactful experience on this new DVD edition.... Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow: DVD Review
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Written by DVDFile
This documentary on artist Anselm Kiefer doesn't probe its subject matter all that much, but his giant installations are truly wonders to behold.... Disc News Update 03.19
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Written by Mike Restaino
A Bergman classic and arguably the most important documentary of the 20th century get high-def specs from Criterion.... Vietnam - The Ten Thousand Day War: DVD Review
Friday, March 29, 2013
Written by DVDFile
One of the most impressive long-form television documentaries ever made gets a DVD re-release, but is it worth a double-dip....? Great Barrier Reef: BD Review
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Written by DVDFile
It's subject matter is impossibly beautiful, but does this nature doc do the Australian reef justice....? Shakespeare - The King's Man: DVD Review
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Written by DVDFile
This behind-the-curtain look at William Shakespeare's late-career output is shockingly exciting documentary entertainment.... |