The controversial - and widely acclaimed - Martin Scorsese picture gets some high-definition love from Criterion....
filmsThe Three Musketeers: BD Review
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Written by DVDFile
This Blu-ray allows us to see all the awful dialogue and lifeless action sequences of Paul W.S. Anderson's Alxendre Dumas adpatation in absolutely stunning high-definition quality.... Corman's World - Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel: BD Review
Monday, March 12, 2012
Written by Jim M. Howard, Jr.
Casablanca - 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition: BD Review
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The beloved Bogart/Bergman romance hits Blu-ray (again) - is this the high-def edition of the classic we've been waiting for, or just another excuse to double-dip....? 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.... The Muppets: BD Review
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Jason Segel's Muppets franchise reboot is funny and charming enough to melt even the stingiest movie geek's heart.... 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.... Hop: BD Review
Monday, April 02, 2012
Written by DVDFile
It may house some top-tier Hollywood voice talent, but this Easter Bunny animated tale basically just lays an egg.... The Iron Lady: BD Review
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Meryl Streep brings Oscar cred to this biopic, but Margaret Thatcher never really comes to life in The Iron Lady.... Hidden: DVD Review
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Written by Karen Price
This scary-hospital horror flick with Sean Clement has a creepy premise, but it never makes good on it.... MST3K - The Wild World of Batwoman and The Girl in Gold Boots: DVD Review
Friday, April 13, 2012
Written by Grey S. Wears
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 Disc News Update 04.27
Friday, April 27, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Our week ends with news of high-def bumps for High Noon and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, as well as info on a new single-disc Blu-ray edition of Casablanca.... 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...." Disc News Update 04.11
Friday, May 11, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Olive Films announces high-def editions of two classic westerns, and HBO readies an August release for the first season of Strike Back.... Eclipse Series 33 - Up All night With Robert Downey, Sr.: DVD Review
Monday, May 21, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
The elusive Putney Swope finally arrives on DVD, and it's three times as weird as you've heard (though somehow it works)..... Father of the Bride/Father of the Bride Part II: BD Review
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Written by DVDFile
It's impossible to hate these Steve Martin/Diane Keaton comedies, but is this high-def edition of the Father of the Bride flicks worth the double-dip....? Bringing Down the House: BD Review
Monday, June 04, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Larry King is quoted on this BD's cover as saying Bringing Down the House is "one of the funniest films ever". Can that be true....? Jeff, Who Lives at Home: BD Review
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Jason Segel, Ed Helms, and Susan Sarandon go mumblecore in this Duplass Brothers comedy, and the results are dreadful.... Sherlock Holmes - A Game of Shadows: BD Review
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law return as our iconic Holmes and Watson, and even if there's a bit of sequelitis suffered here, it still makes for some pretty reliable fun.... 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....? High Noon: BD Review
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The Gary Cooper western classic gets a high-def bump, but without its Deluxe Edition DVD bonuses, is it still worth the double-dip....? Disc News Update 07.20
Friday, July 20, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Olive Films preps some classic catlog titles for high-def, and Lionsgate unleashes a couple high-profile standard-def announcements.... Full Metal Jacket - 25th Anniversary Edition: BD Review
Monday, August 27, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The Tempest: BD Review
Monday, August 20, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
One of the stranger Shakespeare film adaptations ever made gets its high-def debut - but is it convincing as a full Blu-ray package....? 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.... Paradise Lost 3 - Purgatory: DVD Review
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Written by Karen Price
Being Flynn: BD Review
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Written by DVDFile
With a cast like this one - De Niro, Julianne Moore, Lili Taylor - Being Flynn should be better than it is, but there are bursts of movie magic here, nonetheless.... The Flowers of War: BD Review
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Written by DVDFile
This Christan Bale war thriller is big and loud, but ultimately too narratively thin for its own good.... Forever Marilyn: BD Review
Friday, September 07, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The blonde bombshell's most notorious moments, finally housed in one sleek seven-disc high-def set.... 4:44 Last Day on Earth: BD Review
Monday, September 10, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Yes, the world ends in this Willem Dafoe drama, but unfortunately, the apocalypse doesn't come soon enough.... |