|
3.5/5
|
88%
|
Declaration of War (2012) |
"
The personal weight of the story is abundant but as the title infers, Donzelli's film is not an ode to anguished soul-searching in the face of that most blunt notice of mortality. "
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
84%
|
The Turin Horse (2012) |
"
mesmerizing "
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
76%
|
The Innkeepers (2012) |
"
West understands the unsettling power of silence, making the banshee-like howl of visceral terror that caps the film all the more effective"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 2, 2012
|
|
|
91%
|
Malcolm X (1992) |
"
Spike Lee's deeply felt landmark biopic of Malcolm X gets a handsome transfer from Warner Home Video with an excellent smattering of insightful extras."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Feb 2, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
73%
|
Domaine (2012) |
"
suggests nothing so much as a Catherine Breillat joint in embryo"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 26, 2012
|
|
|
59%
|
Mimic (1997) |
"
An oddly conventional work for a terminally inventive director, Mimic receives a satisfactory transfer from Lionsgate and a bounty of strong extras. "
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Jan 25, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
89%
|
Miss Bala (2012) |
"
unyielding in its very real terror"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 19, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Crazy Horse (2012) |
"
leaves you amazed at the abilities of the women, each one showing grace, physical exactitude, and timing that suggest a startling devotion to their art"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 19, 2012
|
|
—
|
50%
|
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) |
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Jan 18, 2012
|
|
|
95%
|
The Guard (2011) |
"
The Guard's fine visual and auditory delights are given a better-than-average transfer and is boosted by a satisfying host of extras on Blu-ray."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Jan 17, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
9%
|
The Bounty Hunter (2010) |
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 13, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
88%
|
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2012) |
"
an epic procedural that doubles as an existential study in death and guilt, life and faith, science and law."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
74%
|
Norwegian Wood (2012) |
"
The emotions don't always hit with the force of Watanabe and Naoko's heartbreak, but the imagery perfectly realizes the shifts in romantic tone and emotional struggles "
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
El sicario, Room 164 (2011) |
"
gives off the sense that you're watching a 60 Minutes interview with Death himself"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 29, 2011
|
|
|
95%
|
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) |
"
Frank Capra's unlikely, uplifting paean to the pitfalls and pleasures of a simple, small-town existence remains a vital work and Paramount has done a respectable job transferring it to Blu-ray."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Dec 17, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
56%
|
My Piece of the Pie (2011) |
"
a construct meant solely to provoke"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
|
93%
|
West Side Story (1961) |
"
Fox's transfer of this dutiful, entertaining adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's West Side Story is fraught with problems, none of which hugely damage the pleasure of watching and hearing the film."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Dec 5, 2011
|
|
|
87%
|
Rushmore (1998) |
"
Criterion's stellar reputation for Blu-ray releases continues unabated by their phenomenal treatment of Wes Anderson's first masterpiece, a sublime comedy about death, ghosts, ambition, and hubris."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Dec 5, 2011
|
|
|
82%
|
Super 8 (2011) |
"
This Blu-ray allows this striking film a second chance to prove that it actually transcends the Spielberg template that it's been criticized for mimicking. "
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Nov 23, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
94%
|
Hugo (2011) |
"
tremendous and beautiful "
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 23, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Melancholia (2011) |
"
an exquisitely choreographed setpiece"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 10, 2011
|
|
|
100%
|
Fanny och Alexander (Fanny and Alexander) (1982) |
"
How the imagination at once mirrors, deflects, and rearranges reality, especially in childhood, constitutes one of the myriad strands that make up the core of Ingmar Bergman's monumental Fanny and Alexander."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Nov 10, 2011
|
|
|
79%
|
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) |
"
Joe Johnston's rendering of Marvel's Captain America is brisk and thoroughly entertaining, but is indicative of lowered expectations in its specific subgenre, despite looking excellent on Blu-ray. "
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Nov 4, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
55%
|
Killing Bono (2011) |
"
the story of what would charitably be called a wackadoo"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 3, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
50%
|
Sleeping Beauty (2011) |
"
stunningly empty and one-note"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 27, 2011
|
|
|
98%
|
Dazed and Confused (1993) |
"
The imagery and luxurious auditory landscape of Richard Linklater's '70s-set masterpiece retains on this Criterion Blu-ray a potency that hits like a freshly lit, well-rolled joint."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Oct 26, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
98%
|
Le Havre (2011) |
"
offers plenty of things to talk about but perhaps the most remarkable part about it is its confidence of style and its sober-eyed sense of uplift"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 20, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
90%
|
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) |
"
genuinely haunting"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 20, 2011
|
|
|
95%
|
Pulp Fiction (1994) |
"
The most influential film of the 1990s makes its highly anticipated bow on Blu-ray, and Lionsgate rises to the occasion with this spectacular transfer and strong supplemental material."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Oct 20, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
76%
|
Bombay Beach (2011) |
"
Har'el still seems tied too tightly to her work as a music video director"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 13, 2011
|
|
|
97%
|
Good Will Hunting (1997) |
"
Whether it's one of his "safe" movies or not, Good Will Hunting has all the strong markings of a Gus Van Sant movie and Lionsgate shows the film requisite care on its Blu-ray transfer."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Oct 11, 2011
|
|
|
89%
|
Trainspotting (1996) |
"
Time has been exceedingly kind to Danny Boyle's excellent breakthrough film and Lionsgate has done a great job preserving it on Blu-ray."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Oct 7, 2011
|
|
|
77%
|
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) |
"
This "Lawrence of Arabia of Hayseed Movies" is only marginally noteworthy in the Coens' canon, but the stunning 1080p transfer makes a case for repeat viewings on its aesthetic heft alone."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Oct 3, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
My Joy (2011) |
"
a lively work of howling wickedness"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 29, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
85%
|
Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2011) |
"
a hillbilly Ren & Stimpy"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 29, 2011
|
|
|
100%
|
Citizen Kane (1941) |
"
Warner Home Video has made the release of Orson Welles's tremendous Citizen Kane one of the few genuine Blu-ray events of this year."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Sep 26, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
66%
|
Shut Up Little Man! (2011) |
"
at once wholly melancholic and unexpectedly joyful, adjectives that I have yet to employ while describing any YouTube clip to date."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 22, 2011
|
|
|
95%
|
Blood Simple (1984) |
"
Over a quarter-century after the fact, the Coens haven't made anything quite like Blood Simple, which receives a solid transfer on this Fox Blu-ray."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Sep 20, 2011
|
|
|
91%
|
Straw Dogs (1971) |
"
Fox gives Sam Peckinpah's ferocious near-masterpiece a killer visual/audio upgrade, but offers nothing in the way of context with a barren supplemental section. "
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Sep 14, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
96%
|
Silent Souls (2011) |
"
Fedorchenko's chief fascination seems to be with the dichotomies inherent in the modern rehashing of rituals based in folklore and mysticism. "
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Sep 11, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
87%
|
Bobby Fischer Against The World (2011) |
"
at once the director's most accomplished and entrancing film to date"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 8, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
91%
|
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011) |
"
the concept seems unfocused and the subject matter feels as if it is being handled with kid gloves"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 8, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
71%
|
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2011) |
"
drifts for much of its extended runtime like a stream of Technicolor tobacco smoke"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 1, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
67%
|
Love Crime (2011) |
"
A brisk, messy, and wholly laughable take on cutthroat business politics"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 1, 2011
|
|
|
100%
|
Orphée (Orpheus) (1950) |
"
Cocteau's superb take on the Orpheus myth ascends to glorious audio and visual resolution on Criterion's stunning Blu-ray release of this seminal post-war film. "
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Aug 30, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Tales from the Golden Age (2011) |
"
it is hard to comprehend a mindset that wouldn't be entertained and invigorated by the six shorts that make up Tales from the Golden Age. "
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 25, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
53%
|
Brighton Rock (2011) |
"
a remake that recalls the most pestering and innervating facets that the word 'remake' summons in even optimists such as myself"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 25, 2011
|
|
|
75%
|
El Topo (1970) |
"
Spiritual violence, class warfare, and plenty of mysticism go into Alejandro Jodorowsky's desert-set whatsit, now readily available in a solid transfer, thanks to Anchor Bay."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Aug 15, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
77%
|
The Last Circus (2011) |
"
There are moments of great, caustic humor and delirious melodrama throughout The Last Circus. But as a whole, the film lacks the consistency, sorrow, and tremendous imagination of Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 11, 2011
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