Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Le Deuxieme Souffle (1966) | "
Le Deuxieme Souffle may be second-tier Melville, but in terms of noir, that still makes it virtually second to none." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 6, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 95%
| Le Doulos (1962) | "
Le Doulos proves it: No one rocks the trenchcoat and fedora (or beats a snitching woman cuffed to a radiator) quite like Jean-Paul Belmondo." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 6, 2008 |
Fresh
| N/A | The Free Will (2006) | "
The contemplative rape film Irreversible wished it were." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 23, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| There Will Be Blood (2007) | "
A collector's edition that, on the basis of its skimpy extras, gives 2007's best film the shaft." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 2, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| Zodiac (2007) | "
A superior two-disc set for Zodiac aficionados desperate to drown themselves in even more facts, figures, and conjecture." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Jan 4, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| Days of Heaven (1978) | "
A DVD fit for a masterpiece." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 22, 2007 |
Rotten
| N/A | Harvest Time (2004) | "
A pensive, potent remembrance of collectivism past." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Jan 29, 2007 |
Rotten
| N/A | Brat (1997) | "
From post-Soviet Russia, with viciousness." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Jan 29, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 94%
| A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) | "
Oh, Freddy, you're so fine, you're so fine%u2026you make me wish The Dream Child had never happened." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 25, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 87%
| The Proposition (2006) | "
A conflicted elegy for a brutal past, Hillcoat's The Proposition is also a superb torchbearer for the fading Western genre." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 17, 2006 |
Fresh
| Rotten 53%
| Kicking & Screaming (1995) | "
The best of Chris Eigman's mid-1990s efforts, an outcome due more to Baumbach's poised direction than to the actor's typically irritating gloomy-sarcastic shtick." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 16, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| The Bad Sleep Well (1960) | "
A sterling Shakespearean noir, Kurosawa's critique of unchecked corporate power functions as an uncharacteristically despondent counterpoint to his trademark humanism." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Jan 9, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 94%
| Cafe Lumiere (2004) | "
Hou doing Ozu--what more could a cineaste want?" — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Dec 30, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| Kiss of Death (1947) | "
Superior to the 1995 Nicolas Cage remake, but only because of the wild-eyed Widmark's cackling jackal." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Dec 23, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) | "
A great way to satisfy a Dana Andrews-Gene Tierney craving.
" — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Dec 21, 2005 |
Rotten
| N/A | The Devil's Plaything (1978) | "
Neither scary nor sexy." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 8, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Le Samourai (1967) | "
A poised tiger navigating an urban jungle, Delon's samouraï is the epitome of noir cool." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 24, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| The Americanization of Emily (1964) | "
The all-time favorite film of men who like to walk in on their friends having sex." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted May 24, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 95%
| Bad Day at Black Rock (1954) | "
Title be damned, Sturges's classic isn't a bad way to spend a day." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted May 19, 2005 |
Fresh A
| Fresh 96%
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) | "
Astonishingly fleshed-out." — Lessons of Darkness
DVD REVIEW Posted May 4, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| The Big Red One (1980) | "
A very good film reconstructed into a classic, Fuller's WWII epic is not to be missed." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 30, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| They Died With Their Boots On (1941) | "
If Custer's beyond-the-grave wish was to protect the Native Americans from corporate cretins, then I'm Errol Flynn." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 25, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Captain Blood (1935) | "
Shiver me timbers, that Flynn's got some pretty hair for a pirate." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 20, 2005 |
Rotten
| Fresh 71%
| Sword of Doom (1965) | "
The first rule of Shogunate Japan is, “Don’t mess with The Sword of Doom.”
" — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Mar 21, 2005 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Laura (1944) | "
Nothing says romance like a few smokes, a bottle of liquor, and some quality alone time with the mesmerizing painting of a recently murdered dame." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Mar 17, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 81%
| Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) | "
Vivid video aside, Peckinpah’s nasty masterpiece is the best Head available on DVD." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Mar 12, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 75%
| Night and the City (1950) | "
Night and the City’s desolate vision of city life is enough to make any aspiring crook head straight for the ‘burbs." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Feb 15, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Thieves' Highway (1949) | "
As Thieves’ Highway persuasively demonstrates, it’s always a good idea to check your brakes before trucking down twisty, down-sloped hills." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Feb 13, 2005 |
Rotten
| Rotten 42%
| I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2004) | "
The bleak I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead may be the year’s nastiest noir, but its low profile won’t improve via this perfunctory DVD." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 17, 2004 |
— | N/A | Shake, Rattle and Rock (1994) |
Click here to read article — DVD Angle
DVD REVIEW Posted May 26, 2004 |
— | N/A | Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins (2001) |
Click here to read article — DVD Angle
DVD REVIEW Posted May 1, 2004 |
— | N/A | Eastwood After Hours (2002) |
Click here to read article — DVD Angle
DVD REVIEW Posted Dec 3, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 94%
| They Drive by Night (1940) | "
It’s the hilarious 1940s dialogue like “Aw, you dames are sure screwy” that makes the film so fun to watch." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 2, 2003 |
— | N/A | Zatoichi - The New Tale of Zatoichi (1963) |
Click here to read article — DVD Angle
DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 24, 2003 |
— | N/A | Out of Time (2000) |
Click here to read article — DVD Angle
DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 18, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 71%
| Soylent Green (1973) | "
Sillier than Planet of the Apes but more engaging than The Omega Man, Soylent Green remains a treat for fans of cheesy science fiction and Charlton’s Heston’s blustery, pseudo-messianic ‘70s-era heroes." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 22, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| The Thing From Another World (1951) | "
The Thing From Another World’s titular vegetable creature may not have the cache of a Freddy or Jason, but there’s no denying that this chilling Hawks production is a must-see for science fiction and horror aficionados." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Aug 13, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 78%
| Dances with Wolves (1990) | "
In the spirit of the great Sioux tradition, I dub Dances with Wolves’ Kevin Costner “Directorial One-Hit Wonder.”" — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 7, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| Death and the Maiden (1995) | "
Polanski’s gripping Death and the Maiden shows that, long before Sexy Beast, Ben Kingsley had already proved himself adept at playing psychotic madmen." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted May 31, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| Kandahar (2001) | "
Those interested in learning about the delightful home of Osama bin Laden would be well served checking out Kandahar." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted May 31, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 95%
| The Hunt for Red October (1990) | "
Free of Harrison Ford’s noble-beyond-belief portrayal of Jack Ryan, The Hunt for Red October remains the best Tom Clancy adaptation to date." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted May 29, 2003 |
— | Fresh 100%
| The Duellists (1978) |
Click here to read article — DVD Angle
DVD REVIEW Posted May 9, 2003 |
Fresh
| Rotten 59%
| Labyrinth (1986) | "
The MPAA was more lenient during the 80s, but that’s still no explanation for how David Bowie’s crotch-hugging Labyrinth pants made it into a PG-rated children’s fable." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 21, 2003 |
Fresh
| Rotten 58%
| Cube (1998) | "
Cube proves the time-honored maxim that there’s no better guide out of a complex maze than an autistic man-child with incredible mathematical skills." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 12, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Q & A (1990) | "
Its jumbled storytelling eventually makes it a second-tier effort from one of America’s most unsung directors." — DVD Angle
DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 9, 2003 |
— | Rotten 43%
| The Sheltering Sky (1990) |
Click here to read article — DVD Angle
DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 4, 2003 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 64%
| Below (2002) | "
[Director] Twohy has yet to make a great genre film, so it’s likely that moviegoers will want to give Below das boot." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Mar 23, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 48%
| City by the Sea (2002) | "
Warner’s DVD looks and sounds great, which is more than can be said for De Niro’s City by the Sea performance." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Mar 19, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 88%
| Late Marriage (2001) | "
A serio-comic look at marriage that treats issues of love, passion and familial obligations and expectations as more than just excuses for moronic sitcom hijinks." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Mar 19, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 71%
| Sex and Lucia (2002) | "
Even if you can’t make heads or tails of Sex and Lucía’s story, there’s no dearth of naked pleasures to keep one’s, ahem, mind at attention." — Slant Magazine
DVD REVIEW Posted Mar 14, 2003 |
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