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4/5
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88%
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3:10 to Yuma (2007) |
"
This gorgeous Criterion transfer makes a convincing case for the underrated 3:10 to Yuma."
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Slant Magazine
Posted May 22, 2013
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98%
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
"
Rosie Grier let kids know that it's all right to cry. E.T. gave kids, adults, and aliens no choice in the matter."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Oct 8, 2012
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73%
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Piranha 3-D (2010) |
"
A spectacular checklist of over-the-top, 3D-enhanced death sequences tailor-made for those who always wanted to take an ax to the MTV Beach House."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Jan 13, 2011
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96%
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The Social Network (2010) |
"
This elegantly and scrupulously produced Blu-ray essentially serves as an all-in-one For Your Consideration campaign for David Fincher's soon-to-be Best Picture-winner."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Jan 10, 2011
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46%
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Step Up 3-D (2010) |
"
If you're TV set and Blu-ray player can handle it, this 3D Blu-ray set of Step Up 3D corroborates the film's innovatie use of 3D. "
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Slant Magazine
Posted Dec 26, 2010
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54%
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Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) |
"
A handsome Blu-ray presentation of a film that largely plays like one of those video game cutscenes you can't skip."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Dec 1, 2010
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83%
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Avatar (2009) |
"
Avatar looks more like a cartoon on the small screen than it did in theaters, but anyone who owns a Pixar film on video knows that isn't meant as a slam."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Nov 17, 2010
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93%
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The Kids Are All Right (2010) |
"
The Kids Are All Right plays like a pilot episode for a new Showtime series, but it's a heartfelt and well-acted sitcom nonetheless."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Nov 16, 2010
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99%
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Toy Story 3 (2010) |
"
The audio is almost obscenely immersive, boasting some of the finest separations these ears have ever heard. "
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Slant Magazine
Posted Nov 1, 2010
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15%
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Sex and the City 2 (2010) |
"
Michael Patrick King would say the extras on this Sex and the City 2 Blu-ray/DVD combo are meant to stir one's juices, but I say they have been designed to diminish brain cells."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Oct 25, 2010
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15%
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) |
"
Like Rob Zombie's Halloween, this new take on A Nightmare on Elm Street gives a movie boogeyman a psychological makeover, though Samuel Bayer directs the thing with all the nuance of a "Stranger Danger" video."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Oct 5, 2010
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74%
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Splice (2010) |
"
The ne plus ultra of chicks-with-***** body horror, Splice makes the leap to Blu-ray with an aptly pristine image/sound presentation."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Oct 5, 2010
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97%
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A Prophet (Un prophete) (2010) |
"
A cult classic in the making, Jacques Audiard's A Prophet receives a much better shake on DVD than its main character does in prison."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Aug 2, 2010
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92%
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Prodigal Sons (2010) |
"
The image on this DVD edition of Prodigal Son is almost as sad as Marc McKerrow's life, but this remains of the great documentaries of the last decade. "
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Slant Magazine
Posted Jul 16, 2010
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85%
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A Single Man (2009) |
"
Before, A Single Man was only notable for Colin Firth's great performance. Now, on DVD, it's also worthwhile for Tom Ford's baby's-first-movie commentary track."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Jul 7, 2010
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91%
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Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick (Everlasting Moments) (Maria Larsson's Everlasting Moment) (2009) |
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Emotionally and politically complex, Everlasting Moments hauntingly conflates a woman's spiritual awakening with the birth of cinema. "
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Slant Magazine
Posted Jun 22, 2010
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71%
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The Crazies (2010) |
"
George A. Romero has disowned this film, but has he even seen it? In style and gravitas, Breck Eisner's stylishly heart-pounding vision walks circles around Survival of the Dead."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Jun 21, 2010
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85%
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The White Ribbon (Das weisse Band) (2009) |
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This high-falutin' Nazi origin story is practically a masterpiece of subtlety in the finger-wagging blowhard Michael Haneke's canon."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Jun 21, 2010
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28%
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Remember Me (2010) |
"
For young girls who don't care for politics but love Twilight, Remember Me is a 9/11 story they can truly wrap their arms around."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Jun 17, 2010
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78%
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Bluebeard (2010) |
"
A barebones DVD release of a predictably, spectacularly toothsome Catherine Breillat film."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Jun 16, 2010
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87%
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Close-up (1999) |
"
Kiarostami's rapturous chimera of a film finally gets its deserved due on DVD and Blu-ray."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Jun 16, 2010
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16%
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When in Rome (2010) |
"
Dreck of the shrillest order."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Jun 14, 2010
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37%
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From Paris with Love (2010) |
"
A solid audio/video presentation on this From Paris with Love DVD almost makes Pierre Morel's latest worth a rental."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Jun 7, 2010
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51%
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Alice in Wonderland (2010) |
"
Though the extras lack in the "muchness" department, this DVD of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland boasts a phenomenal audio/video presentation."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Jun 1, 2010
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28%
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Dear John (2010) |
"
A remarkable image and sound presentation dignifies this DVD release of Lasse Hallström's latest cheesefest."
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Slant Magazine
Posted May 26, 2010
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75%
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The Road (2009) |
"
A muddled vision, but one anchored by fiercely convicted performances by Viggo Mortensen and Robert Duvall and haunting camerawork by Javier Aguirresarobe."
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Slant Magazine
Posted May 24, 2010
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18%
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Valentine's Day (2010) |
"
An eyesore on the big screen, Valentine's Day is now close to one on your TV. Go read The Sound and the Fury instead."
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Slant Magazine
Posted May 18, 2010
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76%
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Invictus (2009) |
"
Eastwood's dull Invictus receives a lackluster welcome to home video."
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Slant Magazine
Posted May 18, 2010
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20%
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Legion (2010) |
"
The tedious Legion teaches us nothing, except that Paul Bettany matches a fetching brunette."
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Slant Magazine
Posted May 12, 2010
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58%
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Edge of Darkness (2010) |
"
The image and sound presentation is muscular, but in the guilty annals of Mel Gibson's career as an actor, Edge of Darkness is nothing but puny."
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Slant Magazine
Posted May 10, 2010
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84%
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North Face (Nordwand) (2010) |
"
Yes, North Face is half a great movie. The mountain steals the show."
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Slant Magazine
Posted May 8, 2010
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93%
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L'Heure d'été (Summer Hours) (2009) |
"
Subtle? No. Overrated? Perhaps. But the Criterion Collection does right by Olivier Assayas's lovely tone poem, his best film since Late August, Early September."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Apr 15, 2010
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76%
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The Horse Boy (2009) |
"
A solid DVD presentation of a highly dubious documentary experience. "
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Slant Magazine
Posted Apr 14, 2010
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88%
|
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) |
"
This is minor Herzog, but Cage's performance is some kind of tour de force. Keep both men away from your grandma."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Apr 2, 2010
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70%
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Sherlock Holmes (2009) |
"
A disappointing DVD package of Guy Ritchie's slick but giddily inspired Sherlock Holmes reboot, but Robert Downey Jr., like Hans Zimmer's score, still impresses."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Mar 26, 2010
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66%
|
The Blind Side (2009) |
"
Since there's no doubt that a beefier DVD package of The Blind Side is on the way, it's easy to write off this barebones release as a shameless cash-in."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Mar 20, 2010
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62%
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Brothers (2009) |
"
Minor Jim Sheridan, perhaps, but freakishly well-acted by Toby Maguire and young actresses Bailee Madison and Taylor Geare."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Mar 19, 2010
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81%
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Broken Embraces (2009) |
"
One of Almodóvar's weakest films is worth checking out on DVD for Carmen Machi's performance in the short film The Cannibalistic Councillor."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Mar 11, 2010
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91%
|
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) |
"
Visually, morally, Precious is whack, but praise Mo'Nique's performance ("Fuck a stipend!") and Gabourey Sidibe's superior one."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Mar 3, 2010
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73%
|
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) |
"
Spike Jonze's great, undervalued film gets an underwhelming DVD package."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Feb 24, 2010
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83%
|
The September Issue (2009) |
"
A handsome DVD treatment of a useless, predictable documentary experience%u2014an assessment Anna Wintour would say points to my insecurity."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Feb 22, 2010
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46%
|
Everybody's Fine (2009) |
"
The disc's image quality makes the film more of an eyesore than it already is."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Feb 19, 2010
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96%
|
Revanche (2009) |
"
A remarkable vision, not only for the beautifully unnerving artistry of its images but for its quizzical existential questioning."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Feb 10, 2010
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89%
|
A Serious Man (2009) |
"
The movie is notable for its aggressive miserablism, but also for its stellar photography, which this great transfer dutifully reveres."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Feb 6, 2010
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66%
|
Che: Part One (The Argentine) (2009) |
"
Steven Soderbergh's fabulous-looking Che is yet another dubious Guevara biopic that sees the man's ideology as something to be worn and not questioned."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Jan 15, 2010
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85%
|
Un Conte de Noël (A Christmas Tale) (2008) |
"
This Christmas, no Arnaud Desplechin fan should be without a Blu-ray player."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Nov 29, 2009
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91%
|
Gomorrah (Gomorra) (2008) |
"
Drably redundant, the over-praised Gomorrah may not deserve the Criterion treatment, but fans will be pleased by the solid audio/video treatment it has received."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Nov 20, 2009
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67%
|
Brüno (2009) |
"
Deeply condescending but often hilarious, this absolute mess of a film showcases the best and worst tendencies of Sacha Baron Cohen's character and talents."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Nov 8, 2009
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98%
|
Up (2009) |
"
Disney's decision to make a bunch of additional Up behind-the-scenes goodies available only to Blu-ray owners reeks of cruel elitism, but even if this two-disc DVD feels lightweight, the film itself does not."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted Nov 8, 2009
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91%
|
Death in the Garden (La Mort en ce jardin) (1956) |
"
A minor Buñuel work, Death in the Garden is mostly notable for capturing Simone Signoret in color for the first time and at her most impatient as an actress."
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Slant Magazine
Posted Oct 22, 2009
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