DVD Reviews
We believe the at-home movie experience should be nothing less than sensational. Here we review DVD releases of both new and old films, and let you know just what's available in the ever ambiguous 'DVD extras.'
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Dvd ReviewsThe Touch
The Touch, Ingmar Bergman's only English language effort, is no lost masterpiece, but Bibi Andersson's performance and Bergman's deft handling of complex emotions make it worth seeking out Read more »| 26 Apr 2018 -
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La Chinoise
A transition for Godard between his early pop masterpieces and the more politically explicit films that followed, La Chinoise alternately interrogates, skewers and champions the radical politics of the late 60s Read more »| 18 Apr 2018 -
Dvd ReviewsNeon Bull
An intoxicating film about Brazilian rodeo workers that's pleasingly multi-layered and subversive in its portrayal of childhood, masculinity and gender roles Read more »| 10 Apr 2018 -
Dvd ReviewsThe Passenger
One of his most sumptuously shot pictures, Michelangelo Antonioni’s The Passenger has been crying out for a Blu-Ray release for as long as the medium’s been in existence Read more »| 27 Mar 2018 -
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Legend of the Mountain
Legend of the Mountain, the 1979 epic from wuxia pioneer King Hu, gets a welcome Blu-ray release from Eureka Entertainment Read more »| 19 Mar 2018 -
Dvd ReviewsRamrod
A fascinating and absorbing western starring Veronica Lake, whose character comes across as a noir femme fatale who's been dropped into the middle of cattle country Read more »| 05 Mar 2018
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Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami
Grace Jones is celebrated in this doc from Sophie Fiennes, but its naturalistic style means that most questions about the iconic star's extraordinary life and career go unanswered Read more »| 27 Feb 2018 -
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Kickboxer: Retaliation
The latest in the Kickboxer series lacks in both plot and character, but makes up for it with kinetic, non-stop action Read more »| 23 Feb 2018 -
Dvd ReviewsSeijun Suzuki: The Early Years. Vol. 1 – Seijun Rising: The Youth Movies
These early efforts from Seijun Suzuki are essential for fans of the late director who would go on to make Japanese new wave classics like Tokyo Drifter and Branded to Kill Read more »| 06 Feb 2018 -
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The Mystery of Picasso
Henri-Georges Clouzot's documentary presenting a direct, unfiltered look at Pablo Picasso's creativity is a sort of high art precursor to Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense Read more »| 24 Jan 2018 -
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Phenomena
Dario Argento's late-80s horror fantasy is much maligned but has plenty that's worth admiring Read more »| 24 Jan 2018 -
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American Assassin
Sub-Bourne action film American Assassin sees Dylan O’Brien play an ordinary young man who turns dead-eyed killing machine after his girlfriend is gunned down by terrorists Read more »| 24 Jan 2018 -
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The Man with the Iron Heart
This World War II drama starring Rosamund Pike and Jack O’Connell is prettily framed and powerfully acted, but doesn't leave an impression as the credits roll Read more »| 10 Jan 2018 -
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The Cremator
Surrealism and satire blend in this Czech New Wave masterpiece from 1968 Read more »| 19 Dec 2017 -
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The Éric Rohmer Collection
The French New Wave's Éric Rohmer – a specialist in tales of love and its complications – is celebrated in this ten film box-set from Arrow Read more »| 19 Dec 2017