Ken Russell: Women in Love
The Criterion Collection recently released Ken Russell’s Women in Love, an adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s 1920 novel. This is the way to get your D.H. Lawrence.
Film Reviews
Carl Th. Dreyer: The Passion of Joan of Arc
Carl Th. Dreyer’s 1928 silent film, The Passion of Joan of Arc, is one of the most transcendent films I’ve ever seen. The new Criterion Collection release is a worthy edition and certainly will be in contention as one of my favorite releases — film or book — of 2018.
The Eclipse Viewer 61: Claude Autant-Lara — Four Romantic Escapes from Occupied France
In this episode of The Eclipse Viewer, David and Trevor welcome back the Eclipse series by looking at its most recent installment, Eclipse Series 45: Claude Autant-Lara — Four Romantic Escapes from Occupied France.
Satyajit Ray: The Hero
This week The Criterion Collection released Satyajit Ray’s 1966 film The Hero on home video. Now that I’ve seen it, Ray may have ousted Ingmar Bergman as my favorite director of all time. Maybe. Today, at any rate. Here I look at this surprisingly compassionate film.
George A. Romero: Night of the Living Dead
George A. Romero’s influential horror picture came out fifty years ago. It looks at good as ever on its new home video release from The Criterion Collection.
Barbet Schroeder: General Idi Amin Dada: A Self-Portrait
The Criterion Collection recently released Barbet Schroeder’s 1974 documentary, General Idi Amin Dada: A Self-Portrait on Blu-ray. Trevor takes a look.
Alexander Payne: Election
Alexander Payne’s 1999 film Election has arrived in The Criterion Collection. This prescient film is so much darker today than it was in 1999. Trevor takes a look.
George Cukor: The Philadelphia Story
Trevor looks at George Cukor’s The Philadelphia Story, recently released on home video by The Criterion Collection.
Stanley Kubrick: Barry Lyndon
This week, The Criterion Collection is releasing a loaded home video of Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon.