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.

By |2018-02-22T14:10:36-04:00February 22nd, 2018|Categories: Film Reviews, Satyajit Ray|Tags: |2 Comments

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.

By |2018-01-10T13:35:35-04:00January 9th, 2018|Categories: Barbet Schroeder, Film Reviews|Tags: |0 Comments

The Complete Monterey Pop Festival

This week, The Criterion Collection released a new 4K restoration of The Complete Monterey Pop Festival, which includes D.A. Pennebaker's landmark documentary Monterey Pop, as well as loads of extra material, documentaries, and outtakes.

By |2017-12-13T15:12:01-04:00December 13th, 2017|Categories: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker|Tags: |0 Comments
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