Reviews of DVDs and Blu-ray Discs from Criterion.
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12 Angry Men (Blu-ray Review) 28 Nov, 2011
Director Sidney Lumet’s Oscar-nominated adaptation of Reginald Rose’s famed teleplay '12 Angry...More>>
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3 Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg (DVD Review) 13 Sep, 2010
Criterion’s magnificent new box of three late-1920s Josef von Sternberg silent films —...More>>
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39 Steps, The (Blu-ray Review) 9 Jul, 2012
This landmark is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most emblematic and purely entertaining movies — an...More>>
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All That Heaven Allows (Blu-ray Review) 30 Jun, 2014
The best Douglas Sirk movies are domestic social commentaries couched as visually sumptuous soap...More>>
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All That Jazz (Blu-ray Review) 8 Sep, 2014
'Jazz' is probably the only musical with graphic footage of open-heart surgery. Protagonist Joe...More>>
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Anatomy of a Murder (Blu-ray Review) 5 Mar, 2012
It’s not a stretch to claim that this probably is the best courtroom drama of all time.More>>
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Asphalt Jungle, The (Blu-ray Review) 19 Dec, 2016
The granddaddy of meticulously high-scale robbery pics remains as vital and robust as ever, though...More>>
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Au Revoir Les Enfants (Blu-ray Review) 14 Mar, 2011
You can walk into this movie not knowing anything about the particulars and almost immediately...More>>
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Babette's Feast (Blu-ray Review) 29 Jul, 2013
The feast portrayed in this hugely deserving Oscar winner ends up getting rave reviews from its...More>>
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Big Chill, The (Blu-ray Review) 20 Jul, 2014
Lawrence Kasdan's 'The Big Chill' gets a sparkling Blu-ray edition showcasing its soundtrack of...More>>
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Big City, The (Blu-ray Review) 9 Sep, 2013
Set in Calcutta during a time of social upheaval fostered by Indian Prime Minister Nehru (he of the...More>>
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Bigger Than Life (DVD Review) 22 Mar, 2010
The first movie I know to deal with a prescription drug nightmare in the suburbs. (Street Date...More>>
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Bitter Rice (Blu-ray Review) 25 Jan, 2016
An almost perfect blend of genuine Italian neo-realism and arthouse sexploitation. More>>
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Black Narcissus (Blu-ray Review) 19 Jul, 2010
The Blu-ray pretty well equals the impressive theatrical print, which merits serious consideration...More>>
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Black Orpheus (Blu-ray Review) 23 Aug, 2010
Writer-director Marcel Camus’ panoply of pigmented costuming (against an equally kinetic beat)...More>>
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Blob, The (Blu-ray Review) 18 Mar, 2013
The arrival of Steve McQueen’s frugally budgeted black sheep of a career-maker on a Criterion...More>>
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Blow Out (Blu-ray Review) 9 May, 2011
The new Blu-ray’s soundtrack sounds as if it has been pumping some iron, and visually, this is...More>>
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Broadcast News (Blu-ray Review) 14 Feb, 2011
James L. Brooks’ second feature as a director reverberates today in terms of the climactic mass...More>>
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Brood, The (Blu-ray Review) 26 Oct, 2015
Only in a Criterion bonus section can you ever hope to find an extended “Merv Griffin Show”...More>>
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Charade (Blu-ray Review) 4 Oct, 2010
'Charade' is sometimes called the best Hitchcock movie not directed by Hitchcock, but despite some...More>>
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