Feb 18, 2015 DVDs Web Exclusive

As a piece of film art, it’s a masterpiece. As a work of storytelling, Don’t Look Now isn’t as clean-cut. More

Feb 13, 2015 DVDs Web Exclusive

Watership Down is a rather faithful adaptation of Richard Adams’ book, as well as a milestone work of independent animation. More

Jan 29, 2015 DVDs Web Exclusive

Helmed by none other than Bill Condon, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh is full of "gotcha" loud-noise scares so heavy-handed and prevalent they betray the film's at-times' successful atmospheric Southern Gothic tone. More

Jan 28, 2015 DVDs Web Exclusive

Upon its release in 2000, Supernova had a legendary, infamously rocky production history. Behind-the-scenes creators included uncredited directors Walter Hill  (as Thomas Lee) and Francis Ford Coppolla, coming aboard at different times to "rescue" what studio heads considered a rapidly sinking ship. Just as they did with their jaw-dropping Maniac Cop 3 making-of, Shout Factory's Supernova featurette pulls no punches; the included mini-doc further establishes the company's Scream Factory sub-division releases as valuable slices of genre film history. More

Jan 26, 2015 DVDs Web Exclusive

Geraldine Jeffers hitches a train to Palm Beach, where she plans to get a divorce and grant her husband, Tom, his financial freedom—and find herself a new, wealthier husband willing to take her as a trophy wife. More

Jan 26, 2015 DVDs Web Exclusive

Three Sides Live, reissued here for the first time on Blu-Ray and stand-alone DVD, stands as the ultimate mid-period Genesis show.  More

Jan 21, 2015 DVDs Web Exclusive

In Safe, director Todd Haynes and star Julianne Moore created a perfect film, and achieved a collaborative symbiosis for the ages. The sturdy folks at the Criterion Collection heve saved the film from relative obscurity with a pristine renovation and repackaging that highlights an irreproachable artistry and singular vision. More

Dec 16, 2014 DVDs Web Exclusive

Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits belongs to the same school of batshit crazy, fantasy-driven kids’ movies that only could have been made in the 1980s. More

Dec 09, 2014 DVDs Web Exclusive

The Night Porter's subject matter—a romantic relationship between a camp survivor and one of her Nazi oppressors—was controversial in 1974, and feels just as taboo today. More