Feb 22, 2021 DVDs Web Exclusive

Jazz on a Summer's Day, Bert Stern's eternal document of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, captures a moment of thrilling uncertainty. More

Feb 19, 2021 DVDs Web Exclusive

That Nationtime, William Greaves' document of the 1972 National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, seems far more visceral and poignant than it does arcane is unsurprising, but still unsettling.  More

Feb 17, 2021 DVDs Web Exclusive

Elia Kazan’s film—from Tennessee Williams’ original script—stirred up a large amount of controversy in its original release shortly before Christmas in 1956. More

Feb 15, 2021 DVDs Web Exclusive

The Underneath suffers from a forgettable title, and a poor performance by Adam Trese as the brother, but it makes few other missteps.  More

Feb 11, 2021 DVDs Web Exclusive

Criterion’s new Blu-ray edition conveys Mouchette’s stark, black-and-white world in crisp detail and well-defined contrast. More

Feb 09, 2021 DVDs Web Exclusive

Film fans sometimes refer to Stanley Donen’s comedic thriller Charade as the best Hitchcock movie that Hitchcock never made. Vying for the title is David Miller’s 1952 film Sudden Fear, which expertly blends elements of film noir, suspense and melodrama into something that would give old Hitch a run for his money. More

Feb 04, 2021 DVDs Web Exclusive

Despite the inventive look and the generally rousing themes of class struggle and the ideas of capitalism vs. socialism vs. individualism, the end result remains something that feels somewhat flat.  More

Feb 02, 2021 DVDs Web Exclusive

While most children I knew growing up drifted to films such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Short Circuit (and that one kid who liked Mac and Me), I found myself absolutely loving this film from start to finish.  More

Jan 28, 2021 DVDs Web Exclusive

The most unfortunate element about Fail Safe is its eternal comparison with Stanley Kubrick’s satiric comedy Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, which is due in part to the striking similarities of both films’ source materials. More