One Night in Miami is out now from the Criterion Collection Continue reading
![One Night In Miami Blu-ray review: Dir. Regina King [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/12/image-7.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "One Night In Miami Blu-ray review: Dir. Regina King [Criterion Collection]")
Author Archives: Nick Bartlett
![Menace II Society Blu-ray review: Dir. Allen and Albert Hughes [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/12/image-2.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Menace II Society Blu-ray review: Dir. Allen and Albert Hughes [Criterion Collection]")
Menace II Society Blu-ray review: Dir. Allen and Albert Hughes [Criterion Collection]
A bold statement of intent from the Hughes brothers, Menace II Society isn’t subtle, but it perfectly captures the sense of self-righteous anger of the period, a mood that remains all too recognisable. Continue reading
![Le Samourai Blu-ray review: Dir. Jean Pierre Melville [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/12/image.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Le Samourai Blu-ray review: Dir. Jean Pierre Melville [Criterion Collection]")
Le Samourai Blu-ray review: Dir. Jean Pierre Melville [Criterion Collection]
Le Samourai is available now from the Criterion Collection Continue reading
![The Great Silence [Il Grande Silenzio] Blu-ray review: Dir. Sergio Corbucci [Masters of Cinema]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/51399361926_71bf923e6f_k-1.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "The Great Silence [Il Grande Silenzio] Blu-ray review: Dir. Sergio Corbucci [Masters of Cinema]")
The Great Silence [Il Grande Silenzio] Blu-ray review: Dir. Sergio Corbucci [Masters of Cinema]
The greatest Spaghetti Western you haven’t heard of, The Great Silence is a beautifully bleak film, and one of the most influential of the genre. Continue reading
![La Dolce Vita Blu-ray review: Dir. Federico Fellini [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/image-3.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "La Dolce Vita Blu-ray review: Dir. Federico Fellini [Criterion Collection]")
La Dolce Vita Blu-ray review: Dir. Federico Fellini [Criterion Collection]
A beautifully shot, beguiling masterpiece. Continue reading
No Time to Die IMAX review: Dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga (2021)
A nice wrap-up to Daniel Craig’s tenure as Bond, and one that delivers everything you could want from a 007 film. Continue reading
![Mr Klein Blu-ray review: Dir. Joseph Losey [Vintage World Cinema]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image-2.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Mr Klein Blu-ray review: Dir. Joseph Losey [Vintage World Cinema]")
Mr Klein Blu-ray review: Dir. Joseph Losey [Vintage World Cinema]
Infused with a palpable sense of paranoia and feels just as relevant today, as it did upon release. Continue reading
![Deep Cover Blu-ray review: Dir. Bill Duke [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/image.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Deep Cover Blu-ray review: Dir. Bill Duke [Criterion Collection]")
Deep Cover Blu-ray review: Dir. Bill Duke [Criterion Collection]
This suffers and benefits from the period in which it was made. It’s a bit overwrought and old fashioned, but we’ll take this over the countless Tarantino imitators… Continue reading
![All About Eve Blu-ray Review: Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/image-1.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "All About Eve Blu-ray Review: Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz [Criterion Collection]")
All About Eve Blu-ray Review: Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz [Criterion Collection]
Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s sparkling script is full of quotable dialogue, delivered impeccably by a cast at the top of their game. Continue reading
![Blow Out Blu-ray review: Dir. Brian DePalma [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/81k7odxudbs._ac_sl1500_.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Blow Out Blu-ray review: Dir. Brian DePalma [Criterion Collection]")
Blow Out Blu-ray review: Dir. Brian DePalma [Criterion Collection]
A career best for Travolta in DePalma’s often underrated, brilliant thriller. Continue reading
Censor review: Dir. Prano Bailey-Bond (2021)
A cross between Berberian Sound Studio and Saint Maud, it manages to accurately depict the hysteria surrounding the video nasties and serve as a faithful homage to the films themselves. Continue reading
Wild Search Blu-ray review: Dir. Ringo Lam
Worth checking out if you’re a fan of Hong Kong action-cinema, it’s out now from Eureka! Continue reading
![The Night Of The Hunter Blu-ray review: Dir. Charles Laughton [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/image-10.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "The Night Of The Hunter Blu-ray review: Dir. Charles Laughton [Criterion Collection]")
The Night Of The Hunter Blu-ray review: Dir. Charles Laughton [Criterion Collection]
A wonderfully creative combination of silent cinema techniques, American gothic aesthetics and stylised cinematography, there’s never been another film like it. Continue reading
![PTU Blu-ray review: Dir. Johnnie To [Masters Of Cinema]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/81lz5dfg9hl._ac_sl1500_.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "PTU Blu-ray review: Dir. Johnnie To [Masters Of Cinema]")
PTU Blu-ray review: Dir. Johnnie To [Masters Of Cinema]
Compared to To’s masterpieces – it’s slightly dated but saved by nifty cinematography and cool, matter of fact performances from the cast – especially Lam Suet, who has never been better. Continue reading
![The Hands Of Orlac Blu-ray review: Dir: Robert Wiene [Masters of Cinema]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/orlac-2.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "The Hands Of Orlac Blu-ray review: Dir: Robert Wiene [Masters of Cinema]")
The Hands Of Orlac Blu-ray review: Dir: Robert Wiene [Masters of Cinema]
Caligari may be Wiene’s crowning achievement, but The Hands Of Orlac is proof if need be that he was a talented director in his own right…. Continue reading
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