One of the most neglected film noirs of all-time, with a career best performance from John Garfield… Continue reading
![The Breaking Point Blu-ray review: Dir. Michael Curtiz [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/image-1.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "The Breaking Point Blu-ray review: Dir. Michael Curtiz [Criterion Collection]")
Tag Archives: Criterion Collection
![Okja Blu-ray review: Dir. Bong Joon-Ho [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2022/07/image.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Okja Blu-ray review: Dir. Bong Joon-Ho [Criterion Collection]")
Okja Blu-ray review: Dir. Bong Joon-Ho [Criterion Collection]
Bong Joon Ho’s damning indictment of the meat industry has lost none of its power or relevance. A heartwarming and harrowing tale of the bond between a girl and her pet Super-Pig Continue reading
![Dead Man Blu-ray review: Dir. Jim Jarmusch [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/image-8.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Dead Man Blu-ray review: Dir. Jim Jarmusch [Criterion Collection]")
Dead Man Blu-ray review: Dir. Jim Jarmusch [Criterion Collection]
Dead Man remains Jim Jarmusch’s most satisfying, well-rounded, film – a quixotic, often beautiful and frequently grisly western with a killer score and stunning cinematography. Continue reading
![Double Indemnity Blu-ray review: Dir. Billy Wilder [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2022/05/image-7.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Double Indemnity Blu-ray review: Dir. Billy Wilder [Criterion Collection]")
Double Indemnity Blu-ray review: Dir. Billy Wilder [Criterion Collection]
There aren’t enough superlatives in the thesaurus for Double Indemnity. The quintessential film noir with a sparkling script and career best performances from the three leads. This is a must see. Continue reading
![Modern Times Blu-ray review: Dir. Charlie Chaplin [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/image-7.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Modern Times Blu-ray review: Dir. Charlie Chaplin [Criterion Collection]")
Modern Times Blu-ray review: Dir. Charlie Chaplin [Criterion Collection]
Chaplin’s most critically acclaimed films, viewed today Modern Times is more a film to be admired than laughed at. Continue reading
![Pale Flower Blu-ray review Dir: Masahiro Shinoda [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/image-1.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Pale Flower Blu-ray review Dir: Masahiro Shinoda [Criterion Collection]")
Pale Flower Blu-ray review Dir: Masahiro Shinoda [Criterion Collection]
Film Noir in the very best sense of the word, Pale Flower is a fatalistic, laconic and effortlessly cool film… 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
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