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
![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]")
Tag Archives: Criterion Collection
![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
![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
![Flowers Of Shanghai Blu-ray Review: Dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/81isbbamm0s._ac_sl1500_.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Flowers Of Shanghai Blu-ray Review: Dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien [Criterion Collection]")
Flowers Of Shanghai Blu-ray Review: Dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien [Criterion Collection]
A hypnotic, seductive film, Flowers Of Shanghai is an incisive look into an aspect of Chinese culture that is rarely seen on film… Continue reading
![Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Blu-ray review [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/1075_bd_stroke.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Blu-ray review [Criterion Collection]")
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Blu-ray review [Criterion Collection]
The 1982 cult classic gets a deserved restoration… Continue reading
![The Darjeeling Limited Blu-ray review: Dir. Wes Anderson [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/mv5bmzc0otqxmzc1ml5bml5banbnxkftztcwmtk1oty4na4040._v1_.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "The Darjeeling Limited Blu-ray review: Dir. Wes Anderson [Criterion Collection]")
The Darjeeling Limited Blu-ray review: Dir. Wes Anderson [Criterion Collection]
A perfect excuse to delve back into the weird and wonderful world of Wes… Continue reading
![Secrets and Lies Blu-ray review: Dir. Mike Leigh [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/secrets-lies-2d.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Secrets and Lies Blu-ray review: Dir. Mike Leigh [Criterion Collection]")
Secrets and Lies Blu-ray review: Dir. Mike Leigh [Criterion Collection]
Very probably Mike Leigh’s finest film, and it still stands up with this new release from Criterion. Continue reading
Happy 5th Birthday to the UK Criterion Collection, and we’ve got a Blu-ray bundle to giveaway! **COMPETITION CLOSED**
Happy Birthday to the UK Criterion Collection! Continue reading
![Beau Travail Blu-ray review Dir: Claire Denis [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/71no2e9rffl._ac_sl1500_.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Beau Travail Blu-ray review Dir: Claire Denis [Criterion Collection]")
Beau Travail Blu-ray review Dir: Claire Denis [Criterion Collection]
One of the most unique films of the nineties, Beau Travail is a hypnotic, moving experience, and one that any cineaste should see. Continue reading
![Safety Last! Blu-ray Review: Dir. Harold Lloyd and Sam Taylor [Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/screenshot-2020-09-11-at-21.58.48.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Safety Last! Blu-ray Review: Dir. Harold Lloyd and Sam Taylor [Criterion Collection]")
Safety Last! Blu-ray Review: Dir. Harold Lloyd and Sam Taylor [Criterion Collection]
Meticulously planned and executed to the most minute detail, making Safety Last! one of silent cinemas most enduring comedies. Continue reading
Three Outlaw Samurai Blu-ray review: Dir: Hideo Gosha (1964 – Criterion Collection)
The perfect way to broaden your Japanese cinema horizons..! Continue reading
The Cameraman Blu-ray review: Dir. Edward Sedgwick and Buster Keaton (1928 – Criterion Collection)
Many would say the last great film of his career, The Cameraman is an incredibly assured, energetic film. Continue reading
![Dazed and Confused Blu-ray review: Dir. Richard Linklater [1993 – The Criterion Collection]](https://criticalpopcorn.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/d5ebbce787f4e79065df4fb277c75cdd.jpeg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Dazed and Confused Blu-ray review: Dir. Richard Linklater [1993 – The Criterion Collection]")
Dazed and Confused Blu-ray review: Dir. Richard Linklater [1993 – The Criterion Collection]
Alright, alright, alright… Richard Linklater’s cult classic teen movie is out now on Blu-ray from Criterion Collection. Continue reading
Criterion Collection UK announces Certain Women and It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World for September releases
All the info on Criterion Collection’s upcoming September UK releases. Continue reading
