Category: Criterion Collection
Little Creature: The Criterion Collection presents ‘The Night Porter’
A difficult film to watch, not because it is pornographic, or even all that graphic, but because we watch the characters become increasingly desperate as they realize they are no longer suited to the world around them. The Night Porter … [Read the Rest]
Revival of the Fittest: The Criterion Collection presents ‘Revanche’
Revanche is a tough slow, depressing film, but incredibly well-acted, consistently believable, and an always entertaining, modest, satisfying arty crime story. – Revanche (2008) Directed by Gotz Spielmann Australia – 122 mi. Color Criterion Spine #502 “If you plan revenge, … [Read the Rest]
Alone In The Apartment: The Criterion Collection presents ‘Repulsion’
Repulsion (1965) Dir. Roman Polanski United Kingdom – 105 minutes, B&W Criterion Spine # 483 Warning: Here be spoilers. Like flies to the gooping carcass of a skinned rabbit, Repulsion invites a lot of intellectual psychobabbling that usually amounts to … [Read the Rest]
A Dream within a Dream: The Criterion Collection presents ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’
Haunting, despite often being drenched in southern Australian sunlight, and that is in no small part to the understated performances within… Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) Directed by Peter Weir Australia – 107 min. Color Criterion Collection #29. Hanging Rock … [Read the Rest]
They Are As We Are: The Criterion Collection presents ‘Short Cuts’
The greatest accomplishment of this film is how it seeks to surprise its viewers, not just with what happens but with where we place our loyalty. Short Cuts (1993) Directed by Robert Altman United States – 187 min. Color Criterion … [Read the Rest]
