by Sean Axmaker | Sep 29, 2016 | Home Viewing, What's Hot
The Dekalog (Criterion, Blu-ray, DVD) Krzysztof Kieslowski is best known for his lush, plush art-house Three Colors trilogy, a celebration of grand emotions from beautiful people, but the The Dekalog (1989), an ambitions ten-part project made for Polish TV, is...
by Sean Axmaker | Sep 27, 2016 | Reviews, What's Hot
The Neon Demon (Broadgreen, Blu-ray, DVD, VOD) – “I can’t sing, I can’t dance, I can’t write… no real talent. But I’m pretty, and I can make money off pretty.” We first meet Jesse (Elle Fanning), a 16-year-old girl from Middle...
by Sean Axmaker | Sep 20, 2016 | Home Viewing, What's Hot
Chimes at Midnight (Criterion, Blu-ray, DVD) has been difficult to see under any circumstances for at least the last three decades. It suffered from distribution issues during its original release (a woefully misguided pan by New York Times film critic Bosley...
by Sean Axmaker | Jul 26, 2016 | Home Viewing, What's Hot
A Touch of Zen (Criterion, Blu-ray, DVD), King Hu’s romantic chivalry adventure, is a masterpiece of Hong Kong cinema, a magnificent epic with grand battles fought with the grace of a ballet with swords, and the most significant cinematic inspiration for Ang...
by Sean Axmaker | Jun 30, 2016 | Reviews, What's Hot
In Thailand filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Cemetery of Splendor (2015), the world we live in and the world we dream are one and the same. An elementary school has been turned into a makeshift hospital for soldiers suffering from a mysterious sleeping...