Videophiled Masterwork: ‘The Dekalog’ from Criterion

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...

Videophiled: Feral beauty in ‘The Neon Demon’ and Criterion presents ‘Blood Simple’

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...

Videophiled Masters: Orson Welles’ ‘Chimes at Midnight’ and ‘The Immortal Story’ debut on disc

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...

Videophiled: More than just ‘A Touch of Zen,’ the ‘Belladonna of Sadness, ‘The Daughter of Dawn’

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...

Videophiled: The splendor of ‘Cemetery’

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...