Criterion Confessions

Miller's Crossing is a perfect film. Critics hesitate to say that. You are more likely to see us write “almost perfect” than “perfect” ...

This review originally written for DVDTalk.com in 2010. The miserly owner of a small-town noodle shop is stuck in a bad marriage, and thoug...

I remember Bugsy Malone being on television all the time when I was a kid. It was a mainstay of syndicated stations, showing up probably...

Somewhere on the road between the early ’80s debut of MTV and the post sex, lies, and videotape Sundance revolution of early ’90s cinema...

Back in my earlier days as a reviewer, when I was more ambitious, if I had reviewed a movie in its theatrical release, I would re-watch it a...

My thing about movies that are about movies is that the good ones make me want to watch other movies. If I watch The Bad and the Beautif...

This review was originally written and published in a slightly different form in 2014 for DVDTalk.com . Sometimes, with some movies, it...

Other movies I reviewed over the last month... IN THEATRES... * Black Swan , Darren Aronofsky's artfully chilling mind-bender. * I Love...