With “David Lean Directs Noël Coward,” Criterion has presented a quartet of classic films that chronicle the...

“Godzilla was baptized in the fire of the H-bomb. What could kill it now?” -Dr. Yamane Godzilla...

Before the Hays Code shortened Hollywood’s leash in the early 1930s, films like Design for Living scandalized...

I’d fallen somewhat behind on my review duties after an extended bout with the flu and some...

I’ve never had much use for the story of The Four Feathers. However, I am planted firmly...

Manoel de Oliveira’s previous film, Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl, left me feeling impatient and begrudgingly suspicious...

Wim Wenders’ Pina is an appropriately unique tribute to the late German choreographer Pina Bausch. Instead of forming a traditional biography, Wenders explores Pina’s life by collaborating with her company of dancers to stage her powerful and evocative masterpieces for the camera. Wenders employs thoughtful 3D to immerse us in the experience, and the gimmick is so effective, one...

My friend showed me an episode from the newly minted Star Trek: The Next Generation Blu-ray set. The disc comes with three episodes and is meant as a teaser for the upcoming season box sets. The episodes have been restored from the original 35mm negatives, which was news to me as I had always assumed the show was shot...

I’m feeling extremely lazy this year. And I already covered many of these on the site. And the recent Oscar nominees have once again depressed me. So, without further excuses, here are my favorite films of 2011 presented in alphabetical order and in trailer form. Yes, I’m an innovator. Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share...

I’d been promising a friend my Blu-ray copy of Jean-Pierre Melville’s Army of Shadows for weeks. I finally remembered to bring it today as I was leaving to meet him for a viewing of Tomas Alfredson’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. I bring this up because, after fully digesting the film, I was struck by how much it reminded me...