Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Asphyx (Peter Newbrook, 1973)

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

“Take a picture, why don’t you? The Asphyx shrieks its way onto a satisfying, if slender, Blu-ray package from Kino Lorber. ” Read my review of the mostly fun and often cheesy ’70s Brit horror The Asphyx, out last week from … Continue reading →

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Lost Keaton (Various, 1934-1937)

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

“Lost Keaton has found a home on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.” Read my review of the hit-or-miss collection of Buster Keaton talkies, released last month by Kino Lorber, only at Slant Magazine.

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Roger Corman’s Cult Classics: The Nurses Collection (Various, 1971-4)

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

“If you require a prescription for sexploitation wackiness, you won’t need a second opinion on Shout! Factory’s latest installment of Roger Corman’s Cult Classics. Get it. Stat!” Read my review of The Nurses Collection, out last week from Shout! Factory, … Continue reading →

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Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2012

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Read my roundup of 10 films from this year’s terrific Full Frame at Slant Magazine‘s official blog, The House Next Door.

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The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (Wes Craven, 1985)

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

“Those hills may still have eyes, but only the hardiest fans should have their eyes on The Hills Have Eyes Part 2, an indifferent Blu-ray release from Kino Lorber.” Read my review of Wes Craven’s bottom-scraping sequel, out recently on … Continue reading →

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The Graudate (Mike Nichols, 1967)

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

“Nichols and veteran cinematographer Robert Surtees threw out the DGA playbook for The Graduate, experimenting wildly with lighting and lenses, lending the film a sense of freewheeling freshness, a sheen of visual inventiveness that hasn’t dimmed over the years.” Read … Continue reading →

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Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

“Forgetting Chinatown will be exceedingly difficult with this stunning new Blu-ray transfer from Paramount, brimming over with a tidal pool of extras, even if they aren’t necessarily new to this edition.” Read my review of the Blu-ray release of Chinatown, … Continue reading →

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