Monthly Archives: April 2014

Wonderwall (Joe Massot, 1968)

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Budd Wilkins

“Wonderwall is a heady trip best taken for the sensory provocation of its eye-popping set designs and the spaced-out world music ambience of its soundtrack. Barring a few minor caveats, Shout! Factory’s Blu-ray transfer renders that prospect more stimulating than … Continue reading →

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Il Sorpasso (Dino Risi, 1962)

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Budd Wilkins

“The road leads nowhere in Dino Risi’s Il Sorpasso, a searing sociological X-ray that lays bare the true cost of Italy’s early-’60s economic miracle, finally available on home video in Criterion’s gorgeously packaged dual-format presentation.” Read my review of Il … Continue reading →

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Video Watchdog #176

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Budd Wilkins

Look for my review of Alex Cox’s cult classic Repo Man (pictured in thumbnail on the cover) in the latest issue of Video Watchdog. I’ll be contributing regularly over at VW, so if you don’t subscribe already, you might consider … Continue reading →

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Godzilla (Ishirô Honda, 1954)

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Budd Wilkins

“Rarely has the open wound of widespread devastation been transposed to celluloid with greater visceral impact. Put another way, Godzilla is the Germany Year Zero of monster movies.” Read my review of Godzilla, which plays for a week at NYC’s … Continue reading →

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Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch, 1995)

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Budd Wilkins

Contributed a few words about Jim Jarmusch’s lysergic Western to the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s latest critics’ poll. Read my blurb here.

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