Sorcerer 1977 – 1.85:1 – 121 Min. Criterion – 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Starring Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Amidou, Francisco Rabal Written by Walon Green Directed by William Friedkin The son of a French politician, Henri Girard was 28 years old when he was imprisoned for the murder of his father—19 months later he…
Carnal Knowledge 1971 – 2.35:1 – 98 Min. Criterion – 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Starring Jack Nicholson, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret, Candice Bergen Written by Jules Feiffer Directed by Mike Nichols Cartoonist Jules Feiffer, who passed away this year at the age of 95, spent a lifetime documenting the pratfalls of young men on the…
The Tale of Oiwa’s Ghost 2.35:1 – 1961 – 94 Min. Radiance Films – Blu-ray Starring Yoshiko Fujishiro, Tomisaburô Wakayama Written by Tai Katô Directed by Tai Katô No silent film star ever suffered quite so much as Yoshiko Fujishiro, the star-crossed heroine of The Tale of Oiwa’s Ghost. Fujishiro plays Oiwa, a prototypically obedient…
Brazil 1.85:1 – 1985 – 143 Min. Criterion – 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Starring Jonathan Pryce, Michael Palin, Robert De Niro, Kathleen Helmond Written byTerry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown Directed by Terry Gilliam It’s Christmastime in what appears to be wartime Britain yet the only sign of a blitz is the rampant kidnapping…
Devil Doll/Curse of the Voodoo 1.66:1 – 1964/65 – 81/77 Min. Vinegar Syndrome – Blu-ray Starring Bryant Haliday, Yvonne Romain, Dennis Price Written by George Barclay Lance Z. Hargreaves, Brian Clemens Directed by Lindsay Shonteff Born in New York in 1928, Bryant Haliday’s better-than-average education included a stay at a Benedictine monastery and a stint…
Anora 2024 – 139 Min. Criterion – 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray 2.39:1 Widescreen Starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian Written by Sean Baker Directed by Sean Baker A low budget/high octane comedy about a working girl named Anora, Sean Baker’s film was a surprise favorite at the 2025 Oscars. Costing around six million…