Three early and stunning yakuza films from the Japanese auteur Takeshi Kitano are offered up in a wonderful Blu-ray collection from BFI.
Criss Cross (Masters of Cinema) (UK) (Blu-ray Review)
Hardboiled classic film noir about an armored truck heist gone awry arrives in an excellent new 4K restoration on Blu-ray from Masters of Cinema.
Parasite (Blu-ray Review)
This Oscar-winner is definitely Ho Bong Joon’s best film to date and a great watch on Blu-ray.
Motherless Brooklyn (Blu-ray Review)
A lavish neo-noir that despite solid performances is ultimately too long and feels like a poor remake of ‘Chinatown’.
Joker (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review)
The Golden Globe-winning film Joker makes for both a gripping drama and a dazzling 4K Ultra HD production.
The Return of Martin Guerre (Le retour de Martin Guerre) (Blu-ray Review)
This French classic about possible identity theft in 16th-century France gets a gorgeous new 4K restoration from Cohen Film Collection.
Into the Ashes (Blu-ray Review)
A slow-burning revenge thriller that barely rises to a simmer and often loses the plot.
The Harder They Come: Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray Review)
A gritty, realistic look at the seedier side of life in Jamaica from Director Perry Henzell that helped catapult reggae onto the international stage.
In Bruges [Limited Edition] [UK] (Blu-ray Review)
Filmmaker Martin McDonagh may more recently be known for his Oscar-nominated Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri but before that he made two other films that have garnered a bit of cult status, the first being 2008’s In Bruges, followed by 2012’s Seven Psychopaths. What all three films have in common is they are somewhat dark […]
Ash is Purest White (Blu-ray Review)
An epic love story and meditation on modern Chinese life from director Jia Zhangke.
