Here are our latest reviews of films for home viewing.
Pre-2023 Film Reviews
Being the Ricardos (2021)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Being the Ricardos, a biopic of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, looks into one tumultuous week that had everything from Communists to pregnancy. While it has some good elements, Being the Ricardos could have been more.
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier (1995)
- Excerpt: [this film] feels more unified than many documentaries made up of similar materials because the interviews are staged and lit in a way that is reminiscent of visual Dreyer’s style.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Ultimately, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” is a masterpiece that excels in every cinematic aspect. Its combination of emotional complexity, visual splendor, and profound humanism has allowed it to endure over time, remaining as captivating and resonant today as it was upon release.
Howards End (Cohen Media 4K UHD Blu-ray) (1992)
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Merchant Ivory hit its peak in 1992 and 1993 with two films starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson… Cohen Media has just released a 4K UHD Blu-ray of a 4K restoration of the first film and it looks gorgeous…
Invisible (2015)
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Invisible” stands as an exceptional work that succeeds both as a social drama and as a quasi-documentary due to its raw realism and unflinching portrayal of the lives of Filipino immigrants in Japan. Through its compassion and precision, it humanizes those who live unseen and unheard, reminding viewers of the human cost of invisibility.
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