GuideReviews Index
No Country For Old Men DVD
The Coen Brother's "No Country For Old Men" is out on DVD. Special features include the features "Working With the Coens: Reflections of Cast and Crew" and a making of supplement."
Prozac Nation
Miramax never released "Prozac Nation" in theaters. Watch it on DVD and you'll understand why. A busty, beautiful, emotive Christina Ricci gives her all to the part of depressive, hot-shot writer Lizzie Wurtzel. Unfortunately, the final result is thin and shrill.
Fat Girl DVD
Catherine Breillat's bold coming-of-age shocker "Fat Girl" is now available as Criterion Collection DVD.
The Host out on DVD (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Breaking all box-office records in Korea's history, "The Host" is a movie about a mutant that's a bit of a mutation itself; with unflappable confidence, director Bong Joon-ho (Memories of Murder) grafts droll humor and sly political commentary onto the DNA of a classic Hollywood creature feature. The two disc collector's edition is loaded with special features.
Memories of Murder
A DVD review of Bong Joon-ho's Korean serial killer drama Memories of Murder.
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
A review of the Kino DVD of Paul Wegener's 1920 silent film, The Golem
L'Effrontée DVD
A DVD review of Claude Miller's 1985 coming-of-age tale starring Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul DVD
Watch out, Buena Vista Social Club: Fatih Akin sends the bass player for Einstürzende Neubauten to explore the diverse music scene of Istanbul.
9 Songs - DVD Unrated Full Uncut Version
Michael Winterbottom pushes boundaries with a film that uses raw rock'n roll live footage and unsimulated sex for a tender love story that could not bet told any other way. Kieran O'Brien and Margo Stilley are natural and convincing as young, conflicted lovers.
Black Orpheus Criterion DVD
Marcel Camus' Oscar-winning updating of the Orpheus myth, set during the carnival in Rio, is an intoxicating masterpiece that affects the head, heart, and feet in equal measure. Not to be missed.
Masculin Féminin Criterion Collection DVD
Jean-Luc Godard's 1966 portrait of "the children of Marx and Coca-Cola" begins with freewheeling New Wave fun and ends with broken hearts.
Divan
Pearl Gluck's moving documentary traces her personal journey to reconnect with her Hasidic father -- and bring home a couch.
Slim Susie
Ulf Malmros' hip, dark crime comedy from Sweden "Slim Susie" is out on DVD. When beauty queen Susie (Tuva Novotny) disappears from her small town, her older brother returns from Stockholm (Jonas Rimeika) to discover the whereabouts of his sweet little sister.
Femi Kuti - Live at the Shrine
This infectious music documentary, now available on DVD, proves that the son of Africa's most celebrated musician has come into his own. At home in his native Nigeria, Femi Kuti's sweaty, socially conscious grooves are impossible to resist.
The Corporation DVD
Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott, and Joel Bakan present a thorough investigation of the history, power, and impact of corporations on modern civilization. The two DVD set features hours of additional material.
Dancing At The Blue Iguana DVD
Michael Radford's drama "Dancing At The Blue Iguana" follows the lives of five strip club dancers converge over the course of one week. The A list cast includes Daryl Hannah, Sandra Oh, Charlotte Ayanna, and Jennifer Tilly.
Takeshi Kitano's "Dolls"
Frame for frame, Takeshi Kitano's oddly moving "Dolls" will blow you away with its gorgeous imagery.
DVD Review: The Motorcycle Diaries
Walter Salles' inspirational film about young Che Guevera is out on DVD. Gael Garcia Bernal gives a moving performance as a young doctor for travels through South America.
"Rosenstrasse" DVD
Margarethe von Trotta directs the true story of hundreds of German women who defied the Nazis and publicly protested the deportation of their Jewish husbands during the Holocaust.
Open Water DVD
The harrowing shark tale "Open Water" is now out on DVD.
Hero DVD
Part "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" part "Rashomon," Chinese art house auteur Zhang Yimou ("Raise the Red Lantern") gets in on the wire-fu action with the blockbuster "Hero," the martial arts sensation starring Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, and Zhang Ziyi.
Smiles of a Summer Night DVD
Review of the Criterion Collection DVD of Ingmar Bergman's "Smiles of a Summer Night"
Das Boot (The Original Uncut Version) DVD
"Das Boot" on DVD: a review of Wolfgang Petersen's seminal submarine movie in the uncut directior's version.
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse - Criterion Collection DVD
A review of Fritz Lang's 1933 thriller "The Testament of Dr. Mabuse" in the two-DVD Criterion Collection edition.
City of God DVD
A review of Fernando Meirelles' Oscar-nominated slum epic "City of God" (Cidade de Deus) on DVD.