Paul Duane on Howard Brookner’s 1983 portrait of William Burroughs, released today in a new blu-ray restoration from Criterion.

Category Archives: New Releases
Fatale Attraction
A restored version of Charles Vidor’s 1946 film Gilda is released in the UK by The Criterion Collection today. Fiona Pleasance revisits a classic noir.
Y Tu, Ma Ma?
Laura Morgan is both dazzled and underwhelmed by Penelope Cruz’s latest film.
A Match Made In Heaven
Kate le Vann on the latest addition to Criterion’s UK blu-ray catalogue: 1941 supernatural body-swap romcom Here Comes Mr. Jordan.
Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)
Emma Street tries not to feel uncomfortable watching a bunch of French teenagers shag each other.
Where You’re Meant To Be
Folk tradition is challenged by a young pretender as Sheila Stewart and Aidan Moffat go head-to-head in Paul Fegan’s new documentary. Peter Morgan goes along for the ride.
Embrace of the Serpent
Emma Street learns the way of the jungle in Ciro Guerra’s mesmerising new film.
The Criterion Collection: Overlord
Paul Duane watches the latest release in the Criterion Collection: Stuart Cooper’s haunting 1975 war epic Overlord.
My Guild Went To Karazhan And All I Got Was This [Average Movie]
KittyKarate reviews an Unimpressively Multi-Audienced In-Cinema Screen-Watching Film.
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An Awfully Big Adventure
Another week, another classic movie from The Criterion Collection. This time, it’s one with a reputation as not only a modernist masterpiece but also a famously tough watch. Fiona Pleasance tackles Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1960 L’Avventura.








