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Lore [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted April 29th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Lore [UK] Blu-ray Review

Director Cate Shortland’s Lore is a beautiful, complex and meditative look at the collapse of youthful ideals in post war country.

Amour [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted March 27th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Amour [UK] Blu-ray Review

You will find hardly any films out there more profound, more tragically romantic, more heartbreaking, or more delicately handled than Amour.

360 [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted January 7th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

360 [UK] Blu-ray Review

360 is like a sugary candy coating with no filling. The film looks great, the performances are solid, but the circular story meanders dully, and, in the end, provides no satisfaction. Ironically (or fittingly), for a film with sexual dalliances at its heart, this is one experience you’d soon like to forget.

The Tango Lesson [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted September 13th, 2012 by Brandon A. DuHamel

The Tango Lesson [UK] Blu-ray Review

Sally Potter’s Tango Lesson fails to drum up the passion of the dance that inspires its story, but it is a beautifully filmed and quaint romance.

The Turin Horse [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted September 12th, 2012 by Brandon A. DuHamel

The Turin Horse [UK] Blu-ray Review

“Magnificent” can hardly describe Béla Tarr’s self-proclaimed final film, The Turin Horse, an essay in the struggles of survival, of life and death, that truly plays out like poetry in motion.

Orlando [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted August 3rd, 2012 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Orlando [UK] Blu-ray Review

A sweeping, beautifully filmed, gender-bending epic, Orlando comes to Blu-ray in a solid transfer from the UK’s Artificial Eye.

Le Havre [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted August 2nd, 2012 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Le Havre [UK] Blu-ray Review

Aki Kaurismäki’s heartwarming comedy gets a solid release on Blu-ray from the UK’s Artificial Eye, even if it is a rather barebones one.

We Need to Talk About Kevin [UK Release] Blu-ray Review

Posted February 9th, 2012 by Brandon A. DuHamel

We Need to Talk About Kevin [UK Release] Blu-ray Review

Tilda Swinton gives a commanding performance in this moving drama that explores parental responsibility for a child’s horrifying acts.

Three Colours Trilogy (Blue/White/Red) [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted December 26th, 2011 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Three Colours Trilogy (Blue/White/Red) [UK] Blu-ray Review

Krzystof Kieṡlowski’s intimate portrait of post-cold war Europe through the symbolism of the ideals of the French tri-color arrives in a beautiful high definition transfer from Artificial Eye.

Certified Copy (Copie Conforme) [UK Release] Blu-ray Review

Posted January 2nd, 2011 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Certified Copy (Copie Conforme) [UK Release] Blu-ray Review

You’ll fall in love with Juliette Binoche in her Cannes 2010 Best Actress award-winning role here in this intellectually stimulating romantic film from Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.

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