‘The Magnetic Monster’ Lacks Magnetism
Something borrowed, something blah.
On Dvd
When Words Aren’t Necessary on ‘The Naked Island’
Kaneto Shindo's 1960 movie made a splash, disappeared, and has now resurfaced with Criterion.
‘Gold’ Shivers Rather Than Glitters
'Gold' sees Hitler's Germany working out the psychology of power within a bland sci-fi narrative weighed down by leaden acting -- and an excess of feathers.
‘Crimson’ Tests Even Those Most Committed to Eurotrash Film
The best thing about the Crimson DVD is the commentary by historian Richard Harland Smith.
Fellini Doesn’t Want to Leave the ‘City of Women’
The master incorporates every auto-critique in his exuberantly maestro-batory self-analysis.
You Still Haven’t Seen ‘Clouds of Sils Maria’?
This beautiful film explores women's issues and relationships with depth and lightness, and nods to high art and popular art.
Jodie Foster’s First Great Performance: ‘The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane’
Why has this low-budget Canadian-French production flown under the radar?
From Hungary to Hollywood: “The Undesirable”
At just over an hour, a lot happens in this broadly gestured, melodramatic story set in Transylvania.
More Paluzzi Please: ‘A Black Veil for Lisa’ Fears Its Greatest Asset
How to veil a goddess and dampen the picture.
Shaggy Dog-Days Tales in ‘Arabian Nights’
Arabian Nights is Miguel Gomes' portrait of contemporary Portugal, refracted through escapist fantasy.
‘The Whip Hand’ Runs Free With the Other Tied Behind Its Back
From Nazis to the Cold War in one painful lesson.
Sam Fuller Gives Us the Bird in ‘Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street’
A restoration of one of Fuller's obscurer free-for-alls, it's an odd bird.