The rights and wrongs of Criterion’s decision to ditch ‘dual format’ releases

Less than a year ago, Criterion Collection CEO Peter Becker took to the label’s official blog and announced their decision to release new titles in dual format editions and not as separate Blu-ray and DVD releases. I expected some resistance to this announcement, but Becker seemed to pre-empt most criticisms with some cogent reasoning. While dual format editions would mean … Read more

Sisters Blu-ray review

There’s something odd about these sisters. There’s also something odd about Sisters.

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It’s often those slightly wonky, flawed works that hold the special place in Brian De Palma’s fan’s hearts.

Rewind This, Adjust Your Tracking and why I don’t understand VHS nostalgia

Two new documentaries explore VHS collecting but leave me with a number of questions.