Criterion Collection

Blu-Ray Review: The Earrings of Madame de…

Aug 13, 2013 Drew Morton 0

The father of the auteur theory in America, critic Andrew Sarris, once wrote that Max Ophüls’s The Earrings of Madame de… (1953) was “the most perfect film ever made.” He was right. Rarely has a […]

Blu-Ray Review: Gate of Hell: Criterion Collection

Jul 17, 2013 Drew Morton 0

Teinosuke Kinugasa’s colorful (literally – not figuratively) chamber drama Gate of Hell (1953) took home a slew of awards from 1954-1955 from Cannes to the Oscars. It quickly became one of the most beloved and acclaimed Japanese […]