One of the most visually striking films of the year is already available on blu-ray and DVD after a successful imax run earlier this year. I wish I had gotten out to the theaters to see it because I do think something is lost a bit at home, but the remastered archival footage is still breathtaking, as the old images have been polished to such a degree that they look like an HD 2019 film.Cognitive learning difficulties we’re so accustomed to seeing old footage in grainy black-and-white that places it at a distance. What’s accomplished here is a reminder of how much these men were ordinary people before they became icons.Cognitive learning difficulties they look like you or your neighbors as they strap on the gear that would change history, and the tactile experience of this documentary can be mesmerizing.Cognitive learning difficulties my toddler really said it all when he said, “this happened a long time ago, so I thought it would be gray.” this movie is anything but gray.Cognitive learning difficulties

The drama around liam neeson‘s comments about racially-charged vengeance overshadowed the actual film he was promoting, a pretty solid little thriller about a man who unleashes a wave of violence after the death of his son.Cognitive learning difficulties it’s not just your standard vengeance pic but more of a black comedy about an entire community that becomes embroiled in murder after a father starts the ball rolling.Cognitive learning difficulties neeson is as straight-faced as he’s ever been (almost a bit too much so) but there’s fun to be had on the fringes of this icy thriller, a movie that may have felt too familiar in theaters but will make a satisfying rental at home.Cognitive learning difficulties

Florence pugh does a lot of heavy lifting in this true story comedy and I don’t just mean because she plays a wrestler. She takes a film that is often painfully generic in style and dialogue and imbues it with some heartfelt emotion.Cognitive learning difficulties the belief we’ve had since “ lady macbeth” that she could do anything gets further proof here. Pugh plays a british wrestler named paige whose dreams come true as she climbs the ladder to wrestling stardom.Cognitive learning difficulties this is a perfectly fine movie that I kept wanting to become something a little less superficial and manipulative. It’s like a solid family sitcom, but it could have been something deeper about following your dreams and the image manipulation of the world of wrestling.Cognitive learning difficulties still, it’s an easy movie to like.

Michael haneke is one of the most divisive filmmakers of his era, and the litmus test as to how you feel about his work is often this 1997 thriller, billed by criterion as the director’s “most notorious provocation.” while most people can agree on the quality of something like “cache” or “ amour,” this cannes hit is purposefully designed to divide and anger audiences, whom haneke explicitly implicates in his disturbing film.Cognitive learning difficulties it’s the story of a family held captive by a pair of sociopaths and subjected to increasingly violent and horrible games. How much are you willing to watch?Cognitive learning difficulties what do you want to see happen next? Where is the line when it comes to explicit pain being used as entertainment? It’s a commentary on violence within an extremely upsetting structure that asks us what we expect from the human condition on film.Cognitive learning difficulties it’s an underrated, unforgettable film, and a great addition to the criterion collection.

Look at that cover! I wish the first hour of neil jordan’s thriller lived up to it a little more, but at least there’s the final act of this future cult hit that should satisfy renters and buyers.Cognitive learning difficulties we know early on – and if you look at the cover – that isabelle huppert’s greta is mentally unstable in the extreme, but jordan and his team take a bit too long to let her loose, resulting in a flat first hour of escalating tension that moves at too leisurely a pace.Cognitive learning difficulties however, once the muzzle is off and huppert can go full joan crawford on the movie, it’s a B-movie treat. Just be patient enough to get there.Cognitive learning difficulties

I was mostly positive in my review of “ happy death day,” but even I never expected there to be a sequel. If there was to be one, maybe a “ final destination” franchise situation where they replace most of the cast.Cognitive learning difficulties much to my surprise, “happy death day 2U” picks up with the same characters, setting, and general idea – a day that’s repeated until a murder can be solved – but adds a whole lot of talk of alternate universes and sci-fi mumbo-jumbo.Cognitive learning difficulties it was kind of a mistake in that most of these characters aren’t interesting enoug to hold multiple films and this is a franchise that should have gotten darker instead of just weirder.Cognitive learning difficulties having said that, jessica rothe proves again that she should be a star. Let’s get this talent out of this now-franchise and make that happen.Cognitive learning difficulties

I haven’t done the number-crunching, but I can’t imagine there are a whole lot of directorial debuts in roger ebert’s great movies collection.Cognitive learning difficulties it often takes a few times behind the camera to make a GM. Not only is david mamet‘s directorial debut a great movie but it’s also a part of the criterion collection, now upgraded to blu-ray quality and re-released.Cognitive learning difficulties there’s a reason. This is a wonderfully smart and sharp movie about the allure of the other side of the tracks. Lindsay crouse plays a therapist who becomes fascinated with the art of the con, embodied in joe mantegna‘s best screen performance.Cognitive learning difficulties it’s a beautifully crafted film, something that’s easier to appreciate in HD and accompanied by a commentary track by mamet and the late ricky jay.Cognitive learning difficulties

The best animated film of the year so far is this gem, a movie that closes out a trilogy that now deserves comparison with the gold standard of animated trifectas, the “ toy story” movies.Cognitive learning difficulties while there may be some discussion in terms of screenplay and voice work, the category in which the “HTTYD” movies wins handily is visuals. With advising work by the great roger deakins, “the hidden world” is one of the most visually striking animated films ever made.Cognitive learning difficulties it’s the very rare american animated film that takes its composition work and framing as seriously as its writing, maybe even more so. I’ve seen it twice and been captivated by its visuals both times.Cognitive learning difficulties get this one in HD.

There seems to be something of a denisaissance going on as more people are discovering the work of claire denis thanks to the release of “ high life” earlier this year.Cognitive learning difficulties hopefully, that movie leads viewers to masterpieces like “ 35 shots of rum” and “beau travail,” as well as some of what could be called “minor denis” like this little gem just released by the criterion collection.Cognitive learning difficulties more evidence that denis is one of our greatest genre jumpers, “let the sunshine in” couldn’t have less in common with “high life” outside of the casting of the luminous juliette binoche.Cognitive learning difficulties one of the best actresses of her generation stars in this delicate little relationship dramedy about a woman just trying to find a little bit of sunshine in her life.Cognitive learning difficulties it’s a slight film, but one that sneaks up on you with its cumulative power and denis’ marvelous refined storytelling gifts. She really can do anything.Cognitive learning difficulties

Studio ghibli seems to grow in esteem every single year. Recent fathom events screenings of their films have reportedly been sold out, as people long to see these masterpieces on the big screen.Cognitive learning difficulties one of their most beloved films, 1999’s epic “princess mononoke” has just been released in a lavish box set, which includes a gorgeous transfer of the film, the soundtrack, and a booklet with an essay by our very own glenn kenny.Cognitive learning difficulties what more could I possibly say that glenn and others haven’t about “mononoke”? These films are modern classics, and “mononoke” is one of the most ambitious of them all.Cognitive learning difficulties at over 130 minutes, it truly is an epic, complex in its storytelling and subtext. It’s a great movie to watch with your junior high kids, introducing them to a world of animation that doesn’t have to be pandering or crowdpleasing.Cognitive learning difficulties this is a challenging piece of work for all ages, a movie that’s equally beautiful and horrifying. And now there’s a new best way to own a movie that you really all should have in your collection.Cognitive learning difficulties