Good Morning (Ohayo) – The Criterion Collection #84 (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review) (1959)

“Good Morning” is an entertaining and hilarious Japanese film that is so different from director Yasujiro Ozu’s previous and later works. But I also look at the significance of the film of when it was filmed and the Japanese lifestyle that is showcased and how Read More …

A Story from Chikamatsu – The Criterion Collection #949 (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review) (1954)

One must be wondering by how this film is actually a love story and I don’t want to spoil the film, but one will see how love becomes a big part of storyline right to the end. Overall, “A Story from Chikamatsu” is another fantastic Read More …

The Games of the V Olympiad – Stockholm, 1912 (as part of the “100 Years of Olympic Films – 1912-2012”) – The Criterion Collection #900 (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

Featuring wonderful restoration and remastering work, “The Games of the V Olympiad – Stockholm, 1912” (as part of the “100 Years of Olympic Films – 1912-2012” – The Criterion Collection #900) is entertaining.  But just the opportunity to watch the Olympic footage from that era Read More …

The Passion of Joan of Arc -The Criterion Collection #62 (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review) (1928)

If you have been interested in watching “The Passion of Joan of Arc”for the first time, it’s definitely an experience! May you be new to the Criterion Collection or a Criterion Collection owner who owned the original 1999 DVD, this new 2018 Blu-ray release from Read More …

Blow-Up – The Criterion Collection #865 (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review) (1966)

“Blow-Up” brings out another side of Antonioni that one never saw coming and for a film which many will say is another masterpiece in his film oeuvre, which in my mind is deserving.  “Blow-Up” is a film that is given a wonderful treatment by the Read More …

Le Mariage De Chiffon (as past of the Eclipse Series 45: Claude Autant-Lara – Four Romantic Escapes from Occupied France) (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

For those wanting to see a lighthearted, fun and entertaining film during the time when Nazi Germay occupied France, one will surely be entertained by Claude Autant-Lara’s 1942 film “Le Mariage De Chiffon” which is included in the Eclipse Series 45: Claude Autant-Lara – Four Read More …

Ghost World – The Criterion Collection #872 (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

Terry Zwigoff’s “Ghost World” is a unique film based on an enjoyable comic book by Daniel Clowes.  I do recommend reading the “Ghost World” graphic novel to know the story between Enid and Rebecca and then I would watch the film and know how the Read More …