La Chinoise (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

“La Chinoise” is Godard’s profound masterpiece in which the filmmaker/writer going through an exploration of ideas through characters, explore actions knowing all too well, the film may not change a thing. “La Chinoise” is recommended! Images courtesy of © 2017 KINO LORBER. All Rights Reserved. Read More …

Le Gai Savoir (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

I am in no way an aesthete when it comes to French history or politics but “Le Gai Savoir” is a complex, abstract and fascinating film but there is a message that even the viewer can deconstruct and ponder about. Anyone wanting to watch a radical Read More …

Day for Night – The Criterion Collection #769 (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

“Day for Night” is a Truffaut masterpiece.  For its time and a story that still is relevant today, a filmmaker presenting to the audience of the making of a film, the problems that can occur in production and how one’s goal to create a magnificent Read More …

Weekend – The Criterion Collection #635 (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

Audacious, polemic and unique…”Weekend” is a film that represents the end of Jean-Luc Godard’s involvement with the French New Wave, especially with “bourgeois” narrative filmmaking.  A film that is unlike any other nor is it an easy film that can be easily explained, “Weekend” must Read More …

Two in the Wave (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

One of the founders of the French New Wave, the iconic filmmakers Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard are featured in this wonderful documentary showcasing their upbringing, their career, their friendship and the demise of that friendship.  This film is highly recommended to anyone who is Read More …

Last Tango in Paris: Uncut Version (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

One of the most controversial films of all time receives its Blu-ray release…uncut/uncensored.  “Last Tango in Paris” received notoriety in the US, acclaim Internationally and for Marlon Brando, his most daring and most magnificent performance.  This is a unique film that you will love or Read More …

Made in U.S.A. – THE CRITERION COLLECTION #481 (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

Definitely not the first film that one should watch if they want to watch and experience a Jean-Luc Godard film.  But for those who have watched several of his ’60s films, especially starring Anna Karina, “Made in U.S.A.” is an appropriate goodbye to Jean-Luc Godard’s Read More …