Popdose: Criterions for Sale

The Barnes & Noble sale is on again...and off again tomorrow. Get 'em while you can.

Popdose: Diabolique and I Saw the Devil

After too long an absence I return to Popdose with a pair of thrillers on Blu-ray, both guaranteed to make your heart leap into your mouth.

Popdose: Criterionpalooza 2010

Happy holidays, David Bowie...and to all a good last-day sale as Barnes and Noble's Criterion Collection blowout ends. I sift through 13 (!) recent releases.

Popdose: Seven Criterion DVDs

Count 'em, seven, including two box sets, 13 films in all. Whew! Included: Nicholas Ray's Bigger Than Life and Nicolas Roeg's extraordinary Walkabout, a personal favorite.

Popdose: Revanche on DVD

The Criterion Collection does justice to a Foreign Language Oscar nominee from last year.

Popdose: Roberto Rossellin's War Trilogy on DVD

The Criterion Collection's 500th release honors one of the milestone achievements in film with a stellar box set that bundles new editions of Rome Open City, Paisan, and Germany Year Zero.

Popdose: Paris, Texas on DVD

The Criterion Collection goes down the road again with Wings of Desire director Wim Wenders as the German filmmaker creates a classic portrait of America. So I didn't care for it the first time.