The Story of Sin (Arrow Video, NR)
The tameness of the eroticism doesn’t hinder Borowczyk’s patented style, who keeps his strong themes of religion, sex positivity, and social control.
Home Viewing
Cinema Paradiso (Arrow Video, R)
This is one of the best Arrow releases I’ve gotten to see in some time, not only in terms of quality and quantity, but also relevance.
Steamboat Bill, Jr. and College (Kino Lorber, NR)
Both films espouse the triumphs of traditional “manhood.”
The Business of Amateurs (Kino Lorber, NR)
It’s a straightforward, fact-based documentary, nothing fancy, that concentrates on presenting its case in a compelling manner.
Hannah: Buddhism’s Untold Journey (Kino Lorber, NR)
Despite not having as much spiritual weight as I would have liked, I ended up greatly informed of Buddhist issues and sub-schools.
Golden Kingdom (Kino Lorber, NR)
Golden Kingdom is not a film you watch so much as you sink into the experience of it.
A Boatload of Wild Irishmen (Icarus Films, NR)
Maybe watching it will send more viewers to seek out the originals. If that happens, then this documentary has done its job.
Little Sister (Kino Lorber, NR)
How often do you get to see a film in which the central character is a former goth girl now in the process of becoming a nun?
Homeland: Iraq Year Zero (Kino Lorber, NR)
While this film provides a different point of view than what we usually get from the Western media, it’s still a highly selective point of view.
The Black Dragon’s Revenge (The Film Detective, NR)
Considering the battles are coherent, easy to see, and the punches and kicks seem real, it boggles the mind to wonder how the rest of it could fail so entertainingly.