Contributor Adam Cook

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Home Ents

Spanish master Luis García Berlanga finally gets his dues

by Adam Cook

The director’s 1963 film The Executioner is getting a home video release courtesy of the Criterion Collection.
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Home Ents

Only Angels Have Wings gets a long overdue home release

by Adam Cook

Howard Hawks’ 1939 classic is finally available on Blu-ray courtesy of the Criterion Collection.
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Home Ents

Why Jacques Rivette’s debut is an anti-New Wave classic

by Adam Cook

The late French master’s first film, Paris Belongs to Us, is now available courtesy of the Criterion Collection.
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Review

Hitchcock/Truffaut

by Adam Cook

Two grand masters come head to head in this insightful documentary from film critic Kent Jones.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Home Ents

Discover this classic Japanese satire about capital punishment

by Adam Cook

Nagisa Oshima’s 1968 film Death by Hanging is now available courtesy of The Criterion Collection.
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Review

Joy

by Adam Cook

An effervescent Jennifer Lawrence elevates the sly comedic tone of David O Russell’s eccentric film.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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