‘A Life of Barbara Stanwyck, Steel-True’ Has Moments of Energy and Verve
The long-awaited first volume of an encyclopedic biography of Barbara Stanwyck’s life and career arrives on shelves with plenty of flaws for the second installment to correct.
Brendan Boyle
Berberian Sound Studio
Best viewed on a home theater system with the knobs cranked all the way up, Peter Strickland's rendering of old-school post-production offers pleasurable background viewing but little of lasting resonance.
‘The Berlin File’ Has Moments of Deliberate and Effective Action
The Berlin File bogs down its moments of expressive filmmaking with long stretches of talk, talk, talk.
Yasujiro Ozu Explores the Cost of Eliminating Conflict
Criterion's Blu-ray re-release of Tokyo Story situates it in the context of Yasujiro Ozu's life and career, his most accessible work, yet one which still holds back secrets.