Clean, Shaven: Criterion Collection
1994/2006 “Clean, Shaven” is not a film easily forgotten “? a shattering, immersive experience in which viewers are thrown headlong into the abyss of mental illness, placed in the fractured, confused mind of a schizophrenic (the masterful Peter Greene) as he tries to track down his daughter following his release from an institution. A…
The Boris Karloff Collection
Various/2006 You would think that a review of this set would begin with the phrase “just in time for Halloween,” but the truth is that “The Boris Karloff Collection” contains mostly historical melodramas “? a genre Karloff loved “? and one oddball crime story (“Night Key”), so it isn’t particularly Halloween-y at all. It’s…
The Break-Up
2006 “The Break-Up” is a sour surprise for anyone expecting a fluffy date-night confection. Gleefully peeling back the facade of a typical, blandly predictable Hollywood rom-com and brazenly wading into a splintering couple’s neuroses, director Peyton Reed and stars Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston perform a risky high-wire act to impressive effect. By…
