Full transparency: all Blu-rays and DVDs reviewed were provided by Kino Lorber, Arrow Video, and Dekanalog. Welcome to another eclectic edition of “Physical Media Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny.” Kino Lorber puts out a “meat and potatoes” doc about the struggle and value of fighting for and keeping an arts mecca alive in a… Read more »
Entries by Aja Essex
Physical Media Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny: Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, and Arrow Video Blu-ray Reviews for June 2022
Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, and Arrow Video. Welcome to the second half of this month’s reviews for “Physical Media Isn’t Dead…” Generally I try to find a throughline to tie these films together in some way, but honestly the only throughline I can find this time is… Read more »
Physical Media Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny: Imprint Films, Fun City Editions, and Criterion Collection Blu-ray Reviews for June 2022
Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by Imprint Films, Fun City Editions, and the Criterion Collection. Back after a hiatus to get the blog rebranded and re-URL’d, and to give your usually vibrant and passionate reviewer some much needed time off, I am once again here to bring the hottest and most interesting titles… Read more »
Physical Media Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny: Imprint Films and Fun City Editions Blu-ray Reviews for April 2022
Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by Imprint Films and Fun City Editions. Welcome to this month’s second installment of “Physical Media Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny,” where we will be completing the balance of April’s frankly unique and welcomingly diverse crop of Blu-ray titles. For the remainder of the month we’ll… Read more »
Physical Media Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny: Criterion and Kino Lorber Blu-ray Reviews for April 2022
Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by Criterion and Kino Lorber. We’re going to try and get a little more focused on Physical Media Isn’t Dead and highlight a couple of distributors at a time instead of making you listen to an hour of stream-of-consciousness rambling — now you’ll only have to listen… Read more »
Speed Racer and the Assault on Aesthetics of the 20th Century
assault. noun a: a violent physical or verbal attack b: a military attack usually involving direct combat with enemy forces c: a concerted effort From the latin (ad) “saltus” meaning, “to leap” In a scene from Lana Wachowski’s most recent film, The Matrix Resurrections, she introduces a new character to the mythos of The Matrix… Read more »