Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by Kino Lorber and Criterion. I miss going to the movie theater so much. I would battle God atop a hilltop to even just sit and watch something in a darkened room and crowd full of enthusiastic and virus-free film lovers. Sadly, I cannot “Stone Cold Stunner” the… Read more »
Tag: Billy Wilder
The Hesitant Romance of Ms. Kubelik and Mr. Baxter
Magical. That shouldn’t be the word that describes a film about a sleazy arrangement that allows executives to use an employee’s apartment for lurid affairs. The title The Apartment should bring to mind booze, broads, and empty promises. Instead, it makes us think of a fragile romance that slowly, achingly enables two people to grow… Read more »