Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: October 21, 2016
The latest and greatest on Blu-ray and streaming services, including The Infiltrator, Cafe Society, Blood Father, and a Criterion edition of Boyhood.
Archives
Through the Looking Glass: The Brilliance of “Black Mirror”
A review of the six new episodes of Netflix’s new season of “Black Mirror.”
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David Paterson on “The Great Gilly Hopkins”; Rise of magical realism on TV; Missing found-footage masterpiece; The rom-com is dead; Sarah Paulson and Mark Duplass.
Nature is Monumentally Indifferent: Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer on “Into the Inferno”
An interview with Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer, director and subject of “Into the Inferno.”
Let’s Me And You Go For A Ride: John McNaughton and Michael Rooker on “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” at 30
An interview with director John McNaughton and star Michael Rooker on the 30th anniversary of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
CIFF 2016: “Miles,” “Among Wolves,” “The View from Tall”
A CIFF 2016 dispatch on Nathan Adloff’s “Miles,” Shawn Convey’s “Among Wolves” and Cailtin Parrish and Erica Weiss’s “The View from Tall.”
Hulu’s “Chance” Fizzles When It Needs to Burn
A review of Hulu’s Chance with Hugh Laurie and Gretchen Mol.
A Gust of Wind: Kiyoshi Kurosawa on “Creepy”
An interview with Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa about his latest, Creepy.
Robert Feder Misses Roger Ebert’s Political Writing
A report on Robert Feder’s recent article about Roger Ebert’s political writing.
CIFF 2016: “The Salesman” & “Neruda”
A dispatch from CIFF on new films by Pablo Larrain and Asghar Farhadi.
Personal Narratives Fuel this Year’s Best Actress Race
A look at this year’s competition for Best Actress.
Looking for Truth: Tyler Perry on “Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween”
An interview with writer/director/actor Tyler Perry about “Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween.”
NYFF 2016: “The Lost City of Z”
A piece from NYFF on the latest from James Gray, starring Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller and Robert Pattinson.
CIFF 2016: “Paterson”
A review from the Chicago International Film Festival of Jim Jarmusch’s “Paterson.”
Hey Hey It’s My Birthday!
Using my birthday to raise money for charity (Giordano Dance Chicago) and celebrate being alive. And sharing the Roger birthday video to boot.
Mitchelling on the Regular: On Elvis Mitchell and KCRW’s “The Treatment”
A essay on Elvis Mitchell and his radio interview series, “The Treatment.”
Slippery as the Dickens: Peter Bogdanovich on “They All Laughed”
An interview with director Peter Bogdanovich about 1981’s “They All Laughed.”
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The men who were “The Thing”; Adam West and Julie Newmar are back; Carl Ciarfalio on the other Thing; Donald Trump and Toni Erdmann; We’ve all lost this election.
