Day: May 6, 2012

Blu-ray Review: The Man From Snowy River

May 6, 2012

With cowboys, horses, lassos, and mountains, The Man from Snowy Riveris an Australian western adventure with a little something for everyone. Based on a poem written at the end of the nineteenth century, it tells the story of a brave young frontiersman who has to…

Blu-ray Review: La Haine (Criterion Collection)

May 6, 2012

Shot in black and white, and steeped in realism, director Mathieu Kassovitz’s La Haine (“Hate”) is often thought of as France’s answer to Boyz N’ the Hood. Showing gun fights, riots, police brutality, and gang warfare, this sprawling urban drama takes an unflinching look at…