Blu-ray Review: Repo Man (Criterion Collection)
A true loner, writer/director Alex Cox has zealously avoided participating in mainstream Hollywood films throughout his career. One look at Cox’s best known film, 1984’s Repo Man, makes it clear that he is not a filmmaker concerned with being conventional. Repo Man defies categorization. There’s humor. But it’s not comedy in the strictest sense. It’s […]
DVD Review: Patty Hearst
Patty Hearst had a privileged life. The granddaughter of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, she thought of herself as confident, sheltered, and ready to face any task put before her. Then, in February 1974, after taking a shower and settling down to study in the apartment she shared with her fiancé, that self assurance came […]