Variety [Unofficial]John Singleton’s ‘Hood Trilogy’ Gets a Criterion Collection Release: Here’s Where to Buy the Box Set Online
VarietyJohn Singleton’s ‘Hood Trilogy’ Gets a Criterion Collection Release: Here’s Where to Buy the Box Set Online
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That Old Guy with the BeardThis Neo-#Noir starts out slowly, but once it is up to speed in the third act it never slows down.
Everything about it is classic noir: everyone’s out for themselves, no one really has morals, and there’s even a ‘hard G’ in Los Angeles.
Sex, money, gutter-living; it’s all here, and presented with a wonderful script and performances.
Highly recommended.
★★★★☆
I have a DVD version of this which isn’t sharp, plus is both contrasty and dark. This edition is far better.
The story is tight (with Wilder and Chandler, why wouldn’t it be?), and for decades set the standard for a new style called ‘#Noir.’ Lighting, score, dialogue rhythm, editing; all are without parallel.
The twists, plus double- and triple-crosses are never expected even after multiple viewings.
Mandatory viewing.
★★★★★
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Despite the nearly immaculate picture and sound quality thanks to an excellent restoration, the real reason to see this is the rock-solid story.
Greatly told in narration, the twists and turns of the tale fit so perfectly together, it could be compared to a Swiss watch. Likewise, the characters are perfect noir performances: hard-living, life is nearly gone from them, their enthusiasm long ago spent.
Very highly recommended.
★★★★★
When Jules Dassin was blacklisted, he said to himself “████ them, I’m going to France and make movies there.” So he did. This is the result.
A classic noir — no one wins, everyone dies, people double cross each other, there’s oodles of money involved — and everyone is dressed beautifully.
There’s tension galore: despite me seeing it several times before, I was on the edge of my seat to the end.
Very highly recommended.
★★★★☆
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James McMahonContinuing my quest to watch and review my collection of the criterion collection.
Here is my review of the Mike Leigh's Naked:
https://notesoncinema.com/2026/04/26/307-naked-dir-mike-leigh/
Ian Day 🇨🇦🇭🇰🏳️🌈It’s time for… KUNG FU!!
Lady Snowblood (1973) #Watching #KungFuSat #CriterionCollection https://letterboxd.com/imdb/tt0158714
‘Monty Python’s Life of Brian’ Gets a Criterion Collection Release: Here’s Where to Buy the Title Online
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ThadCriterion 50% off flash sale is on, for those who are into that sort of thing. Think I'll snag the new 4K release of Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.
ETA: I see they've bumped the criterion.com free shipping threshold from $50 to $75, so now I have to decide whether I want to grab 3 more movies or would prefer to wait until the next Barnes and Noble sale in July.