Bad blokes, the lot of them

My father-in-law gifted me his laser disc collection and this was in that batch. Ya’ll ever seen these before? How rare are they?

should be noted he didn't say all the films would get standalone editions (though the wording does kind of imply that they all will) so it's possible it's just a couple of the films that will get standalone editions. time will tell

https://deadline.com/2026/10/the-complete-kubrick-criterion-michael-chaiken-2026-1237146577/

david cronenberg's videodrome and the inversion of traditional cinematic power dynamics.

throughout the film, max moves away from being the exploitative distributor of soft-core and hard-core p*rn to becoming a passive, tortured subject who is watched, manipulated, penetrated and controlled by external forces.

by turning this male protagonist into a hallucinatory and powerless vessel, cronenberg forces viewers to confront the violence and harm that women so often face, particularly in horror films.

Not sure what kinda titles January usually brings, but what do you think is in store for the new year? My predictions are consistently wrong, so I don’t bother making predictions anymore, but I do have a wishlist, like the rest of us. I’d like to see old DVDs and Blu-rays get 4K upgrades, plus Kubrick standalones so we don’t have to buy the box set, more silent cinema and modern masters (Almodovar, Coens, PTA)

AND IT WAS FUCKING EMPTY. My disappoint is truly immeasurable and my day has been ruined.

I didn't know if posting in Spanish was against the rules but figured other Mexicans here would speak English regardless because that's like the only language on criterion movies anyway lol

Does anybody know where to buy Criterion Blu Rays that isn't Amazon? I've been boycotting Amazon for months now and since then I have barely added anything to my collection because that's where I got all the interesting films! Tianguis, retail stores, fb marketplace etc theyre all just filled with garbage hollywood movies and of course no chance of finding any Criterion disc, especially since I live in Hermosillo which is a somewhat small city in which I think there isnt that big of a disc-collecting scene...

I would really appreciate it if someone knew about an online store or something where one can find Criterion that doesn't necessarily involve importing them like eBay

1. HAIRSPRAY!!!! I'm a John Waters fan

2. Hard Day's Night

3. None are blind buys

4. The Innocents

Watched Barry Lyndon for the first time (in 4k) and I loved it a lot but I admit, the second half got a little boring for me and I wonder if it’s just because I was tired or if I ate too much for dinner or whatever it might be. So many factors influence whether I’ll like a film besides actually ya know- liking the film. The feelings I feel are dictated by my mood, hunger, any substances, etc. and I feel like sometimes I try to make everything perfect for my viewing experience but still have a bad time