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I am really looking forward to checking this film out for the first time. I am a new subscrber and look forward to checking out all of your videos.

Kyle was in "Showgirls," not "Striptease."

Excellent, thank you!

Just ordered this for half price on the big Criterion sale in the US. I can't wait to get my hands on it and retire my dvd. I really appreciate all the details you give in your videos. You always do such a great job.

I Just ordered it on amazon and I can't wait to watch in 4k! One of my favorite movies

I just watched Elvira Madigan. Nice hippie movie.

Excellent video once again mate. Do you have any recommendations for where to go to import criterion’s? This is a must have for me and i’m not sure which website is best

Never had an issue with my UB84p.....though like all panasonic players from the early days of dvd, they are incredibly sensitive to scratches or fingerprints

My 2018 model crapped out on 4ks in early 2023

Not noticed any issues with my player Has played everything flawlessly since the 1.76 firmware update

Thanks so much for this very fine review. I do own the Blu-ray combo edition from some years back, which included Joan Lindsay's novel, but it sounds like the 4K upgrade might be worthwhile. Do you own the Second Sight edition as well? Curious to know how the two UHD versions compare.

Thanks Steve. I am really looking forward to this one. The cover art looks fantastic as well! Take care.

Enjoyed, I'll definitely investigate this film further for possible purchase, thank you, from lower Alabama. EDIT: I gave thumbs up but count is showing zero, fwiw.

Side note - the song Melancholy Baby - featured in this film check out the Al Bowlly version - on record and film

Love this film - great fan of Cagney and Bogert - two of movie Gangland's greatest players - the other been Edward G.Robinson

Great review Steve as always. I saw Querelle back in the early 80s. Think it was on Palace Video on VHS. At the video store i rented from it was always right next to Fitzcaraldo. I dont remember much about it but i can see where Jean Paul Gaultier was maybe slightly influenced by its visual style for his fragrance commercials. There wasnt much gay cinema back then as i remember, or not that i knew of so these kind of arthouse movies including early Derek Jarman films such as Sebastiene, we had to grab and run with. Definetely going to give it another watch as its streaming on BFI Player at the moment. Must grab a book on the history of gay cinema right back from its early days *heads on over to Amazon*. Look forward to your thoughts on Bound which ive never seen.....

Good thing I got mine from Amazon cause I’m taking back. Mine is brand new and is doing this

Such a classic, in many ways more daring than Psycho. The recent StudioCanal 4k release of this is excellent, glad to see Criterion are returning it to their catalogue - the artwork alone is so colourful! Contrary to popular belief, this film didn't totally kill Powell's career, but similarly, sadly it also affected its leading man. Glad to see this classic shocker is getting more attention!

Will there ever be a DVD release of this or does Criterion only do exclusively blu ray?

Yep im getting this really badly now on this player i purchased yesterday from cex.. On all my dolby vision disks.. It eventually just completely freezes and crashes back to player menu.. Resetting and using different cables and ports doesn't resolve it.. Only maybe works properly again for few hours.. Shame really as it seems like a great player but unfortunately it will have to go back..

Brilliant review Steve. I echo Clarks comments. Your knowledge of this movie and the author of the book is second to none. I've never seen the film but i'm now tempted to grab a copy from Amazon. Whats the piece of music over the end credits of the video? I remember it well but can't quite place it 😀

Large corporation takes over a small entrepreneur.

While at UCLA, my girlfriend heard from her friend that MCCABE & MRS. MILLER was an interesting film. We drove 30 miles and saw it’s last screening on its last night at the second-run State Theatre in Pasadena. There were only 2 others in the auditorium. We were blown away. It was like seeing the unveiling of a masterpiece. As we left the theatre, a worker was up on a ladder removing the M-C-C-A-B-E red plastic letters from the theatre's marquee. Thank you Robert Altman, Julie Christie and Warren Beatty. The GF became and remains my wife. She doesn't remember that night at all.

Same problem only with 4k discs which had been played previously.

Absolutely brillaint review, Steve! Your knowledge of this film and Hunter Thompson is outstanding. Thanks for putting the hard work into these videos. Kind regards, Clark

I watched Dazed and Confused for the very first time a few weeks ago. I couldn’t make any sense of it. It was more like a stream of consciousness. I wonder why it was so highly acclaimed

Glad to see you put out a video on this one!

Awaiting for my copy. Picked it up on sale for $27 CAD. I think Mr. Scratch’s entrance in the film in one of the creepiest intos in movie history.

Floating Weeds is my favorite Ozu film, which is really saying a lot because picking one isn't really possible. I've listened to about half of Ebert's commentary for the film as well, which is among my favorite special features in the collection.

It's a rich cinematic experience that is simultaneously quite grounded in the humdrum happenings of everyday life while transporting the viewer to another universe entirely through thoughtful visual storytelling and a kind of deification of its geographical settings.

What was about the object that she is looking at the end when in the meantime he is dying on the snow?

Feedback: I think your views will increase if you put the name of the movie on the thumbnail. Consider that! Hope can help.

I think Hitchcock's FRENZY also owes a lot to this film.

Thanks Steve. Love the films from the Archers. This one is a bit of an acquired taste perhaps can be appreciated on multiple viewings.

I'm amazed at how much cogent insight you are able to pack into 17 minutes, not only about these 4 films, but also Rohmer's art in general. Great job.

I was thinking of getting this. I recently bought Thelma & Louise and La Bamba Criterion, which you mentioned both at the end of your video and was very happy with. Thanks for going over everything included.

Like the new background Steve and the classic white shelf space. Seen about 4 or 5 Ozu films and they are all great. I assume Floating Weeds will be no exception. Thanks for the video.

Thanks Steve. Looks like an easy watch. Nothing wrong with that. Looking forward to checking this out. Cheers.

Excellent review and overview, thank you! Have seen Picnic... several times already on Criterion Channel, so I'll have to let some time go by before ready to see again, but it will be this 4k when I buy, love the film. As for other Criterion titles, the one I yearn for the most recently went out of print a year or so ago...Babette's Feast. Do you have any info or rumors on when or if Criterion resumes again? Thanks.

Excellent and very interesting comment about this cinematographic masterwork. As always, Criterion offers to it's audience so much precious content, without saying the meticulous care you generously give for each movie you keep in hands. Watching this visual gem after you worked so brilliantly on it is like watching this movie for the first time, even if we watched it many times. I'm eager to buy my copy. Thank you.

I bought an OPPO 203 the day they came out. Years of flawless service with an amazing picture for 550 bucks. I dread the day it stops working😢

Have you actually watched this film? Firstly, Mr Scratch is not a "stand in for The Devil", he IS The Devil. And If you do bother to actually watch the film, you'll realise that the name Jabez is pronounced Jabeth, not Jab-ezz. Likewise Stephen Vincent Benet's surname is pronounced Ben-eh (silent 't') not Bennett (as in Tony Bennett) and Dieterle is pronounced Duh-ter-luh, not Deterle. Listening to you mispronounce their names over and over again was like nails on blackboard.

Been meaning to check out this movie for years. Think it's part of my subscription to BFI player so i'll definetely be giving it a watch very soon. I'll add it to my watchlist. Love the "falling from a skyscraper" story. Cracking review Steve.....

Stupid music in the beginning. Pasolini would’ve went for some Red Army Choir. Lol

Thank you for adding spoiler alerts to your review. Great video.

So basically replacing the player each time you run into these problems isn't really very productive advise. Within time it will happen with your most current player, what then?..

Excellent review, thank you! I'm relatively new to buying blu-rays, Criterion included; started late in life couple years ago at age 71 and have 23 Criterion discs so far. I'm lucky to have access to the Criterion Channel where I've been able to screen most of my titles before purchase, and that has saved me from disappointing blind buys but also of course inspired me to buy titles I had never heard of before. My latest buy arrived yesterday, McCabe and Mrs. Miller 4k. Cheers from Alabama.

Had my 820 just over 3 years now, and had a couple of issues. First with Saving Private Ryan, brand new disc, 35 mins in, pixelated just like yours, i thought dodgy disc, even though i cleaned it within an inch of its life, sent it back and got a new one which played fine. That was a year ago. Had a few discs refuse to play unless i give them a spa day, a massage and a facial! And yesterday Jaws, which i have watched twice perfectly, pixelated after 40 mins. I do feel it is going to get worse!

Great video Steve and what a cracking Mubi collection you have. Been tempted to subscribe to the channel for ages as its on Virgin Media and i think there are 30 day free trials to be had if you quote certain podcasts. Are all the movies youve just shown avalable on the channel? If so that might tip me over the edge 😊