Joey Magidson
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, we don’t have a ton of new things hitting shelves, though there are two very interesting re-release options. One is Daylight in 4K, while the other is a Criterion Collection edition of Thief. What else is available today? Well, not much, honestly, but read on to find out for yourself…
Joey’s Top Pick
Daylight (4K)
This Sylvester Stallone action epic really caught my attention as a child, since a New York City tunnel just like the one that’s damaged here was (and still often is) how I travel between New York and New Jersey. So, there was some visceral fears there, even if the film itself is mostly a dumbed down, yet still fun, riff on The Poseidon Adventure. If you like Stallone, this movie will tickle you, for sure, especially in 4K. In the right frame of mind, Daylight is a hoot.
Also Available This Week
Deliver Us
Joyride
Criterion Corner
Thief
From The Criterion Collection: “The contemporary American auteur Michael Mann’s bold artistic sensibility was already fully formed when he burst out of the gate with Thief, his debut feature. James Caan stars, in one of his most riveting performances, as a no-nonsense ex-con professional thief planning to leave the criminal world behind after one last score—but he discovers that escape is not as simple as he’d hoped. Finding hypnotic beauty in neon and rain-slick streets, sparks and steel, Thief effortlessly established the moody stylishness, tactile approach, and drama that would also define such later iconic Mann films as Heat, The Insider, Ali, and The Last of the Mohicans.”
Stay tuned for more next week…
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