Critics were shocked with what he put onscreen. Nobody knew what to make of it. They were disgusted by the groundbreaking visual effects, and disturbed by the paranoid fantasy lying beneath them. The new Criterion Blu-ray edition is everything any fan could possibly hope for. Hit the jump for my fullScannersCriterion Collection Blu-ray review. One look at the profoundly unsettling artwork on the cover gives laymen a good idea of what awaits inside....

Criterion has announced their October titles, and as always, the collection continues to manufacture must-own titles. Theyve also put togetherThe Complete Jacques Tati, which includes all six of the directors films. Hit the jump to check out the cover art and special features for these upcoming Criterion titles.

Title Weekend Total 1. Transformers 4 $100,000,000 $100 2. 22 Jump Street $15,400,000 $139.8 3. How to Train Your Dragon 2 $13,100,000 $121.8 4. Think Like A Man Too $10,400,000 $48.1 5. Maleficent $8,237,000 $201.8 6. Image via Warner Bros. Jersey Boys $7,610,000 $27.3 7. Edge of Tomorrow $5,210,000 $84.1 8. The Fault in Our Stars $4,800,000 $109.5 9. X-Men: Days of Future Past $3,300,000 $223.3 10. Chef $1,694,000 $19.4...

In terms of villains who he could contend with, theres….Bushman! ), and Midnight! ….Look folks, they cant all be winners, ok? The great thing about Moon Knight is the fact that hes his own supporting cast. Marc Spector is a one man show if Marvel were to play up the insanity angle. Surely, after all these attempts, its time to put the skull bearing sociopath to rest? Image via Marvel Comics...

My review of bothThe Life Aquaticon Blu-ray andRed Riverfollows after the jump. Thats harder to finance, and so the project stumbles. But perhaps more importantly, he has an inheritance. Did ten years change my opinion? Or did his subsequent films? All my quibbles would be minor if the film didnt feel a little unfocused. Image via Touchstone But its also his most slack film, which may be why its his longest movie....

While, “Can I get that on Netflix?” It’s a savvy move by both companies. Hit the jump for the press release. The first wave of content will arrive on Amazon Prime on May 21st. The first wave of content will arrive on Prime Instant Video May 21. This is the first time that HBO programming has been licensed to an online-only subscription streaming service. This programming will remain on all HBO platforms....

MyJules and JimBlu-ray review follows after the jump. The closest of friends, they share everything. Enter the free-spirited Catherine (Jeanne Moreau), she who shares the statues smile. World War I arrives with the two men on opposite sides of the conflict. Jim comes to visit them, but, by this point Catherine has grown tired of Jules. Jim decides to return to Paris. Some time later, Jules and Catherine move back to France....

What do these films have in common? Emma is a painter, while Adele eventually decides to work with children. It crashes their relationship, but Adele cant let Emma go. It does, but Kechiche doesnt film them in a way that feels exploitative, more clinical. Though the sex scenes are definitely explicit, they never comes across as unnecessary. Its about a specific sort of relationship, something that becomes clearer the further the movie moves along....

Few filmmakers are better suited to the world of stop-motion animation thanWes Anderson. Hit the jump for myFantastic Mr. FoxBlu-ray review. The sets and puppets are jaw-droppingly gorgeous, and indeed this may be Andersons prettiest film overall. Above all, though,Fantastic Mr. Foxis hilarious. The tracking shots in particular are wildly impressive to behold, seeing as how they took months to complete. Another highlight of the film isAlexandre Desplats playful and ever-so-slightly foreboding score....

Lying somewhat quietly between two ofDavid Fincher’s most beloved worksisThe Game(1997)starringMichael Douglas. Sounds likePassenger 57meetsFlightplanmeetsSnakes on a Planebut with the badass fromtheTakenmovies. Yeah, I’ll probably see this. 4.Cinemath Meets Oscar Beat Shame on me for not mentioning it before, but this is Oscar weekend. The results are fascinating assuming you’re not easily intimidated by scatter plots. 5.VERONICA MARS Set Visit I loveVeronica Mars. Check out ourset visit recap, set interview with creator/directorRob Thomas, and set interview with co-starJason Dohring....

With the releases ofThiefandRififi, The Criterion Collection has released two classics of the crime/film noir genre. WhereJules DassinsRififirepresents a perfect distillation of the classic noir model,Michael MannsThieftakes those tropes into the modern era. My review of the Blu-rays ofRififiandThieffollows after the jump. Shes working for Pierre Grutter (Marcel Lupovici), who takes an immediate dislike to Tony. And, make no mistake, its a classic suspense sequence that is riveting in its minimalism....

For the third week,Intelligencecreated a story that felt like a finale. But for the third week, she is still his focus. Hit the jump for why it’s not racism, it’s statistics. So, there wasthat. Intelligence still has some potential. IsAlmost Humandoing more or less the same thing right now, but so much better? Yes (even though I’ll admit that show’s momentum has stalled out for now). Still, there are elements toIntelligencethat could be expanded on and made more engaging....

Check out what they had to say after the jump, andbe aware that there are some spoilers. MICHAEL SEITZMAN: It becomes a big theme for us, throughout the season. The questions are questions that we all deal with, every day. But, we ask the question all the time. What does it mean for the character when hes facing the fact that hes not completely him? And we thread that through the whole season....