I approached Criterion's release of Crumb with one question, "Why?" Why was a 15-year-old documentary about underground comic artist Robert Crumb getting a Criterion Blu-ray release? Wouldn't a DVD release suffice for a film that's already seen a 1999 and 2006 DVD release? What could possibly be so stirring that this needed to be presented in 1080p, 24-bit audio? It's this line of questioning that allowed me to see director Terry Zwigoff's Crumb for the absolute stunner it is, and this is coming from someone whose penchant for documentaries isn't exactly outgoing.
Anyone that tries to tell you what Crumb is about is likely to give you a different description from one to the next. Included with this release is an essay by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum and he hits this fact right on the head with his opening 'graph, describing the film as a "classic" but then asking what kind: A...
Anyone that tries to tell you what Crumb is about is likely to give you a different description from one to the next. Included with this release is an essay by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum and he hits this fact right on the head with his opening 'graph, describing the film as a "classic" but then asking what kind: A...
- 7/27/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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