CO-PICKS OF THE WEEK: CLASSICS
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (Ultimate Two-Disc Edition) (Also Blu-ray) (Four Stars)
U.S.; Charles F. Reisner (and, uncredited, Buster Keaton), 1928 (Kino)
Buster Keaton — he of the sad grave eyes, the unsmiling countenance and the omnipresent pork-pie hat — had undoubtedly the world’s most engaging poker-face. He also had a body born for slam-bang slapstick, and an absolute genius for complex mechanical gags that leave you agape. (more…)