Columbia is bundling director Carl Franklin's first (and better) film, One False Move, with each copy of this beautifully shot and meticulously accurate period piece based on the bestselling mystery by Walter Mosley. Denzel Washington stars as the reluctant 40's L.A. gumshoe who gets in over his head when he's asked to look for...what else? A lovely woman named Daphne. Incidentally, that's spelled t-r-o-u-b-l-e. Recommended. (R. Pitman)
Devil in a Blue Dress[4K/Blu-ray Review—July 26, 2022—Criterion, 101 min., R, 4K/Blu-ray: 2 discs, $49.95; Blu-ray: $39.95—Making its debut on 4K and Blu-ray, “Devil in a Blue Dress” (1995) is presented with an excellent 4K digital transfer and extras including audio commentary featuring director Carl Franklin, a new conversation between Franklin and actor Don Cheadle, a new conversation between Walter Mosley (author of the titular novel) and novelist Attica Locke, an on-stage conversation between Franklin and film historian Eddie Muller (recorded at the 2018 Noir City Film Festival in Chicago), a screen test for Cheadle, and a leaflet with an essay by critic Julian Kimble. Bottom line: Franklin’s atmospheric private eye yarn sparkles in 4K.]