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Jake Cole

Jake Cole is an Atlanta-based film critic whose work has appeared in MTV News and Little White Lies. He is a member of the Atlanta Film Critics Circle and the Online Film Critics Society.

Under the Skin

Blu-ray Review: Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin on Lionsgate Home Entertainment

by Jake Cole
July 11, 2014

One of the most intoxicating, evocative sci-fi films of recent times, and this Blu-ray ably preserves its pristine video and audio.

A Hard Day’s Night

Review: A Hard Day’s Night

by Jake Cole
June 29, 2014

Even when songs simply play over disconnected footage of the Beatles having fun, the strength of their songcraft is stirring.

A Hard Day's Night

Blu-ray Review: Richard Lester’s A Hard Day’s Night on the Criterion Collection

by Jake Cole
June 23, 2014

It stands as a crucial flashpoint for the Beatles’s cultural takeover and a pervasive influence on contemporary musicals and music videos.

The Lego Movie

Blu-ray Review: Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s The Lego Movie on Warner Home Video

by Jake Cole
June 17, 2014

This manic, loving parody of toy bricks and the pop culture associated with them receives a fittingly overstuffed disc from Warner Home Video.

Louie Recap: Season 4, Episodes 13 & 14, Pamela Part 2 & 3

Louie Recap: Season 4, Episodes 13 & 14, “Pamela Part 2 & 3”

by Jake Cole
June 17, 2014

If “Elevator” proved a sweet treatise on being with someone to stave off loneliness, “Pamela” at last lets Louie ease his way into a real relationship.

Game of Thrones Recap: Season 4, Episode 10, The Children

Game of Thrones Recap: Season 4, Episode 10, “The Children”

by Jake Cole
June 16, 2014

Game of Thrones tends to peak with its penultimate episode, leaving finales open to operate as a form of self-summary.

Louie Recap: Season 4, Episodes 11 & 12, In the Woods Part 1 & 2

Louie Recap: Season 4, Episodes 11 & 12, “In the Woods Part 1 & 2”

by Jake Cole
June 10, 2014

For the most part, however, the episode unspools as a dreary, clichéd story about Louie’s first exposure to pot.

Game of Thrones Recap: Season 4, Episode 9, The Watchers on the Wall

Game of Thrones Recap: Season 4, Episode 9, “The Watchers on the Wall”

by Jake Cole
June 9, 2014

This minimal setup stands in sharp contrast to the previous season’s showstoppers.

The Man from Laramie

Review: Anthony Mann’s The Man from Laramie on Twilight Time Blu-ray

by Jake Cole
June 8, 2014

The 4K transfer makes the film look better than ever.

L'Eclisse

Blu-ray Review: Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’Eclisse on the Criterion Collection

by Jake Cole
June 5, 2014

The final film in Antonioni’s modernist trilogy comes to Blu-ray with a sparkling transfer.

Louie Recap: Season 4, Episodes 9 & 10, Elevator Part 6 & Pamela Part 1

Louie Recap: Season 4, Episodes 9 & 10, “Elevator Part 6” & “Pamela Part 1”

by Jake Cole
June 3, 2014

It takes the aesthetic premise of Louie, in which the world around its protagonist matches his passive, fatalistic outlook, to its logical extreme.

Game of Thrones Recap: Season 4, Episode 8, The Mountain and the Viper

Game of Thrones Recap: Season 4, Episode 8, “The Mountain and the Viper”

by Jake Cole
June 2, 2014

The episode isn’t so much a lead-up to the showdown promised by its title as a delay of game.

Louie Recap: Season 4, Episodes 7 & 8, Elevator Part 4 & Elevator Part 5

Louie Recap: Season 4, Episodes 7 & 8, “Elevator Part 4” & “Elevator Part 5”

by Jake Cole
May 27, 2014

Parts four and five of “Elevator” devote nearly half their running times to extended digressions.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Review: Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou on Criterion Blu-ray

by Jake Cole
May 21, 2014

Criterion’s upgrade of Anderson’s ambitious The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is one of the label’s finest packages.

Louie Recap: Season 4, Episodes 5 & 6, Elevator Part 2 & Elevator Part 3

Louie Recap: Season 4, Episodes 5 & 6, “Elevator Part 2” & “Elevator Part 3”

by Jake Cole
May 20, 2014

“Elevator Part 3” finds Louie displaying darker facets of his personality.

Game of Thrones Recap: Season 4, Episode 7, Mockingbird

Game of Thrones Recap: Season 4, Episode 7, “Mockingbird”

by Jake Cole
May 19, 2014

The episode’s saving grace lies in the contrast that the series continues to develop between the two young women of the Stark family.

Like Someone in Love

Blu-ray Review: Abbas Kiarostami’s Like Someone In Love on the Criterion Collection

by Jake Cole
May 16, 2014

Kiarostami’s film comes to the Criterion Collection as perhaps the most elegant reference disc ever made.

Louie Recap: Season 4, Episodes 3 & 4, So Did the Fat Lady & Elevator Part 1

Louie Recap: Season 4, Episodes 3 & 4, “So Did the Fat Lady” & “Elevator Part 1”

by Jake Cole
May 13, 2014

Louie offers a chance to reconnect with Louis C.K.’s roots as a more modest performer.

Game of Thrones Recap: Season 4, Episode 6, The Laws of God and Men

Game of Thrones Recap: Season 4, Episode 6, “The Laws of God and Men”

by Jake Cole
May 12, 2014

The unifying element of “The Laws of God and Men” may be the profound silence of the show’s architecture.

Two Rode Together

Review: John Ford’s Two Rode Together on Twilight Time Blu-ray

by Jake Cole
May 11, 2014

Ford’s bitter revisionist western is a must-see for fans of the director, as well as those who mistake him for a soft sentimentalist.

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