Chris Chiarella

I can't promise T next time ("the" doesn't count) but this edition is brought to you by the 19th letter.

The Criterion Collection serves up another eclectic batch of classic, near-classic and neo-classic films, all restored for high-def disc.

Within the first few minutes of E.T., old-timers like me who remember seeing it on the big screen 30 years ago can’t help but recall why this movie was a bona fide cultural event, the likes of which we seldom see anymore. Oft copied, never equaled, it is an exquisitely crafted piece of cinema by a virtuoso at the top of his game. E.T. tells the tale of a lost, lonely visitor and his equally lonely host, an ordinary boy named Elliott. It celebrates the universal childhood fantasy of a secret best friend…and that other one about the flying bicycles. Rough around the edges though it may seem by today’s standards, this 1982 original version remains one of the most profoundly moving films most people will ever see.

A trio of kinky, offbeat treats await the Blu-curious in this delicious high-def disc roundup.