The MGM LE Collection has already been hugely hit or miss both in terms of technical quality and the strength of the films released. I’ve seen ten discs thus far, with three more here for review, and the only certified winner is the long-awaited DVD debut of Samuel Fuller’s Park Row. It’s a great, important film in the career of one of the best directors of the 1950s and the transfer quality is even better than expected (or feared, I suppose). There are a few inconsistencies, but this is overall a disc worth purchasing until something better comes along (and that might or might not happen).

I’ve reviewed it in a piece that is now live at The Digital Fix (click here to read it). In the review, I’ve tried to convey why I love Fuller’s films. They tend to feel so incredibly pure and cinematic and, vitally, different. There’s some pulp but you can get past that if you want. And when you do, the angels sing and the sun (or, if you prefer, the darkness) arrives.