Peeping Tom (1960) on Criterion 4K UHD

(directed by Michael Powell)

Reviewed by Tarek Fayoumi

Peeping Tom, a Closer Look

From the Criterion collection, Peeping Tom is available on the Criterion Collection in 4K UHD. Just in time for the Halloween season. As one who is fascinated with cameras and lenses, this 1960s gem captures essence in its most haunting and cinematic detail in its restored print. Disturbing, yes, but mind-boggling also. The Criterion Collection provides items that bring into the deeper picture of how director Michael Powell owned his craft with Peeping Tom. His mind was one that, like Alfred Hitchcock, pushed the limits of tolerance when it came to framing a murder plot.  Peeping Tom offers a mesmerizing door of features to die for. There is more to what captivated the eyes of Powell through the special features on the Criterion Collection.

Criterion Features

Consumers will get a deeper idea on the process from the mind of Michael Powell His angles and cinematography were one-of-a-kind. The immersive elements of his surprises in Peeping Tom flourish its viewers. Not only do consumers receive a 4K UHD and Blu-ray print, but they also get a lot of audio commentaries and interviews. One interview with film historian Ian Christie and film scholar Laura Mulvey. What is also featured is an introduction by the legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese, and to top things off, an interview with Thelma Schoonmaker. Schoonmaker is a frequent editing collaborator with  Scorsese, and was married to Powell. It is a box filled with history that comes together. It is creative minds for darkness to blow minds and grow deeper meaning come around from the many features of Peeping Tom on the Criterion Collection. 

Purchase or Pass?

For those who love horror, suspense, and the eras going way back to the 1960s, this is definitely worth the money. Especially because there are a lot of conversations and restorations within the film that make the film have darker tones in the corners of its outcomes. It is not only about murders and trails, but there is also meaning behind the eyes of the auteur mind of Powell. Especially around the era of physical media serving a bigger presence. The usage of its media for power has new meaning with Peeping Tom on the Criterion Collection.