All That Jazz is a masterpiece. The film transcends genre, as it’s a perfect blend of musical, dark comedy, biopic and fantasy. It’s a self-portrait, really, of co-writer and director Bob Fosse, and it’s made all the more impressive by the fact that it marked the second to last feature film from the man who had already helmed films like Cabaret, Sweet Charity, and Damn Yankees—talk about going out with a bang. It’s a seminal piece of cinema that is both wildly entertaining and introspective, ruminating on life and death in unique fashion, and the film has now been given the grand Criterion Collection treatment. It’s an absolute must-own for any serious film fan. Read my full All That Jazz Criterion Blu-ray review after the jump.
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