All My Sons on Blu-ray

Adapted from Arthur Miller's breakthrough play, All My Sons is a powerful drama that seems to have been largely forgotten but deserves to be rediscovered. It boasts one of Edward G. Robinson's best roles as Joe Keller, the businessman whose underhand profiteering during the war resulted in the deaths of 21 pilots, and a young Burt Lancaster showed his range after a series of crime films with his performance as Joe's son.

I was delighted to have the opportunity to write about this film and its release against the backdrop of McCarthyism, for a new blu-ray edition. The disc will be available to buy on January 26th 2026, and you can read more about the release here.

Irving Reis (The Big Street) directs a stellar cast including Edward G Robinson (Night Has a Thousand Eyes) and Burt Lancaster (Kiss the Blood Off My Hands) in the film noir classic All My Sons. 

Joe Keeler (Robinson) frames his business partner Herb (Frank Conroy, The Snake Pit) when a shipment of faulty aeroplane components leads to the death of several pilots. After the war, his son Chris (Lancaster) is engaged to Herb’s daughter Ann (Louisa Horton, Walk East on Beacon), and family tensions begin to rise... 

Adapted from the hit Broadway play by Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman), and photographed by the great Russell Metty (Undertow), All My Sons is a fascinating exploration of betrayal and guilt.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with critics and writers Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme (2026)
• Screen Directors Playhouse: ‘All My Sons’ (1949): radio adaptation of Chester Erskine’s screenplay, starring Edward G Robinson, reprising his role from the film, and Jeff Chandler
• Lux Radio Theatre: ‘All My Sons’ (1949): a second radio adaptation of Chester Erskine’s screenplay, starring Burt Lancaster, reprising his role from the film, and Edward Arnold
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Philip Concannon, archival interviews on the film’s production, a look at Arthur Miller’s original play, and film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK

Urchin in Sight & Sound

In the opening scenes of his directorial debut Urchin, Harris Dickinson keeps us at a distance from his protagonist Michael (Frank Dillane). We watch from across the street as he trudges up to uninterested pedestrians in search of loose change, gathers with other rough sleepers at a soup kitchen, or seeks a relatively dry and safe space to lay down his cardboard and get some sleep. This distance is apt for a film about homelessness, a problem that many of us choose to ignore as we walk past it every day, but Dickinson gradually brings us closer to Michael, allowing us to see the insecurities and contradictions of someone trapped in a cycle that he cannot break.

Read the rest of my review at Sight & Sound