The Man Who Fell to Earth

(Note: This review refers to the Blu-ray version of the DVD.)

Nicolas Roeg's trippy take on science fiction turns an allegorical Walter Tevis novel into a surreal meditation on an alien and alienating culture. David Bowie is used as much for his androgynous pop-star reputation as his spindly frame and striking, angular face, a true stranger in a strange land as a space traveler on a mission to Earth in which he's seduced by sex, alcohol and the media. Features all the video supplements of Criterion's original two-disc DVD (including commentary by director Roeg and actors Bowie and Buck Henry, and video and audio interviews with the cast and crew) and a smaller version of the booklet.