Comparison is one hell of a drug. A drug with some truly vicious side effects. And this only gets worse when that comparison is between you and a friend. Especially a close...
Here is one of the many glories of watching movies completely blind, especially those that are streaming on a service like The Criterion Channel. It is not that every movie you watch...
The great thing about film in general, and especially movies on the Criterion Channel in specific, is the element of surprise. It is quite easy, after watching literally hundreds of movies, to...
If I’m being completely honest, the film we are covering in this column is exactly the type of work I was looking forward to covering. Let’s face it, there are entire bodies...
Sometimes, when going through a service like the Criterion Channel, there are lessons to be learned (when it comes to your movie watching). And this is a great joy, as many of...
So, we are back on Criterion Crunch Time to introduce some of you to a truly talented director whom you may not be aware of. Frankly, before last year, I wasn’t aware...
Ok, so we finally made it through 2020. I won’t make any hackneyed jokes about it being a terrible year because, let’s face it, you’ve heard them all. Let’s focus on movies...
If any genre of film is an acquired taste, it is the musical. Musicals have a lot of specific expectations that can rub the general audience the wrong way. If you are...
