It can be a difficult thing walking into a film (or sitting down to it as the case may be) without context. One consistent complaint you may hear about any movie is...

Director: Oskar Roehler Writers: Klaus Richter Stars: Oliver Masucci, Hary Prinz, Katja Riemann, Jochen Schropp Synopsis: The life and the impact of iconic German New Wave director, Rainer Werner Fassbinder. For every great biopic, there are...

Director: Guy Ritchie Writers: Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies Stars: Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Jeffrey Donovan, Josh Hartnett, Chris Reilly Synopsis: The plot follows H, a cold and mysterious character working at a cash...

Director: Billy Crystal Writers: Billy Crystal, Alan Zweibel Stars: Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Penn Badgley, Laura Benanti Synopsis: When veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz meets New York singer Emma Payge, they form an unlikely yet...

There is no genre more difficult or more subjective than comedy. I mean, think about just your own tastes when you were younger and now. Do you find the same things funny?...

Another one of the many great things about watching movies on The Criterion Channel is the window into Old Hollywood. Movies are, of course, great in any era. If you didn’t agree,...

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...