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Criterion Crunch Time: ‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’ (1946)

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,...

Criterion Crunch Time – ‘Always Shine’

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...

Criterion Crunch Time: Bluebeard (2007)

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...

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Monsoon Wedding’

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...

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Zama’

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...

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Klute’

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...

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Unrelated’

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...

List: Dave Giannini’s Top 10 Films of 2020

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...

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