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Criterion Collection: January 2026

Welcome to the beginning of a new year! In January, I’ll be 36 years old - if anyone can give me a gift card, that will be great - and I start...

Movie Review: ‘Monk in Pieces’ Deconstructs Avant-Garde’s Most Avant-Garde Artist

Director: David C. Roberts, Billy ShebarWriter: Billy Shebar, David C. Roberts, Trish DaltonStars: David Byrne, Ping Chong, Philip Glass Synopsis: The boundary-breaking composer and performer Meredith Monk overcame a hostile critical establishment to become...

Criterion Releases: December 2025

It’s finally time to celebrate Christmas, New Year's, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, to all those who celebrate one or all holidays. For us cinephiles, it’s when we get showered with all the major...

Movie Review: ‘Shosana’ is a Historic Thriller From a Tragic Origin Story

Director: Michael WinterbottomWriter: Michael Winterbottom, Laurence Coriat, Paul ViraghStars: Irina Starshenbaum, Harry Melling, Douglas Booth Synopsis: In this edge-of-your-seat thriller, a British police officer and a Jewish woman fall in love amidst the...

Movie Review: ‘Diane Warren: Relentless’ is Straightforwardly Candid About a Songwriting Icon

Director: Bess KargmanStars: Diane Warren, Cher, Common Synopsis: The untold story of a legendary songwriter. Featuring Cher, Common, Jennifer Hudson, Gloria Estefan, Kesha, LeAnn Rimes, and more. In the beginning of the film, Cher...

Film Review (Miami GEMS): ‘The President’s Cake’ is More Harsh Than Child’s Play

Director: Hasan HadiWriter: Hasan HadiStars: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem Synopsis: In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia must bake the President's birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this...

Movie Review (Savannah Film Festival 2025): ‘Belen’ Is a Mildly Riveting True Story Of an All Too Familiar Subject

Director: Dolores FonziWriter: Laura Paredes, Dolores Fonzi, Agustina San MartinStars: Dolores Fonzi, Julieta Cardinali, Gaia Garabaldi Synopsis: A woman hospitalized for pain discovers she's pregnant. After a medical emergency, she faces criminal charges....

Criterion Collection: November 2025

We’re in the holiday season full-time and that means more special releases from Criterion to buy and stick in those stockings. While two films are re-releases, a collection from Iran’s cinema master,...

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