Criterion Collection: October 2022

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Here in the last three months is another slate of films by Criterion. These releases all have a... Read More »

Criterion Collection Releases: September 2022

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Le Corbeau (1943) Henri-Georges Clouzot’s early noir piece was filmed under Nazi rule in France and was condemned... Read More »

Criterion Releases: August 2022

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Hotel Du Nord (1938) Marcel Carne builds around a fallen hotel a place for social outcasts, namely two... Read More »

Criterion Crunch Time: The Goodbye

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Well, we have come to it. This will be the final article in the long series: Criterion Crunch... Read More »

Highlights From The Criterion Channel: Part 2

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Into the summer, more and more screenings have come across the television with the continuing introduction of older... Read More »

Criterion Releases: July 2022

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Summertime (1955) One of two re-releases from Criterion, the last film before David Lean went into his epic... Read More »

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘A Cry in the Dark’

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Popular culture is a funny thing. When something joins the cultural consciousness, one can never tell what impact... Read More »

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Saving Face’

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The Criterion Channel has a certain reputation. With a few exceptions, most movies in their original collection can... Read More »

Highlights From The Criterion Channel, Part 1

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Through the first five months, I’ve been on a tri-weekly dose of films from the Criterion Channel as... Read More »

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Seven Beauties’

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Critiques of all types of narrative media are full of overused sayings and cliches. “There are seven kinds... Read More »

Criterion Collection: June 2022

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The Tales Of Hoffman (1951) The follow-up to The Red Shoes was going to be a tall order,... Read More »

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Eve’s Bayou’

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Being a fan of movies is just truly strange. We bark all day about the best movies of... Read More »

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Rambling Rose’

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Times sure have changed. This is something I think of often, mainly because I spend way too much... Read More »

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘All That Heaven Allows’

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Ok, let’s talk about a dirty word in cinema (and generally, art circles).  Melodrama. Be honest, what do... Read More »

Criterion Releases: April 2022

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Miracle In Milan (1951) After receiving major acclaim with Bicycle Thieves, director Vittorio De Sica followed up on... Read More »

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Matador’

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Well, we all have our favorites. The Criterion Channel (and this column is no different). In terms of... Read More »

The Baadasssss Song Of Melvin Van Peebles

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This August would have been Melvin Van Peebles’ 90th birthday, but prior to his passing last September, he... Read More »

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Gas Food Lodging’

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Sometimes, Hollywood’s history of, and practice of, continued misogyny really makes me wonder how different things could be... Read More »

Criterion Crunch Time: ‘A Touch of Sin’

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There is no more challenging genre of film for me as a viewer than the anthology film. As... Read More »

Criterion Crunch Time: Go Fish

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When we watch a new movie and see something we rarely see, it feels revolutionary. This could be... Read More »