
February 2023: Criterion Collection
We have eight movies for you in the shortest month of the year, including an arthouse trilogy getting... Read More »
We have eight movies for you in the shortest month of the year, including an arthouse trilogy getting... Read More »
Welcome to the New Year! Off the bat, four new entries for the Criterion Collection plus a trilogy... Read More »
With one film getting a re-release and the rest as new editions, ‘tis the season to be buying... Read More »
Here in the last three months is another slate of films by Criterion. These releases all have a... Read More »
Le Corbeau (1943) Henri-Georges Clouzot’s early noir piece was filmed under Nazi rule in France and was condemned... Read More »
Hotel Du Nord (1938) Marcel Carne builds around a fallen hotel a place for social outcasts, namely two... Read More »
Well, we have come to it. This will be the final article in the long series: Criterion Crunch... Read More »
Into the summer, more and more screenings have come across the television with the continuing introduction of older... Read More »
Summertime (1955) One of two re-releases from Criterion, the last film before David Lean went into his epic... Read More »
Popular culture is a funny thing. When something joins the cultural consciousness, one can never tell what impact... Read More »
The Criterion Channel has a certain reputation. With a few exceptions, most movies in their original collection can... Read More »
Through the first five months, I’ve been on a tri-weekly dose of films from the Criterion Channel as... Read More »
Critiques of all types of narrative media are full of overused sayings and cliches. “There are seven kinds... Read More »
The Tales Of Hoffman (1951) The follow-up to The Red Shoes was going to be a tall order,... Read More »
Being a fan of movies is just truly strange. We bark all day about the best movies of... Read More »
Times sure have changed. This is something I think of often, mainly because I spend way too much... Read More »
Ok, let’s talk about a dirty word in cinema (and generally, art circles). Melodrama. Be honest, what do... Read More »
Miracle In Milan (1951) After receiving major acclaim with Bicycle Thieves, director Vittorio De Sica followed up on... Read More »
Well, we all have our favorites. The Criterion Channel (and this column is no different). In terms of... Read More »
This August would have been Melvin Van Peebles’ 90th birthday, but prior to his passing last September, he... Read More »