Upon the Criterion release of Black God, White Devil, I was introduced to the center of Brazil’s “Cinema Novo,” or new cinema, their new wave of filmmaking. Where past Brazilian films were...
The dog days of summer continue with a slew of new films being added to the list and one film getting a re-release. A female director victim to Soviet censorship has two...
We are almost halfway done through 2024 and about 100 movies in on the Criterion Channel, it’s time to write an update. Some more good discoveries (Eight Deadly Shots, Say Amen, Somebody),...
It’s the hot days of summer and Criterion is using this month to release seven features with only one of them being a re-release. From Japan to Brazil, this month is really...
The month of June is a massive month of Criterion releases because an astounding six films and a miniseries are all coming out. From a piece of Mexico’s golden age of cinema...
For the month of May, we have six releases in total with two re-editions and a third coming a trio of works from an African legend. The other three releases are new...
In full Spring, five more movies are out with two being remade for 4K-UHD purposes and three newcomers to the closet. A nearly forgotten movie from sixty years ago is saved for...
It is March Madness and Criterion has six new releases on the horizon. One of them, the 1941 drama The Devil And Daniel Webster, is a re-release, but with a new title....
