It's finally time to run down my favorite films of 2021, but not for studio films (that's for Belfast). There were movies a-plenty coming in and out of the Criterion Channel, some...
Films can be a lesson on thematic flexibility. Many films may have the same theme, but completely different ways of arriving at said theme and expressing it. Parenthood, in general, and motherhood,...
It is a brand new year and a new generation of movies are going to be inducted into the Criterion Criterion Hall Of Fame. The opening month is a great batch to...
The Criterion Channel has a mostly earned reputation for having a large collection focused mostly on “art house cinema.’ But as time passes, this definition likely changes. Let’s take Oscar-nominated films as...
Genre is an interesting beast and we can come to it for different reasons. Blaxploitation can, of course, be problematic in its representation of Black culture, but is also particularly interesting, especially...
The end of the year is here and I'm sure some of you have used the recent Barnes & Nobles 50% off sale to get some Christmas gifts for others...and yourselves. But...
The genre of the sexual thriller has gotten a lot of play in online spaces, and almost never in a positive light. There is a push, specifically from younger audiences, to do...
When you spend your time watching a lot of movies (like I’m sure you do), you learn to appreciate the unexpected, regardless of film quality. As I scour the films leaving the...
