Criterion Collection

National Board of Review Names Wicked Best Film of 2024

New York Film Critics Circle Names The Brutalist Best Film of 2024

Watchmen: Chapter II: A Flawed, but Faithful Conclusion That Sticks the Landing (Blu-ray)

The Forge: Well-Intentioned, but Uninspired (Blu-ray)

Paper Moon: Peter Bogdanovich's Road Trip Comedy Classic Gets the Criterion Treatment (Criterion Blu-ray)

All of Us Strangers: A Poignant Drama of Relationships Past & Present (Criterion Blu-ray)

The Film: When Andrew Haigh's "All of Us Strangers" premiered at Telluride last year, it was immediately met with glowing reviews that...

Le Samourai: Melville's Classic Crime Thriller Comes to 4K (4K/Blu-ray)

The Film: Over 50 years ago, filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville, writer/director of such acclaimed classics as "Bob le Flambeur" and "Army of...

Werckmeister Harmonies: A Dreamlike Tone Makes for a Captivating Experience (Criterion Blu-ray)

The Film: There are times when a film can best be described simply as a kind of mood, a film where the plot is not particularly...

The Apu Trilogy: Satyajit Ray's Masterful Exploration of Humanity (Criterion 4K/Blu-ray)

The Films: Satyajit Ray has long been considered by many to be the most influential voice in Indian cinema over the last several decades....

Mean Streets: Scorsese's Early Classic Celebrates 50 Years (Criterion Blu-ray)

The Film: Just three years before Martin Scorsese gave us what is considered his first masterpiece ("Taxi Driver"), he directed and...

Don't Look Now: Technically Dazzling, but Narratively Lacking (Criterion 4K/Blu-ray)

The Film: In the 1970s, a very popular trend for horror films at the time was to feature an over-arching and very palpable sense of doom...

The Trial: An Intriguing Road to Nowhere (Criterion Blu-ray)

The Film: Whenever the career of the great Orson Welles is brought up for discussion, it almost always inevitably turns towards his most...

After Hours: Martin Scorsese's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Criterion 4K/Blu-ray)

The Film: When most people think of or discuss the great Martin Scorsese, it usually involves his big, popular projects like...

The Rules of the Game: Jean Renoir's Classic Satire Gets a 4K Upgrade (Criterion 4K/Blu-ray)

The Film: Back in the 1930s, famed French director Jean Renoir delivered what are considered his two most famous works. First, in 1937 he...

Wings of Desire: A Beautiful Film with Narrative Drawbacks (Criterion 4K/Blu-ray)

The Film: Wim Wenders' "Wings of Desire" has always been considered one of the writer/director's most popular films (possibly second only...

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