Tag: criterion
Jacques Audiard Returns to Criterion with Two Acclaimed Crime Thrillers
Jacques Audiard made his Criterion debut back in 2017 with his seventh feature film, Dheepan, and eight years later he's back with two of his earlier titles. Like that movie, Read My Lips and The Beat That My Heart Skipped...
Now Streaming: ABRAHAM'S BOYS, Human Monsters, FRANKENSTEIN, The Real Monster
Beyond the monsters, 'Materialists,' 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps,' and 'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' are now streaming, plus: #Noirvember!
SAVING FACE Blu-ray Review: Alice Wu's Crowd-Pleasing Romantic Comedy
Director Alice Wu's gem of early-aughts cinema joins the Criterion Collection.
CAIRO STATION Blu-ray Review: An Egyptian Classic Gets the Proper Treatment
It's impossible for any one film to complete define a particular country at a specific moment in time. Countries and cultures are too vast, too multiple, too varied to be quantified in 90 minutes. But a film can capture a...
Criterion in November 2025: EYES WIDE SHUT, EL, BURDEN OF DREAMS
Plus: John Hughes' 'The Breakfast Club,' Reginald Hudlin's 'House Party,' Howard Hughes' 'Hell's Angels,' and Abbas Kiarostami getes Eclipsed.
SINNERS on 4K UHD and Blu-ray: The Best Film of the Year Comes Home!
Ryan Coogler's latest is new to 4K UHD, plus a Criterion Collection roundup.
Criterion in October 2025: Cronenberg, del Toro, Lynch, EYES WITHOUT A FACE, ALTERED STATES
To call the Criterion Collection's October 2025 lineup anything less than masterful would be doing the films and the label a disservice. It's more like: wow! The official announcement is bookended by David Cronenberg: first, a 4K of A History...
Criterion in September 2025: BORN IN FLAMES Leads an Impressive Slate
Lizzie Borden's incendiary (?!) Born in Flames (1983) leads an impressive slate of films due for release from the Criterion Collection in September 2025. Because the film deserves its headlines, I'll just quote the official release: "A blistering rallying cry...
SNEAKERS Tiptoes Onto 4K UHD, and Remains an All-Time Great Comic Caper
Plus more new 4K UHD releases!
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE and More Sizzlers Coming to Criterion in July 2025
In 4K: Traffaut's 'The Adventures of Antoine Doinel,' Kubrick's 'Barry Lyndon,' Lang's 'The Big Heat,' and Lonergan's 'You Can Count on Me.'
NIGHT MOVES Gets the Criterion Treatment, Celebrating Its Dark Noir Brilliance
A Gene Hackman classic comes to 4K UHD from Criterion, and its sad perfection only hits harder since losing him earlier this year.
GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE Roars Onto 4K UHD from Criterion
Tempted to pay out the nose for a used Blu-ray from Echo Bridge? Don't! Criterion has you covered with a much, much cheaper option that looks much, much better too.
Criterion in June 2025: SORCERER, THE WIZ, BRAZIL, More
Just when I thought I was out (of money), Criterion pulled me back in (with their June 2025 release slate). How about William Friedkin's awesome Sorcerer for starters? Plus Terry Gilliam's great Brazil. Plus Paul Schrader's Mishima. Plus four more...
Criterion in April 2025: ANORA, CHUNGKING EXPRESS, UGETSU
The Criterion Collection's recent announcement of its April 2025 slate stirred up controversy across social networks and the internet at large, due entirely to the eye-catching cover of Sean Baker's Anora (2024), a tip of the hat to a pose...
Screen Anarchy Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Vol. 1. Home Entertainment Releases.
Welcome to the last minute gift guide for 2024. It’s a bit later than I wanted due to some audio issues. But now that those are fixed I wanted to be sure to highlight the great physical releases, books, records...
Criterion in March 2025: GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE, NIGHT MOVES, THIEF and More
Some months, it's very hard to choose which new delectable upcoming Criterion release to highlight, and March 2025 is just such a month. I must say: the king of monsters wins. Directed by Kazuki Omori, Godzilla Vs. Biollante (1989) kicked...
I AM CUBA 4K Review: Near Perfect, A Reeling Contradiction
Director Mikhail Kalatozov's enigmatic look at pulsating revolutionary Cuba is "reality through bombast."
REPO MAN 4K Review: This Criterion Release Rocks
For those who like a good dose of honesty and chaos, the 1984 punk cult classic debut from Alex Cox (Sid and Nancy, Straight to Hell), Repo Man is out in a 4K/Blu-ray combo. The release is beautiful; from the...
EASTERN CONDORS and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Lead Criterion in December 2024
From Sammo Hung's Far East to the Coen Brothers' West (Texas), plus on 4K: Wim Wenders' 'Paris, Texas' and Fellini's '8 1/2.'
GODZILLA (GOJIRA), SEVEN SAMURAI, THE SHAPE OF WATER, PAPER MOON, Original SCARFACE, All in 4K: Criterion in November 2024
Look, I'm not advocating selling the farm -- wait, do any of you own a farm?! -- or mortgaging the kids -- please don't do that -- but I am suggesting that if you don't have a 4K player and...
