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THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS 4K Review: Nerve Jangling, To Say the Least

Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins star in Jonathan Demme's chilling adaptation of Thomas Harris' novel.

Criterion in January 2027: DELIVERANCE, MIDNIGHT COWBOY, PARASITE

In the new calendar year, the Criterion Collection will take an unforgettable trip down a river. John Boorman directed Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox, and Ned Beatty in Deliverance, a harrowing thriller, and one of the best. It's heading...

GRIZZLY MAN Heads to Criterion Collection in December 2026, Plus NASHVILLE in 4K

Also: Anthony Mingella's 'The English Patient,' Pietro Germi's 'Divorce Italian Style,' Ernst Lubitsch's 'The Shop Around the Corner,' and 'Sara Gómez's Revolutionary Cuba.'

12 ANGRY MEN 4K Review: Crackling Legal Thriller, Trapped in a Single Room

Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, and Martin Balsam star in Sidney Lumet's feature film debut, now in 4K from The Criterion Collection.

COUP DE TORCHON Blu-ray Review: Sleepy Policeman, Hidden Malice

Philippe Noiret and Isabelle Huppert star in Bertrand Tavernier's startling adaptation of Jim Thompson's pulp noir, now available on a Criterion Collection Blu-ray.

ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE 4K Review: Ellen Burstyn Makes a Meal Out of Martin Scorsese's Women-First Picture

Ellen Burstyn, Alfred Lutter, and Kris Kristofferson star, with Harvey Keitel, Diane Ladd, Vic Tayback, and Jodie Foster.

THE CRYING GAME 4K Review: The View Beyond the Twist

Neil Jordan's 1992 masterpiece has only deepened in courage and complexity in the years since.

Criterion in September 2026: THE SECRET AGENT, Richard Linklater's NOUVELLE VAGUE, THREE FILMS BY LEOS CARAX

Plus: Satyajit Ray's 'Days and Nights in the Forest,' Sergei Loznitsa's 'Two Prosecutors,' Sidney Lumet's '12 Angry Men,' Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary 'Shoah.'

LENNY 4K Review: Legendary Comic's Fractured Reality

Dustin Hoffman stars as Lenny Bruce in Bob Fosse's black-and-white portrayal, also starring Valerie Perrine, all looking sharply uncomfortable in Criterion's 4K.

Criterion in August 2026: COUP DE TORCHON, LITTLE ODESSA, SAFE

Plus two documentaries by Barbara Kopple, and five by Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi.

POINT BLANK 4K Review: Some Assembly Required

Lee Marvin stars in John Boorman's stone-cold classic sophomore feature, also starring Angie Dickinson, John Vernon, and Keenan Wynn.

Criterion in July 2026: CRUEL STORY OF YOUTH, THE CRYING GAME, Mike Mills Trilogy

Plus: 'The Elephant Man,' 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore,' 'Hud,' 'The Love That Remains.'

TESTAMENT Blu-ray Review: Not With A Bang But A Whimper

The Criterion Collection captures Lynne Littman's 1983 post-apocalyptic horror-drama.

THE BLADE 4K Review: Tsui Hark's Dark, Grimy, Kinetic, Chaotic Classic

Wither wuxia? Tsui Hark's martial arts action-adventure thrills and chills.

3:10 TO YUMA, Classic Western Given Its Due by the Criterion Collection

Plus: 'Altered States' and 'Hell's Angels,' also from Criterion.

Criterion in April 2026: JOHN SINGLETON'S HOOD TRILOGY, Bi Gan's RESURRECTION, Much More

Also: 'Eclipse Series 48: Kinuyo Tanaka Directs,' 'Point Blank,' 'Monty Python's Life of Brian,' 'Gilda,' 'Trouble in Paradise.'

DAVID BYRNE'S AMERICAN UTOPIA 4K Review: Barefoot in a Suit

Spike Lee directs an electrifying film that leaps off the stage in Criterion's sterling new release.

RETURN TO REASON Blu-ray Review: The Dizzying Avant Garde of Man Ray

The first years of cinema, the seventh art was treated more as a technological marvel than a device with which to tell stories. Even when the technology progressed and storytelling took over, artists still found ways to explore the...

HIS GIRL FRIDAY 4K Review: Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell Wage One Battle After Another

Directed by Howard Hawks, Criterion's new 2-disc edition includes Lewis Milestone's 'The Front Page,' making for easy comparison between original and remake.

I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING! 4K Review: Talking About the Weather

Powell & Pressburger completists will be pleased with the new transfer.