The Eclipse Series is back! And so is our podcast dedicated to each of the excellent box sets released under this sideline of the Criterion Collection. Trevor and David begin a multi-part series that will...
Oshii's 1985 classic returns in a gorgeous new 4k restoration.
A compilation of video and audio clips that David Blakeslee put together for his review, including a repurposed Criterion Reflections podcast episode from 2019 featuring Richard Doyle and Grant Bromley.
The film is now playing at The Metrograph, in a stunning new 2K restoration.
In this lengthy episode, David hosts four individual conversations about this emotionally searing and evocative TV miniseries of 1973 that was edited for theatrical release the following year.
David Blakeslee hosts director/screenwriter Matthew Gentile in a conversation about six films from Argentina's golden age of cinema, currently featured on the Criterion Channel.
David is joined by William Remmers to discuss an obscure Canadian documentary about 10 groovy teenagers who are granted 10 weeks of autonomy for the purpose of generating compelling cinematic moments, or at...
David is joined by Richard Doyle and David Seeley to provide intellectual gravitas as we contemplate the threat that atomic testing presents to the future of human civilization. Also: Jet Jaguar to the rescue!
David is joined by first-time guest Ethan Magnan to discuss Leigh's first made-for-TV film, and we also talk about Hard Truth's, his most recent release from 2024.
David shares a few short videos and an essay about this long-anticipated release of a highly acclaimed masterpiece from the late French nouvelle vague.
Spike Lee returns with a filmed version of David Byrne's beloved Broadway performance, and one of the best documentaries of 2020.
The first Indian film in the New York Film Festival's main slate in over 20 years, The Disciple is a deeply powerful announcement of a new voice on the world cinema stage.
Longtime documentarian Heidi Ewing jumps into the world of narrative fiction filmmaking with a beautiful tale of star-crossed love.
Hong Sangsoo returns with a beautiful and gentle rumination on modern relationships.
Josh is joined by Alexandria Daniels, film blogger and guest of the It Pod to Be You and We Cut Heads podcasts, head back to school to discuss films about teachers and students available exclusively on the Criterion...
The latest documentary from director Jia Zhangke is a moving, if uneven, look at modern Chinese history and the evolutionary moments therein.
After a rumored retirement to the world of commissioned art pieces, filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang returns with a wordless, emotionally devastating look into loneliness and the importance of even the briefest of human...
Beloved French film director Philippe Garrel returns with a gorgeous, if infuriatingly flat, romance drama.
Legendary director Almodovar returns not with a feature but a stylish short that's much more than its seemingly dismissable runtime.
Continuing Steve McQueen's Small Axe series is this two hour-plus courtroom drama, an incredible, almost revolutionary spin on the classic genre.
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