This year's festival ran February 23-28, and here are some highlights.
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Joshua Brunsting
Criterion Now – Episode 141 – Martial Arts
Grady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali, authors of These Fists Break Bricks join to talk about all things martial arts.
Aaron West
Criterion Reflections – Episode 115 – Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy
David and guests discuss the delightful flavors and occasional bad taste of Hitchcock's penultimate film, a debate that ends in a tie.
David Blakeslee
March 2022 Programming on the Criterion Channel Announced
For March, the Channel will feature films from the Pre-Code era, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Kazuo Hara, and more!
Ryan Gallagher
Criterion Channel Surfing, Episode 52: World Travels
Josh is joined by Laura-Celest Cannon, co-host of the Fatal Femmes podcast, to discuss “World Travels” on the Criterion Channel.
Josh Hornbeck
Criterion Reflections – Episode 114 – Roberto Rossellini’s Blaise Pascal
Rossellini's distinctive approach to portraying history on film focuses on the French polymath, a innovative genius in mathematics, science and philosophy.
Joshua Reviews Josephine Decker’s The Sky Is Everywhere [Theatrical Review]
Decker takes her brand of sensory cinema into the realm of young adult fiction, to incredible results.
Criterion Now – Episode 140 – April 2022 Announcements, A Hard Day’s Night, Shaft
Celeste de la Cabra joins to discuss the April announcements and more possibly coming to Criterion.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 113 – John Huston’s Fat City
Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges and Susan Tyrell star in this remarkable adaptation of Leonard Gardner's classic novel set in the riff-raff boxing milieu of Stockton, California.
Sundance 2022: Fresh, Cha Cha Real Smooth And Am I Ok? [Festival Dispatch]
Closing out our Sundance 2022 coverage, we look at two Dakota Johnson-starring comedies and a one of a kind horror film.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 112 – Peter Medak’s The Ruling Class
In this barbed satire of aristocratic elites, Peter O'Toole's manic pivot from beatific flower child to merciless killer ranks as one of his greatest on-screen roles.
Sundance 2022: Meet Me In The Bathroom, jeen-yuhs And We Need To Talk About Cosby [Festival Dispatch]
In this dispatch we look at three very different pop culture documentaries.
Sundance 2022: Every Day In Kaimuki, When You Finish Saving The World, Lucy And Desi, Fire Of Love [Festival Dispatch]
This dispatch we look at two biographical documentaries, and two fascinating debut fiction features.
February 2022 Programming on the Criterion Channel Announced
Each month, the programmers at the Criterion Channel produce incredible line-ups for their subscribers. For February, the Channel will feature films from Melvin Van Peebles, Douglas Sirk, Rosine Mbakam, and more!
Sundance 2022: Joshua Reviews Ricky D’Ambrose’s The Cathedral [Theatrical Review]
The sophomore effort from director Ricky D'Ambrose is a look into the rise and fall of an American family, and one of the early contenders for best of Sundance 2022.