In this episode of Inside the Box, Trevor and David look into Hiroshi Inagaki's The Samurai Trilogy, featuring Musashi Miyamoto, Duel at Ichijoji Temple, and Duel at Ganryu Island.
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Trevor Berrett
Jill Blake Joins the CriterionCast Family as Criterion Now Co-Host
Jill Blake is joining Aaron West as co-host of Criterion Now and we expect the show to improve and grow.
Ryan Gallagher
Joshua Reviews Hogir Hirori’s Sabaya [Theatrical Review]
This new documentary from MTV Documentary Films and director Hogir Hirori is a thrilling, often chilling, look into the life of women kidnapped into slavery, and the volunteers willing to risk their lives to save them.
Joshua Brunsting
Criterion New – Episode 128 – The Signifyin’ Works of Marlon Riggs
Brad McDermott joins to take a deep dive into the boxset of Marlon Riggs.
Aaron West
August 2021 Programming on the Criterion Channel Announced
For August, the Channel will feature films from John Huston, Lee Isaac Chung, Denis Côté and more!
Criterion Now – Episode 127 – October 2021 Announcements, Citizen Kane, UHD and 4K
Jill Blakes joins to talk about the October announcements, the likelihood of Citizen Kane, and addresses the UHD and 4K rumors.
Criterion Channel Surfing, Episode 46: July 2021 New Releases and Expiring Titles
Josh is joined by regular contributor Michael Hutchins to discuss the Criterion Channel’s new and expiring titles for the month of July.
Josh Hornbeck
Criterion Reflections – Episode 102 – Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris
David and guests spend 3 1/2 hours contemplating a luminous pulsating oceanic mind and the dazzling phantoms it projects into our collective consciousness.
David Blakeslee
Joshua Reviews Jean-Paul Salome’s Mama Weed [Theatrical Review]
This new crime thriller takes a thinly drawn premise, pairs it with an ace Isabelle Huppert performance and what results is a fun, if forgettable, B-movie.
Joshua Reviews C.W. Winter And Anders Edstrom’s The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) [Theatrical Review]
This epic-length look into the life of a worker in a remote village in Japan is a gorgeous, often haunting rumination on time.
Joshua Reviews Francois Ozon’s Summer Of 85 [Theatrical Review]
Ozon's latest is a sun-drenched tale of lust and death, and another gem from one of today's great directors.
Criterion Now – Episode 126 – September 2021 Announcements, Citizen Kane Rumors, Nathan Lane
Martin Kessler is back to talk Van Peebles, Citizen Kane, and much more.
AFI DOCS 2021 [Festival Recap]
Here are three documentaries that stole the show at this year's AFI DOCS.
July 2021 Programming on the Criterion Channel Announced
For July, the Channel will feature films from Wong Kar Wai, Chris Marker, Mani Ratnam and more!
Tribeca Film Festival 2021: Dispatch Three
This third and final dispatch from Tribeca 2021 looks at a pair of fantastic biographies and a crowd pleasing sports documentary.