This haunting revenge thriller, driven by a phenomenal lead performance, is one of Sundance 2021’s best films.
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Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Reviews Rodney Ascher’s A Glitch In The Matrix [Theatrical Review]
Room 237 director Rodney Ascher returns with this often haunting, occasionally humorous, rumination on one of the internet's most bizarre conspiracy theories.
Criterion Channel Surfing, Episode 38: The Masters on Other Streaming Services
Josh is joined once again by critic Britt Coundiff to finish their conversation on “The Masters” – this time focusing on films from some of the greatest filmmakers in cinema that are available on other streaming...
Josh Hornbeck
Joshua Reviews Theo Anthony’s All Light, Everywhere [Sundance 2021]
Theo Anthony returns with his much-anticipated follow-up to Rat Film, this time taking on the very idea of sight and how the building of perception can become a weapon for those in power.
Joshua Reviews Edgar Wright’s The Sparks Brothers [Sundance 2021]
The latest film from director Edgar Wright is one of the festival's best documentaries, and an impressive non-fiction debut for the Scott Pilgrim director.
Joshua Reviews Iuli Gerbase’s The Pink Cloud [Sundance 2021]
Gerbase's debut feature, written in 2017 and shot in 2019, paints a moving portrait of life under quarantine.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 91 – Kazuo Mori’s Zatoichi At Large
David is joined by Dave Eves and Richard Doyle as they talk about Episode 23 in the Zatoichi franchise to launch Season 4 of this podcast.
David Blakeslee
Joshua Reviews Pacho Velez’s Searchers [Sundance 2021]
This new documentary looks at a group of New Yorkers trying to find companionship on the web amidst a global pandemic.
Joshua Reviews Marion Hill’s Ma Belle, My Beauty [Sundance 2021]
Marion Hill's debut feature is a warm, engrossing romantic drama spearheaded by three incredible performances.
Criterion Channel Surfing, Episode 37: The Masters, Part 2
Josh is joined once again by film critic Britt Coundiff to discuss “The Masters,” films by some of cinema’s greatest directors available on the Criterion Channel. Plus, Aaron West of the Criterion Now podcast stops by...
Joshua Reviews Ben Wheatley’s In The Earth [Sundance 2021]
Director Ben Wheatley follows up 2020's disposable Rebecca remake/adaptation with a real return to form.
Joshua Reviews Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s Summer Of Soul: When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised [Sundance 2021]
Questlove's debut feature is a deeply moving recounting of a historic concert series set against a tumultuous moment in American history.
Joshua Reviews Ronny Trocker’s Human Factors [Sundance 2021]
This new drama is a harrowing dive into a dissolving family unit after a life-altering act of violence.
Joshua Reviews Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor [Sundance 2021]
This new horror film marks the auspicious debut of director Prano Bailey-Bond, who has crafted a haunting and haunted rumination on trauma and memory.
Criterion Now – Episode 116 – April 2021 Announcements, Wong Kar Wai Reviews, Napoleon
Believe it or not, Mark Hurne is back on the show for the first time in a year. We geek out on Criterion like we always have.
Aaron West