Legally Blonde-helmer Robert Luketic returns with this wafer thin, yet oddly charming romantic comedy.
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Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Reviews Asif Kapadia’s Diego Maradona [Theatrical Review]
With his latest foray into the world of sports documentary, filmmaker Asif Kapadia once again cements himself as one of the great documentarians of this generation.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 60 – Pier Paolo Pasolini’s The Decameron
David is joined by Josh Hornbeck, Brad McDermott and first-time guest Steven Johnson to talk about the first film in Pasolini's Trilogy of Life, based on the medieval writings of Giovanni Boccaccio.
David Blakeslee
Indicator Now – Episode 1 – Favorite Releases, Business Model, The Big Sale
Matt Schlee and Tim Leggoe join Aaron for the first episode dedicated to Indicator.
Aaron West
Joshua Reviews Alejandro Landes’ Monos [Theatrical Review]
Landes returns with one of the year's most singular films, a haunting and visceral political allegory unlike anything you've seen in 2019.
Joshua Reviews Irene Taylor Brodsky’s Moonlight Sonata: Deafness In Three Movements [Theatrical Review]
This intimate, generation-spanning memoir is a tender look at life with hearing loss that's as intimate narratively as it is universal emotionally.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 59 – Werner Herzog’s Fata Morgana
David is joined by first-time guest David Seeley to talk about this early documentary/essay/adventure-based travelogue by Werner Herzog, now streaming on The Criterion Channel.
Criterion Now – Episode 95 – Temple Drake, Agnes Varda, RoboCop
Mark Hurne is back! We dig into a number of topics beginning with some of the upcoming Arrow releases that have Criterion crossover.
Joshua Reviews Lindsey Cordero And Armando Croda’s I’m Leaving Now [Theatrical Review]
After a much-heralded festival run, this empathetic portrait of one man's struggle to get back to his family finally arrives in theaters.
Joshua Reviews Janice Engel’s Raise Hell: The Life And Times Of Molly Ivins [Theatrical Review]
The legendary political commentator is the subject of a new propulsive, if rudimentary, biographical documentary
Mondo Announces New Prints for The Thin Red Line
Peter Diamond has created two new pieces as a part of Mondo's Terrence Malick series.
Ryan Gallagher
Top Five Home Video Releases: August 2019
From a trio of Abbas Kiarostami-directed masterpieces to a rediscovered travelogue, these are the five best home video releases of August 2019.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 58 – Pierre Granier-Deferre’s The Widow Couderc
David is joined by first-time guest Adam Spieckerman to discuss a film starring Simone Signoret and Alain Delon, based on a novel by Georges Simenon.
Episode 202 – William Wyler’s The Heiress
Trevor, Scott and David convene to sift through the motives and malice driving this compelling, Oscar-winning adaptation of Henry James's Washington Square.
Criterion Now – Episode 94 – November 2019 Announcements, Teal Ray, Olympic Films
Jill Blake and Matt Gasteier join as we get to announcements beyond spine 1000.