This biography of Toni Morrison is compelling given its source material, but in its simple storytelling does it elevate to anything more than a fine documentary?
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Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Reviews Tom Harper’s Wild Rose [Theatrical Review]
Wild Rose features a towering lead performance that makes this one of the great unsung gems of a lukewarm summer film season.
Joshua Reviews Petra Costa’s The Edge Of Democracy [Theatrical Review]
Costa's personal, unforgettable rumination on modern Brazilian politics is now on Netflix and is one of the great political documentaries of 2019.
Criterion Now – Episode 88 – Cannes 2019, Prince of Tides, iTunes, Kanopy
Cole and Matt return to discuss the Cannes 2019 lineup, Prince of Tides, and more.
Aaron West
Criterion Reflections – Episode 54 – Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller
David is joined by Trevor Berrett, Brad McDermott and William Remmers for a whole lotta talk (just one voice at a time!) about this New Hollywood take on the classic western.
David Blakeslee
Human Rights Watch Film Festival Runs June 13-20
And these are five of the films you need to keep an eye on.
Joshua Reviews Kirill Serenbrennikov’s Leto [Theatrical Review]
The latest from The Student filmmaker is a charming rumination on the birth of a revolutionary music scene.
Joshua Reviews Marcus Lindeen’s The Raft [Theatrical Review]
Lindeen's latest documentary is a thrilling and timely look at a controversial anthropological experiment.
Top Five Home Video Releases: May 2019
From a French New Wave masterpiece to a pair of iconic silent classics, these are the five best home video releases of May 2019.
Joshua Reviews Frederic Tcheng’s Halston [Theatrical Review]
Frederic Tcheng turns his camera on a forgotten master of American high fashion in an engaging, if ultimately frustrating, new documentary.
Joshua Reviews Brian De Palma’s Domino [Theatrical Review]
The latest film from master filmmaker Brian De Palma is one of the iconic director's most uneven, yet strange and alluring, films to date.
Joshua Reviews Dominga Sotomayor’s Too Late To Die Young [Theatrical Review]
Sotomayor's third feature is one of 2019's great revelations.
Joshua Reviews Derek Jarman’s The Garden [Theatrical Review]
Jarman's long-impossible to see masterpiece finally comes back to theaters thanks to a gorgeous new 2K restoration via Zeitgeist Films.
Criterion Reactions – Clip 2 – Diamonds of the Night, Directed by Jan Němec
David Blakeslee offers his thoughts on Spine #969, a Czech film from 1964 recently released by the Criterion Collection.
Criterion Now – Episode 87 – August 2019 Announcements, Bold Spine 1000 Prediction, Janus Restorations
Keith Enright makes his grand return with a bombshell. First we have a nice discussion about the August 2019 announcements, and he then drops his major prediction for a Spine 1000 box set