The first of four films released theatrically this year from director Abel Ferrara, Pasolini is a deeply moving look at a legendary film revolutionary.
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Joshua Brunsting
Criterion Reflections – Episode 52 – Jack Nicholson’s Drive, He Said
David is joined by Derek J. Power and new contributor Richard Doyle to discuss Jack Nicholson's ballsy (in every sense of the word) directorial debut.
David Blakeslee
Panorama Europe Returns; 2019 Edition Runs May 3-19
Festival features 17 films spanning the entirety of Europe, over half of which are directed by women.
Joshua Reviews James Ivory’s Quartet [Theatrical Review]
The Isabelle Adjani-starring Merchant Ivory masterpiece returns to theaters in a glorious new 4K restoration.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 51 – Nagisa Oshima’s The Ceremony
David is joined by Grant Douglas Bromley, Josh Hornbeck and Trevor Berrett to analyze this tormented family saga, a ritualized encapsulation of 25 years of Japanese history.
Scott Reviews Olivier Assayas’s Non-Fiction [Theatrical Review]
Non-Fiction is one of the best films of the year, a portrait of our contemporary struggles without coming to a conclusion about How We Live Now.
Scott Nye
Scott Reviews Luigi Bazzoni’s The Fifth Cord [Arrow Blu-ray Review]
An extraordinary giallo film gets a stellar transfer and a so-so bundle of supplements
Ryan Gallagher
Criterion Now – Episode 85 – July 2019 Announcements, OOP Comebacks, Criterion Channel
Aaron is joined by David Blakeslee from Criterion Reflections and Jon Laubinger to dig into the Criterion July 2019 slate, tackle rumors about OOP discs, and more.
Aaron West
Criterion Reflections – Episode 50 – Melvin Van Peebles’s SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG
David is joined by Jason Beamish and first-time guests Brad McDermott and Mark Repp to discuss this "blaxploitation classic", originally issued on Laserdisc by Criterion in 1997.
Home Video Releases for the Week of April 23rd, 2019
Collecting the best new releases on Blu-ray and DVD.
Episode 200 – Ingmar Bergman’s The Silence
The trilogy concludes with the surreal, the inexplicably, and the haunting.
Episode 199 – Ingmar Bergman’s Winter Light
Bergman's faith trilogy continues with the relentless Winter Light
Trevor Reviews Abbas Kiarostami’s 24 Frames [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
While the premise underlying Kiarostami's 24 Frames may look strange on paper -- in this, his final film, he animates 24 still images and presents them one-by-one -- the result is a surprisingly rich work that explores...
Trevor Berrett
Joshua Reviews Nia DaCosta’s Little Woods [Theatrical Review]
This debut from director Nia DaCosta takes a top tier performance from star Tessa Thompson and adds it to an assured first feature.