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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.
David Blakeslee
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.
Scott Nye
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.
Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Reviews Hong Sang-soo’s Grass [Theatrical Review]
Hong Sang-soo returns with his 22nd film, a masterpiece that turns a simple, almost theater-like premise into an ambulatory rumination on life and death.
Art Of The Real Returns For Sixth Edition; Runs April 18-28
This annual cross-section of non-fiction and hybrid films returns for its sixth, and potentially best, installment. We give you five reasons to make this a priority for its upcoming run.
TCM Fest 2019: Sign O’ the Times
Two very different films give us a window into the mindsets of the past
TCM Fest 2019: Pre-Code
TCM Fest has become legendary among attendees for digging up the strange and lurid, and this year was no exception!
Joshua Reviews Alex Ross Perry’s Her Smell [Theatrical Review]
One of the year's best films sees director Alex Ross Perry team with Queen Of Earth star Elisabeth Moss for a haunting punk rock epic.
Nelly Kaplan Retrospective Hits New York; Runs April 12-25 At The Quad Cinema
"Wild Things" launches Friday at The Quad Cinema.