The Hitman director returns with arguably his best film to date.
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Joshua Brunsting
Trevor Reviews Ingmar Bergman’s The Virgin Spring [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray of Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring is a shimmering presentation that makes the film -- a dark exploration of faith, murder, and revenge -- new again.
Trevor Berrett
Trevor Reviews John Schlesinger’s Midnight Cowboy [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
John Schlesinger's Midnight Cowboy is always going to be remembered as the first and only X-rated film to win the Best Picture Academy Award. But beyond this bit of trivia, and despite some of its flaws, Midnight Cowboy...
Joshua Reviews Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Hanagatami [Fantasia 2018]
Legendary Japanese auteur Nobuhiko Obayashi returns with a passion project par excellence.
Criterion Now – Episode 60 – Underappreciated Criterions, Columbus, John Wayne, UHD
Jon Laubinger and Trevor Berrett join to talk about recent Criterion news prior to the Bergman announcement.
Aaron West
Criterion Reflections – Episode 24 – David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future
David is joined by William Remmers (and some weird sound effects) in a discussion of this disturbing, discomfiting dystopian demo reel from early in Cronenberg's career.
David Blakeslee
Scott Reviews Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout [Theatrical Review]
Breathlessly exciting, there are images in this I could not believe I was seeing.
Scott Nye
Ryan Gallagher
7 Films To See At Fantasia International Film Festival 2018
These are just a few of the must-see films from this year's incredible Fantasia 2018 lineup.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 23 – Nagisa Oshima’s The Man Who Left His Will on Film
David is joined by Josh Hornbeck and new contributor Grant Douglas Bromley.to discuss Oshima's answer to the question, "how are able people to terrorize themselves?"
Criterion Now – Episode 59 – Criterion in Japan, The Virgin Spring, Koko
Daisuke Beppu joins Aaron and Mark, as they talk Criterion in Japan and the rest of the Criterion news.
Joshua Reviews Roland Vranik’s The Citizen [Theatrical Review]
This tender third film from director Roland Vranik is an empathetic, if flat, migrant story that's timely and important.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 21 – Yoshitaro Nomura’s The Shadow Within
David and William provide a spoiler-free intro to a great Japanese director before moving into their conversation about this intriguing contemporary Japanese melodrama/thriller/character study.
Joshua Reviews Lisa Immordino Vreeland’s Love, Cecil [Theatrical Review]
Chronicling the life and work of artist Cecil Beaton, Love, Cecil is a captivating (if slightly thin) look at one of the great multi-hyphenates of the era.