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David Blakeslee
Fantasia International Film Festival 2022 Dispatch Four
We close out our Fantasia 2022 coverage with a look at Lena Dunham's latest, and a couple other late-festival highlights.
Joshua Brunsting
Fantasia International Film Festival 2022 Dispatch Three
For this third dispatch we cover a new film from a beloved cult director, a historic kaiju picture and a country's first stop motion feature.
Fantasia International Film Festival 2022 Dispatch Two
This dispatch we look at a one of a kind action film, a pro-wrestling documentary and the year's best horror film.
August 2022 Programming on the Criterion Channel Announced
For August, the Channel will feature films from Béla Tarr, Gurinder Chadha, Jonas Bak, and more!
Ryan Gallagher
Fantasia International Film Festival 2022: Dispatch One
For this dispatch, we look at three films, including a new biography of a legendary filmmaker, a fantastic new anime and a campy new thriller.
Five Films To See From New York Asian Film Festival 2022 [Film Festival Preview]
This year's festival runs July 15-31 at both Film at Lincoln Center and New York's Asia Society.
Five Films To See At The Fantasia International Film Festival 2022 [Film Festival Preview]
Fantasia runs July 14-August 3, 2022.
Joshua Reviews Claire Denis’ Both Sides Of The Blade [Theatrical Review]
Claire Denis returns with an intimate, provocative erotic melodrama led by three engrossing performances.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 122 – Alan Gibson’s Dracula A.D. 1972
We discuss a late entry in Hammer Films' Dracula series at a time when the beloved studio's reign of terror perilously approached the breaking dawn of a new era in cinematic horror.
July 2022 Programming on the Criterion Channel Announced
For July, the Channel will feature films from Henry King, Mira Nair, Hirokazu Kore-eda, and more!
Joshua Reviews Peter Strickland’s Flux Gourmet [Theatrical Review]
Peter Strickland's latest Euro-horror-comedy is one of the year's best and most enjoyable pictures.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 121 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
David and guests discuss Fassbinder's emotionally intense and visually compelling chamber piece, exquisitely crafted and impeccably performed, a superb artistic achievement for everyone involved.
Five Films To See From Tribeca 2022 [Film Festival Dispatch]
Here are five films from this year's lineup that are worth hunting down.