One of the great, yet unsung, entries in the '90s American independent cinema scene finally gets a new restoration on its 25th anniversary.
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Joshua Brunsting
Off The Shelf – Episode 108 – November 2016 Blu-ray Releases
Ryan and Brian catch up on the past few weeks of new Blu-ray releases.
Ryan Gallagher
Criterion Close-Up – Episode 55 – Cronos
Mark and Aaron tackle Guillermo Del Toro's debut film, recently re-released as part of the Trilogía boxset.
Aaron West
Joshua Reviews Anna Biller’s The Love Witch [Theatrical Review]
This ode to classic melodramas and Euro-sexploitation films is a delightful, if overly long, experiment in genre.
Scott Reviews Paul Verhoeven’s Elle [Theatrical Review]
Verhoeven returns to film after ten years with perhaps the year's most incisive film.
Scott Nye
The Newsstand – Episode 65 – FilmStruck and the January 2017 Criterion Line-up
Ryan and Arik chat about the launch of the Criterion Collection's new digital home: FilmStruck.
DOC NYC 2016: Ten Films To Keep An Eye On From This Year’s DOC NYC Lineup
As DOC NYC starts its seventh year, these are ten films that stand at the very top of the stacked 2016 lineup.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 48 – Kenji Mizoguchi’s Fallen Women [Part 2]
David, Trevor and Scott discuss two films focused on Kenji Mizoguchi's critical examination of prostitution in postwar Japan.
David Blakeslee
Joshua Reviews Anna Muylaert’s Don’t Call Me Son [Theatrical Review]
From the director of last year's superb The Second Mother comes this startlingly magnetic coming of age tale, led by a star-making performance.
The November 2016 Barnes & Noble 50% Off Criterion Collection Sale Has Begun!
The bi-annual sale has returned!
Criterion Close-Up – Episode 54 – Hausu Party
We let our hair down for Halloween and celebrate the oddity that is Ôbayashi's House (1977).
Joshua Reviews Werner Herzog’s Into The Inferno [Theatrical Review]
Herzog's second film of 2016 takes the viewer to the edge of nature's most violent entity and the results are startling.
Joshua Reviews Nancy Buirski’s By Sidney Lumet [Theatrical Review]
This new documentary looks squarely at the life and work of the late filmmaker, as experienced by Lumet himself.
Episode 177 – Georges Franju’s Eyes Without a Face
Ryan is joined by West Anthony to discuss Franju's 1960 horror film.