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Three Routes Through Thelma & Louise
How the West Was Won
Seamlessly blending an array of cinematic traditions, Thelma & Louise is more than anything a western—one that takes advantage of the genre’s elasticity and reflects its preoccupation with justice, liberty, and self-determination.
Three Routes Through Thelma & Louise
Bringing to Life
What makes Thelma & Louise truly a film for women, despite the fact that it was directed by a man, are its stars, Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, who imbue their iconic performances with tender, unwavering specificity.
Three Routes Through Thelma & Louise
At the Wheel
Arriving at a fulcrum moment in women’s history in the United States, Thelma & Louise stoked controversy by delivering a boldly feminist worldview in a funny, warm, and sexy package.
An Asian American Comedy Milestone Riffs on a Kung-Fu Icon
One of the first hit movies made by an Asian American team, They Call Me Bruce confronts everyday racism with irreverent humor emblematic of its era.
Mark Jenkin’s Top 10
The director of Enys Men celebrates the holy trinity of Bergman, Bresson, and Tarkovsky, and expresses his love for films that are narratively simple but thematically complex.
Petite maman: Au revoir l’enfance
In one of her most moving explorations of youth, Céline Sciamma offers the gently radical and reparative chance for a mother and child to share a perspective.
The Criterion Channel’s June 2023 Lineup
Get in character for a journey through the history of Method acting, a movement that transformed the art of screen performance forever.
Anything Is Possible Here: A Conversation with Miryam Charles
In her feature debut, Cette maison, the Haitian Canadian filmmaker develops an ornate and innovative approach to documentary form as she grapples with a painful part of her family history.
Targets: American Sniper
Inspired by golden-age monster movies and the story of a real-life mass murderer, Peter Bogdanovich’s debut feature evokes the psychic dread of America in the 1960s, a decade defined by long-distance and increasingly high-profile gun violence.
Criterion Presents Janus Contemporaries
Starting this fall, Criterion will proudly join Janus Films in presenting Janus Contemporaries, a new line of home-video editions of first-run releases, fresh from theaters, following their streaming premieres on the Criterion Channel.
Let the Words Do the Work: debbie tucker green on ear for eye
One of Britain’s most celebrated playwrights talks about bringing her uncompromising exploration of racism and resistance to the screen.
The Good Fight: Deepa Dhanraj’s Visions of Solidarity
Over the course of her four-decade career, the pioneering Indian documentary filmmaker has demonstrated the important roles that joy and pleasure play in the process of political change.
