The Criterion Collection
Essays
Apr 24, 2000 — “Most of Aesop’s fables have many different levels and meanings. There are those who make myths of them by choosing some feature that fits in well with the fable. But for most of the fables this is only the first...
Dec 29, 2008 — If I had not seen The Lady Vanishes at the age of seven, I might never have become a film critic. I was the fifth child of parents well into middle age: clearly an “accident,” as I was ten-years-plus younger...
The Daily
Apr 27, 2026 — The festival centered on experimental documentary and avant-garde film will roll out across five New York venues.
On the Channel
Nov 18, 2025 — This December, make yourself at home in some of cinema’s most memorable hotels, celebrate Julianne Moore’s bracingly human performances, or explore the trailblazing debuts of Black women filmmakers.
Essays
Nov 18, 2025 — This tale of paranoia and romantic jealousy slyly combines the conventions of popular Mexican filmmaking with the surrealist sensibility that made its director, Luis Buñuel, a legendary figure in his native Spain.
The Daily
Aug 14, 2025 — MoMI presents a series of films that might be found in the neighborhood of Ari Aster’s fourth feature.
The Daily
Jun 4, 2025 — BAMPFA spotlights postwar American noirs creeping out into wide-open spaces.
The Daily
May 27, 2025 — The triumphant return of Jafar Panahi capped off what many consider to be a terrific year at Cannes.