The Criterion Collection
The late icon of French cinema brought his impossible good looks and air of cool detachment to films by Luchino Visconti, Jean-Pierre Melville, and other European masters.
The writer, director, actor, and producer shares what Marlon Riggs’s work means to her as a Black queer filmmaker, praises Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s radical approach to melodrama, and spotlights Chantal Akerman, Agnès Varda, and other directors whose work she can’t...
The writer and director of Godland—Iceland’s 2023 Oscar submission—shares his love for Ana Torrent’s performances in Cría cuervos and The Spirit of the Beehive, talks about the physicality of Naked and the fear and inspiration in L’humanité, and praises the...
The two director friends recommend a few favorites to each other.
The Mountain Goats front man and novelist picked up a few favorite movies and shared his love for Bruce Lee, Laurence Olivier, Toshiro Mifune, and other screen icons.
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May 14, 2026 — Jane Schoenbrun’s third feature is met with raves, while three other early entries are seeing mixed reviews.
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Aug 18, 2023 — This week we’re revisiting After Hours and other ’80s greats and the oeuvres of Yasuzo Masumura and François Truffaut.
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Dec 10, 2019 — Colleagues, students, and other admirers remember an essential figure of film and media studies.
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Sep 6, 2019 — In Nang, young writers celebrate Asian cinema in honor of Alexis Tioseco and Nika Bohinc, and new issues of other titles offer fresh reviews and interviews.
The actor-director stopped by our offices to stock up on movies by Yasujiro Ozu, Edward Yang, and other filmmakers who have shaped his sensibility.