The Winter of

Sep 3, 2007 — As the opening credits for Night on Earth begin to roll, we are informed that the film is a Locus Solus Production. A curious name, no doubt unfamiliar to most people, but one that reveals a great deal about Jim...

Dec 1, 2023 — Hlynur Pálmason is an artist and filmmaker who was born in 1984 in Iceland. He began his career as a visual artist and went on to pursue an education at the National Film School of Denmark. His debut feature, Winter...

Dec 18, 2025 — Checking in on lists of the best films, performances, scenes, scores, restorations, and more.

May 6, 2024 — Perhaps the most hard-to-categorize of the great Hollywood studios came into its own with a string of critically acclaimed films based on popular books and plays, including Born Yesterday, A Raisin in the Sun, and From Here to Eternity.

Jun 2, 2025 — More than a hundred films likely to make you feel bad in all the best ways will screen in eight cities this month.

May 27, 2025 — Suffused with slapstick humor and slightly surreal wit, Richard Lester’s beloved take on a frequently adapted adventure epic embodies a style of extravagant filmmaking that didn’t survive long past the 1970s.

Jul 28, 2023 — This week: Stephanie Zacharek’s hundred favorites, Peter Wollen on the British New Wave, and a conversation with Hong Sangsoo.

Nov 5, 2021 — This week heads in all directions—noir, musicals, and the avant-garde.

Jun 29, 2020 — Channel Calendars This July, the Criterion Channel celebrates unconventional artists who march to the beat of their own drum, with spotlights on indie iconoclast Miranda July, cutting-edge composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, downtown poet Sara Driver, lyrical documentarians Bill and Turner Ross, and formally...

Feb 27, 2019 — The festival’s announcement that Alejandro González Iñárritu will head the jury has us looking ahead to more highlights on the global calendar.