The Criterion Collection
Jun 11, 2007 — Over the past month or so, it seems as though glancing references to Criterion are popping up everywhere. This morning, I saw Bob Stein, one of the original founders of Criterion, in New York magazine, being interviewed for his fashion...
Essays
May 13, 2002 — In Barbet Schroeder’s portrait of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, we watch a seemingly amiable, thoroughly pompous despot attempt to transform himself into a figure of heroic proportions.
On the Channel
Nov 22, 2017 — The Oscar-winning director of last year’s indie sensation Moonlight shares how he fell in love with the art of storytelling in a new conversation on the Criterion Channel on FilmStruck.
Jul 28, 2021 — The Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery programs are set, and the festival has added new gala and special presentations.
The Daily
Nov 5, 2019 — What began as an artificially stoked-up controversy has led to a vital statement on the present and future of cinema.
Mar 19, 2019 — New work by the artist and filmmaker is on view in the UK and Norway and at the Big Ears Festival.
Short Takes
Jul 7, 2016 — Half a century after Jacqueline Susann’s sensational novel Valley of the Dolls became a best seller, this cult-classic portrait of glamour and excess is enjoying a fabulous comeback.
The Daily
Sep 2, 2025 — Premiering in Venice and heading next to the NYFF, Jones’s film stars Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee.
Apr 16, 2025 — The two Cannes sidebars select films by Christian Petzold, Robin Campillo, Eva Victor, and Sophie Letourneur.
The Daily
Feb 13, 2025 — Isolated sequences are dazzling, but as a whole, The Light may be difficult to buy into.