The Criterion Collection
Essays
Sep 29, 2003 — Roman Polanski’s maiden feature would define his maverick status once and for all.
Jun 26, 2000 — Kevin Smith writes about his third feature as a sort of penance/valentine for the woman who made him grow up.
Jan 28, 1991 — The following review, one of the most renowned in the history of film criticism, appeared in The New Yorker magazine on October 28, 1972. It is reprinted with the permission of the author, Pauline Kael. Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in...
The Daily
Jun 8, 2026 — Asia Society presents a seven-film retrospective in New York from Thursday through Sunday.
The Daily
Apr 27, 2026 — The festival centered on experimental documentary and avant-garde film will roll out across five New York venues.
Apr 21, 2026 — It’s all a bit confusing. Point Blank is based on a novel called The Hunter by Richard Stark, one of several pseudonyms adopted by Donald E. Westlake. The book was republished as Payback in 1999 to tie in with a...
The Daily
Apr 3, 2026 — This week: Mani Haghighi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Sophy Romvari and Martha Coolidge, and Ken and Flo Jacobs.
The Daily
Mar 27, 2026 — Remembering a prolific and impactful writer, artist, philosopher, film director, and television producer.
Essays
Mar 17, 2026 — In her first and only theatrical feature, director Lynne Littman presents an unbearably intimate vision of apocalypse, focusing on the effects of a nuclear blast on one suburban American family.
The Daily
Jan 26, 2026 — The new year brings an ode to Judy Garland, conversations with Martin Scorsese, and a novel by John Sayles.