The Criterion Collection
Essays
Jul 21, 2008 — Carl Theodor Dreyer’s elliptical and dreamlike vampire film defies definitive shots at interpretation.
Sep 29, 2020 — In this masterpiece from the father of modern Indonesian cinema, Usmar Ismail, a violent military culture grips the nation in the years following a brutal revolution.
Features
Jan 27, 2014 — The author’s encounters with the great Indian filmmaker.
The Daily
Sep 23, 2020 — From Hitchcock’s orbit to The Architecture of Cinematic Spaces, here’s some of this month’s best writing on new books.
The Daily
Aug 6, 2019 — The groundbreaking filmmaker had a hand in inventing—and then reinventing over and again—the modern documentary.
The Daily
Jun 20, 2018 — The anniversary edition features three world premieres and the best of this year’s Sundance.
Dec 16, 2008 — There has never been another movie quite like Carol Reed and Graham Greene’s masterpiece—a borderline counterintuitive combination of disparate elements that somehow come together as if they had been destined to do so.
The Daily
Sep 10, 2025 — Lee Byung-hun stars as a fired manager who hatches a deadly plan to secure gainful employment.
The Daily
May 28, 2024 — With just a few exceptions, critics are generally pleased with this year’s awards.
The Daily
Jan 10, 2020 — How do movies work? It’s a question that seems to have been on more than a few minds this week.