A New Year

Dec 31, 2015 — Take a look at this year’s far-ranging wacky Criterion sketch.

Jan 1, 2014 — This January 1, we present a red and black sketch to keep you guessing for the year ahead.

Jul 13, 2022 — With a new book, an exhibition, and a film series, writer and curator Ekow Eshun celebrates Black speculative art and fiction.

Dec 4, 2017 — In a new video on the Criterion Channel on FilmStruck, legendary documentarian Marcel Ophuls discusses his approach to capturing the revealing interviews at the heart of his films.

May 30, 2018 — The Bergman 100 celebration brings us two new documentaries—and some terrific artwork, too.

Feb 16, 2022 — Among the notable titles competing this year are new films from Sho Miyake, Gastón Solnicki, and Ashley McKenzie.

May 1, 2025 — The director of Sambizanga is celebrated with a full retrospective in New York and a free evening of screenings in Los Angeles.

Feb 14, 2018 — With her acclaimed new film Western opening in theaters this week, we spoke with German director Valeska Grisebach on the romantic ideals of the quintessential American genre.

Nov 16, 2016 — The joy of new love collides with the anxieties of everyday life in Paul Thomas Anderson’s off-kilter foray into romantic comedy.

Sep 6, 2018 — New films by Jennifer Kent, Jacques Audiard, Paul Greengrass, and Pablo Trapero.