The Criterion Collection
Jul 13, 2023 — Celine Song’s feature directorial debut, Past Lives, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023 and was released in theaters by A24. Her play Endlings received its world premiere in 2019 at the American Repertory Theater and had its New...
Essays
Jul 11, 2023 — Martin Scorsese drew on the influence of Hitchcock and Kafka for this anxiety-ridden tale of one bizarre night in New York City—a movie that energized him during a tumultuous period in his career.
Jul 10, 2023 — Writer-archivist-filmmaker Jenni Olson and critic Caden Mark Gardner discuss Masc, a collection of films on the Criterion Channel that explores the many forms of masculinity beyond the realm of cisgender men.
Jun 20, 2023 — Two young San Francisco residents navigate the potential for romance and their opposing views on race in Barry Jenkins’s moving debut feature.
Jun 16, 2023 — Daisy von Scherler Mayer is an American film and television director. She made her feature debut with the critically acclaimed cult classic Party Girl, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1995, and was recently streaming on the Criterion...
Jun 14, 2023 — In her deeply empathetic documentaries, the British filmmaker illuminates the lives of ordinary people who have quietly created new identities and possibilities for themselves.
Jun 9, 2023 — One of Hollywood’s most beloved actors showed a turbulent, sometimes downright sinister side in his collaborations with director Anthony Mann, which include the classic westerns Winchester ’73 and The Man from Laramie.
Essays
May 30, 2023 — What makes Thelma & Louise truly a film for women, despite the fact that it was directed by a man, are its stars, Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, who imbue their iconic performances with tender, unwavering specificity.
May 25, 2023 — One of the first hit movies made by an Asian American team, They Call Me Bruce confronts everyday racism with irreverent humor emblematic of its era.
May 25, 2023 — Mark Jenkin is a filmmaker based in West Cornwall in the United Kingdom. He acts as cinematographer and editor on his films and often hand-processes his own footage. He won a BAFTA for Bait, which premiered at the 2019 Berlinale...