The Sight

Sep 16, 2019 — Martin Eden tops the Platform competition, while audiences go for Jojo Rabbit.

May 23, 2019 — Our survey of this year’s edition begins with the first animated feature to take the top award.

Oct 3, 2018 — Four delightful performances enliven debates about the future of art and literature.

Jun 21, 2018 — The American philosopher was an early proponent of cinema as a subject worthy of serious study.

May 14, 2018 — A favorite at Cannes, the Spanish director returns with one of his best features yet.

Jan 19, 2018 — Two marvels of midcentury social commentary now streaming on the Criterion Channel show how progress can be a one-step-forward, two-steps-backward process.

Jan 9, 2026 — This week: Conversations with Lav Diaz, Mira Nair, and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.

Nov 3, 2025 — Beginning on November 24, the Criterion Channel will exclusively premiere the long-awaited television series from visionary director Wong Kar Wai.

Apr 3, 2024 — This year’s edition is bookended by two very New York movies.

Nov 20, 2023 — This month brings new books on Godard and Bergman, novelists moonlighting as film critics, and biographies of Lena Horne and Elizabeth Taylor.