The Criterion Collection
Essays
Apr 11, 1988 — Over the years countless films have been made about war, its horrors and its devastations—few, however, have been as moving and heartfelt as René Clément’s.
Essays
Oct 12, 1987 — For more than forty years, The Seventh Seal has been a benchmark by which all other great foreign films are judged. It launched the international career of its director, Ingmar Bergman, and made a star of its 27-year-old leading actor,...
Mar 10, 2017 — Did You See This? Classic film lovers everywhere were saddened to learn about the death of veteran TCM host Robert Osborne last Sunday. In a heartfelt tribute, Tiffany Vazquez, a daytime host on the channel, writes that “Robert’s wisdom, grace,...
The Daily
May 21, 2018 — Movies you may not care about are inspiring some writing you won’t want to ignore.
Feb 26, 2018 — In a new video for the Criterion Channel on FilmStruck, Marvel Comics mastermind Stan Lee talks about his friendship with Alain Resnais.
Short Takes
Oct 10, 2012 — Among Kurosawa’s films set in the twentieth century, Ikiru—which you can watch for free on Hulu this week—is probably the most widely seen and beloved. This soul-searching morality tale concerns Watanabe (the haunting Takashi Shimura), a widower and city worker...
Mar 31, 2009 — Coed Magazine mysteriously popped up in our list of top referring sites yesterday, but it turned out not to be the campus publication we assumed it was. Seems the online laddie mag ran an interview (NSFW) with porn star Sasha...
The Daily
Feb 28, 2024 — Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss will be in the Show Me State to discuss their companion film to the prizewinning Boys State.
The Daily
Oct 8, 2021 — Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s new film will eventually make it to your local theater, and critics say it’s worth the wait.