The Criterion Collection
Sep 13, 2023 — Andrew Bujalski has written and directed seven feature films. He types 89 wpm. When he sent over his list, he included the following note: “Can I preface this by saying this is absolutely not a top ten list? Ranking GOATs...
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.
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 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 — 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...
May 23, 2023 — In one of her most moving explorations of youth, Céline Sciamma offers the gently radical and reparative chance for a mother and child to share a perspective.
Essays
May 16, 2023 — Inspired by golden-age monster movies and the story of a real-life mass murderer, Peter Bogdanovich’s debut feature evokes the psychic dread of America in the 1960s, a decade defined by long-distance and increasingly high-profile gun violence.