The Criterion Collection
Essays
Nov 25, 2020 — “Yes, life is a dream, but sometimes that dream is a fatal abyss.” Wanda in The White Sheik (1952) I have a vivid memory from the first film-studies class I enrolled in, a class on Italian neorealism, where the weekly...
On the Channel
Aug 31, 2020 — Documentaries lead the charge this month on the Criterion Channel, with a wide-ranging offering of nonfiction films as formally imaginative and emotionally riveting as any scripted drama.
The Daily
Jan 24, 2020 — This week we’re looking at new work from Víctor Erice, the varied oeuvre of Agnès Varda, the cinematic lighthouse, the making of Before Sunrise, and more.
On the Channel
Dec 31, 2019 — Check out what’s in store next month on our streaming service!
The Daily
Nov 25, 2019 — The filmmaker, critic, and professor’s passion for cinema was contagious.
On the Channel
Nov 8, 2019 — This weekend on the Criterion Channel, we’re presenting a case file on some of our favorite films about espionage, eavesdropping, and paranoia, as the eight-feature program Caught on Tape starts rolling on Sunday. From the analog surveillance of iconic seventies...
The Daily
Oct 2, 2019 — Retrospectives in New York and on the Criterion Channel mark the hundredth birthday of the pioneering filmmaker.
The Daily
Jun 7, 2019 — This week we revisit the work of Pawel Pawlikowski, Carlos Reygadas, Robert Mitchum, Hal Hartley, and Elaine May.
The Daily
Jun 4, 2019 — Before The Dead Don’t Die opens in theaters, two series offer crash courses on a singular oeuvre.
The Daily
May 27, 2019 — The awards have been presented, the red carpet rolled up, and now we can gather a little perspective on this year’s competition.