The Criterion Collection
Essays
Apr 18, 2011 — An Eagle for an Emperor, a Gyrfalcon for a King; a Peregrine for a Prince, a Saker for a Knight, a Merlin for a Lady; a Goshawk for a Yeoman, a Sparrowhawk for a Priest, a Musket...
The actor and authorexplains why everyone should be required to experience the work of Laurie Anderson, praises the way Kes portrays the relationship between man and nature, and talks about how A Room with a View turned him into a...
The actor praises films by directors he has worked with, talks about how Mike Leigh’s Naked and Ken Loach’s Kes helped define contemporary British cinema, and thanks his father for his love of Tampopo.
Graham Fuller is film editor of the Arts Desk and an editorial associate at Cineaste. He has written about movies for Sight and Sound, Film Comment, Vanity Fair, and the New York Times. He has also contributed essays to the...
On the Channel
Aug 30, 2022 — Next month, the Criterion Channel celebrates the films of trailblazing cinematographer James Wong Howe, European acting icon Romy Schneider, and Spanish provocateur Carlos Saura.
On the Channel
Sep 7, 2018 — For the Criterion Channel original series Art-House America, now playing on FilmStruck, we recently visited the Texas Theatre in Dallas, a venue that became infamous as the site where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested and now hosts a variety of imaginative...
Jul 20, 2017 — Director Ken Loach and his longtime screenwriting partner Paul Laverty, recipients of this year’s Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, speak about the complex relationship between politics and cinema.
The Daily
May 12, 2026 — Sorting through critics’ most-anticipated titles, catching up with interviews and profiles, and more.
The Daily
Apr 24, 2026 — Great writing this week on Maurice Pialat, Paul Newman, Johnnie To, Mark Fisher, and wrestlers.