The Criterion Collection
Essays
Oct 12, 1987 — Akira Kurosawa’s thrilling Cinemascope epic is set squarely within the traditions of the Japanese film genre known as the “Chambara.”
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Nov 14, 2018 — The history of Hollywood is the focus of this round, but its reach also extends well beyond.
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Mar 27, 2026 — Remembering a prolific and impactful writer, artist, philosopher, film director, and television producer.
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Jul 10, 2017 — “While many of my more memorable screenings involved companions and cohorts—seeing Barbarella on a second date with the woman I’d eventually marry; catching a revival of Andrei Rublev with a friend as an elderly Russian lady noisily ate stinky borscht...