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Criterion Announces November 2022 Releases

By Cinema Sentries | August 17, 2022 |

The poster of the movie Aisle releasing November 2022

Criterion reveals new titles cinephiles will be thankful for.

Devil in a Blue Dress Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Denzel Washington Makes Solving Mysteries Look Easy

By Gordon S. Miller | July 19, 2022 |

The real mystery is why a film this good didn’t connect with audiences in 1995.

Criterion Announces October 2022 Releases

By Cinema Sentries | July 18, 2022 |

Some movie treats for Halloween.

The Red Shoes Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: 15 Minutes in Heaven

By Steve Geise | May 26, 2022 |

Although the overall narrative is nothing special, those precious minutes of performance magnificence elevate the film to well-deserved classic status.

Criterion Announces August 2022 Releases

By Cinema Sentries | May 16, 2022 |

Close out your summer vacation with five new titles from Criterion.

‘Round Midnight Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Perhaps the Greatest and Most Compelling Jazz Film Ever Made

By Davy | April 22, 2022 |

Legendary saxophonist Dexter Gordon gives a fantastic, Oscar-nominated performance as Dale Turner, a brilliant, world-weary New York musician but troubled alcoholic living in Paris.

Criterion Announces July 2022 Releases

By Cinema Sentries | April 19, 2022

This July: This year’s Oscar winner for Best International Feature Film, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, will make its home-video debut in July alongside David Lean’s radiant Technicolor gem about romantic longing, Summertime, and a stacked 4K UHD slate: Carl Franklin’s stylish noir set in segregated 1940s Los Angeles, Devil in a Blue Dress; Bong Joon Ho’s modern…

Criterion Announces June 2022 Releases

By Cinema Sentries | March 17, 2022 |

Which of these titles are you adding to your collection?

Bringing Up Baby Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Bone up on a Comedy Classic

By Gordon S. Miller | March 8, 2022 |

A very funny comedy of errors brought to life by a talented cast who handle the silliness they been tasked with well.

Criterion Announces May 2022 Releases

By Cinema Sentries | February 15, 2022 |

Mystery lurks this May in the Criterion Collection’s new entries.

Criterion Announces April 2022 Releases

By Cinema Sentries | January 18, 2022 |

Criterion adds four new movies and upgrades two titles.

High Sierra Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Raoul Walsh Tells a Story Twice

By Gordon S. Miller | December 30, 2021 |

Criterion’s High Sierra / Colorado Territory double feature is a great release for fans of classic Hollywood.

The Learning Tree Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Semi-Autobiographical Story from Gordon Parks

By Davy | December 20, 2021 |

If you want an understanding on why Gordon Parks is an important filmmaker, then The Learning Tree should make a good starting point.

Throw Down Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Brawl Room Blitz

By David Wangberg | October 28, 2021 |

A poster of the movie Throw Down by Johnnie To

It’s more of a personal story for To that has sprinkles of fight sequences in it.

The Incredible Shrinking Man Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Giant-Sized Fun

By Mat Brewster | October 28, 2021 |

Seriously, I’ve watched more than a few of these shrinking man movies and this is by far the best one.

Ratcatcher Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Definite Punch to the Gut

By Davy | October 25, 2021 |

A film filled with blunt beauty and unsparing truth.

Love & Basketball Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Love Story That Feels Fresh

By Davy | October 4, 2021 |

I thought that Love & Basketball was a strange choice for Criterion, but when I watched the supplements, I saw that it made total sense.

Mona Lisa Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Neo-noir with a Mystic Smile

By Mat Brewster | October 3, 2021 |

Bob Hoskins plays George, a small-time gangster who has just gotten out of prison after doing a seven-year stint.

The Damned Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Demonstrative Descent into Family Destruction

By Davy | October 1, 2021 |

The cast is uniformly excellent and willing to take risks.

Original Cast Album “Company” Criterion Collection: You Could Drive an Actor Crazy

By Gordon S. Miller | August 30, 2021 |

This film is mostly for musical theater fans but it should also be of interest to those curious about how things are made.

Beasts of No Nation Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Not Soon Forgotten

By Davy | August 27, 2021 |

Newcomer Abraham Attah gives one of the most soulful performances in the history of child acting.

Ashes and Diamonds Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Polish Masterpiece

By Mat Brewster | August 25, 2021 |

This is an absolute must-see for any film fan.

Criterion Announces November 2021 Releases

By Cinema Sentries | August 16, 2021 |

This month, Criterion expands into 4K UHD market with three titles.

Deep Cover Criterion Collection Blu-Ray Review: Neo-Noir with a Message

By Mat Brewster | July 22, 2021 |

It is a genre film that can surprise you.

Pickup on South Street Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Sam Fuller Blends Film Noir with a Cold War Spy Thriller

By Gordon S. Miller | July 22, 2021 |

The film engages viewers by making them care about the seedy characters of New York City’s underworld.

Visions of Eight Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: An Octathlon of Olympic Shorts

By Davy | July 2, 2021 |

Despite the differences of each short film, the similarities are obvious.

World of Wong Kar Wai Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: What a Wonderful World

By Steve Geise | June 29, 2021 |

This incomplete masterwork is still far and away one of the best and most important sets ever released by Criterion.

Flowers of Shanghai Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Mise-ry en Scene

By Steve Geise | May 19, 2021 |

Criterion is to be commended for giving this new restoration a full-featured U.S. Blu-ray release.

Masculin Feminin Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Tres Chic

By Steve Geise | April 28, 2021 |

The film achieves Godard’s objective of showing what life was like for Parisians in their early twenties in the 1960s.

Memories of Murder Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The South Korean Zodiac

By Mat Brewster | April 21, 2021 |

This second film from South Korean director Bong Joon ho, is often compared with David Fincher’s Zodiac.

History Is Made at Night (1937) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Love Crosses the Atlantic

By Kent Conrad | April 20, 2021 |

Unabashed romance about a would-be divorcee and a Parisian who defends her against her husband, who is basically a supervillain.

Criterion Announces July 2021 Releases

By Cinema Sentries | April 15, 2021

Learn about the five titles and accompanying extras are coming out this month.

Secrets & Lies Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Cinema at Its Best

By Davy | March 25, 2021 |

Secrets & Lies has everything one could ever want in a film.

Criterion Announces June 2021 Releases

By Cinema Sentries | March 15, 2021 |

Beat the June gloom with this roster of titles.

Touki bouki Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Deserves to be Seen and Discovered

By Davy | March 14, 2021

It is a universal tale of wanting a better way of living, but sometimes having to tread dangerous waters to make those seemingly attainable dreams come true.

The Parallax View Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Second Entry in Pakula’s Political Paranoia Trilogy

By Gordon S. Miller | March 9, 2021 |

With a portion of the current U.S. population concerned about the “Deep State” within its government, the film remains topical upon its entry into the Criterion Collection.