​​On the eve of its new Criterion release, a look at why this 1935 adventure is more than just swords and sea battles.

A year after his passing, we look back at the small but eclectic list of films that the singular filmmaker produced. 

Remaking “Psycho” was always a fool’s errand, but Gus Van Sant’s infamous shot-for-shot redo is a fascinating experiment in reinterpreting a classic.

The two newest movies in the Criterion Channel’s recently launched Directed by Atom Egoyan collection may initially seem like late-career afterthoughts for the Canadian filmmaker who’s best known for his 1994 international breakthrough Exotica and his 1997 Oscar-nominated drama The Sweet Hereafter. But while 2005’s Where the Truth Lies and 2009’s Chloe may not have […]

Ang Lee’s adaptation of Rick Moody’s novel – part of the Criterion Channel’s ’70s movie series – delves beneath the surface of a turbulent time in America’s not-too-distant past.