Category: Classic Corner

In the late ’60s, when both men were at the peak of their powers (and coolness), Jean-Pierre Melville directed the late Alain Delon in his career-defining role.

Catherine Breillat’s debut feature (now streaming in a Criterion Channel retrospective) is not your typical “summer that changed my life” story.

This 1930 fusion of documentary and drama captures both a country and an art form on the verge of tremendous change.

Masks are always a popular part of spooky season. But as this French cult classic demonstrates, sometimes it’s not a villain they conceal but a victim.

Widely sneered at upon its release, Richard Franklin’s 1983 sequel to Hitchcock’s classic holds up just fine on its own terms.

This riotously funny 1970 social satire (streaming on Amazon, Tubi, and Plex) showcases star Robert De Niro and director Brian De Palma well before the establishment of their respective personas.

Powell and Pressburger’s 1947 classic starts like a prestige drama and slowly but surely creeps into the realm of psychological terror.

As the Criterion Channel celebrates the 100th birthday of Marcello Mastroianni, we recommend one of his undersung comedies for your streaming pleasure.

A celebration of Francis Ford Coppola’s other 1983 S.E. Hinton adaptation — one of his strangest and most beautiful films.

This 1973 production, part of the American Film Theater project, captures awe-inspiring turns by Lee Marvin and Robert Ryan.