The two newest movies in the Criterion Channel’s recently launched Directed by Atom Egoyan collection may initially seem like late-career afterthoughts […]
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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.
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No more talk of “Ella McCay” — let us instead look back at James L. Brooks’s feature screenwriting debut, now streaming on the Criterion Channel.
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As an animation master hits a milestone birthday, his studio’s presence overseas is dominated by an excess of merchandising that runs counter to his work.
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For seven years in the mid-‘70s, the Jimmy Cliff vehicle played to sold-out crowds at the Orson Welles Cinema, and its runaway success brought reggae to an unlikely audience.
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Akira Kurosawa’s final Shakespeare adaptation, which turns forty this month, stands as one of the legendary director’s greatest cinematic achievements.
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As he celebrates his 100th birthday, a look back at one of Dick Van Dyke’s most challenging, memorable, and apparently personal turns.
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When Stanley Kubrick’s final feature was posthumously released in 1999, responses were… divided. A quarter century (and a Criterion 4K) later, more viewers have caught on to what Kubrick was up to.
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Fifty years ago this month, François Truffaut’s stunning period piece introduced American audiences to Isabelle Adjani’s uniquely dedicated brand of acting.
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The hilarious third film in the stoner trilogy is a very good holiday film and a great 3D movie — whether or not you have the technology to view it as intended.
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On its 60th anniversary, a look at Elizabeth Hartman’s dazzling debut turn, and what happened to her career in its wake.
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In this left-of-center holiday tale, animator Satoshi Kon gave dignity to those marginalized by society.
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