Criterion Confessions

This review was originally written and published in a slightly different form in 2014 for DVDTalk.com . Sometimes, with some movies, it...

After watching Lonesome last week , it seemed only fitting to chase Paul Fejos’ sublime tale of two lovers meeting on a day trip to Con...

What a lovely surprise. What a simple treasure. Lonesome is easily the most delightful Criterion title you’ve never heard of. You’re go...

Generally, when connecting the two sides of life, a la Shakespeare and the ages of man, babies and senior citizens are usually listed as...

“ We cover the news, we do not manufacture violence. ” Haskell Wexler was already an accomplished cameraman in 1969 when he picked up...

Akira Kurosawa was still a relatively young man in 1952 when he made his elegy for old age, Ikiru . Yet, somehow the director still man...

“ Sure, I’m for hangin’, just as long as I’m not the one being hanged .” Two things come to mind when trying to figure out how to ta...