Criterion Confessions

“ People knock themselves out trying to buck Fate .” To call a film noir cynical is to be a bit redundant. To call it cynical even for ...

Wanda is one of those rare movies that can be called an “indie legend” and have it essentially be true. More talked about than seen sinc...

Sometimes I just can’t find my way into a review. It’s been five days since I watched In the Heat of the Night , and I’ve spent those d...

Sometimes a performance is so transfixing, it overtakes a mediocre movie and elevates it, even as everyone else seems to be operating at ...

One of my favorite TV shows right now is the political news weekly The Circus on Showtime. Given the current climate, the inner workings...

Criterion’s recent boxed set Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema collects the bulk of the Swedish director’s films in one place, but rather than jus...

Following last week’s viewing of Clouzot’s La verité [ review ] and the questions it raised regarding how the director chose to use the ...