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The risk of pitting yourself against a towering figure is that figure may just eclipse you. Whereas the French New Wave successfully overthrew the “tradition of quality” they railed against, creating a cinema that to this day remains the standard-bearer...
The World War II genre lends itself to sprawling epic movies. From big battle scenes to politics and romance to clear distinctions between good and evil, the genre has something for everyone. The film Is Paris Burning? fits in that...
The hey-day of independent film was in the late ‘80s and throughout the ‘90s with movies like Slacker, Metropolitan, Bottle Rocket, Do The Right Thing, and others. There was just something about this era of American filmmaking that was really...
“My heroes are young men who rebel against society, and so are devoured by it.” So wrote Pier Paolo Pasolini in a journal, recited in a new half-hour feature encapsulating the nine films The Criterion Collection is presenting in their...
The Criterion Collection has a history of highlighting the first feature films from notable contemporary directors, such as Christopher Nolan’s Following, Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket, Danny Boyle’s Shallow Grave, Joel & Ethan Coen’s Blood Simple, and many more. There’s just...
Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness was a smash hit with film critics and general audiences alike, in 2022. In fact, the film was nominated for Best Picture, while Östlund was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay during the...
Obviously, just about everyone knows the story of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet—two young star-crossed lovers from warring families in Verona, Italy. This is something everyone had to read in high school for English literature, as well as countless movie...
Mia Hansen-Løve’s Bergman Island is one of the best films from 2021 that you most likely missed, thanks to the pandemic. However, it’s now available from the Criterion Collection (on Blu-ray and DVD) and it’s well worth the pick up—especially...
Honestly, I guess I’d never really thought about it. I mean, I’m not that big a Broadway guy. But I have to admit it took me a few minutes to get over the realization, brought on by my first viewing...
Perhaps the most enjoyable thing about watching old genre movies is seeing all the different variations that the filmmakers can come up with. When a genre is popular, every possible story iteration is entertained until there is eventually no gas...
