Features Ranking Criterion’s High School Horror collection The Criterion Channel dives into the unique hell of being a teenager & we’ll tell you which films not to miss.
Anniversaries “You’re not really a welder, are you?” Flashdance at 40 Forty years on, Adrian Lyne's tale of welding, dancing, dreaming, and cold-shoulder sweaters still leaves us all feeling like maniacs.
Features Ranking the Criterion Channel’s 80s Horror collection Offering classics to slashers to B-horror to genuine obscurities, the best streaming channel you're not watching has something for everyone this Halloween season.
Anniversaries Remembering the touching & tender “Lucas” The underrated teen comedy-drama about a lonely, lovelorn nerd turns 35 this year.
Festivals Sundance 2021: “Censor” is a video nasty throwback suitable for all rages Prano Bailey-Bond makes her debut at Sundance with a chilling ode to the video nasty, featuring a killer turn from Niamh Algar.
Filmmaker of the Month Joel Schumacher starts small with “The Incredible Shrinking Woman” Schumacher's directorial debut is a silly, messy take on the restrictive gender roles of women in the household.
Features May’s Filmmaker of the Month: The Friday the 13th Series For the first film's 40th anniversary, we hack and slash our way through the long, bloody saga of Jason Voorhees and his journeys from hell to Manhattan to space.
Filmmaker of the Month Since His Debut, Jim Jarmusch Has Been on “Permanent Vacation” We look back at Jim Jarmusch's film debut and the way its sense of experimentation ripples through the rest of his career.
Features Clint Eastwood: The Man, The Glare, The Movie Star A tribute to one of the greatest icons in movie history.
CIFF 2019 CIFF Dispatch: “Jojo Rabbit”, “A Girl Missing”, “The Torch” and More (This dispatch is part of our coverage of the 2019 Chicago International Film Festival.) Welp, CIFF keeps chugging along, and the weather just keeps getting..
Interviews David A. Weiner on ’80s Horror and “In Search of Darkness” The director of the extensive '80s horror doc "In Search of Darkness" sits down to talk about nostalgia, gore, and the appeal of scary movies.
Fantastic Fest 2019 Fantastic Fest: Christopher Winterbauer on Youth, Grief, and “Wyrm” Wyrm writer/director Christopher Winterbauer sits down at Fantastic Fest to talk about the analog appeal of '80s kitsch and adapting shorts to features.
In Search of Darkness Review: The Definitive ’80s Horror Documentary is Here Just in time for Halloween, this monster-sized look at the most important decade in horror is thorough, affectionate, & endlessly entertaining.
Filmmaker of the Month 30 Years On, “Pet Sematary” Looked at Parental Anxiety and Little Else Mary Lambert's 1989 adaptation of the Stephen King novel Pet Sematary doesn't dig as deeply into parental anxiety and tension as it would like.
Columns Criterion Corner: “An Angel At My Table,” “The Koker Trilogy,” ’50s Ozu Jane Campion's Janet Frame biopic, a trilogy of fables from Abbas Kiarostami, and one of Ozu's lesser-known melodramas fill Criterion's August slate.
TV Mindhunter Season 2 Review: Returning to the Scene of the Crime David Fincher's haunting, revolutionary Netflix show returns for a sophomore glimpse into the dark core of the American soul.
Blinded by the Light Review: Moved by Mighty, Mighty Boss Tones Gurinder Chadha's heartwarming tale of a boy and The Boss fumbles some chords, but charms nonetheless.
Columns Criterion Corner: “Do the Right Thing”, “1984”, “Klute”, “The BRD Trilogy” Race, control, and patriarchy reign in July's offerings from Criterion.
TV Stranger Things 3 Review: Mall Madness in Hawkins Netflix's acclaimed horror-nostalgia series returns for a third season of high-stakes blockbuster television.
Features Ermanno Olmi: Standing in the Footprints of God Over his decades-long career, the Italian neorealist crafted films filled with truth, empathy, and kindness.
Features Kiki’s Delivery Service: A Delightful Slice of Adolescent Magical Realism Miyazaki's animated classic effortlessly blends magical realism with a relatable coming-of-age story about building community.