Surprisingly few films will disappear from the Criterion Channel at the end of the month. I don't know if this means more or less movies overall – or just nothing in particular. Click a film's title to start watching the movie – assuming you subscribe to the Channel. Full recommendations A+ Before Sunrise (1995) If … Continue reading What’s leaving Criterion at the end of August

Here are four movies that I watched simply because I wanted to see them – or see them again. For once, even the worst of them was at least entertaining. To see one of these movies, click the film's title. A- Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) Technically, it's more like three weddings, one funeral, … Continue reading Movies I’ve recently seen: 4 Weddings & a Funeral ֍ Mean Streets ֍ Project A ֍ Non-Stop

A lot of films will disappear from the Criterion Channel at the end of the month. Here are a few you might want to catch. Click a film's title to start watching the movie – assuming you subscribe to the Channel. Full recommendations A+ The Last Waltz (1978) The Band played their final concert on … Continue reading What’s leaving Criterion at the end of July

C Historical drama Written & directed by Patrick Gilles Here's an interesting San Francisco story, involving oil slicks, the environment, racism, hippies, prostitutes, and an oil company executive who worries that working with a black man could hurt his company's image. This all takes in 1971, when a black man in the boardroom wasn't rare … Continue reading I’m Charlie Walker, but my movie could have been better

As usual, a lot of great films (and some bad ones) will disappear from The Criterion Channel at the end of the month. Here are some of the better ones that will disappear, including several films directed by Lina Wertmüller. Full recommendations A Seven Beauties (1975) Lina Wertmüller's 1975 masterpiece is a Holocaust film, an … Continue reading What’s leaving Criterion at the end of May

I accidentally posted an unready article called Movies I’ve recently seen. The real article will go up Wednesday morning.

I usually only review Blu-rays of films that I already know and like. I want to explore how a film I know is good is getting a worthwhile presentation. I consider the quality of the image, the sound, and the extras. But with Ernst Lubitsch's 1924 silent melodrama, Three Women, I was buying a pig … Continue reading Three Women Blu-ray