What’s leaving Criterion at the end of April

April 11, 2023April 10, 2023 ~ Lincoln Spector ~ 1 Comment

At the end of every month, the Criterion Channel drops a lot of films to make room for other pictures. See these, or at least some of them, before it's May. Full recommendations A Ten Canoes (2006) This unique film feels more like a piece of oral tradition than of cinema. A heavily accented, English-speaking, … Continue reading What’s leaving Criterion at the end of April

What’s Screening: July 15 – 21

July 15, 2022July 14, 2022 ~ Lincoln Spector

We start this week with two very romantic movies. Then two double bills at the finally-open Stanford. Those are followed by one of Pixar's best and two adaptions of Broadway musicals. And finally, crime stories from Tarantino and Ozu. (Yes, Ozu made crime flicks.) And three film festivals run this week. Festivals & Series The … Continue reading What’s Screening: July 15 – 21

What’s Screening: February 25 – March 3

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 ~ Lincoln Spector

As a 50-year-old masterpiece gets back into theaters, last year's best film finally comes to big screens! It's an offer you can't refuse. You can also see movies by Barry Jenkins, Nicolas Roeg, F. W. Murnau, and Samuel Fuller. But if you're tired of great auteurs, you can watch MST3K on the big screen for … Continue reading What’s Screening: February 25 – March 3

What’s Screening: Feb 26 – March 4

February 26, 2021 ~ Lincoln Spector

This week in Virtual Cinema, you can meet a new American family, discover the horrors that come after a rape, and watch Spike Lee's masterpiece. But if you really want to leave home and watch a really big screen, you have drive-in options from The Black Messiah to Austin Powers. You can even join a … Continue reading What’s Screening: Feb 26 – March 4

Movies I’ve Recently Seen: The Elephant Man | Death to 2020 | The Incredible Shrinking Man | Sylvie’s Love | Ocean’s Eleven

January 5, 2021January 4, 2021 ~ Lincoln Spector

I was lucky with the movies I chose to watch over the last couple of weeks. For the most part, they were exceptional. A The Elephant Man (1980) David Lynch makes full use of his first Hollywood-sized budget. Shot in beautiful black and white scope, the sounds and images take you into Victorian London with … Continue reading Movies I’ve Recently Seen: The Elephant Man | Death to 2020 | The Incredible Shrinking Man | Sylvie’s Love | Ocean’s Eleven