John M. Stahl: Leave Her to Heaven
John M. Stahl’s Leave Her to Heaven is a masterpiece. The Criterion Collection released a home video edition today, and it’s definitely one to pick up.
Film Reviews
Jennie Livingston: Paris Is Burning
This week The Criterion Collection released Jennie Livingston’s Paris Is Burning.
Hiroshi Teshigahara: Antonio Gaudí
Hiroshi Teshigahara’s Antonio Gaudí, his 1984 film that explores the work of the great architect, was a wonderful surprise to me! It’s now out on Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection.
Pier Paolo Pasolini: Teorema
This week The Criterion Collection is releasing Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Teorema, from 1968. It’s an elusive film, and I never know if I love it or hate it . . . which means it’s a film I love to revisit.
Alfonso Cuarón: Roma
Today The Criterion Collection released a stacked edition of Alfonso Cuarón’s personal 2018 film Roma. Here are some of my thoughts on the film as well as on this edition.
Stephen Roberts: The Story of Temple Drake
Miriam Hopkins stars in The Story of Temple Drake, a 1933 adaptation of William Faulkner’s controversial (and commercially successful) Sanctuary. The Criterion Collection recently released this “pre-Code” film that both seems to embrace the Code while being scandalous enough to lead to its strict enforcement.
Pedro Almodóvar: All About My Mother
This week, The Criterion Collection released on of my favorite films, Pedro Almodóvar’s All About My Mother. Here are some of my thoughts.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz: All About Eve
This is the first time I’ve revisited Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s All About Eve in twenty years, and it was a wonderful reunion.
Ritwik Ghatak: The Cloud-Capped Star
Looking for a Criterion Collection release to pick up during this year’s Barnes and Nobel sale? Check out Ritwik Ghatak’s The Cloud-Capped Star.
Marcel Pagnol: The Baker’s Wife
Let’s stick with the theme of 1938 French films. The Criterion Collection recently released Marcel Pagnol’s The Baker’s Wife, a tremendous, if problematic, film.