Sacha Guitry: La poison
This week The Criterion Collection is releasing Sacha Guitry's 1951 film La poison, starring the great Michel Simon. Trevor reviews the film.
Ronald Neame: Hopscotch
This week, The Criterion Collection is releasing a new edition of Ronald Neame's Cold War spy comedy/thriller Hopscotch, starring Walter Matthau as a rogue agent out to pester and taunt the CIA. Trevor takes a look.
Andrei Tarkovsky: Stalker
Journey into the Zone with The Criterion Collection's breathtaking presentation of Andrei Tarkovsky's metaphysical masterpiece, Stalker.
The Marseille Trilogy
After falling in love with cinema, playwright Marcel Pagnol began adapting his plays for the screen, starting with Marius, a play about desire and the forces that pull us home and abroad. He soon followed this up with sequels Fanny and César, forming the remarkable Marseille Trilogy. The Criterion Collection has just released this trilogy in a lovely box set.
Nicholas Ray: They Live by Night
Trevor reviews Nicholas Ray's 1948 film, They Live by Night, recently released on home video by The Criterion Collection.
Ermek Shinarbaev: Revenge
Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project No. 2, recently released by The Criterion Collection, contains the third feature from Soviet director Ermek Shinarbaev, his 1989 film Revenge.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Mysterious Object at Noon
Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project No. 2, recently released by The Criterion Collection, contains the debut feature from current master Apichatpong Weerasethakul, his 2000 film Mysterious Object at Noon.
Lino Brocka: Insiang
Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, recently released by The Criterion Collection, opens with a striking film set in the slums of Manila, Lino Brocka's 1976 film Insiang.
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 2
Today The Criterion Collection is releasing what is surely in contention for release of the year, Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project No. 2. We'll be reviewing each of the six films included in this set. Here is a brief overview of the set as a whole.
Jacques Audiard: Dheepan
Trevor reviews Jacques Audiard's 2015 Palme d'Or winner Dheepan, out this week on home video from The Criterion Collection.