If a special-edition DVD is the gold standard of film, a Criterion DVD—with its good-as-new image quality, carefully curated featurettes, and striking packaging—is triple platinum. The big ...

Cameron Faulkner (he/him) is Polygon’s commerce editor. He’s a product expert who began writing about tech and gaming in 2013, and migrated from The Verge in 2023. Criterion is hosting a big ...

For those collectors, the Chanel of DVD outfits is Criterion, spawned by the pre-eminent ’50s art-house distributor Janus Films. From the 350 titles issued thus far in the Criterion Collection ...

Although watching movies with a streaming service is easy and convenient, there’s something special about opening a physical media case and sliding in a Blu-ray or 4K Ultra HD disc into a player.

Those account for only 15 minutes of this edition’s 2 1/2 hours of extras. From the 2001 DVD, Criterion also holds over a 43-minute “Making of” documentary and an insightful six-minute ...

Until 12 p.m. EST on Feb. 28, you can get any Blu-ray and DVD available on Criterion’s online store for 50% off. It’s a special time of the year when, as a physical media connoisseur ...

From Italian neo-realism to '60s monster movies, the Criterion Collection has covered almost every facet of cinema, with over 350 DVD releases to date. Every month we'll be compiling the Criterion ...

In the late ’90s, as Criterion shifted to DVD, the company had a tried-and-true template but also a desire to keep growing. They started to “push the boundaries,” Peter Becker, Criterion’s ...

On January 23, 2007, the Criterion Collection will release Yojimbo and Sanjuro on DVD. The samurai classics are helmed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa, and will feature tons of bonus materials and ...

There are even a few I own on Criterion DVD that I haven't gotten around to actually watching yet (It Happened One Night, All That Jazz). Of course, streaming on Tubi isn't exactly equivalent to ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Criterion Collection, known as the Cadillac of DVD suppliers because of its elaborate packages, will launch an entry-level line of boxed sets in March.