Perhaps no line of dialogue better encapsulates lived experience than this bon mot offered by John Huston’s Noah Cross: “Of ...

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The "Poker Face" star announcing her feature directorial debut was cause for celebration, until she started defending it.

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As Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima highlighted in his 2023 visit to the Criterion Closet; you wouldn’t be taken very ...

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The Criterion Closet has become the pinnacle of cinematic coolness, with celebrities lining up to prove themselves worthy of its dimly lit interiors.

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Before 2025, Ryan Coogler was already a big deal, a director who helmed some of the most thoughtful and memorable ...

The Criterion Channel refuses to employ Netflix-style algorithmic programming. That choice has courted a whole new audience of cinephiles.