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The Films That Presaged Our AI Future
A new Criterion Channel film collection spanning five decades examines the pressing existential questions surrounding artificial intelligence today.
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Satyajit Ray's Portraits of Flawed Masculinity
Best-known in the West for works like The Music Room and the Apu Trilogy, here are some lesser-discussed Ray movies.
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Stream Westerns That Center Black Cowboys
Some highlights from the Criterion Channel's new series Black Westerns.
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Stream Afrofuturist Gems, Including John Akomfrah’s The Last Angel of History
Here are some important titles you should seek out in the Criterion Channel’s Afrofuturism series.
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Weird Animations About Infidelity, Warfare, and Quitting Smoking
Here are some highlights from the sizable collection of Bill Plympton cartoons on the Criterion Channel.
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The Best of Bite-Sized Films on the Criterion Channel
From a stop-motion musical to a documentary about a man befriending a hyena pack, here are some short films you should check out.
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Glimpse Heaven and Other Afterlives With Films About Life After Death
Here are some entertaining movies about the afterlife to watch.
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Using Strange Humor to Grapple With Loss
Jan Oxenberg grapples with the loss of her grandmother in Thank You and Good Night, a film that's fallen into obscurity since 1991 but is now available to stream.
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Lucrecia Martel's Feminine Monsters
Three of the Argentine director's films are now on the Criterion Channel, and they demonstrate how she complicates ideas of female agency and power.
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The Unwavering Beauty of In the Mood for Love
Twenty years later, Wong Kar-wai’s celebrated film remains a master work of affect, though the eeriness of certain scenes sit more heavily given current events in Hong Kong.
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From Marlon Riggs to Christo and Jeanne-Claude, What Films to Stream This September
How to see works by pioneers of queer cinema, multiple restorations of '90s gems, and standouts of New Taiwanese Cinema.
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From Soviet-Era War Films to Indie Gems from China, Our Latest Streaming Recommendations
Other highlights include a queer crime film from the directors The Matrix, a masterpiece of found footage from the Silent Era, and more.