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Posted inFilm

Satyajit Ray’s Portraits of Flawed Masculinity

by Bedatri D. Choudhury May 17, 2021May 17, 2021

Best-known in the West for works like The Music Room and the Apu Trilogy, here are some lesser-discussed Ray movies.

Posted inFilm

Stream Westerns That Center Black Cowboys

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

Some highlights from the Criterion Channel’s new series Black Westerns.

Posted inFilm

Stream Afrofuturist Gems, Including John Akomfrah’s The Last Angel of History

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

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

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

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

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

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

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel October 19, 2020November 5, 2020

Here are some entertaining movies about the afterlife to watch.

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Using Strange Humor to Grapple With Loss

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel September 25, 2020November 5, 2020

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

by Ela Bittencourt September 21, 2020November 5, 2020

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

Avatar photo by Mohamad Khalil Harb September 7, 2020June 24, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel September 1, 2020November 5, 2020

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

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel April 9, 2020April 9, 2020

Other highlights include a queer crime film from the directors The Matrix, a masterpiece of found footage from the Silent Era, and more.

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Quintessential Movies About California, From Its Paradises to Its Paradoxes

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel March 25, 2020March 24, 2020

This week, we have a roundup of great movies made in, set in, and/or otherwise about California, the home of the American film industry.

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