C What’s On: The Criterion Channel’s Programming for May 2019
Welcome to the first official installment of C What’s On, our monthly look at what the Criterion Channel has coming up for subscribers. ...
MoviePass lost 90% of its subscribers in the last 12 months, would be more if canceling wasn’t an ordeal
MoviePass has a problem with math. No, not its previous problem with math (i.e., the “pay $10 a month to watch a movie ...
Carrie Brownstein and St. Vincent have co-written a documentary-like concert film
Earlier this year, Sleater-Kinney announced a new album will be out some time in 2019, and it will be produced by St. Vincent. ...
Features
If Netflix loved cinema, it would be doing half of what The Criterion Channel does
The clash between Netflix and the movie industry reached new heights in late February when Steven Spielberg re-entered the fray. The 72-year-old filmmaker ...
Reviews
Tribeca Review: Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
The 24-hour news cycle is ubiquitous yet ephemeral. Cable news networks have so much time to fill, but apart from select shows, the ...
This Is Spinal Tap at 35: The Film Restoration, the Tribeca Film Festival Concert, and the Cult Legacy
Over the weekend, the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival held a special 35th anniversary screening of This Is Spinal Tap. The celebrated mockumentary turned ...
Reviews
Tribeca Review: Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Film is a visual medium, yet if you remove or tweak the sound elements, the film seems less cinematic. Think about 2001: A ...
The Criterion Channel has launched, here’s a look at what’s available to stream
The Criterion Channel officially launched today, which is a dream for lovers of cinema. The streaming service was born following the untimely demise ...
Reviews
Review: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
The movie in your head is sometimes better than the actual movie. Think of the hype engendered by seeing good trailers and clips, ...
Reviews
Review: The Wind
The opening images of Emma Tammi’s The Wind set up the dread to come. Outside of a home on the frontier, two men ...
Review: Shadow
Zhang Yimou’s Shadow is a movie I need to see twice. How fitting. A second watch won’t just help me understand the complicated ...
NYC: Lineup announced for second annual Kit Film Noir Festival (March 27-31)
The full lineup has been announced for Columbia University’s second annual Kit Film Noir Festival, which runs from Wednesday, March 27th to Sunday, ...