It’s always special to me when a movie I grew up with is in the Criterion Collection. Growing up, I always saw The Criterion Collection as that special prestige for movies before my time. Then films like Robocop, Silence of the Lambs and The Rock began being added. The Princess Bride was part of Criterion […]
When I fell in love with Hong Kong cinema in the ‘90s, I saw the Dragon Inn remake with Donnie Yen. Now thanks to the Criterion Collection I can dig deeper into Chinese cinema with the Taiwanese original, and only my second King Hu film after Come Drink With Me. They were already starting to […]
Back in the laserdisc days I was always jealous of the special edition bonus content collectors got to see. The Silence of the Lambs Criterion Collection was a big one, and by the time the movie came out on DVD, it was no longer Criterion Collection. With this Blu-ray I finally get to see all […]
The Criterion Collection has turned its attention to the seminal John Hughes classic, The Breakfast Club. First of all, the Blu-ray transfer from a 4K restoration is incredible. The 30th anniversary Blu-ray was already great but this fills in the last bit of polish. Fuzzy backgrounds no more. All is now perfectly clear. The big […]
If you’re looking for a different sort of horror movie for your Halloween marathons, I’ve got one for you and it’s a Criterion Collection to boot. I saw The Lure at Sundance 2016 and if a Polish musical about killer mermaids sounds as wonderful to you as it did to me, you should be just […]
My first thought was Ghost World was one of Criterion’s more modern releases. Then I remembered its 16 years old. Time sure flies and I somehow hadn’t revisited the film since 2001, although I still remember Steve Buscemi’s line, “Have some more kids, why don’t you?” So if you’re like me, or if you’ve been […]