The Criterion Shelf: German Expressionism
Criterion's collection highlighting the genre of German Expressionism is such a gift for those of us who have always read about the filmmaking style, but never actually investigated it.
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The Criterion Shelf: Directed by Luis Garcia Berlanga
No surprise that a man who began his studies in philosophy before enrolling in the impressively named “Institute of Cinematographic Investigations and Experiences” would turn out to be a storyteller whose technical skill is matched by his intelligent and thoughtful irony. Even less shocking is that a man who volunteered to serve in World War II to save his Republican father from being executed would also have a critical opinion of his government.
Shelf Survey: The Best Things We Watched In June 2020
From Da 5 Bloods to Batman, here's what we were loving this month.
The Criterion Shelf: Four Trilogies
The Criterion Channel has put together small collections of films by noted filmmakers past and present, choosing three each to represent the essence of their work.
The Criterion Shelf: Criterion Channel Essentials
If you're looking for key works in the realm of arthouse cinema, Bil Antoniou and ThatShelf.com writers Pat Mullen, Rachel West, Colin Biggs and Barbara Goslawski have looked through the Channel's Permanent Gallery and put together list and reasons for why you should start with these.
The Criterion Shelf: Directed by Jean Renoir
Ranking the films of French master Jean Renoir.
The Criterion Shelf: Cannes ’68
This week's edition of The Criterion Shelf ranks the films in Criterion Channel's collection of films from Cannes 1968, which was cancelled mid-run.
The Criterion Shelf: Starring Wendy Hiller
Wendy Hiller would have laughed to see anyone summing up her twenty-one film career. She always considered it something of an adjunct to her work on stage.
When Does Season 3 Of Barry Start?
Everything we know about the return of Bill Hader’s Emmy-winning series.
