Gus Van Sant

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.

Promised Land Review

Despite a solid set up, great performances, and a surprisingly unsentimental script from actors Matt Damon and John Krasinski, the Midwest set drama Promised Land comes up short thanks to a pretty dire final third.

CONTEST: See PROMISED LAND in 4 Cities!

Enter for a chance to win a pair of passes to see an advance screening of Gus Van Sant's Promised Land on Thursday, January 3rd in Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, and Winnipeg from Dork Shelf and Alliance Films.

The New Old: Sowing Season

This week, our archival DVD column looks at various stages of growing up with looks at Good Will Hunting, High Fidelity, and Adventures in Babysitting, and a look at the volatile nature of change in The Proposition.