I’m Going to Kill You: ‘Johnny Guitar’ Gets the Class Treatment
One tends to watch this film open-mouthed in wonder at the forceful dialogue, the colorful imagery, and the sheer emotional punch of its women.
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Criterion Draws Fresh Restorations From Welles With ‘Chimes at Midnight’ and ‘The Immortal Story’
In his late period, Orson Welles was just getting started.
Make Something Called ‘Cat People’, and Make It Cheap
Val Lewton turned a B assignment into a spooky classic about a woman's fear of her own sexuality.
Guys & Dolls & Stiffs in ‘Stop, You’re Killing Me’
A slight case of murder gets even slighter in this '50s remake.
She Did It Her Way: ‘Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words’
Home-movies show us the real star as Bergman's children tell us about their real mother.
Fritz Lang Shows His Hand With ‘The Spiders’ and ‘Destiny’
From playing with Death to finding a lost Incan civilisation, these two Fritz Lang silents burst with adventure and intrigue.
A Gaggle of Ghosts, a Brace of Bamboo, ‘A Touch of Zen’
King Hu's martial arts masterpiece is a long, moody, beautiful, unpredictable film.
‘The Daughter of Dawn’ Is a Rare Native American Romance
The Comanches are the bad guys; the Kiowas are the good guys, and love conquers all in this previously lost film from the '20s.
’99 River Street’ Feints and Punches
This noir throws several clever misdirections at the viewer.
‘The Magnetic Monster’ Lacks Magnetism
Something borrowed, something blah.
When Words Aren’t Necessary on ‘The Naked Island’
Kaneto Shindo's 1960 movie made a splash, disappeared, and has now resurfaced with Criterion.