Honestly I was only mildly interested in CHASING CHASING AMY when I first heard about it. It turned out to be both a beautiful love story and an unexpectedly revelatory making-of documentary. Worth seeing at Tribeca Festival or when it’s streaming 6/19-7/2.
Break The Game
Break The Game from Tribeca Festival is a documentary with a lot on its mind including transphobia, depression, cyberbullying, social media addiction, and romance. As someone with zero interest in gaming, I still found it compelling. There are parallels between Narcissa locking herself inside of her apartment to interact with her followers and people who […]
Deep Sea
Animated film DEEP SEA screening at Tribeca Festival looks absolutely incredible in 3D. Die-hard anime fans should definitely see it. It might be too much for casual viewers due to its lack of a clear plot and the potential sensory overload it might cause. It will stream as part of Tribeca At Home.
Criterion Channel June 2023
Here are some other newly added films to Criterion Channel that are not available to purchase at digital stores and are not streaming anywhere else:
Resurrection
Daniel Petrie’s RESURRECTION with Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, Richard Farnsworth, and Eva La Gallienne is streaming exclusively on Criterion Channel. Burstyn and La Gallienne received Oscar nominations for their roles.
Lan Yu
New restoration of Stanley Kwan’s queer love story LAN YU from 2001 is on Criterion Channel.
Baby Ruby
Postpartum depression horror BABY RUBY from writer-director Bess Wohl had premiered at Toronto Film Festival and is now on Hulu. It stars Noémie Merlant, Kit Harington, and Meredith Hagner.
The Good Boss
Fernando León de Aranoa’s THE GOOD BOSS is on Showtime. As expected, Javier Bardem is pretty great in this one.
The Lazarus Project
British time travel sci-fi action thriller series THE LAZARUS PROJECT created by Joe Barton is on TNT. It stars Paapa Essiedu and is currently 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Idol
New series THE IDOL from Euphoria creator Sam Levinson, The Weeknd, and Reza Fahim starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd premiered in Cannes and is on Max now. Despite a cast that includes Troye Sivan, Suzanna Son, Jane Adams, Dan Levy, Rachel Sennott, Eli Roth, and Hank Azaria the show is not getting many favorable […]