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Criterion is kicking off 2021 with a loud, rock and roll bang in January with its new releases headlined by the home video debut of Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed Netflix documentary, “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese.” READ MORE: The Essentials: Martin Scorsese’s Best Films As mentioned, leading the way in January is Scorsese’s Bob Dylan doc, “Rolling Thunder Revue.” Since this film was distributed by Netflix, there has yet to be a physical release of the film and what

If you’re a reader of our website, you are likely familiar with The Criterion Collection. Every month, like clockwork, we tend to highlight the additions to the coveted library of cinema titles that many film fans deem is the one-stop-shop for a true film education.

Evoking realism, hyperrealism, and the surreal, Elem Klimov’s nightmarish, technically marvelous 1985 movie “Come and See,” is a mesmerizing and legendary, if little-seen, WWII masterpiece that finally received its due earlier this summer thanks to the Criterion Collection.

To say that Federico Fellini is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time is an understatement. Even though all art is subjective and maybe there exists someone that doesn’t enjoy his films, when you just look at the accolades, it’s clear that Fellini is in a class all his own.

39 movies and 200 pages of words from Amy Taubin, Michael Koresky, So Mayer, Alexandra Hidalgo, Ginette Vincendeau, and Rebecca Bengal, accompanied by scores of photographs and decorated with a palette befitting of its honoree, still feels inadequate for celebrating the life, art, and beatific spirit of Left Bank icon and art world legend, Agnès Varda.

Shortly after winning the Oscar for Best Picture back in February, “Parasite” was announced as joining the Criterion Collection later this year. And now, thanks to an announcement from Criterion, we know when Bong Joon Ho’s incredible film will be making its debut.

The first stop anyone should make as they journey through “Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits,” The Criterion Collection’s towering dedication to late martial arts master and international icon Bruce Lee, is “Water and Vessel,” critic and historian Jeff Chang’s load-bearing essay.

As we approach the half-way mark in June, it’s clear that 2020 isn’t going so hot. Good news is in short supply, as the world deals with a pandemic and the US is in the middle of a social uprising.