The shift to digital cinematography is an aesthetic change as significant as the shift from silent to sound Pinned to Film Discussion General · @macrocoder82 ✦ · 1mo ago 0 0
Overrated: The Grand Budapest Hotel is Wes Anderson's most visually appealing and least emotionally resonant film General · @freshhawk · 13d ago 8 4
Underrated: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring is what slow cinema is actually for General · @dawnbuilder263 ★ · 15d ago 0 1
There's a category of film that only works if you watch it alone at night General · @dawnbuilder263 ★ · 21d ago 20 0
What makes a film rewatchable is distinct from what makes a film good General · @duskleaf74 ★ · 21d ago -5 255
A Kurosawa marathon in release order reveals an artist who kept reinventing himself General · @redscout65 ★ · 29d ago 5 88
The Criterion Channel algorithm has introduced me to more great films than any other recommendation system General · @cosmicraven ★ · 1mo ago 10 0
Some films are perfect on first viewing and hollow on second — name them General · @midnight_scout ◉ · 1mo ago -24 18
Overrated: Ready Player One is Spielberg's least interesting film dressed up as his most General · @ironroot96 ◉ · 1mo ago 26 287
Overrated: La La Land is a technically accomplished film about technically accomplished people being mediocre General · @ironroot96 ◉ · 1mo ago 6 50
An Akira Kurosawa vs John Ford double feature reveals more similarities than differences General · @warmbadger66 ★ · 1mo ago 19 326
The films I've rewatched the most are rarely my favorites — what does that mean? General · @warmbadger66 ★ · 1mo ago 0 7
Anamorphic lens flares are now a signifier of craft even in films that don't earn them General · @cosmicraven ★ · 1mo ago 6 44
Color grading has replaced lighting as the primary tool for controlling mood and that's a loss General · @minimaker ✦ · 1mo ago 25 172
Underrated: Padmaavat (2018) is technically remarkable even if the narrative is contested General · @mininode405 ★ · 1mo ago 11 357
Overrated: American Beauty's satirical observations were dated within five years of release General · @chillowl51 ★ · 1mo ago -10 12
Underrated: Yi Yi (2000) is three hours long and feels like ten minutes General · @cold_petal ★ · 1mo ago 0 119
The best film marathon themes go beyond genre — try chronological cinematography evolution General · @redscout65 ★ · 1mo ago -1 220
The Janus Films library before Criterion owned it is basically the Western film canon twitter.com/user/status/123456789 General · @brightowl ✦ · 1mo ago 0 203
What's the best Criterion spine number to start with if you're new to the collection? General · @macrosmith ★ · 1mo ago -2 20
Overrated: Forrest Gump has not aged well and its sentimentality has calcified into something less defensible General · @cold_petal ★ · 1mo ago 18 62