Continue reading →Rounds off the trilogy with the beloved characters having aged… and having lived in this bittersweet finale.
Category / Criterion Collection
Only Son, The (1936)
Permanent Vacation (1980)
Continue reading →Jarmusch’s first feature is at best a time capsule of New York City in the late ‘70s, and at worst, an aimless and meandering borefest.
Moment of Truth, The (1965)
Continue reading →Rosi’s shot-in-Spain film could be one of the finest works about bullfighting ever made despite a conventional rags-to-riches narrative.
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Continue reading →One of the key works of American independent cinema from the ‘80s, with Jarmusch presenting a beguiling tale of three loners who may or may not need each other’s company.
Down by Law (1986)
Continue reading →Jim Jarmusch’s third feature is difficult to pigeonhole, in what is a stylishly shot piece that works as an offbeat if poetic comedy.
Kuroneko (1968)
Continue reading →A black-and-white samurai-cum-ghost movie with a thin storyline but effective in its consistent capture of an eerie if alluring visual tone.
Life During Wartime (2009)
Continue reading →A slow and thematically dense drama about forgiving, forgetting, and remembering, backed by a decent ensemble performance.
Everlasting Moments (2008)
Continue reading →Charting a woman’s dour domestic life as a mother in early 20th century Sweden, and whose artistic awakening comes in the form of a camera, Troell’s late-career triumph is a layered, exquisite delight.
Here Is Your Life (1966)
Continue reading →Jan Troell’s naturalistic if poetic debut feature may have been well-regarded in Swedish cinema, but it is difficult to be absorbed by a work that is too meandering and elliptical for its own good.
Eternality Tan 