The Criterion Collection Complete

RUDOLPH, Alan (United States) Choose Me [1984] Spine #1256 Blu-ray An achingly romantic neon dream, Alan Rudolph’s comic and cutting exploration of the mysteries of human desire established him as one of the most boldly idiosyncratic independent auteurs of the 1980s. At the smoky dive Eve’s Lounge, a collection of strangers—including an insecure radio sexpert (Geneviève Bujold), a commitment-phobic former sex worker (Lesley Ann Warren), and a globe-trotting mystery man (Keith Carradine)—become entangled in a web of passion, jealousy, and self-discovery. Grooving to the rhythms of Teddy Pendergrass’s sexy slow jams,  Choose Me  exists on its own offbeat wavelength—knotty, surprising, and deeply tender in its vision of lost souls wounded by love yet still reaching out for human connection. 106 minutes Monaural Color 1:85:1 Criterion Release 2025 Directors/Writer Alan Rudolph  was 41 when he directed Choose Me . The Film a Film Rating (0-60): 60 The Extras The Booklet Comm...

PENN, Arthur (United States) Night Moves [1975] Spine #1255 Blu-ray Arthur Penn’s haunting neonoir reimagines the hard-boiled detective film for the disillusioned, paranoid 1970s. In one of his greatest performances, Gene Hackman oozes world-weary cynicism as a private investigator whose search for an actress’s missing daughter (Melanie Griffith) leads him from the Hollywood Hills to the Florida Keys, where he is pulled into a sordid family drama and a sinister conspiracy he can hardly grasp. Bolstered by Alan Sharp’s genre-scrambling script and Dede Allen’s elliptical editing, the daringly labyrinthine  Night Moves  is a defining work of post-Watergate cinema—a silent scream of existential dread and moral decay whose legend has only grown with time. 100 minutes Monaural Color 1:85:1 Criterion Release 2025 Directors/Writer Arthur Penn  was 53 when he directed Night Moves . The Film a Film Rating (0-60): 60 The Extras The Booklet Commentary Video tribute Documentary 1 Do...

OMORI, Kazuki (Japan) Godzilla vs. Biollante [1989] Spine #1254 Blu-ray Diving into delirious realms of imagination, this second film of the Godzilla franchise’s 1980s resurgence showcased the towering beast for a new generation of fans. This time, Godzilla’s foe is one of the series’ most wondrously strange  kaiju  creations: Biollante—a mutant plant genetically engineered from the cells of a rose, a renegade scientist’s dead daughter, and Godzilla itself. With a wild plot encompassing spies, psychic children, and bonkers biotechnology—and some of the coolest special effects in the history of Japanese cinema— Godzilla vs. Biollante  stands as a high point in the ever-evolving mythology of the King of the Monsters. 104 minutes 5.0 Surround Color 1:85:1 Criterion Release 2025 Directors/Writer Kazuki Omori  was 37 when he directed Godzilla vs. Biollante . The Film a Film Rating (0-60): 60 The Extras The Booklet Commentary Video tribute Documentary 1 Documentary 2 Doc...

CHAPLIN, Charles (United States) A Woman of Paris [1923] Spine #1253 Blu-ray Remarkable for its psychological nuance and its boldly modern perspective on an independent woman’s search for fulfillment, Charlie Chaplin’s long-overlooked silent masterpiece  A Woman of Paris  is a revelation. Chaplin confounded 1923 audiences with this unexpected foray into serious drama, and by ceding the spotlight to his longtime screen partner Edna Purviance. She is captivating as the vivacious Marie St. Clair, a “woman of fate” who leaves behind her small-minded village for the glamour of Paris, where she finds herself at the center of a Jazz Age whirl of champagne soirees, luxurious pleasure-seeking, romance, and tragedy. Putting aside his Little Tramp persona, Chaplin’s second feature proved that, beyond being a comic genius, he was an artist of immense sensitivity and human understanding. 81 minutes Monaural Black and White 1:33:1 Criterion Release 2025 Directors/Writer Charles Chaplin w...