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Criterion Classics: Alfred Hitchcock’s 'The 39 Steps' (1935)

It’s November or should I say, NOIRvember?! This month, I went deep diving into the ocean of films that make up this hugely influential corner of cinema: film noir.

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Criterion Classics: 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (1974)

The Criterion Channel featured a playlist all month long of 70s horror films with familiar titles like ‘The Wicker Man’ and ‘The Crazies’ but for the latest entry, I’m taking a look at 1974’s ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre;’ directed and written by Tobe Hooper, co-written by Kim Henkel.

Criterion Classics: 'Vivre sa Vie' (1962)

Jean-Luc Godard’s third film, with its technical innovation, darker themes and exquisite dialogue are all the rationale one needs to see why he was one of the greats.