One of the most anticipated films of 2021 is Joel Coen’s awards contender, “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” And in early 2022, it appears Criterion is set to honor Joel Coen, along with his filmmaking brother, Ethan Coen, by adding the 1990 film, “Miller’s Crossing,” to the coveted Collection. But February 2022 has some other additions to the Criterion Collection that should get you excited.

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching. 

Two potentially major productions caught in the wheels of the lockdown hit disc and (reasonable) VOD this week, alongside a Sundance doc on Apple TV+,  a lovely new musical bio-doc, and the usual bushel of marvelous catalog titles from Criterion, Warner Archive, and Kino-Lorber.

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Watch: Beautiful Trailer For Film Society of Lincoln Center Series 'Imitations Of Life: The Films Of Douglas Sirk'

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5 Movies About F*cked Up Mother/Daughter Relationships

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The Essentials: Douglas Sirk

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5 Things You May Not Know About Douglas Sirk's 'Imitation Of Life'

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