The July lineup on the Criterion Channel includes Harry Dean Stanton, Jonathan Demme, The Prisoner, and additional titles.
I might have to give up my cinephile status if I claim that the Criterion Channel’s top addition next month—maybe even the best all year—is a television series. However, I let out a genuine sigh of relief when I saw that they are including all 17 episodes of Patrick McGoohan’s The Prisoner, which features a mix of '60s surrealism, espionage narrative, experimental structure, and an exceptional Beatles song. Before anyone (perhaps the frequently discussed Christopher Nolan) attempts to turn The Prisoner into a feature film and fails to capture its essence, take the time to watch it and allow yourself to become engrossed in it on its own merits (and maybe check Reddit for the ideal viewing sequence).
Now, onto films, where my preferences usually lie. July also brings an 18-film retrospective honoring Harry Dean Stanton, covering everything from Monte Hellman’s Jack Nicholson- scripted Ride in the Whirlwind to John Carroll Lynch’s Lucky, with works from David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Wim Wenders, Alex Cox, and John Carpenter in between—what an extraordinary filmography this actor had! Jonathan Demme and Terry Zwigoff are featured in retrospectives of four and two titles, respectively; also highlighted are Joel Potrykus, Khyentse Norbu, Onyeka Igwe, and Mexican actress Ninón Sevilla. Furthermore, the BlackStar Film Festival receives recognition with a substantial lineup of features and shorts.
Streaming newcomers include the Marc Maron documentary Are We Good?; D. A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus, and Pat Powell’s three-part series The Energy War; Hong Kong films People’s Hero and Pom Pom and Hot Hot; and Isao Fujisawa’s Bye Bye Love. If you're looking for something more family-friendly, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Curtis Hanson’s Bad Influence are also available, along with Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC and A Band Called Death for a bit of musical relief.
Criterion Editions showcase Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs and Something Wild, Zwigoff’s Ghost World, the Stanton-starring The Last Temptation of Christ and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, along with Nicholas Ray’s Bigger Than Life and Lisa Cholodenko’s High Art.
Below is the complete film list, with more available on the Criterion Channel:
A Moving Image, Shola Amoo, 2016
Are We Good?, Steven Feinartz, 2025
Art School Confidential, Terry Zwigoff, 2006
Aventurera, Alberto Gout, 1950
Bad Influence, Curtis Hanson, 1990
A Band Called Death, Jeff Howlett and Mark Christopher Covino, 2012
Bigger Than Life, Nicholas Ray, 1956
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Stephen Herek, 1989
The Burial of Kojo, Blitz Bazawule, 2018
Buzzard, Joel Potrykus, 2014
Bye Bye Love, Isao Fujisawa, 1974
Carita de cielo, José Díaz Morales, 1947
The Changing Same, Cauleen Smith, 2001
Christine, John Carpenter, 1983
Cool Hand Luke, Stuart Rosenberg, 1967
Desert Fury, Lewis Allen, 1947
The Energy War, D. A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus, and Pat Powell, 1978
Escape from New York, John Carpenter, 1981
Evolution of a Criminal, Darius Clark Monroe, 2014
Farewell, My Lovely, Dick Richards, 1975
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Terry Gilliam, 1998*
Fire Through Dry Grass, Andrés “Jay” Molina and Alexis Neophytides, 2023
Ghost World, Terry Zwigoff, 2001
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing, Richard Fleischer, 1955
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction, Sophie Huber, 2012
Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait, Khyentse Norbu, 2016
High Art, Lisa Cholodenko, 1998
Home from the Hill, Vincente Minnelli, 1960
A Kiss Before Dying, Gerd Oswald, 1956
Landfall, Cecilia Aldarondo, 2020
The Last Temptation of Christ, Martin Scorsese, 1988*
Leave Her to Heaven, John M. Stahl, 1945
The Long, Hot Summer, Martin Ritt, 1958
Lucky, John Carroll Lynch, 2017*
Married to the Mob, Jonathan Demme, 1988
The Miracle on George Green, Onyeka Igwe, 2022
the names have changed, including my own and
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