Our Favorite Movies New to the Criterion Channel This Month

Blue Velvet (1986)
David Lynch · 44 critic votes
Free on Tubi TV, The Roku Channel · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Criterion Channel
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder · 9 critic votes
Streaming on Criterion Channel
In late 1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city’s criminal underworld.
Boogie Nights (1997)
Paul Thomas Anderson · 5 critic votes
Free on Plex, Plex Channel · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Fawesome
In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality.
The End of Evangelion (1997)
Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno · 5 critic votes
Streaming on Netflix, Criterion Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads
SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
Russ Meyer · 4 critic votes
Streaming on Criterion Channel
An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Susan Seidelman · 4 critic votes
Free on Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Criterion Channel
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.
Olympia (1938)
Leni Riefenstahl · 3 critic votes
Free on FlixHouse, Mometu · Streaming on Criterion Channel, FlixFling
Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl covers twenty-one athletic events in the first half of this two-part love letter to the human body and spirit, culminating with the marathon, where Jesse Owens became the first track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympics.
Days and Nights in the Forest (1970)
Satyajit Ray · 2 critic votes
Streaming on Criterion Channel
Four friends from Calcutta who have very different personalities make a holiday excursion into the country, to a tiny village in the state of Bihar where they set themselves up in a bungalow. A series of minor events, all connected to their respective reactions to their new environment, reveals their characters more deeply.
Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
Paul Morrissey, Antonio Margheriti, Andy Warhol · 2 critic votes
Free on The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Plex · Streaming on Kanopy, Criterion Channel, Night Flight Plus
Within the decadent walls of the Frankenstein mansion, the Baron and his depraved assistant Otto have discovered the means of creating new life. As the Baron's laboratory begins to fill up with stitched body parts, the Baroness dallies with the randy new manservant and soon the decadent, permissive household is consumed by an outrageous, bizarre and hilarious combination of death and dismemberment.
World on a Wire (1973)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder · 2 critic votes
Streaming on Criterion Channel
In the future, Simulacron, a computer project simulating reality, encounters strange occurrences after its leader's death. Dr. Stiller questions the sudden disappearance of a friend and wonders if Simulacron holds the answers.
The Threepenny Opera (1931)
Georg Wilhelm Pabst · 1 critic vote
Streaming on Criterion Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
In London at the turn of the century, underworld kingpin Mack the Knife marries Polly Peachum without the knowledge of her father, the equally enterprising 'king of the beggars'.
Dragnet Girl (1933)
Yasujirō Ozu · 1 critic vote
Free on Plex, Plex Channel · Streaming on Criterion Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
A gangster tries to find redemption with the inadvertent help of an innocent shop girl and his jealous girlfriend will do anything to keep him.
The Sword of Doom (1966)
Kihachi Okamoto · 1 critic vote
Streaming on Criterion Channel
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.
Head (1968)
Bob Rafelson · 1 critic vote
Streaming on fuboTV, Criterion Channel
In this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing humor and anti-establishment social commentary.
Blood for Dracula (1974)
Paul Morrissey, Antonio Margheriti · 1 critic vote
Free on Tubi TV, Fandango at Home Free, Plex · Streaming on Kanopy, Shudder Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel
Deathly ill Count Dracula and his slimy underling, Anton, travel to Italy in search of a virgin's blood. They're welcomed at the crumbling estate of indebted Marchese Di Fiore, who's desperate to marry off his daughters to rich suitors. But there, instead of pure women, the count encounters incestuous lesbians with vile blood and Marxist manservant Mario, who's suspicious of the aristocratic Dracula.
The Driller Killer (1979)
Abel Ferrara · 1 critic vote
Free on Public Domain Movies, Cultpix, FlixHouse · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, Kanopy
An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.
Thief (1981)
Michael Mann · 1 critic vote
Free on Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Criterion Channel
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.
The Doors (1991)
Oliver Stone · 1 critic vote
Streaming on MGM Plus, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Abel Ferrara · 1 critic vote
Free on Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Criterion Channel
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.
The Addiction (1995)
Abel Ferrara · 1 critic vote
Free on Plex, Plex Channel · Streaming on Kanopy, Criterion Channel, ARROW
A vampiric doctoral student tries to follow the philosophy of a nocturnal comrade and control her thirst for blood.
When It Rains (1995)
Charles Burnett · 1 critic vote
Streaming on Criterion Channel
A musician spends New Year's Day trying to help his friend pay the rent.
Ring (1998)
Hideo Nakata · 1 critic vote
Free on Tubi TV, Cineverse · Streaming on MUBI, Kanopy, Shudder Amazon Channel
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
Linda Linda Linda (2005)
Nobuhiro Yamashita · 1 critic vote
Streaming on Criterion Channel
Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It's a race against time as the group struggles to learn three songs for the festival's rock concert—including a classic '80s song by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts called "Linda Linda".
The Love Witch (2016)
Anna Biller · 1 critic vote
Free on YOW.tv, Tubi TV, Pluto TV · Streaming on Kanopy, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel
A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.
The Beguiled (2017)
Sofia Coppola · 1 critic vote
During the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school, young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.

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