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29 April 2011 12:46 PM, PDT | CriterionCast | See recent CriterionCast news »

In a world that is getting more and more used to streaming their TV shows, their movies and even their lives, one company is known as the king of it all, and that’s Netflix. But Hulu, being around since 2007, has started to gain some steam this past year alone. Then Hulu Plus came along officially in November 2010, and as a monthly paid subscription promised subscribers full seasons of television shows, more episodes of series that were already on the site. When Criterion announced they were partnering with Hulu to showcase their films on the site, we here at CriterionCast were a bit skeptical.

A bit might be treading lightly. As fans, we first thought it was the biggest mistake they could have made. It was from the mindset that the ‘only’ streaming sight out there was Netflix and any other choice was a poor one. Myself being one that »

- James McCormick

7 February 2011 2:44 AM, PST | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »

It’s a strange feeling, being made abruptly aware of your own ignorance. One minute you can be happily spending your time being A Grownup, with A Car and A Sofa, then Bam. You’re six years old, everything is suddenly much taller than you and you’re chewing an olive with an expression of intense disgust. You dimly remember being told that one day your tastes will change, that sooner or later you’ll be Big Enough to appreciate olives and you’ll be able to join the proud ranks of The Adult, but deep down inside you know that it just can’t be true.

This is, without hyperbole, how I felt when I came to watch Equinox Flower. Billed as a comedy, the first colour picture from acclaimed Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu is a carefully and subtly observed study of teenage rebellion, paternal impotence and the rage »

21 January 2011 5:38 PM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky talks about The Social Network in 3D, Transformers, and we end with some Quick Questions

The following is a continuation of my hour-long chat with the new co-host of “At the Movies,” 24-year-old Ignatiy Vishnevetsky. After having covered subjects concerning his new job and his cinephile background, I wanted to delve into his brain’s more analytical corners while continuing to find out what impressed Roger Ebert enough to give Vishnevetsky one of the best jobs in the movies. Sans a somewhat lengthy discussion about what Chicago theater has the most comfortable seats, the following is a full dive into the wisdom of the 24-year-old co-host who is on his way to being one of the most recognized film critics in America. The following includes theories about why the seventh Saw movie might be one of the better films to use 3D, why The Social Network might have looked good in 3D, »

- Nick Allen

3 items from 2011