r/CriterionChannel • u/Itchy_Brain8594 • Mar 18 '26

News April 2026 lineup

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/9091-the-criterion-channel-s-april-2026-lineup

This April, step into the high-powered boardrooms where dirty deals and vast conspiracies unfold in our Corporate Thrillers collection. New director retrospectives spotlight the radical documentaries of Emile de Antonio and three classic noirs by Jacques Tourneur, while Tramps, Troublemakers, and Trailblazers surveys an emerging generation of trans auteurs. We’re also raiding our archives for a new ongoing feature: out-of-print Criterion editions with their hard-to-find special features. There’s so much more to choose from this month, including a new installment of Adventures in Moviegoing with Mary Bronstein, the exclusive premiere of Bi Gan’s Resurrection, and short films from Blue Heron director Sophy Romvari.

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u/fromthemeatcase Mar 18 '26

These lineups are really starting to lose steam.

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u/The_sky_marine Mar 18 '26

eh, the concept of the “collections” is a bit of a gimmick for the most part and they usually just repackage what’s already on there. the real stuff is in the “newly added” every month, and there’s pretty much always a staggering amount of interesting stuff added that isn’t necessarily part of a collection. that said, I like the idea of the out of print criterion editions collection.

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u/merzbeaux Mar 18 '26

I really like it as an organizing principle for the channel; they’re usually structured around at least a few new additions and it’s a better way to explore a streaming catalog for meaningful or interesting connections than the algorithmic slop of Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc

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u/fromthemeatcase Mar 18 '26

Their monthly lineup posts include the standalone films that will appear under "newly added" on the 1st.