July 2026 Criterion Channel Lineup

Now entering the summer months. Maybe a little bit of the summer doldrums — I can’t say that July’s releases make up an exceptional lineup. It is a very comfortable one with a handful of gems buried way down in there.

So let’s do the hidden treasure first. We’ll get back to Harry Dean Stanton, I promise. Before that, though, I need to urge you to make time for Ninón Sevilla: Queen of the Mexican Cabaret. So I’ve only seen one of these, Victims of Sin, but it’s so good and I’ll take any excuse to recommend it. There’s a third act scene where Ninón Sevilla bursts into a room with iconic style and more people should see it, plus the musical numbers are stunning. So I’m gonna want to see the three of these I haven’t seen. Amazing introduction to cine de rumberas and to the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema in general; there are noir overtones and melodrama and they’re just so much fun.

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