
Criterion will not begin 2026 on a quiet note. It’s notable enough that we now have Edward Yang’s Yi Yi, a consensus pick for the 21st century’s greatest film, upgraded to 4K, but two titles long rumored for the treatment are being added to the ranks: Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man arrives shortly after his latest, Father Mother Sister Brother, graces theaters, while Jonathan Glazer’s Birth (again: consensus, 21st century) finally gets a proper home-video release.
John Huston’s final film, The Dead, also arrives on 4K, while Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project (and perhaps Criterion’s most important ongoing mission) gets a fifth volume featuring Chronicle of the Years of Fire, Yam Daabo, Kummatty, and The Fall of Otrar. Finally, Criterion Editions continues with Jia Zhangke’s major Caught By the Tides.
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