Summer rolls along with The Criterion Channel’s recent announcement of streaming options for July 2025. This July, their offerings include a new spin on their long-running noir series, an ample amount of director spotlights, and a set of romance films set during the dog days of summer.
Miami Neonoir
Bathed in humidity and neon, this 6-film playlist plunges into the sun-soaked shadows of Miami neonoir. This playlist include:
- Body Heat (1981)
- Miami Blues (1990)
- China Moon (1994)
- Out of Sight (1998)
- Bully (2001)
- Miami Vice (2006)
Summer Romances
Heatwaves and heartbeats collide in this 8-film playlist celebrating the fleeting magic of summer romances. This playlist includes:
- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
- A Place in the Sun (1951)
- Roman Holiday (1953)
- Summertime (1955)
- Gidget (1959)
- Suddenly, Last Summer (1960)
- Splendor in the Grass (1961)
- The Sandpiper (1965)
D. A. Pennebaker’s Eye on the Century
This 19-film playlist captures the restless spirit of a generation through the lens of D.A. Pennebaker, showcasing his work as both director and pioneering cinematographer. This playlist includes:
Directed by D.A. Pennebaker:
- Daybreak Express (1953)
- Baby (1954)
- Brussels Film Loops/Gestures/World Kitchen (1957)
- Lambert & Co. (1964)
- Dont Look Back (1967)
- Monterey Pop (1968)
- Original Cast Album: “Company” (1970)
- Town Bloody Hall (1979)
- Jimi Plays Monterey (1986)
- Shake! Otis at Monterey (1986)
- The War Room (1993)
- 65 Revisited (2007)
- The Return of the War Room (2008)
- Kings of Pastry (2009)
Featuring Cinematography by D.A. Pennebaker:
- Primary (1960)
- Adventures on the New Frontier (1961)
- Crisis (1963)
- Faces of November (1964)
- Maidstone (1970)
Portraits of Artists
This 11-film playlist offers intimate and illuminating portraits of artists, capturing the creative spark in all its beauty, struggle, and mystery. This playlist includes:
- The Mystery of Picasso (1956)
- A Bigger Splash (1973)
- Christo’s Valley Curtain (1974)
- F for Fake (1975)
- Routine Pleasures (1986)
- Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989)
- Crumb (1995)
- Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)
- David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
- Beyond the Visible – Hilma af Klint (2019)
- Anselm (2023)
Directed by Jacques Rozier
This 5-film playlist celebrates the freewheeling charm of Jacques Rozier, a singular voice of the French New Wave whose work brims with spontaneity and seaside melancholy. This playlist includes:
- Adieu Philippine (1962)
- Near Orouët (1971)
- The Castaways of Turtle Island (1976)
- Maine-Océan Express (1986)
- Fifi Martingale (2001)
The Craft of Acting: Brian Cox
This 4-film installment of the Craft of Acting series turns the spotlight on Brian Cox, showcasing the range, power, and precision of a master at work. This playlist includes:
- Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
- In Celebration (1975)
- Manhunter (1986)
- The Escapist (2008)
What Else is Coming to The Criterion Channel in July?
Additional movies coming to The Criterion Channel in July 2025 include the Criterion Collection editions of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and François Truffaut’s The Adventures of Antoine Doinel, and director spotlights of Hou Hsiao-hsien, Moustapha Alassane, Lino Brocka, and Michael Haneke. View the entire list of The Criterion Channel’s streaming offerings for July here.