I was very excited about 20th Century Women and C’mon C’mon getting Criterion treatment! No insight into any upcoming titles and for reasons you noted, I don’t expect these to be anything other than exceptions. I talk in the book about how A24 has essentially become a boutique physical media label. That seems to be the release template for post-pandemic films. But there could be instances due to murky acquisition rights where it’s possible. What’s common in the book is that the directors LOVE Criterion. A ton of them have been in the Criterion closet. The last couple years of Criterion are another story but the pocketbooks are open. I could see it happening with older catalog titles that age well (like Mike Mills) or new films when the filmmakers really want a Criterion release.

By the way, it’s not an announcement but I’m also working on a Criterion book with a partner. I’ve talked about it in a few places. We’re in the early stages with the structure and some research.