This March, Criterion Channel highlights Buster Keaton, Isabelle Huppert, and Oscar winner (yes!) Michelle Yeoh

Plus, Marlene Dietrich takes a dangerous trip across China and things get racy with a classic collection of pre-Code Paramount titles

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This March, Criterion Channel highlights Buster Keaton, Isabelle Huppert, and Oscar winner (yes!) Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh, Buster Keaton, Isabelle Huppert Photo: Mike Coppola

Just in time to celebrate Michelle Yeoh’s Best Actress Oscar win for Everything Everywhere All At Once, Criterion Channel premieres a collection of her earlier work in Hong Kong action films. It’s a full slate of Yeoh favorites that shows how much the Malaysian-born actor kicks ass. And that’s just the beginning of the Criterion Channel’s stellar offerings in March. The streamer has also packed this month with a selection of self-directed features and shorts from the inimitable silent film star Buster Keaton. Plus, there are even more classics from cinema’s early years with a slate of pre-Code Paramount films, including picks from directors Ernst Lubitsch and Josef von Sternberg. Finally, in celebration of Isabelle Huppert’s 70th birthday this month, Criterion Channel has put together a retrospective of her career, with acclaimed favorites such as The Piano Teacher. And as if you need any more enticement to binge some of this great content, many of this month’s picks are quick watches that come in at under 90 minutes—perfect for double features.

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The Heroic Trio - Trailer (SD)

In 1993, director Johnnie To brought three of Hong Kong’s greatest actors together for a bonkers riff on Charlie’s Angels. Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung, and Michelle Yeoh are , three badass women whose shared past pulls them together once more to take down a sadistic eunuch from the underworld sewers. The Heroic Trio becomes a lot more fun when its plot falls to the wayside and To shows off the litany of ways in which babies can be hoisted into the air. Not to mention, these women look impeccable fighting crime while bringing their own distinct screen presences to the feature. This film is definitely not afraid to go there, with cannibalistic children, decapitations, and a chilling final fight scene.

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