The Criterion Collection

La Jetée/Sans Soleil

Chris Marker

Daniel W.: “Most unusual. But still awesome”

Fanny and Alexander Box Set

Ingmar Bergman

AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Daniel W.: “Who can go wrong with having 25 films by Kurosawa?”

The Phantom Carriage

Victor Sjöström

Daniel W.: “I love silent movies. I particularly liked this one. ”

M

Fritz Lang

Daniel W.: “More proof that older films tend to be much better”

Vampyr

Carl Th. Dreyer

Daniel W.: “My kind of creepy. ”

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

Fritz Lang

Ministry of Fear

Fritz Lang

Drunken Angel

Akira Kurosawa

The Third Man

Carol Reed

Daniel W.: “Older movies are better. this is a must see for anybody. ”

Rashomon

Akira Kurosawa

Daniel W.: “Good Choice for blu-ray upgrade. We can always use more Criterion blu-rays of Kurosawa films. Now how about The Hidden Fortress?”

Summer Interlude

Ingmar Bergman

Ikiru

Akira Kurosawa

Daniel W.: “This to me is the greatest inspirational film of all time. ”

Summer with Monika

Ingmar Bergman

Seven Samurai

Akira Kurosawa

Daniel W.: “This was my introduction to Kurosawa. This is one of the best epics ever. It's 3 1/2 hours and it doesn't seem long at all. ”

Godzilla

Ishiro Honda

Daniel W.: “It's about time!”

The Night of the Hunter

Charles Laughton

Daniel W.: “One of the few thrillers I watch over and over again. A true classic. ”

Smiles of a Summer Night

Ingmar Bergman

Daniel W.: “Light hearted Bergman? What a joy!”

Throne of Blood

Akira Kurosawa

The Seventh Seal

Ingmar Bergman

Daniel W.: “I like Death in this movie. Wonderfully creepy. Great film! ”

Wild Strawberries

Ingmar Bergman

Daniel W.: “I love it. I don't know what else to say.”

The Hidden Fortress

Akira Kurosawa

Daniel W.: “We miss you Kurosawa. They don't make them like they used to. A great movie. ”

The Magician

Ingmar Bergman

Daniel W.: “What fun. A good impulse purchase.”

The Blob

Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.

Daniel W.: “Run for your lives!”

The 400 Blows

François Truffaut

Daniel W.: “My introduction to french new wave. What a delight!”

The Bad Sleep Well

Akira Kurosawa

The Virgin Spring

Ingmar Bergman

Shoot the Piano Player

François Truffaut

Yojimbo

Akira Kurosawa

Daniel W.: “I never get tired to this one. ”

Last Year at Marienbad

Alain Resnais

Sanjuro

Akira Kurosawa

Ivan’s Childhood

Andrei Tarkovsky

Daniel W.: “Early Tarkovsky. A must have. ”

Jules and Jim

François Truffaut

High and Low

Akira Kurosawa

Daniel W.: “Not my favorite Kurosawa film, but still a good one. ”

8½

Federico Fellini

Red Beard

Akira Kurosawa

The Battle of Algiers

Gillo Pontecorvo

Daniel W.: “One of the few docu-dramas that really puts you in the conflict. What a ride!”

Andrei Rublev

Andrei Tarkovsky

Daniel W.: “They need to reprint this on Blu-ray. In fact, Criterion just needs more Tarkovsky. ”

Dodes’ka-den

Akira Kurosawa

Daniel W.: “One of the films Kurosawa made in the 70s. Criterion needs to get Derzu Uzala.”

Straw Dogs

Sam Peckinpah

Daniel W.: “Not an easy sit, but one of the best movies about the damaging effects of violence I have ever seen. A true classic.”

Solaris

Andrei Tarkovsky

Daniel W.: “A great film but it requires patience. Tarkovsky was an influence on Mamoru Oshii and it shows. ”

Badlands

Terrence Malick

Daniel W.: “Not my favorite Malick movie, but still a good one. Can't wait to have the Blu-ray. ”

Scenes from a Marriage

Ingmar Bergman

Amarcord

Federico Fellini

House

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Daniel W.: “This film is fun!!!! Bizarre twisted fun!!!!!”

Days of Heaven

Terrence Malick

Daniel W.: “I swear that Heaven's Gate tried to copy this movie to some degree. Heaven's Gate Sucked by the way. ”

Autumn Sonata

Ingmar Bergman

Daniel W.: “I connected with this one on a personal level. A great film.”

Monty Python’s Life of Brian

Terry Jones

Daniel W.: “This is the Python's masterpiece”

Kagemusha

Akira Kurosawa

The Last Metro

François Truffaut

Daniel W.: “Even in the hardest circumstances can greatness come about. What a great movie!”

Time Bandits

Terry Gilliam

This Is Spinal Tap

Rob Reiner

Daniel W.: “Even if I didn't get all the jokes, I still like the film. Stonehenge is one of the best bits ever. ”

The Element of Crime

Lars von Trier

Daniel W.: “Early von Trier. Very cool. This one needs a blu-ray upgrade.”

Paris, Texas

Wim Wenders

Ran

Akira Kurosawa

Daniel W.: “One of the best parts of this film is battle at hidetora's castle. There are no sound effects, just music playing over the whole thing. Brilliant. ”

Brazil

Terry Gilliam

Daniel W.: “This truly is Gilliam's masterpiece! A must see for any film fan!”

Shoah

Claude Lanzmann

Daniel W.: “I will have to check this one out. I have heard great things about it. Sounds tough to sit through though...”

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Paul Schrader

Wings of Desire

Wim Wenders

The Killer

John Woo

Daniel W.: “Not my favorite Woo movie. But still good. I really liked the shootout in the church. ”