The Criterion Collection

Badlands

Terrence Malick

On the Waterfront

Elia Kazan

Playtime

Jacques Tati

Purple Noon

René Clément

The Last Days of Disco

Whit Stillman

Gimme Shelter

David Maysles, Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin

3 Women

Robert Altman

KFM38: “Mysterious and provocative.”

Anatomy of a Murder

Otto Preminger

KFM38: “Engaging courtroom drama, with the jazz soundtrack adding a very nice touch!”

Mystery Train

Jim Jarmusch

KFM38: “A nice collection of three stories paying tribute to the King! Plus some very funny moments from Screamin' Jay and Cinque Lee.”

Brazil

Terry Gilliam

KFM38: “Darkly comic dystopia. Interesting because it mixes the quirkier moments with the darker ones.”

Following

Christopher Nolan

KFM38: “Christopher Nolan's debut shows that a suspenceful story, backed by inventive storytelling techniques, can be told even with a limited budget.”

Being John Malkovich

Spike Jonze

KFM38: “Wonderfully original and inventive, while also hilarious, quirky, and thought provoking. Such a brilliant piece of filmmaking.”

Paris, Texas

Wim Wenders

KFM38: “A brilliant character study. At times very mysterious and bittersweet.”

The Battle of Algiers

Gillo Pontecorvo

KFM38: “Examines the flaws of both sides involved in the French-Algerian conflict with its brutally raw and gritty filmmaking style.”

Blow Out

Brian De Palma

KFM38: “Suspenceful and intriguing, just as it is meant to be.”

Breathless

Jean-Luc Godard

KFM38: “While watching this 1960s film, everything felt fresh. A very cool and exciting film from start to finish.”

Weekend

Jean-Luc Godard

KFM38: “Whereas Godard was redefining cinema with "Breathless", he was trying to end cinema with "Weekend". A bizarre and dangerous trip worth taking.”

Solaris

Andrei Tarkovsky

In the Mood for Love

Wong Kar-wai

KFM38: “The gorgeous visual images serve as the engaging accompaniment to a poignant and interesting love story.”

Rashomon

Akira Kurosawa

KFM38: “A landmark work that allows the viewer to think about the story on their own terms as it unfolds on screen.”

Rosemary’s Baby

Roman Polanski

KFM38: “A thrilling masterpiece. ”

Three Colors

Krzysztof Kieślowski

KFM38: “Three beautifully realized films, each in their own unique style and each with much to say.”

Straw Dogs

Sam Peckinpah

The Game

David Fincher

KFM38: “A unique film. The twist provokes a mixed response from me, which makes the film that much more interesting.”

Chungking Express

Wong Kar-wai

KFM38: “"Express"ive.”

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

KFM38: “"Easy Rider", "Five Easy Pieces", and "The Last Picture Show". No better way to define essential and creative Hollywood filmmaking.”

The Night of the Hunter

Charles Laughton

KFM38: “Absolutely thrilling. Robert Mitchum's Harry Powell is disturbing indeed. Mitchum and Lillian Gish are the perfect polar opposites.”

Crumb

Terry Zwigoff

KFM38: “A fascinating look into a disturbed and fragile mind.”

My Dinner with André

Louis Malle

KFM38: “Malle captures the reality that is percieved with watching two great personalities communicate in meaningful ways. It might just blow your brains out”

Naked

Mike Leigh

KFM38: “Johnny is a strange fellow indeed. We know that there is a good reason for his plight.”

The Complete Monterey Pop Festival

KFM38: “Like New Year's, Christmas, and your birthday wrapped all into one! This is a brilliant set, with absolutely fantastic music!”

Vanya on 42nd Street

Louis Malle

KFM38: “Very fun and entertaining. Malle explores the extensive boundaries of acting and theatre, with Andre Gregory's profound passion, at its very bones.”

Videodrome

David Cronenberg

KFM38: “Leave it to Cronenberg to mix bizzare and grotesque images with a disturbing, yet enthralling statement on the media. Oddly compelling.”

8½

Federico Fellini

KFM38: “It is obvious that the film was made with a great sense of love and passion for the art of film.”

Harold and Maude

Hal Ashby

KFM38: “Success in mixing dark humor with genuine heart.”

Short Cuts

Robert Altman

KFM38: “The eyes stay glued to the screen because of the eagerness to see how these stories unfold. A very discreet and thoughtful mix of humor and tragedy.”

The Gold Rush

Charles Chaplin

KFM38: “You can never go wrong with Charlie Chaplin. One of his landmark masterpieces, using visual gags to the most profound and brilliant effect.”

Ran

Akira Kurosawa

KFM38: “A very haunting and compelling epic.”

Dazed and Confused

Richard Linklater

KFM38: “Funny and nostalgic, this movie pays a loving tribute to the 70s, and it couldn't be more relevant.”

Stranger Than Paradise

Jim Jarmusch

KFM38: “Brilliantly simple in its approach, this movie is compelling because Jarmusch uses the most limited of means and pulls it off.”

Down by Law

Jim Jarmusch

KFM38: “There is a lot to admire, but I need to revisit this film, because I wasn't completely convinced the first time around.”

The 400 Blows

François Truffaut

Time Bandits

Terry Gilliam

Knife in the Water

Roman Polanski

KFM38: “Tension and suspence abound in this simple and crafty Polanski film.”

Traffic

Steven Soderbergh

KFM38: “This film works because it sucessfully looks at various sides and viewpoints of the central topic.”

Last Year at Marienbad

Alain Resnais

KFM38: “There is no definite answer to this surreal puzzle of a film. I think that is why it is so unique.”

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Wes Anderson

KFM38: “Probably Anderson's least appreciated (it's sort of uneven), this film is still entertaining, and has the director's brilliant and quirky touch.”

12 Angry Men

Sidney Lumet

KFM38: “One of the most exciting films ever!”

Le cercle rouge

Jean-Pierre Melville

KFM38: “This film is characterized by its cool and somewhat quiet atmosphere.”

Yojimbo

Akira Kurosawa

KFM38: “Without this film, we wouldn't have Sergio Leone's classic "The Man With No Name" westerns. Any questions?”

The Third Man

Carol Reed

KFM38: “Orson Welles is killer as the antagonist Harry Lime.”

Sweet Smell of Success

Alexander Mackendrick

KFM38: “The sharp dialogue in this movie has the ability to cut through iron.”

Seven Samurai

Akira Kurosawa

KFM38: “It takes a true filmmaker to keep the viewer engaged in a 3 1/2 hour film; not one second is wasted. A truly perfect film by any standard.”

Rushmore

Wes Anderson

KFM38: “Jason Schwartzman is charming in this movie!”

The Royal Tenenbaums

Wes Anderson

KFM38: “A quirky, funny, and very touching film. Probably my favorite of Wes Anderson's movies.”

Paths of Glory

Stanley Kubrick

KFM38: “This film makes a very powerful statement about war!”

Modern Times

Charlie Chaplin

KFM38: “What a classic, fun movie! This film is a bright gem!”

M

Fritz Lang

KFM38: “This movie brings you in to its dark and creepy atmosphere once it begins. A truly haunting film.”

The Killing

Stanley Kubrick

KFM38: “A very solid and entertaining noir from Kubrick!”

High and Low

Akira Kurosawa

KFM38: “A very compelling crime film from Kurosawa!”