The Criterion Collection

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Fritz Lang

Quinn: “Classic performance from Peter Lorre as a serial killer in this tense Weimar era drama. ”

Léon Morin, Priest

Jean-Pierre Melville

Last Year at Marienbad

Alain Resnais

Quinn: “Surreal and suspenseful. A masterpiece. ”

The Game

David Fincher

W. C. Fields—Six Short Films

Monte Brice, Clyde Bruckman, Edwin Middleton…

Quinn: “A collection of decent slapstick comedies. W.C. Fields is hilariously nasty.”

Short Cuts

Robert Altman

Quinn: “Altman at his best. Characters whirl around L.A. and make great stories. ”

Ran

Akira Kurosawa

Le cercle rouge

Jean-Pierre Melville

The Furies

Anthony Mann

Mayerling

Anatole Litvak

Quinn: “Regal tale of forbidden, all-consuming love. A spiritual predecessor to In the Realm of the Senses. ”

Peeping Tom

Michael Powell

Quinn: “A little rough around the edges, but still creepy and entertaining. Didn't deserve the bad rap it originally got. ”

Eclipse Series 37: When Horror Came to Shochiku

Quinn: “Crazy, uniquely Japanese shlock-fests. ”

Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals

Ernst Lubitsch

The Lady Vanishes

Alfred Hitchcock

Quinn: “Might pale in comparison to Hitchcock's American classics, but stands firm on its own. Simple, entertaining, suspenseful. The work of a master. ”

Rosemary’s Baby

Roman Polanski

Quinn: “IT'S ALIVE!”

Eclipse Series 36: Three Wicked Melodramas from Gainsborough Pictures

Quinn: “Insane, and wildly entertaining. ”

The 39 Steps

Alfred Hitchcock

Quinn: “A perfect predecessor to North by Northwest.”

Jubilee

Derek Jarman

Quinn: “Insane, delightful, and surprisingly touching. I especially love Amyl Nitrate's ballsy performance of "Rule Britannia."”

Eating Raoul

Paul Bartel

Quinn: “Wicked and hysterical. ”

Chungking Express

Wong Kar-wai

Quinn: “Fun and romantic. Faye Wong is amazing!”

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Nicolas Roeg

Quinn: “Fascinating and unique. David Bowie is unbeatable. I also love that the original novel came with the release.”

Jane Austen in Manhattan

James Ivory

Lonesome

Paul Fejos

Quinn: “Tender, and full of fascinating visual effects.”

Howards End

James Ivory

Quinn: “Great performances by an all-star cast. Excellent period dramedy. ”

The Royal Tenenbaums

Wes Anderson

Quinn: “Very cool. I'd love to hang with Margot Tenenbaum. ”

Dead Ringers

David Cronenberg

Quinn: “Tragic and perturbing. Powerhouse performances from Jeremy Irons, as a set of identical twins. ”

Harold and Maude

Hal Ashby

Quinn: “Hilarious and touching.”

Diabolique

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Quinn: “Terrifying; clearly the granddad of modern suspense films. ”

Rebecca

Alfred Hitchcock

Quinn: “A classic. One of Hitchcock's best. ”

Eclipse Series 32: Pearls of the Czech New Wave

Breathless

Jean-Luc Godard

Quinn: “Hip and romantic.”

Black Narcissus

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

Quinn: “Deborah Kerr is radiant and Kathleen Byron is terrifying.”

Charade

Stanley Donen

Quinn: “Infectious and genre-bending. Worth the buy for the amazing performances by Hepburn and Grant, if nothing else!”

Videodrome

David Cronenberg

Quinn: “A brilliant meditation on TV culture. Plus, I love a good head explosion scene.”

House

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Quinn: “Bizarre, and tons of fun to watch.”

People on Sunday

Robert Siodmak and Edgar G. Ulmer

Quinn: “Warm and charming, although I don't understand the spanking scene...”

Vivre sa vie

Jean-Luc Godard

Spellbound

Alfred Hitchcock

Quinn: “Features one of my favorite scenes in all of cinema: Ingrid Bergman, her face shining in the sun, whispers ".....liverwurst!"”

Notorious

Alfred Hitchcock

Quinn: “The cinematic definition of suspense. This film had me guessing to the very end.”

The Red Shoes

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

Quinn: “Fascinating look at what happens behind the stage: performance-wise AND relationship-wise. Anton Walbrook is chilling. ”

World on a Wire

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Eclipse Series 16: Alexander Korda’s Private Lives

Pierrot le fou

Jean-Luc Godard

Bottle Rocket

Wes Anderson

Vanya on 42nd Street

Louis Malle

Quinn: “Raw and gripping. ”

My Own Private Idaho

Gus Van Sant

Masculin féminin

Jean-Luc Godard

Quinn: “These kids are the epitome of cool.”

Jigoku

Nobuo Nakagawa

Slacker

Richard Linklater

The Seventh Seal

Ingmar Bergman

Quinn: “Very dark, as well as funny. My favorite Bergman. ”

Hard Boiled

John Woo

Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Quinn: “Has to be seen to be believed.”

Eyes Without a Face

Georges Franju

Carnival of Souls

Herk Harvey

Sisters

Brian De Palma

Three Colors

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Quinn: “Stunning. All three films are among my favorites in the collection. ”

The Rock

Michael Bay

Chasing Amy

Kevin Smith

Quinn: “Sexy and dangerous.”

Tiny Furniture

Lena Dunham

Quinn: “Really quotable and engaging. ”

RoboCop

Paul Verhoeven

Quinn: “"I'd buy that for a dollar!"”