The Criterion Collection

Breathless

Jean-Luc Godard

Tokyo Drifter

Seijun Suzuki

Richard F.: “beautiful”

Vampyr

Carl Th. Dreyer

The Ice Storm

Ang Lee

The Human Condition

Masaki Kobayashi

Yojimbo/Sanjuro Box Set

Akira Kurosawa

Richard F.: “A+ Mifune action.”

Three Outlaw Samurai

Hideo Gosha

Richard F.: “A lot of classic samurai films don't actually have much swordplay, not a problem here. Recommended if you're craving artful blood splatter.”

Onibaba

Kaneto Shindo

Time Bandits

Terry Gilliam

Richard F.: “Laserdisc version.”

Black Narcissus

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

Richard F.: “Laserdisc version.”

Brazil

Terry Gilliam

Richard F.: “2 copies of the 5 disc Laserdisc version. On of the best Criterion editions.”

If....

Lindsay Anderson

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Terry Gilliam

Richard F.: “As your attorney, I advise you to rent a very fast car with no top. And you'll need the cocaine.”

The Element of Crime

Lars von Trier

Richard F.: “Dissociative film.”

Insomnia

Erik Skjoldbjærg

Richard F.: “Extremely tense. I expected an explosion of violence at any time.”

Pierrot le fou

Jean-Luc Godard

Richard F.: “Watch this with your significant other and a few tabs of blotter. Trust me.”

Solaris

Andrei Tarkovsky

Richard F.: “True beauty.”

The Killer

John Woo

Richard F.: “Easily the greatest film John Woo directed. More polished than A Better Tomorrow and more grounded than Hard Boiled. I own the Laserdisc version. ”

Videodrome

David Cronenberg

Richard F.: “A highly erotic film with a visual flair that effortlessly combines the human obsessions of sex and death.”

Vengeance Is Mine

Shohei Imamura

Richard F.: “Ken Ogata plays such a delightful rogue you can't help but laugh with him as he burns down the world around him.”

Tokyo Story

Yasujiro Ozu

Richard F.: “Guaranteed to make you feel guilty about the way you treat your parents.”

The Sword of Doom

Kihachi Okamoto

Richard F.: “Probably my favorite role of Tatsuya Nakadai, who portrays an enigmatic and brooding killer. Gorgeous cinematography and elegant sword play.”

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

Martin Ritt

Richard F.: “Misanthropy.”

Le Samouraï

Jean-Pierre Melville

Richard F.: “No one has ever rocked the fedora and trench coat look better than Alain Delon in this film.”

The Royal Tenenbaums

Wes Anderson

Richard F.: “I used to love this movie. Watching it now, it feels so contrived.”

Richard III

Laurence Olivier

The Pornographers

Shohei Imamura

Pale Flower

Masahiro Shinoda

Richard F.: “Beautiful. Infinitely re-watchable. Narcotic film. Saeko is like a Japanese version of a girl I used to date; poison.”

The Night Porter

Liliana Cavani

Richard F.: “Hot candy. ”

The Night of the Hunter

Charles Laughton

Richard F.: “Love and Hate.”

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Wes Anderson

Richard F.: “i don't really like this any more.”

Kwaidan

Masaki Kobayashi

Ikiru

Akira Kurosawa

High and Low

Akira Kurosawa

Richard F.: “Effectively conveys the oppressive heat and humidity of Japanese summers. ”

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

Peter Yates

Richard F.: “Life is shit and then you die.”

Down by Law

Jim Jarmusch

Richard F.: “And now for something completely different. ”

Army of Shadows

Jean-Pierre Melville

Richard F.: “Grim and suspenseful but also surprisingly humorous at times. Lino Ventura is awe inspiring. ”

Antichrist

Lars von Trier

Richard F.: “Visually profound. The story is even better. A crying woman is a scheming woman.”