The Criterion Collection

JustinR: “It's one of Chaplin's great comic masterpieces - yes, there's the 1942 version Chaplin considered "better" - but the 1925 original is here. Enjoy it.”

JustinR: “Godard pulls off a great ultimate romantic triangle, with some of Michel Legrand's most inspired music and his best color visuals. It's a stunner.”

JustinR: “This is Wenders at his most magical - combining beautiful images, profound themes, and even Peter Falk as himself is inspired. It's an '80s epic.”

JustinR: “It's a stunning Australian masterwork about family, survival and the Outback - with Nicolas Roeg delivering some of his best filmmaking. ”

JustinR: “It's a slow-moving odyssey of time and family, but Ozu makes this journey rewarding with some of the best work of his career. ”

JustinR: “Three stories, three leading ladies, three Kieslowski masterpieces - it's hard to choose one over another, so savor them all. They're that good.”

JustinR: “Preston Sturges' most entertaining film - he was comic, dramatic and socially conscious all in this film. It's also his most realized masterpiece.”

JustinR: “The violence defined this film, but it also featured one of Dustin Hoffman's most underrated performances - and some of Peckinpah's most daring work.”

JustinR: “Before Spartacus, Kirk Douglas & Stanley Kubrick form a very powerful union with this anti-war powerhouse. How they got away with this is brilliant.”

JustinR: “Wim Wenders + Sam Shepard + Harry Dean Stanton + Ry Cooder's music + Robby Muller's photography = mid-80s masterpiece. Experience it.”

JustinR: “This is Python at its his most daring and outrageous - with the cast at their best, while skewering religious dramas...funny and entertaining.”

JustinR: “Chaplin is at his most whimsical & experimental with this classic - mixing sound with silence effectively. His entry in the gears is a visual treat.”

JustinR: “Criminally neglected in 1937, this is an enormously moving masterpiece - with a believable aging couple at its center. The ending will move you.”

JustinR: “Fritz Lang's most chilling film gives Peter Lorre a role for the ages, and has a story with many twists - including a stunning conclusion.”

JustinR: “It's Visconti at his most operatic, with Burt Lancaster delivering an unexpectedly great performance - plus a deeply-involving Italian story.”

JustinR: “The Killing & Killer's Kiss are early signs of classic Kubrick - sharp writing, great acting & powerful imagery. They show the great promise to come.”

JustinR: “La Jetee is a brilliant short - with Chris Marker proving a film with just photos can be as powerful as most films with moving images...great film.”

JustinR: “This small romantic epic is Alain Resnais at his best, and gives two actors an unlikely bond that feels real and profound. It's a New Wave classic.”

JustinR: “Chaplin takes on Hitler in this biting comic drama and raises the stakes with a great dual-role effort. And the film-ending speech...it's a good one.”

JustinR: “This is a movie you shouldn't like - but Bruce Willis leads a great cast in what may be Michael Bay's most satisfying film (and that says a lot).”

JustinR: “This is Fellini at his most whimsical and autobiographical (maybe), with one of Mastroianni's finest hours - an excellent film of art.”

JustinR: “This is Kirk Douglas at his smarmy best, with Billy Wilder at his most acidic...no wonder people didn't like it then, but yet gets better with age.”

JustinR: “Henry Fonda produced only one film; Sidney Lumet made his film directing debut; a great cast...all of these make this a stunning drama.”