The Criterion Collection

Down by Law

Jim Jarmusch

Night and Fog

Alain Resnais

On the Waterfront

Elia Kazan

Something Wild

Jonathan Demme

Ryan Colson: “This film was much better than I expected! I can see why Bret Eaton Ellis proclaimed it one of the two best 80's films.”

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Terry Gilliam

Gimme Shelter

David Maysles, Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin

Ryan Colson: “Pretty much the only rock doc you need...”

Patriotism

Yukio Mishima and Domoto Masaki

Ryan Colson: “Short. Beautiful. Powerful. An ending not to be forgotten!”

Dazed and Confused

Richard Linklater

Ryan Colson: “Fantastic film and transfer!”

Diabolique

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Ryan Colson: “One of my favorite thrillers of all time!”

Purple Noon

René Clément

Ryan Colson: “Perhaps better than the modern adaptation, this version of Mr. Ripley's ending is still a little undesired. Still great!”

Brazil

Terry Gilliam

The Vanishing

George Sluizer

Godzilla

Ishiro Honda

The Darjeeling Limited

Wes Anderson

Ryan Colson: “Hopefully Life Aquatic will get the Blu treatment soon. This is my least favorite Anderson film. :(”

Rosemary’s Baby

Roman Polanski

Ryan Colson: “This edition doesn't disappoint. I wish it had a commentary track, though.”

Eating Raoul

Paul Bartel

Ryan Colson: “What a gem! Blind buy, I'd heard it was good pre-C release. Really good.”

Trilogy of Life

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Monty Python’s Life of Brian

Terry Jones

Ryan Colson: “Silly, goofy excellence!”

The Ice Storm

Ang Lee

Ryan Colson: “A fantastic film! Loved the heck out of it!”

Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Gomorrah

Matteo Garrone

Ryan Colson: “Got into the first 20 minutes. It went downhill from there, for me, but the last 20 got good again. Will watch again eventually.”

The Phantom Carriage

Victor Sjöström

Ryan Colson: “The semi industrial second soundtrack doesn't seem as appropriate as the first while watching the film. Great effects, solid story! #Shining”

Beastie Boys Video Anthology

Various

Ryan Colson: “I wish Criterion had more video collections. There was gonna be a Gondry (or Jonze?) one, but it was shelved. It became a different project.”

The Royal Tenenbaums

Wes Anderson

Ryan Colson: “The transfer is even better than Rushmore, the previous Wes Anderson Blu standard! Fantastic movie. Where's Life Aquatic??”

The Double Life of Véronique

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Ryan Colson: “Pretty good.. not one of my favorite releases, though.”

Playtime

Jacques Tati

Ryan Colson: “It's a bit long, but it's pretty funny. It really pops on the blu-ray edition. I think it may be out of print soon since Tati's rights went elsewhere.”

Chungking Express

Wong Kar-wai

Ryan Colson: “This is a pretty endearing film. I adore asian cinema and this is one of my favorites.”

A Night to Remember

Roy Ward Baker

Ryan Colson: “The absolute best film about the tragedy, forget the Cameron version.”

Rushmore

Wes Anderson

Ryan Colson: “One of my favorite Wes Anderson films. Astounding features on this version!”

The Seventh Seal

Ingmar Bergman

Ryan Colson: “I first saw this in school back in 1994 or so. I fell in love with it and had to get the Criterion upgrade. Wish Bergman Island was in a pack with it.”

Sanjuro

Akira Kurosawa

Ryan Colson: “Unwatched yet..”

Yojimbo

Akira Kurosawa

Ryan Colson: “Must rewatch”

Eclipse Series 33: Up All Night with Robert Downey Sr.

Ryan Colson: “Putney Swope is the jewel of this collection. Everyone should watch it at least once, preferably five or six times...”

Certified Copy

Abbas Kiarostami

Ryan Colson: “This movie is great. It reminded me of a more realistic version of Inception. You can argue over the film much the same way.”

Being John Malkovich

Spike Jonze

Ryan Colson: “What a bizarre, great film. This is one of my favorite Criterion releases in terms of everything on the disc!”

Shallow Grave

Danny Boyle

Ryan Colson: “Dr. Who, Obi-Wan Kenobi? In a movie together? This is a great thriller but not a must own for everyone.”

The Samurai Trilogy

Hiroshi Inagaki

Ryan Colson: “#13-16 Pretty solid! Great action. Great romance!”

Cronos

Guillermo del Toro

Ryan Colson: “It reminded me of Darkman. My sister gave it to me for my 32nd birthday. It's creepy with great effects. Marvelous! And Ron Perlman... Awesome.”

Armageddon

Michael Bay

Ryan Colson: “This is one of those "Why?" Criterions. Great cast. It's not a terrible movie but it's now ruined by the TF franchise. :(”

The Rock

Michael Bay

Ryan Colson: “This one is not as silly as Bay's other movies. I dig it more than any other film he's done.”

The Last Temptation of Christ

Martin Scorsese

Ryan Colson: “I think this film is a must own. Dafoe is great as Jesus. I haven't gotten around to the novel yet sadly.”

Sisters

Brian De Palma

Ryan Colson: “You can't go wrong with De Palma. This is not my favorite film and it's not a must own, but it's definitely worth the six I paid for a used copy.”

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

Ryan Colson: “#544-550 (7) Great box set, with the exception of "A Safe Place" (worst film I've watched from C.) Great: "Head", "5EP", "LPS", "D,SS", "KoMG", "ER".”

The Night of the Hunter

Charles Laughton

Ryan Colson: “A very influential and must own Criterion, in my opinion. Fantastic performances, and that ending!”

La Jetée/Sans Soleil

Chris Marker

Ryan Colson: “I like "La Jetee" so much more than "Sans Soleil". Both are great in the HD format.”

Tokyo Drifter

Seijun Suzuki

Ryan Colson: “A fantastic film. A must own for Action or Yakuza fans, I think.”

Branded to Kill

Seijun Suzuki

Ryan Colson: “This reminded me very much of "Oldboy" (which needs a Criterion release!).”

The 400 Blows

François Truffaut

Seven Samurai

Akira Kurosawa

Ryan Colson: “If you only buy one Criterion, this is it.”

Crumb

Terry Zwigoff

Ryan Colson: “This is my absolute favorite documentary. It's pretty funny, and... Crumb is awesome.”

Antichrist

Lars von Trier

Ryan Colson: “A haunting film. Not for everyone. But I try to show it to every horror enthusiast.”

Repulsion

Roman Polanski

Ryan Colson: “Not my favorite Polanski but worthy of Criterion. Creepy and rewatchable.”

Hunger

Steve McQueen

Ryan Colson: “A Christmas gift. Fassbender is mindblowing in this. A must own.”

The Night Porter

Liliana Cavani

Ryan Colson: “A Christmas gift, this is a pretty good film but I'm glad I didn't buy it outright since it lacks any features.”

Dazed and Confused

Richard Linklater

Ryan Colson: “Waiting for the Blu upgrade.”

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Wes Anderson

Ryan Colson: “My favorite Wes Anderson film. It's sad, funny, has some action. It's absolutely fantastic. I need the 2 disc. OR BLU.”

Man Bites Dog

Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoit Poelvoorde

Ryan Colson: “I'm not so much a fan of this gem, it's pretty good, but I'm glad I got it for a few bucks. I need to rewatch it..”

Videodrome

David Cronenberg

Ryan Colson: “Waiting for the Blu.”

M

Fritz Lang

Diabolique

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Ryan Colson: “Waiting for the Blu”