The Criterion Collection

Insignificance

Nicolas Roeg

Pina

Wim Wenders

Medium Cool

Haskell Wexler

Ministry of Fear

Fritz Lang

Repo Man

Alex Cox

Dazed and Confused

Richard Linklater

Eating Raoul

Paul Bartel

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “Absolutely the funniest film of its decade and well in competition with those of others”

Unfaithfully Yours

Preston Sturges

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “This is absolutely the funniest film next to Hellzapoppin' and is an absurdly mistreated Sturges masterpiece, which even surpasses his other greats”

Design for Living

Ernst Lubitsch

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “The best of Pre-Code comedies”

Pierre Etaix

Pierre Etaix

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “Yoyo, As Long As You're Healthy, and the shorts so far have been delights, looking forward to the others from this genius”

Godzilla

Ishiro Honda

Brazil

Terry Gilliam

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “still potent political satire that never fails to amuse”

The Tin Drum

Volker Schlöndorff

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “an astounding film in every respect i am extremely glad i had a chance to see the directors cut at film forum with schlondorff in person”

Brief Encounter

David Lean

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “a truly breathtaking cinematic achievement the black and white is so masterfully handled one can hardly tell it isn't color ”

Children of Paradise

Marcel Carné

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “a wonderful comedy which perfectly captures the era and the play scene had me in hysterics for a long time”

Modern Times

Charlie Chaplin

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “my favorite chaplin and certainly one of my favorite of all comedies flawless”

Umberto D.

Vittorio De Sica

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “one of the few truly moving films the ending had me in tears for a long time perfection”

Pickup on South Street

Samuel Fuller

The Thin Red Line

Terrence Malick

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “a lyrical and beautiful war film one of my favorites”

Make Way for Tomorrow

Leo McCarey

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “one of the most moving and depressing films of all time astounding”

Black Orpheus

Marcel Camus

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “a wonderful retelling of an entrancing story ”

Paths of Glory

Stanley Kubrick

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “one of kubrick's most understated and moving films”

The Gold Rush

Charles Chaplin

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “one of the most beloved comedies of all time which never fails to impress”

Shock Corridor

Samuel Fuller

Written on the Wind

Douglas Sirk

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “wonderful visuals as well as performances in one of my favorite films”

Shoot the Piano Player

François Truffaut

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “Personally, my favorite Truffaut, because of its astounding acting, visuals, and plot, so I prefer it only by a hair to The 400 Blows”

The Wages of Fear

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “certainly the most suspenseful and perfectly timed film I've ever seen”

My Man Godfrey

Gregory La Cava

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “an impeccable comedy from the golden age of screwballs always a delight”

Ugetsu

Kenji Mizoguchi

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “a mystically beautiful film”

8½

Federico Fellini

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “Possibly my favorite Fellini if there could be such a thing the confusion and flawless beauty of cinematography makes it one of my top 10 (number 8.5)”

Vampyr

Carl Th. Dreyer

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “one of dreyers stifling and intense atmospheres that remains in ones memory long after the fact”

The Ice Storm

Ang Lee

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “one of the most touching films because of its amazing portrayal of its characters”

The 39 Steps

Alfred Hitchcock

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “upon revisiting, this has become one of my top hitchcock films as well as films in general from the masterful plot to the memorable characters”

Weekend

Jean-Luc Godard

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “the most surreal godard”

Harold and Maude

Hal Ashby

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “always useful when depressed”

Orpheus

Jean Cocteau

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “one of the most beautifully crafted films of all time”

Stagecoach

John Ford

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “a revolutionary take on the western which continues to entertain love all the special features i met donald sosin, the composer for the short, at momi”

Fanny and Alexander Box Set

Ingmar Bergman

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “just in time for christmas ”

Le Havre

Aki Kaurismäki

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “what faces! and what a perfect movie love the edition ”

Two-Lane Blacktop

Monte Hellman

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “what an astounding film! i still can't get over the ending”

Chungking Express

Wong Kar-wai

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “amazing soundtrack acting and cinematography”

Closely Watched Trains

Jiří Menzel

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “beautifully slow-moving”

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

David Fincher

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “what an interesting concept turned into such a beautiful film”

Being John Malkovich

Spike Jonze

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “love this movie! and thanks to criterion's interviews i see a connection to vertigo that i would have completely missed”

L’avventura

Michelangelo Antonioni

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “such an astounding film!”

Pandora’s Box

Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “the extraordinary Louise Brooks and the beautiful cinematography perfectly end German Expressionism”

Night and Fog

Alain Resnais

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “a horrifying document that accurately portrays every detail of Nazi camps yet also a fitting film for Resnais”

The Double Life of Véronique

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “a mindbending mystery of a film. extraordinary”

The Royal Tenenbaums

Wes Anderson

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “an unforgettably quirky delight that continues to impress though you may not cherish it the first time, it grows on you until you completely enjoy it”

The Spirit of the Beehive

Víctor Erice

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “a beautiful and mysterious film, quite unlike anything else ”

The Battle of Algiers

Gillo Pontecorvo

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “a revolutionary and very important film which remains extremely impressive ”

The Killer

John Woo

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “An amazingly choreographed film with unexpected characterizations of the policeman and hired killer”

Nights of Cabiria

Federico Fellini

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “my favorite masina role. definitely beats la strada, though i love both. a perfect film by my favorite director”

Ran

Akira Kurosawa

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “exquisitely made and beautifully shot”

Short Cuts

Robert Altman

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “love the digipak and book”

The Bank Dick

Edward Cline

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “perfect comedy ”

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Luis Buñuel

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “charming ”

Straw Dogs

Sam Peckinpah

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “a tense and gripping thriller which perfectly fits Pauline Kael's moniker for it, "the first American film to be a fascist work of art"”

The Earrings of Madame de . . .

Max Ophuls

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “an exquisitely acted and photographed film. a true masterpiece”

Playtime

Jacques Tati

Asa-Nisi-Masa: “In my opinion just as funny as the other hulot films, though other people may not think so”