The Criterion Collection

Viridiana

Luis Buñuel

kylebobby: “Another very beautifully surreal Buñuel. Fernando Rey is such a great presence.”

The Rules of the Game

Jean Renoir

kylebobby: “I have the first edition of this one too, the art and design is way better than this second printing joke.”

Seven Samurai

Akira Kurosawa

kylebobby: “I have Criterion's first pressing of this. Certainly one o the finest epic films you'll ever be fortunate enough to see. ”

Walkabout

Nicolas Roeg

kylebobby: “Such a brilliant Roeg masterpiece. Jenny Agutter is the babe of the world. ”

The Naked Prey

Cornel Wilde

kylebobby: “Fun adventure film. ”

Breathless

Jean-Luc Godard

Fanny and Alexander — The Theatrical Version

Ingmar Bergman

kylebobby: “Not as good as the much more recommended television series. You need to see every detail of this masterwork. ”

Dazed and Confused

Richard Linklater

kylebobby: “Nowhere near the greatness of Slacker. But Criterion should do an edition of SuBurBia (1996) ... was just thinking that'd be good.”

Antonio Gaudí

Hiroshi Teshigahara

kylebobby: “Gorgeously shot and composed look at the work of a completely out of this word genius architect. Almost frightening and very nightmare inducing.”

Band of Outsiders

Jean-Luc Godard

kylebobby: “This is another of Godard's best films. Love Anna Karina so much. Brilliant concept and romantic demise. ”

The Ice Storm

Ang Lee

kylebobby: “Interesting but ultimately disappointing and not as thorough as I'd hoped. ”

Night and Fog

Alain Resnais

kylebobby: “Somewhat disappointing but still poignant capsule of Auschwitz. ”

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

Roberto Rossellini

The Last Temptation of Christ

Martin Scorsese

kylebobby: “Still remains a very interesting watch. Loved Keitel's performance the most, but usually do. ”

House

Nobuhiko Obayashi

kylebobby: “Very extreme and unexpected journey into a very nightmarish visual odyssey. ”

Black Narcissus

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

kylebobby: “Beauty and human spirit are lifted to extremes in this brilliant Pressburger. Awesome epic. ”

Army of Shadows

Jean-Pierre Melville

kylebobby: “Melville is one of the obscure greats. His films are so fully absorbing and atmospheric. I love being right inside them.”

The Seventh Seal

Ingmar Bergman

kylebobby: “Should be the first Criterion and maybe first Bergman film for all walks of life. ”

Europa

Lars von Trier

kylebobby: “One of the finer von Trier films out there. Love the pacing and the von Sydow narration. ”

Eyes Without a Face

Georges Franju

kylebobby: “Maybe 'thee best' French horror film. More French horror if you can please. ”

La Jetée/Sans Soleil

Chris Marker

kylebobby: “Two remarkable Chris Marker films that I will always return to in tears. ”

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Fritz Lang

kylebobby: “Always a deep study and conversation bursting foray, but extremely frightening...”

Equinox

Jack Woods

kylebobby: “Has always been a favorite. Remember first coming across it one boring Halloween night. Criterion helped me rediscover it and I was more than excited.”

Ivan’s Childhood

Andrei Tarkovsky

kylebobby: “A must own.”

The Tin Drum

Volker Schlöndorff

kylebobby: “AHHHHHHHH”

Autumn Sonata

Ingmar Bergman

kylebobby: “Fantastic gem that still bleeds a rather refined Bergman. ”

The Virgin Spring

Ingmar Bergman

kylebobby: “Devastating.”

Jules and Jim

François Truffaut

kylebobby: “Heartbreaking classic. Oh Jeanne...”

The Passion of Joan of Arc

Carl Th. Dreyer

kylebobby: “I have nothing to say.”

L’avventura

Michelangelo Antonioni

kylebobby: “A wondrous beauty to behold. ”

L’eclisse

Michelangelo Antonioni

kylebobby: “Gorgeous and harsh from the get go and Antonioni's most exquisitely filmed work. ”

Burden of Dreams

Les Blank

kylebobby: “An amazing account of one of the best filmmakers. Why aren't films like Heart of Glass or Fitz in the Criterion though? ”

M. Hulot’s Holiday

Jacques Tati

Smiles of a Summer Night

Ingmar Bergman

kylebobby: “Absolute delight. So glad I own this and such a pristine Criterion I can barely contain myself. ”

Kicking and Screaming

Noah Baumbach

kylebobby: “Great first effort from Baumbach. Carries an all too familiar sadness even in its funniest moments. ”

Metropolitan

Whit Stillman

kylebobby: “Funny and sincere in ways most films and especially young people films couldn't even dream to be. Brilliant writing and great casting. ”

Bad Timing

Nicolas Roeg

kylebobby: “Freakishly complex and mind twisting. Incredible editing style and true Roeg classic.”

By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volume One

Stan Brakhage

Under the Volcano

John Huston

kylebobby: “Has become an all time favorite film of mine. Finney could not be better and the overall ambience and development is wrenching and amazing to absorb. ”

My Life as a Dog

Lasse Hallström

kylebobby: “Sad story for sure. But I'm a sad guy.”

Naked

Mike Leigh

kylebobby: “This is brutally dark, genius comedy. David Thewlis deserved an academy award nomination at least. ”

Rushmore

Wes Anderson

kylebobby: “Yeah, it's ok. ”

Stranger Than Paradise

Jim Jarmusch

kylebobby: “Stranger Than Paradise & Permanent Vacation are the best Jarmusch films ever made. Great job CC.”

The BRD Trilogy

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

kylebobby: “Master German filmmaker collection. All films gold.”

Solaris

Andrei Tarkovsky

kylebobby: “This is the best of Tarkovsky works. Beautifully adapted from the Lem novel, and heartbreaking cinematic genius all over this perfect film.”

Alphaville

Jean-Luc Godard

kylebobby: “This is undeniably awesome and my second favorite in the Godard works. ”

The 400 Blows

François Truffaut

kylebobby: “Classic all the time, which reminds me, can you do Last Tango in Paris next Criterion???”

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

kylebobby: “Pretty great collection of 70s USA classics. I love Five Easy Pieces and Last Picture Show is definitely one of the best films of all time. ”

Cries and Whispers

Ingmar Bergman

kylebobby: “Man this is good. Thoroughly frightening and Bergman at his best. ”

White Dog

Samuel Fuller

kylebobby: “This is somewhat hilarious and just plain... wrong. ”

Two-Lane Blacktop

Monte Hellman

kylebobby: “I love Monte Hellman and Warren Oates. More films with them are needed in the Criterion. Please. ”

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm

William Greaves

kylebobby: “A very intriguing and almost idiotic dimension of improvised and crack pot filmmaking. Still not sure what to make of it actually. ”

Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom

Pier Paolo Pasolini

kylebobby: “A fantastically disgusting, epic and poetic beauty of a film that perfectly shows the inevitable demise of human nature. It will go bad... all of it.”

Naked Lunch

David Cronenberg

kylebobby: “Strangely my first Criterion. I found Cronenberg couldn't reach the complexity of Burrough's, but who could, really?”

Dead Ringers

David Cronenberg

kylebobby: “This is the greatest Cronenberg film. It reaches a rich mix of sadness, horror, and romance unseen before or since. ”

Videodrome

David Cronenberg

kylebobby: “Cronenberg had his best works in the 80's. This is still so fun, bizarre and even frightening to watch. The atmosphere and concept is lacking today.”

Fiend Without a Face

Arthur Crabtree

kylebobby: “This is a very fun filled for the whole family type of film. ”

Blood for Dracula

Paul Morrissey

kylebobby: “This is brutally good and funny. ”

Pickpocket

Robert Bresson

kylebobby: “Maybe the best of the Criterion Bresson discs. Rewatch it way too often.”

Au hasard Balthazar

Robert Bresson

kylebobby: “Classic. Tears and lows like you wouldn't believe. ”