Inside Criterion

This month, dive into some of cinema’s most memorable swimming pools, dine across Europe with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, and watch out for that suave sociopath Tom Ripley.

The director of Blue Sun Palace chooses a selection of films that have taught her about the craft of cinema, including works by Chantal Akerman, Robert Bresson, Edward Yang, and Satyajit Ray.

The musician shares a selection of favorite movies that capture intense emotions and profound relationships, including actor-driven dramas like Breaking the Waves, Secret & Lies, and Thelma & Louise.

After a wildly successful stop at SXSW, where we welcomed over a thousand film fans, the Mobile Closet is making its way to Vidiots and American Cinematheque in LA.

This month’s programming brings seaside thrills and white-knuckle tension, noir classics from a politically repressive era in American history, early gems from Kathryn Bigelow, and guest-curated picks from Spike Lee.

Take a look at some of the memorable moments we have shared with movie lovers since the Mobile Closet launched last fall.

The director of Cane Fire focuses on films that have influenced his own work, including innovative nonfiction masterpieces by Agnès Varda, William Greaves, and Barbara Kopple.

This month, celebrate the career of one of our greatest contemporary actors, explore a gritty period in New York City’s history, and look back on the legacy of the Vietnam War.

Following its wildly successful launch at the New York Film Festival and a Brooklyn stop at St. Ann’s Warehouse, the Criterion Mobile Closet is making its first trip outside of New York City this March.

HIghlights this month include a look back at the Dogme 95 movement, a showcase of great supporting performances, and spotlights on directors Michael Mann, Alain Guiraudie, and Lee Chang-dong.

The award-winning director of The Seed of the Sacred Fig is drawn to films that explore intricate psychological states with a limited set of cinematic tools.

Swoon for big-city romance with our New York Love Stories collection; celebrate Black history with stories of community, creativity, and resistance; or tango with the shady characters of Argentina’s noir thrillers.

Next year’s programming kicks off with some of our favorite actors, including Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, and David Bowie.

The creative director of Miami-based studio EDGLRD, which he cofounded with filmmaker Harmony Korine, describes the process of creating the cover artwork for Criterion’s recently released Gummo edition.

The director of All Shall Be Well chooses a selection of films that reflect the joys and sorrows of life and explore themes of love, grief, ambition, and sacrifice.

Spend the holiday season with the Pope of Trash, the Master of Suspense, MTV Productions’s turn-of-the-century thrills, and Columbia Pictures’s pre-Code button-pushers.

The Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker chooses a selection of favorite movies that reflect the pain and beauty of human connection, including masterpieces by Yasujiro Ozu, Mike Leigh, and Aki Kaurismäki.

This month, celebrate Noirvember with a dazzlingly dark lineup of hard-boiled pleasures.

The director of A Different Man pays tribute to great American go-getters Harold Lloyd and Samuel Fuller, contemplates the unique qualities of different periods in a director’s career, and shares a personal story about Monte Hellman.

In honor of our fortieth anniversary, we’re taking the Closet on the road and opening the door to everyone. Come in, explore the collection, and make your own Closet video!

With grisly special-effects showcases, some of cinema’s most memorable witches, Japanese horror classics, and spine-tingling Stephen King adaptations all on deck, there’s plenty to choose from for your spooky-season viewing.

In celebration of our fortieth anniversary, Criterion has built a replica of our famous films closet inside an eighteen-foot delivery van, and later this month, we’ll be taking our Criterion Closet Picks show on the road.

Among the Los Angeles–based singer-songwriter’s favorites are a music documentary she knows by heart, a Wes Anderson film with an iconic soundtrack, and a courtroom drama propelled by brilliant character actors.

This month brings riveting courtroom dramas, New American Cinema classics, giallo shockers, pre-Code gems by women screenwriters, and a new episode of Adventures in Moviegoing.