Al Reinert’s Top 10

Al Reinert’s Top10

Writes Al Reinert, director of For All Mankind: “Having your film in the Criterion Collection is like marrying your daughter into an old distinguished family that intimidates and humbles you. She might feel at home there, but I am inclined to stand in a corner and drink steadily. There were some friendly faces that brought back happy memories, though.”

Jul 10, 2009

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Dennis Lehane’s Top 10
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— Nov 21, 2008
Chuck Klosterman’s Top 10
Chuck Klosterman’s Top 10

Chuck Klosterman is the author of seven books (most recently, The Visible Man and Eating the Dinosaur) and serves as an accidental narrator of the LCD Soundsystem documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits.

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Caitlin Kuhwald’s Top 10
Caitlin Kuhwald’s Top 10

Caitlin Kuhwald designed the covers for Criterion’s editions of Heaven Can Wait, The Thief of Bagdad, and Amarcord. She lives in Oakland, teaches illustration at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, and is a full-time freelance illu

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— Oct 8, 2009
Dave Filipi’s Top 10
Dave Filipi’s Top 10

Dave Filipi is the Director of Film/Video at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio. He has been a fan of the Criterion Collection since the days when laserdisc was king.

— Dec 9, 2008
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Top 10
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Top 10

The award-winning director of Drive My Car selects a list of films that are close to his heart, including work by international auteurs he considers underrated.

— Jan 19, 2022