The Criterion Collection

Short Cuts

Robert Altman

Jim M.: “One of Altman's masterpieces.”

Le samouraï

Jean-Pierre Melville

Jim M.: “Melville and Alain Delon. Yes please.”

The Mikado

Victor Schertzinger

Jim M.: “The only film adaptation of a Gilbert & Sullivan production. Great double feature with Topsy Turvy.”

The Samurai Trilogy

Hiroshi Inagaki

Jim M.: “Perhaps the only trilogy where the third installment is the best.”

The Killing

Stanley Kubrick

Jim M.: “Stanley Kubrick's first great film. Special features include Killer's Kiss, another early Kubrick film.”

Topsy-Turvy

Mike Leigh

Jim M.: “Mike Leigh's delightful Gilbert & Sullivan biopic. A love letter to the art of putting on a show.”

Blow Out

Brian De Palma

Jim M.: “De Palma's visually arresting thriller. You can learn a lot from examining his technique in this.”

High and Low

Akira Kurosawa

Kagemusha

Akira Kurosawa

Jim M.: “A much darker Kurosawa work. One of the most beautiful films to look at. Every shot looks like a painting.”

Seven Samurai

Akira Kurosawa

Jim M.: “Epic filmmaking at its finest. ”

Yojimbo/Sanjuro Box Set

Akira Kurosawa

Jim M.: “Perhaps Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune's most fun movies. ”

The Darjeeling Limited

Wes Anderson

Jim M.: “Wes Anderson's underrated gem. Split the audience right down the middle, but I think it's lovely.”

Bottle Rocket

Wes Anderson

Jim M.: “My favorite comedy of the 1990's. ”

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Wes Anderson

Jim M.: “Imaginative and full of energy, but meandering. Still has some inspired moments, and hey, completes the collection.”

The Royal Tenenbaums

Wes Anderson

Jim M.: “My favorite movie ever. I can't watch it enough.”

Rushmore

Wes Anderson

Jim M.: “Gotta get the Blu Ray, but for now, the DVD will do. I love the 1998 MTV movie awards nominees as performed by the Max Fischer Players.”

Chasing Amy

Kevin Smith

Jim M.: “Ahhh, Kevin Smith. This takes me back.”

Brazil

Terry Gilliam

Jim M.: “I'm dying for a Blu Ray reissue of this set. One of my all time favorite movies.”

House

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Jim M.: “Melted my brain! Pure hallucinogenic insanity, lots of laughs, and a killer soundtrack. A movie I want to show to all of my friends.”