The Criterion Collection
Robert Rubsam writes fiction and nonfiction. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, the Baffler, the Atlantic, the Paris Review, Poetry, Vulture, and MUBI Notebook.
Robert Daniels is associate editor at RogerEbert.com and has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Reverse Shot, and Screen Daily. He lives in Chicago.
Robert O. Paxton is a professor emeritus of history at Columbia University. He has published several books, including Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order and The Anatomy of Fascism.
A rock critic since 1967, Robert Christgau grades and reviews albums for Noisey weekly in his Expert Witness column. His memoir, Going Into the City, was published in 2015.
The writer, prducer, and performer talks about his revelatory experiences watching Happiness and Trainspotting for the first time, shares why he finds The Last Waltz to be such an emotional and unique documentary, and praises performances by Robert De Niro...
The director of Caught by the Tides shares his affection for Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, describes City Lights as being “full of cinematic feeling,” and selects favorites by Edward Yang, Robert Bresson, and Yasujiro Ozu.
The legendary actor returns to Closet, where she shares her love for independent American gems such as Barbara Loden’s Wanda and Michael Roemer’s Nothing but a Man, talks about Roberto Rossellini’s work with Ingrid Bergman, and selects Italian cinema classics...
The director of All Quiet on the Western Front and Conclave shares his love for Downhill Racer and its innovative sound design, talks about the emotional impact of Cold War, and selects a few of Roberto Rossellini’s films featuring Ingrid...
The Oscar-nominated writer and director of Io Capitano praises the courage and vision of Buster Keaton, shares his love for the soul of Kenji Mizoguchi and the subconscious of David Lynch, and shouts out one of his cinematic fathers, Roberto...
The Oscar-winning writer-director sings the praises of Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni in Ettore Scola’s A Special Day and cops to never having seen Robert Altman’s 3 Women.