The Criterion Collection
An irrepressible feminist tale, a subversive reimagining of the American cowboy, a defining 1990s thriller, a scorching study of toxic love, three personal and panoramic family portraits, a tender look at a fractured family, and a poignant take on a...
The actor and comedian explains why His Girl Friday is “extremely Hacks-coded,” connects with David Lynch’s love of Los Angeles, and selects favorites like Thelma & Louise and Paper Moon.
The actor and musician shares his love for Tom Waits in Down by Law, reminisces about watching The Brood in the cinema as a child, and champions the rebellious spirit of The Great Escape.
The actor praises the honest and vulnerable performances in John Schlesinger’s films, shares how Klute awakened her love for film noir, and talks about why she keeps returning to The Mother and the Whore.
The actor, director, and writer shares his love for the physical comedy of Jackie Chan, praises the timeless beauty of The Red Shoes, and talks about discovering noir classics like The Big Heat and In a Lonely Place on the...
The actor praises the unique sensibility that Martin Scorsese brought to The Last Temptation of Christ, shares his love for the visual poetry of his friend and collaborator Guillermo del Toro, and talks about why Throne of Blood is his...
The rapper and musician talks about finding inspiration in Eric Rohmer's Six Moral Tales, shares his love for the work of Sidney Lumet, and takes home favorites like Close-up and La notte.
The critic and cowriter of Nightmare Alley explores the complexity of Gene Tierney’s femme fatale in Leave Her to Heaven, compares Adam Sandler and Paul Thomas Anderson’s work on Punch-Drunk Love to the collaboration of James Stewart and Alfred Hitchcock,...
The writer and director pays tribute to the late Béla Tarr, shares his love for the way Andrei Tarkovsky merged poetry and cinema, and suggests watching a double bill of Black Girl and I Knew Her Well.
The director of Cowboy Bebop shares his love for The Killing of a Chinese Bookie and how John Cassavetes blurred the line between fictional drama and realism, talks about what makes Branded to Kill a mesmerizing masterpiece, and finds inspiration...