The Criterion Collection
The legendary English director talks about discovering world cinema in his teenage years, the ways that Vivre sa vie gets to the “raw core of life,” the humor and politics in The Firemen’s Ball, and his experiences as a film...
The two director friends recommend a few favorites to each other.
The actor tries not to “get greedy” and zeroes in on a few choices for his friends.
The duo behind Everything Everywhere All at Once take home some of their favorite films, with a special focus on wildly stylized genre movies that reflect their own aesthetic sensibility.
The Mountain Goats front man and novelist picked up a few favorite movies and shared his love for Bruce Lee, Laurence Olivier, Toshiro Mifune, and other screen icons.
During a trip inside our closet, the writer-director told us about how Chantal Akerman inspired a few moments in her acclaimed debut feature, Aftersun.
The director of The Inspection tells us why Jane Wyman is “a whole mood,” why Douglas Sirk is his dude, and which film will forever change the way you see curtains.
While in town for the New York premiere of Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage, the acclaimed actor visited Criterion to film an interview for our edition of Mia Hansen-Løve’s Bergman Island and to take a trip inside our closet.
In town for the New York premiere of his documentary Is That Black Enough For You?!?, the critic and filmmaker selects some of his favorite movies, including a few that opened up new possibilities in Black cinema.
The great documentary filmmaker chooses a group of films that embody some of the qualities he tries to bring to his own work, including straight-faced comedy and the mixture of literal and abstract elements.