The Criterion Collection
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 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...
The writer and director shares his love for Monterey Pop and the way it acts as a time capsule of its era, talks about how The Worst Person in the World redefined the romantic comedy, and praises Wes Anderson’s use...
The playwright and actor praises Do the Right Thing as the best film of the eighties, talks about the comfort of watching his favorite westerns, and selects Chicago cinema classics like Hoop Dreams and love jones.
The writer and director talks about the influence of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, shares his love for Original Cast Album: “Company,” and takes his chances on a series of blind selections.
The musician selects classic love stories like I Know Where I’m Going! and The Earrings of Madame de . . ., talks about the dramatic suspense of Elevator to the Gallows, and reenacts a favorite moment from Band of Outsiders.
The writer, director, and performer shares her love for Claudia Weill’s Girlfriends, praises Mary Ellen Mark’s tender gaze on her subjects in Streetwise, and talks about how Okja portrays the beauty of interspecies connection.
The writer and director reminisces about seeing Short Cuts at the Venice Film Festival, selects Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence out of love for Ryuichi Sakamoto, and takes home the one Stanley Kubrick film he hasn’t see.
The musician and author reminisces on her formative experiences watching Federico Fellini movies with friends, shares her love for the visual and emotional composition of Yi Yi, and talks about the haunting naturalism of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s work.
The actor selects Czechoslovak New Wave favorites by Miloš Forman and Věra Chytilová, shares her love for British realism and A Taste of Honey, and talks about Agnès Varda’s daring depictions of womanhood.