The Criterion Collection
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 actor selects classic Hollywood favorites starring Cary Grant, reminisces about working at the Silent Movie Theater in Los Angeles and talks about idolizing Bette Davis’s iconic performances.
The writer and director of Blue Heron shares how John Cassavetes inspired her own approach to independent filmmaking, praises The Watermelon Woman and Not a Pretty Picture as essential works of hybrid cinema, and talks about her personal connection to...
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 screenwriter and director talks about the timelessness of Brief Encounter, praises the performances of Richard Burton in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Marlon Brando in One-Eyed Jacks, and reminisces about discovering French cinema at an...
The actor, comedian, and screenwriter shares why he thinks Secrets & Lies is Mike Leigh’s “juiciest” work, praises the powerful simplicity of The Celebration, and selects contemporary films that have inspired him, like Anatomy of a Fall and The Worst...
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 actor and director talks about the making of some of his favorite films, including Shampoo and The Awful Truth; praises the precision of No Country for Old Men; and shares how The Friends of Eddie Coyle has inspired his...
The longtime friends and collaborators praise The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant and Klute as two of the most fashionable films of all time, share in their terror of Funny Games, and recommend favorites to each other like Flow...
The actor and author talks about the life-changing experience of watching The Battle of Algiers, praises the dreamlike quality of Federico Fellini's movies, and takes home all-time favorites like All That Jazz and Odd Man Out.