The Criterion Collection
The legendary musician, filmmaker, and visual artist talks about The Color of Pomegranates and how it challenges the idea of what a film can be, shouts out Neil Young’s Dead Man score, and shares his affection for the sentimentality in...
The actor talks about her favorite scenes in Beau travail and Punch-Drunk Love, admires Nicole Kidman’s performance in To Die For, and shares her desire to dance with Bob Fosse.
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 television host, writer, and performer talks about Ralph Fiennes in The Grand Budapest Hotel and how comedic performances aren’t often given the respect they deserve, praises Miller’s Crossing for having “the best hat work in cinema history,” and shares...
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 musician, producer, filmmaker, author, and actor reminisces about discovering Black Orpheus through Prince, shares his love for concert films like Monterey Pop and Gimme Shelter, and talks about how Spike Lee’s films have always been ahead of their time.
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 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.
The longtime creative partners share their love for Albert Brooks, praise Jackie Chan as “the funniest living human being,” and talk about referencing The Cranes Are Flying for their new show The Studio.