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Guillermo del Toro’s Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet

Added on by C. Maoxian.

I’ve added the ten movies that Guillermo del Toro picked in his Criterion Closet appearance:

  • The Red Shoes

  • Notorious

  • Black Narcissus

  • Salesman

  • All That Heaven Allows

  • The Wes Anderson Archive

  • Roma

  • Casanova (mentioned, not a Criterion movie)

  • Roma (2018)

  • The Age of Innocence

  • Au revoir les enfants

Guillermo del Toro made no original picks, but you can check out his picks from his first visit. This is why my Master List of Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet is so valuable.

Callum Turner Is a Big Charming Goofball

Added on by C. Maoxian.

I have watched all the Criterion Closet videos and have a few favorites. Callum Turner is one of them. He reminds me of my childhood friend Burke — another big, handsome bastard who is effortlessly charming.

His comment on Five Easy Pieces is right on the mark: “It’s about a guy … he’s on a run from himself, and it’s two completely contrasting human beings when he goes home.” So Callum is smart and thoughtful, not just a big, charming goofball.

Vince Staples’s Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet

Added on by C. Maoxian.

I’ve added the eight movies that Vince Staples picked in his Criterion Closet appearance:

  • Hollywood Shuffle

  • Videodrome

  • The Others

  • WALL-E

  • Eclipse Series 31: Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin

  • Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

  • Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films

  • Lynch/Oz

Vince Staples made one original pick:, Lynch/Oz. This is why my Master List of Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet is so valuable.

Tom Rothman’s Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet

Added on by C. Maoxian.

I’ve added the eight movies that Tom Rothman picked in his Criterion Closet appearance:

  • Down By Law

  • To Be or Not to Be 

  • Harlan County USA

  • Winchester '73

  • To Sleep with Anger

  • The Ice Storm

  • The Big Chill

  • The Philadelphia Story

Tom Rothman made no original picks, but his commentary for each pick was outstanding. This is why my Master List of Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet is so valuable.

Rian Johnson’s Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet

Added on by C. Maoxian.

I’ve added the ten movies that Rian Johnson picked in his Criterion Closet appearance (only four of them are Criterion releases, in bold):

  • Girlfight

  • Jennifer's Body

  • Destroyer

  • Love & Basketball

  • The Woman King

  • Ocean's Eleven

  • Matchstick Men

  • Ravenous

  • Topsy-Turvy

  • Hell's Angels

Rian Johnson made two original picks: Girlfight and Hell’s Angels. This is why my Master List of Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet is so valuable.

David Remnick’s Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet

Added on by C. Maoxian.

I’ve added the nine movies that David Remnick picked in his Criterion Closet appearance.

  • A Man Escaped

  • Burden of Dreams

  • By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volumes One and Two

  • Citizen Kane

  • King Lear

  • Shoot the Piano Player

  • The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

  • The Wes Anderson Archive

  • Thelonius Monk Straight, No Chaser

David Remnick made two original picks: The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun and Shoot the Piano Player. This is why my Master List of Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet is so valuable.