It’s time to cast an eye on the Criterion Collection, a distribution company renowned for giving cult, classic and world cinema a new lease of life… Christopher Nolan and Guillermo del Toro have come out recently and spoken of the importance of physical media and the dangers of everything shifting to digital. The art of […]

They are:

  • Cronos
  • Following
  • Stalker
  • Diabolique
  • The Piano Teacher
  • Blow Out
  • Paris, Texas
  • Days of Heaven
  • On the Waterfront
  • Quadrophenia
  • Pale Flower
  • Woman in the Dunes
  • La Haine
  • My Life as a Dog
  • Naked
  • Do The Right Thing
  • Brazil
  • Cries and Whispers
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • Le Samourai

It’s a solid eclectic mix but what are your favourites?

  • @RoyalEngineeringEnglish
    1•8 months ago

    Brazil made the list?? I remember thinking it was overrated. Maybe I should watch it again.

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPMEnglish
      2•8 months ago

      I love Brazil, it was one of my personal picks from the list. I feel it, and 12 Monkeys, are peak Gilliam. It may not have aged as well as others, so I can’t guarantee you’ll like it (especially if you didn’t first time around) but I’d definitely recommend a second watch.

      • @RoyalEngineeringEnglish
        1•8 months ago

        Noted! I remember it being goofy British humor that didn’t resonate with me. I’ll put it on my list. Thanks!

        • @ZagamTheVileEnglish
          3•8 months ago

          Yeah, Brazil is a favorite of mine. I still flinch when I see chinadoll heads. Deff peak Gilliam. I think its a great mix of his dystopian future fever-dream, and witty sarcastic take on the modern world. And fwiw, he’s not a goofy Britt, he’s a goofy Minnesotian.