Criterion Collection
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The Phantom Carriage 1921, directed by Victor Sjöström Rating: 9/10 Another silent film in the Criterion Collection that is in my collection, Victor Sjöström’s The Phantom Carriage is centered around an old myth that the last person to die each year has to spend the next year collecting the souls of the dead until his or her
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 1983, directed by Nags Oshima Rating: 9/10 In a Japanese-run Prisoner of War camp in Java during WWII, the prisoners prepare for Christmas while Capt. Yanoi (played by Ryuichi Sakamoto) finds himself conflicted about his feelings for his prisoner Maj. Jack Celliers (played by David Bowie). This wartime Christmas story is
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971, directed by Robert Altman Rating: 9/10 I love when Westerns are set in locations that don’t look like the regular Wild West with tumbleweeds and cacti and such, and I also love the look of snow from growing up in Connecticut, so the look of McCabe & Mrs. Miller is very much
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Mala Noche 1988, directed by Gus Van Sant Rating: 8/10 This is Gus Van Sant’s first movie made for super cheap in black and white and while it is not a perfect film, it is still great for what it is and what it presaged. Since this movie came out, Van Sant has continued to
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Made in U.S.A 1966, directed by Jean-Luc Godard Rating: 1/10 I love Jean-Luc Godard’s other films I have seen (which isn’t many, but still!) and I love bright colors, so when I bought this movie based off the DVD cover, I thought I would love it. I’ve watched it a few times now, and no
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16 Days of Glory 1985, directed by Bud Greenspan Rating: 10/10 There are 54 films (including shorts) in the Criterion Collection’s 100 Years of Olympic Films 1912-2012 boxset, and out of all of them, my favorite is Bud Greenspan’s 16 Days of Glory which captures the athletic feats at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. At 285 minutes,
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Smithereens 1982, directed by Susan Sideman Rating: 10/10 The first time I saw this movie, I watched it three or four times within a week’s time. It’s been years since then, but this is still one of my favorite movies to just put in and become engrossed in. I love a romance about someone caught
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