14. Random Number Generator
WILD STRAWBERRIES (1957) directed by Ingmar Bergman
A relentlessly melancholy, bittersweet meditation on relationships, guilt, cycles of cold, distant cruelty, lost love and the damage it does to the soul #CriterionChallenge2024
28. Ari Aster's Closet Picks
WALKABOUT (1971) directed by Nicolas Roeg
A worthy entry into the canon of scathing indictments of colonialism by way of 'civilized' folk venturing too far into a wilderness they don't understand & being overwhelmed/defeated. #CriterionChallenge2024
22. Directed by Luis Buñuel
THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE (1972)
What is this movie about? Couldn't even begin to tell you. Is it about anything at all? Honestly, dubious. But never once did I care. And it was never boring. #CriterionChallenge2024
18. Dreaming of a Holiday Movie Marathon
MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE (1983) directed by Nagisa Oshima
Cinema is David Bowie standing in front of Ryuichi Sakamoto daring him to kiss I mean kill him and then cutting off a lock of his hair... #CriterionChallenge2024
33. Anthony Bourdain's Top 10
CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1994) directed by Wong Kar-wai
With beautifully expressive cinematography & editing & effervescent performances, Wong Kar-wai manages to whisk you away into his hypnotic, exhilarating world yet again. #CriterionChallenge2024
11. Watch a film in the Saturday Matinee series 'Observations on Film Art'
HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR (1959) directed by Alain Renais
BEAUTIFULLY written film that's as much about the pain & horror of remembering as it is about the pain & horror of forgetting. #CriterionChallenge2024
34. Alan Arkin's Top 10
THE HORSE'S MOUTH (1958) directed by Ronald Neame
Didn't expect to enjoy a 1958 British farce this much or laugh this hard. The rug over the hole in the floor gag might be one of the best pieces of physical comedy I've ever seen. #CriterionChallenge2024
13. Virtually Reality
NO BEARS (2022) directed by Jafar Panahi (Iran)
This is quite literally the closest I've ever felt to a clearly staged feature film feeling like it really happened & this is the real film of it really happening. FREE JAFAR PANAHI 🇮🇷 #CriterionChallenge2024
26. Hong Kong Cinema
INFERNAL AFFAIRS (2002) directed by Alan Mak & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Sweet damn was this super fucking cool & fun, so tight & tense & complex (narratively & emotionally) & paced within an inch of its life & the acting is outstanding. #CriterionChallenge2024
I had no idea who Stephen Vaqour was. AEW explained who she was. Now I'm PSYCHED to see her. Weird how that works. #AEWDynamite
