Ari Aster's Closet Picks

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  • Опубліковано 19 кві 2023
  • With his new film BEAU IS AFRAID now in theaters, writer-director Ari Aster stopped by for a trip inside our films closet!
    Shop Ari's Closet Picks: www.criterion.com/shop/collec...
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  • @TheWatchersDance
    @TheWatchersDance Рік тому +3353

    my man talked his way into getting twice the amount of free blu rays. respect.

    • @13strong
      @13strong Рік тому +55

      Fairly sure he could afford to buy the whole collection without blinking.

    • @millsykooksy4863
      @millsykooksy4863 Рік тому +3

      Lmaooooo

    • @kevinviklen3611
      @kevinviklen3611 Рік тому +86

      Free always feels better than buying

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists Рік тому +23

      @@kevinviklen3611 Criterion could absolutely use the money, tho.

    • @lurkkker
      @lurkkker Рік тому +48

      @@13strong say that to the safdie bros. They might be the sole reason for those layoffs after that heist they pulled

  • @mhd1442
    @mhd1442 Рік тому +2723

    To think that Ari is actually very early in his career and might have not reach his peak yet is really exciting.

    • @aaronshouting588
      @aaronshouting588 Рік тому +42

      Meh! He peaked with Hereditary!

    • @film_magician
      @film_magician Рік тому +116

      @@aaronshouting588 He's done 2 movies after Hereditary, and Midsommar was great, how's that a peak? lol He has a lot more to offer and do - definitely an exciting director to watch.

    • @aaronshouting588
      @aaronshouting588 Рік тому +46

      @@film_magician Midsommar was mid at best and Beau is Afraid is just him enjoying the smell of his own farts. Hereditary is the only one that feels like a genuine masterpiece! There’s no denying his talent, that’s for sure’s. And I’ll still be there to see his future projects. I just don’t think he’ll ever top Hereditary!

    • @salomelol337
      @salomelol337 Рік тому +103

      @@aaronshouting588 kinda ironical saying that with a lynch picture

    • @aaronshouting588
      @aaronshouting588 Рік тому +12

      @@salomelol337 Lynch is the GOAT, and you can’t deny that!

  • @joshuachandler989
    @joshuachandler989 Рік тому +800

    His picks:
    "Closely Watched Trains" by Jiri Menzel
    Michael Haneke Trilogy
    "Daisies" by Vera Chytilova
    "Cure" by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    "Mr Klein" by Joseph Losey
    The Koker Trilogy by Kiarostami
    "La Poison" by Sacha Guitry
    "Three Fantastic Journeys" by Karel Zeman
    "The New World" by Terrence Malick
    "Secret Sunshine" by Lee Chang-dong
    "Woman in the Dunes" by Hiroshi Teshigahara
    "Che" by Steven Soderbergh
    "Mishima" by Paul Schrader
    "Bigger than Life" by Nicholas Ray
    "Brand Upon the Brain" by Guy Maddin
    "Walkabout" by Nicholas Roeg

  • @Movieguy5
    @Movieguy5 Рік тому +958

    I’m so glad Criterion let Ari Aster back for closet picks in celebration of the release of Dungeons & Dragons lol

    • @josephdromboski180
      @josephdromboski180 Рік тому +48

      The cosmic jokes get better every day lol

    • @suNn.K.O
      @suNn.K.O Рік тому +74

      I was trying to figure out the relation between the two for like the whole video lmao.

    • @danielhuang2488
      @danielhuang2488 Рік тому +34

      imagine if he referred to beau is afraid as dungeons and dragons for the whole video. would've been hysterical

    • @KittyPieVibes
      @KittyPieVibes 11 місяців тому +12

      That threw me off so bad for a moment I wondered if he actually directed it

    • @peeonthepenski4729
      @peeonthepenski4729 5 місяців тому +3

      @@suNn.K.O i still dont get it

  • @bigwilliestyle8643
    @bigwilliestyle8643 Рік тому +625

    Love that Ari shouted out Burning! I think Steven Yeun would be great in an Ari Aster film

    • @pizzarsvideo
      @pizzarsvideo Рік тому +28

      I just realised that Bobby Krlic scored Beef (and Midsommar and Beau Is Afraid).
      Hopefully all three will join in an upcoming project

    • @yokota61
      @yokota61 Рік тому +5

      Yes, I agree.

    • @AKAThatKid
      @AKAThatKid Рік тому +5

      Definitely one of my favourite films

    • @StudioFrenzy
      @StudioFrenzy Рік тому +5

      Burning is the most overrated film of all time

    • @wheresmyrooptoff4056
      @wheresmyrooptoff4056 Рік тому +21

      @@StudioFrenzy😂😂this means nothing when you dont back up why it's overrated

  • @84paratize
    @84paratize Рік тому +856

    "This and 'Beau' have in common that they are about a man who really needs to come"
    "Amazing ending...makes you sick."
    "There's an argument to be made that 'Cure' by Kiyoshi Kurosawa is the greatest film ever made."

    • @Segkee
      @Segkee Рік тому +61

      Cure is the best movie ever made. Highly recommend.

    • @flylesslobbies-9663
      @flylesslobbies-9663 Рік тому

      cum*

    • @C.G.Jr.
      @C.G.Jr. Рік тому +18

      These are all banger quotes lmao

    • @Driv3rMadness
      @Driv3rMadness Рік тому +46

      "If I made Che and nobody paid attention, I would say 'Fuck You' and stuff."
      So true. Che is masterful.

    • @MatauReviews
      @MatauReviews Рік тому

      That is NOT how you fucking spell “cum”

  • @beyonder1768
    @beyonder1768 Рік тому +165

    "There's an argument to be made that Cure is the greatest film ever made" -- This man now has my profound respect.

  • @domclegg1225
    @domclegg1225 Рік тому +140

    love it when a director really articulates why they love a film and what it means to them

  • @tricksterhoisington1470
    @tricksterhoisington1470 Рік тому +289

    Picks:
    Closely Watched Trains
    Michael Haneke Trilogy
    Daisies
    Cure
    Mr. Klein
    Koker Trilogy
    Le Poison
    Karel Zeman set
    The New World
    Secret Sunshine
    Woman in the Dunes
    Che
    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
    Bigger Than Life
    Brand Upon the Brain!
    Walkabout
    A great video. I wish Guy Maddin got more attention.

    • @lukeg1940
      @lukeg1940 Рік тому +6

      Incredibly good taste

    • @randywhite3947
      @randywhite3947 Рік тому +1

      Bigger than Life is an amazing movie that more people should know about

    • @paulvoorhies8821
      @paulvoorhies8821 Рік тому +1

      I tried Walkabout. Thought it was very overrated. Oops. I thinking of Wake In Fright.

    • @portland9880
      @portland9880 Рік тому +5

      Maddin will only get the respect he deserves when he's dead it seems. He makes incredible films

    • @binkytube
      @binkytube Рік тому

      Dates, please.

  • @12Saintsrow
    @12Saintsrow Рік тому +84

    First time I've seen Cure get any sort of love in these closet videos. I've finally arrived 🙏🏻

    • @Hurt646
      @Hurt646 Рік тому +1

      Fantastic film!

    • @srinivassridhar5151
      @srinivassridhar5151 Рік тому +5

      Bong joon ho praised 'Cure' in an interview from 2019 and listed it as one of the films that influenced and inspired him very early on in his career, and he also said that it is one of the greatest films ever made.

  • @tanujbirdi7812
    @tanujbirdi7812 Рік тому +1052

    He picked those films that no one actually picked in the history of closet picks.

    • @harold3165
      @harold3165 Рік тому +96

      I think that sums up his style as a director. Always trying to do the things that others haven't.

    • @withnail-and-i
      @withnail-and-i Рік тому +42

      All of the ones that I've seen are personal favorites of mine (Closely Watched Trains, Seventh Continent, Daisies, Mr. Klein, Cure, Kiarostami, Zeman, The New World, Woman in the Dunes, Brand Upon the Brain, Walkabout). All masterpieces really.

    • @Signal_in_the_noise
      @Signal_in_the_noise Рік тому +33

      For the sake of being different. Boring ass picks in my opinion.

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists Рік тому

      @@withnail-and-i 🎯🎯🎯💯🙏 That part!

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists Рік тому +45

      @@Signal_in_the_noise _WHAT?!?_ Then your profile name is quite appropriate! 🤣🤦‍♂️SMH (sorry, I couldn't resist)
      Woman In The Dunes, The New World, Mr Klein, Closely Watched Trains, Daisies, Cure, Ché, Secret Sunshine, Mishima, Bigger Than Life, Brand Upon The Brain, The Koker Trilogy, and all the others... all amazing!

  • @Ivosferatus
    @Ivosferatus Рік тому +322

    I love how Ari looks like a shy person when his films are some of the most demented experiences of cinema.

    • @napndash
      @napndash Рік тому +22

      His ability to separate thought from self gives him an enormous advantage.

    • @drumbum3.142
      @drumbum3.142 Рік тому +4

      ​@@napndash
      While just one title within a (much) larger corpus of work; have you seen Beau Is Afraid yet ,?..

    • @Madagon367
      @Madagon367 8 місяців тому +5

      Does he? For me he comes across as somebody who absolutely full of himself. Not that that is a bad thing in his profession though.

    • @lamentate07
      @lamentate07 7 місяців тому

      @@Madagon367 A little bit. I miss the days when directors were both smart _and_ masculine.

    • @bonobobby
      @bonobobby 5 місяців тому

      ​@@lamentate07who these directors are?

  • @jahorse1
    @jahorse1 Рік тому +93

    I'm in awe of this man's talent and seemingly unending enthusiasm for film. Such a unique voice that we are lucky to have right now.

    • @drumbum3.142
      @drumbum3.142 Рік тому

      While just one title within a (much) larger corpus of work; have you seen Beau Is Afraid yet ,?..

  • @NASkeywest
    @NASkeywest Рік тому +85

    I love how Ari was stressed out trying to pick what he wanted.

  • @chrisedward1679
    @chrisedward1679 Рік тому +10

    funny how he mentions Cure when I just watched it for the first time last night, absolutely perfect and haunting film

  • @LaBooF42
    @LaBooF42 Рік тому +30

    I really love Ari’s sense of humor.

  • @horrorhands879
    @horrorhands879 Рік тому +152

    Criterion should put golden tickets in a small number of their movies - if you find a golden ticket, you get a trip to the Criterion Closet!

    • @drumbum3.142
      @drumbum3.142 Рік тому +3

      Cinematic Heaven.. . ...
      🎭🎥🎞🎬📽🎨

    • @domenicgalata1470
      @domenicgalata1470 Рік тому +3

      That would be awesome. I’d probably do some very bad things to get 10 minutes in that closet so a Golden Ticket would save me the inevitable shame that would creep in after debasing myself for Criterion’s Closet.

    • @horrorhands879
      @horrorhands879 Рік тому +2

      @@domenicgalata1470 Lol! No judgement here, bro!

    • @heathersmith3676
      @heathersmith3676 Рік тому +1

      Amazing idea!

  • @bwlboy123
    @bwlboy123 Рік тому +100

    Personally, by far the most fascinating closet picks I've seen.

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists Рік тому +9

      He definitely went for some of the lesser spoken of (but just as good) films in the collection... I hope more people are put on to films like _Mr. Klein_ and _Brand Upon The Brain_ thru this video!
      90% of the films he selected would probably end up in a list of my top 100 films.

    • @user-ss3wb8he7h
      @user-ss3wb8he7h 8 місяців тому

      No salo 😁

  • @C.G.Jr.
    @C.G.Jr. Рік тому +45

    Those highly sardonic jokes Ari was cracking in the beginning had me dead lol. LOVED the mentions of Daisies, Cure & Mishima in particular, but Ari's choices are golden 🤌🏼🤌🏼

  • @itstoddclark
    @itstoddclark Рік тому +6

    Can we please have the bright eyed, exuberant Ari Aster cut released? Sounds awesome and I need him to scream criterion recommendations to me. Thanks

  • @bennoclassico
    @bennoclassico Рік тому +200

    Menzel, Haneke, Chytilova, (Kiyoshi) Kurosawa, Losey, Kiarostami, Guitry, Zeman, Malick, Lee (Chang-dong), Teshigahara, Soderbergh, Schrader, (Nicholas) Ray, Maddin, Roeg...this guy definitely knows his stuff, and can come around mine any time to watch any of the above directors' work, and more of course. I don't have all of these but I have at least a few of their other films, and would recommend them all!
    Great picks, I feel like a lot of people come on here and just pick the usual stuff. This is way more my cup of tea.

  • @inyostudio
    @inyostudio Рік тому +8

    Dungeons and Dragons lol. Shout to AA for his shout out for Che! so good.

    • @natefrye9777
      @natefrye9777 Рік тому +1

      A joke that probably went over a lot of heads 😆

  • @JA-hy8nu
    @JA-hy8nu 6 місяців тому +5

    You the man Ari. We’re all waiting for your fourth film. We need this ASAP

  • @christophermccandless8352
    @christophermccandless8352 Рік тому +10

    His comments about Che are so true. Those films are so dynamic and poetic I'm glad he spoke up for them.

    • @christoddur
      @christoddur Рік тому +2

      Except Soderbergh never retired - he even made more acclaimed films after CHE.

  • @SoulStylistJukeBox
    @SoulStylistJukeBox Рік тому +14

    I love him for mentioning Soderbergh’s Che and Schrader’s Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters.

  • @patozols7747
    @patozols7747 Рік тому +19

    Dude is so cool and his track record as a relatively new filmmaker is colossal.

  • @matthieucote2272
    @matthieucote2272 Рік тому +15

    I got the chance to interview Ari on Tuesday, super nice guy, he LOVES movies!

  • @1977Suspiria
    @1977Suspiria Рік тому +216

    I'm with him with regards to Burning being one of the best films of the past decade. Superb film.

    • @ShacoPL
      @ShacoPL Рік тому +2

      What is that movie even about? What are the themes? It went completely over my head...

    • @bozuteru2160
      @bozuteru2160 Рік тому +16

      ​@@ShacoPL its about burning barns

    • @LordJagd
      @LordJagd Рік тому +3

      It was okay, not much better than other similar films. Really boring on a second watch too.

    • @withnail-and-i
      @withnail-and-i Рік тому +2

      Mr Klein has one of Delon's best ever performances, it really is one of the best World War II movies of all time.

    • @tonywords6713
      @tonywords6713 Рік тому +9

      LOVE burning! Such a mysterious little gem

  • @cassiecarpenter
    @cassiecarpenter Рік тому +9

    Awwww I hosted a Q&A for Che with Benicio when it came out. Nice to hear the shout out!

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists Рік тому +2

      Whoa! 😳 That must've been amazing... Benicio been one of my favorite actors since _The Usual Suspects!_
      _Che_ is such an achievement... I wish it had gotten more accolades but the response was pretty predictable.

  • @VanGoWanderlust
    @VanGoWanderlust Рік тому +5

    I love these in general, and I am obsessed with Ari Aster’s work. Thank you for giving it a second go, I am very curious about the movies that make you tick!

  • @Brian_Boru
    @Brian_Boru Рік тому +3

    What exciting choices. I've added a slew of them to my wish list. So many to see, so much to learn. Thanks, Ari.

  • @DempseyPillot
    @DempseyPillot Рік тому +8

    Homie was so busy teaching us about cinema, Criterion didn't stop him from stuffing his bag - LEGEND.

  • @ryandannar8869
    @ryandannar8869 Рік тому +30

    I love that he mentions the Lee Chang-Dong films "Burning" and "Secret Sunshine." I can vouch: These are great, great films. I love "Burning" to the core -- I keep trying to get other people to watch that one with me. And what he says about Secret Sunshine, and the scene where the woman meets her kid's abductor in prison -- man, that's the exact scene I always want to tell people about. One of the most intense moments I've ever seen. Whatever you think might happen in that moment -- well, what does happen is so simple, and so completely understandable, and yet it pulls the rug out from under her in ways you just couldn't have anticipated. It's brutal. Anyway: Great picks, Ari!

    • @bsame
      @bsame Рік тому +1

      burning sucks

    • @shamus8687
      @shamus8687 Рік тому +2

      Burning rules and haunts me to this day.

    • @whatfuckinwaster
      @whatfuckinwaster Рік тому +4

      Burning is a perfect film

    • @PALLETUSA
      @PALLETUSA Рік тому +4

      Saw burning a couple weeks ago. Saw Secret Sunshine tonight. Both are fucking great. SS is a bit more melodramatic and Burning is much more understated. Both feel very eerie

    • @ryandannar8869
      @ryandannar8869 Рік тому +2

      @@PALLETUSA Burning is probably my fave, but I really had no idea what SS was about when I started watching -- and it just continually surprised me. It at first looks like it's going to be a story about a woman coming to terms with the loss of her husband and learning to be a single-mom. Then it looks like it's going to turn into a missing-person thriller. But almost as soon as that possibility surfaces, it is dismissed, as the person is "found" sooner than we expect, and his abductor is arrested and sent to prison. So then it starts to turn into a story about a woman coming to terms with grief -- and in that, it becomes a really perceptive story about how a person who once was essentially athiest might be drawn to religion and might find meaning in that. However, that all builds up to the film's most powerful moment, when her newfound faith is utterly destroyed by a few simple words spoken without malice by her child's murderer. The way those words ring so true to the core of her faith, and yet also prove its undoing, just hit me really powerfully. Ultimately, the film ends up having some really interesting and nuanced views on religious-faith, and perhaps should be read as a criticism of religion overall; it's possible that the faith depicted in the film is essentially false and destructive, regardless of the temporary salve it provides for her. Anyway, overall, SS was a slow but intriguing watch which kept surprising me all the way through, and I liked the complicated viewpoints it expressed.

  • @aserinaahora7328
    @aserinaahora7328 Рік тому +5

    All your catalog is wonderful. Have a guest so inmerge like a diver in your criterioncollection and do just a very good picks. One of the best "playlist" to call a cinema experience.

  • @orpheus9037
    @orpheus9037 5 місяців тому +2

    Now, this is the kind of guide to closet picks that we can really learn from. More like this please. Ari really knows how to pick 'em. I just purchased Mr. Klein and will probably buy a few more.

  • @educostanzo
    @educostanzo 11 місяців тому +7

    I have to thank Ari for introducing me to the works of Lee Chang-dong. Burning and specially Secret Sunshine were two of the best films I've seen recently. Also, I'm so glad he picked Daisies, one of my favorite films ever.

  • @Zehahahaa
    @Zehahahaa Рік тому +5

    He looks like a librarian that works in his day off, I bet that’s the reason he’s so talented you can tell all his focus goes on learning and discovering more from Arthouse flicks

  • @moodyfeverdream
    @moodyfeverdream Рік тому +6

    He picked so many of my favorites! Closely Watched Trains, The Seventh Continent, Daisies, Cure, Mr Klein, Zeman, Mishima. Definitely going to check out his other picks now

  • @marcelavial3923
    @marcelavial3923 Рік тому +8

    Teshigahara didn’t stop to make films because he became a florist; but, yes, the Ikebana. In 1980, after the death of his father, Teshigahara became the third generation Iemoto of Sogetsu School, using bamboo at his large-scale solo exhibitions at several well known museums. And he also didn’t stop totally his work as a director because of that. He made more documentaries (and movies, too) after his father’s death.

  • @trnygbl23
    @trnygbl23 Рік тому +8

    One of the best Criterion closet pick videos I’ve seen!

  • @mindtunnel8290
    @mindtunnel8290 Рік тому +23

    So jealous of his talent. I just saw his new movie Beu is Afraid. It was so similar to the film I want to make,but his ideas were 1000x better. It was so good. It was like a mix of Terry Gilliam's Brazil and Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.

  • @hammerandgrease
    @hammerandgrease Рік тому +10

    Always down to hear Ari talk about cinema. Dude doesn't miss. Even if you don't enjoy his films, they make you think, and that's worth the price of admission by itself. I haven't had the pleasure of seeing Beau is Afraid yet (if you hated it, save your comments, I don't care) but I adore Hereditary and Midsommar.

  • @alwaysbreezy37
    @alwaysbreezy37 Рік тому +42

    Dungeons & Dragons 😂

  • @isaacmartinez6904
    @isaacmartinez6904 Рік тому +43

    Really love his choices. Especially with Cure, Mr. Klein, Secret Sunshine and Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman.

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists Рік тому

      I've seen all of those for the first time quite recently and was blown away - _Mr. Klein_ is such an amazing, fascinating journey that I was very surprised I hadn't heard it celebrated previously.
      _Cure_ & _Secret Sunshine_ are, of course, mind-blowers!
      Amazing performances and direction in all 3 of those I named...

    • @pudgetv6392
      @pudgetv6392 Рік тому +1

      Secret Sunshine was harrowing. Absolutely a worthy choice.

    • @landondonovanify
      @landondonovanify 10 місяців тому

      Think Oasis and Burning are better than Secret Sunshine myself

  • @AleksandarBloom
    @AleksandarBloom Рік тому +5

    Best picks I have ever seen, by far. I will now watch your film.

  • @sneakaholic011
    @sneakaholic011 Рік тому +15

    secret sunshine is one of the most devastating films i’ve seen but also so beautiful. masterfully done.

    • @cartercrisco2524
      @cartercrisco2524 Рік тому +1

      That third act is just so tough to get through but damn it does Jeon do a stunning job at her acting.

    • @YodasPapa
      @YodasPapa Рік тому +1

      @@cartercrisco2524 When people talk about great performances I always think of that one, but you rarely hear people talk about it.

  • @brigittecastrucci6541
    @brigittecastrucci6541 Рік тому +4

    I adore this director. He is easily one of the best filmmakers of recent. Great picks great reasons for the picks 👏🏻

  • @cartercrisco2524
    @cartercrisco2524 Рік тому +131

    This not only shows Aster's intellect and taste in cinema, - which I personally and surprisingly relate to; his comments about the Koker trilogy are exactly how I felt about it - but his sense of humor as well. He has such dark, deadpan humor and you can see that reflected in his films; short or feature length.

    • @mathieucaron72
      @mathieucaron72 Рік тому

      God the comments section of this video is the douchebagest ever...

    • @scottwilliam3470
      @scottwilliam3470 Рік тому +4

      Yeah I know it’s real pretentious isn’t it.

    • @jamk2668
      @jamk2668 Рік тому +2

      Except I think it's incorrect to consider Haneke's trilogy Bressonian. I guess maybe in regards to lack of coverage and specific inserts but so many other filmmakers could just as easily stand in place. Haneke is deliberately guiding you (not pushing you, thankfully) towards a more uncomfortable tone whereas Bresson doesn't really provide the viewer with any concrete feelings most of the time and lets the audience decide.

    • @leesir91919
      @leesir91919 Рік тому +2

      @@scottwilliam3470 say the guy with jaws pfp

    • @adeckerbuck
      @adeckerbuck Рік тому +1

      Jaws is not pretenious

  • @Colorlesshadow
    @Colorlesshadow Рік тому +48

    Ari Aster by far has the best taste out of all the directors i've seen. when he said "Burning" is his favorite film of the last decade i literally screamed. it is really timeless masterpiece and an underrated film!

    • @jimmydbags1070
      @jimmydbags1070 Рік тому +4

      Bros i literally screeched at burning 🔥

    • @BruceWayne-zj1kw
      @BruceWayne-zj1kw Рік тому

      What does his opinion have to do with yours?

    • @RYNO2511
      @RYNO2511 Рік тому +2

      literally screamed 💀

  • @Badvision
    @Badvision Рік тому +3

    love it that the guy who makes movies i adore, picked movies i never heard about. means to me that i will be surprised with original ideas and great movies in the future. And since we are relatively „early“ in his career, there might be lot to come 🎉

  • @mjolnircarlssen4211
    @mjolnircarlssen4211 5 місяців тому +1

    Loved this episode. Great filmmaker, and the best is yet to come.

  • @matt8797
    @matt8797 Рік тому +22

    So happy he mentioned Lee Chang Dong. Secret Sunshine has one of the best performances i've ever seen, and Burning is literally my favourite film of all time. If you haven't checked out his work, do yourself a favour!

    • @Asian_Movie_Enthusiast
      @Asian_Movie_Enthusiast Рік тому

      Lee Chang Dong is a very reliable director. Just great quality stuff.

    • @burritogamer3984
      @burritogamer3984 Рік тому

      yes lee chang dong is one of the best directors, he captures these immensely human stories which also do not hold back in depicting the harsh and alienating aspects of society in south korea, stories about outcasts or voices not given their due

  • @marshallh7785
    @marshallh7785 Рік тому +10

    All great picks. Love to hear how he speaks about The New World. Watched extended cut for the first time last year and its one of the most beautiful films I've seen

    • @xXLordoftheRingsXx22
      @xXLordoftheRingsXx22 Рік тому +2

      Terrence Malick is immensely under appreciated!

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists Рік тому +2

      @@xXLordoftheRingsXx22 But if you know his work, you probably worship him! 😉😁🥰

    • @barrymoore4470
      @barrymoore4470 Рік тому +2

      @@xXLordoftheRingsXx22 He was a critics' favorite back in the Seventies, with 'Badlands' and 'Days of Heaven'.

  • @SpoookyBooogie
    @SpoookyBooogie Рік тому +6

    Hey Criterion, love the idea of this series! Honestly you could make these videos longer and include some fly-on-the-wall commentary from the guests about what they're looking for (anything specific, certain genre/director/era, films they recognized but didnt pick and reasons why, etc).

  • @dhornbuckle
    @dhornbuckle Рік тому +1

    Yes! I was at Udo Kier's Brand Upon the Brain! screening, as well, and agree that it was such a great night. However, I was incredibly disappointed that his narration was not included on Criterion's release. (Still bought it as soon as it was out though.)

  • @BEEFSTEWWW
    @BEEFSTEWWW Рік тому +5

    Nice to see Bigger Than Life getting a shoutout. One of many Nicholas Ray classic films.

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists Рік тому +1

      Absolutely! A _stunning_ picture... Nick Ray was such a great director. _In a Lonely Place_ will always be a particular favorite. Glad that Criterion honors him.

  • @jcc6913
    @jcc6913 Рік тому +7

    He’s right about Che. A lot of the lack of attention may have to do with how it was distributed in 2 parts as a Spanish language movie about cuban guerrillas running around the jungle getting into shootouts and having small interactions for 4 hours. Easier to see it as a flex for Soderbergh than a mature well researched epic character study about the Cuban revolution and one of the most influential/controversial political figures of the late 20th century. Probably Benicio Del Toro’s greatest performance.

  • @ajtaylor8750
    @ajtaylor8750 Рік тому +32

    Ari Aster accuracy captured my exact thoughts on Steven Soderbergh's "Che." One of his best films that got virtually no recognition whatsoever as a grand epic with my favorite performance from Benicio del Toro.

    • @sebastienmean243
      @sebastienmean243 Рік тому +2

      I agree, but weird he said that Soderbergh retired?

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists Рік тому +4

      An amazing accomplishment, that film (or double feature)... del Toro was stunning! Have been thinking about upgrading my copy to Blu-Ray for awhile now.

    • @facomori3110
      @facomori3110 Рік тому +7

      Imagine the American media(& crítics) making recognition to a film about a comunist leader...

    • @MicahMicahel
      @MicahMicahel Рік тому

      was it honest? Did it tell about his raping and homophobia and racism? Funny that one of the movies was about Naz* youth because my country in Canada's kids are similar to that youth movement. At my daughter's school people get cancelled and shunned if they something politically incorrect. One friend of hers forted with a girl a year and a half ago and he's still shunned. The communist style youth are EXACTLY like the Naz* youth were.
      Hollywood is out of touch with real life outside of the jetset class.
      Our prime minister loves identity politics, censorship, big central government, disarmament, collectivism, Islam, and all the other things H*tler liked. The Che people are just another iteration of the Nazis because it';s just authoritarian. Of course jet setter Soderberhg wants communism. Why wouldn't he?

    • @Hovsep
      @Hovsep Рік тому +1

      @@sebastienmean243 same thought. he made some great films after and still does

  • @nf2203
    @nf2203 Рік тому +3

    Incredible suggestions, I'm already updating my watchlist.

  • @EpicBeard815
    @EpicBeard815 Рік тому +5

    I like how he says Haneke was important to him "growing up", because I can totally see this guy watching The Piano Teacher at 6. He probably watched The Seventh Continent instead of Pokemon

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists Рік тому

      A man after my own heart... I watched kiddie stuff, too, but my favorite films at 2 yrs old - no joke - were _Amadeus_ and _Gandhi._
      So grateful my folks exposed me to totally inappropriate films at such a young age 🥰 They showed me _Goodfellas, Do The Right Thing, Malcolm X_ and _JFK_ between the ages of 9 and 12.

  • @aaronshouting588
    @aaronshouting588 Рік тому +13

    Now we need Robert🥚ers in there!

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists Рік тому +2

      I thought the same 👍 Would love to see what he'd pick...

  • @djstarsign
    @djstarsign Рік тому

    It’s always nice to hear someone share the same opinion regarding that opening sequence of Walkabout. It’s one of my favorite intros ever.

  • @TheBadBuffalo
    @TheBadBuffalo Рік тому +35

    Mishima is one of my all time favorite films. This man has class

    • @feedyourhead434
      @feedyourhead434 Рік тому +3

      My favorite score of all time, Philip Glass takes the film to another level

    • @guitarmatricide4834
      @guitarmatricide4834 Рік тому +3

      @@feedyourhead434 Same here. As soon as the movie ended, I bought the soundtrack.
      I want the ending titles track to play at my funeral.

  • @MonkeyspankO
    @MonkeyspankO Рік тому +4

    Can't wait to see Beau!

  • @Spirosbotos
    @Spirosbotos Рік тому +2

    I can listen to ari aster talk movies all day it’s oddly soothing

  • @flancho3
    @flancho3 2 місяці тому

    Thanks Ari for your recommendations. I loved Kurosawa's Cure

  • @lycanthrope9760
    @lycanthrope9760 Рік тому +3

    Having a dvd copy of CHE is a great pick. It IS an awsome film. Benecio DelToro was great. Cinematography was beautiful. Very underrated

  • @skooptywooop1030
    @skooptywooop1030 Рік тому +4

    Oh wow what a well spoken exuberant man, I sure hope his movies are as positive as he is and they don't cause me to go into a spiral everytime I see one! 😊

  • @jakubfigiel3197
    @jakubfigiel3197 Рік тому +1

    Gotta love Ari. Just watched "Cure", what a movie...

  • @NightOwlMovieTalk
    @NightOwlMovieTalk Рік тому +2

    Ari is such a talented director. Hereditary hooked me on his stuff.

  • @Oneirophrenic
    @Oneirophrenic Рік тому +6

    He's the first one I heard to check the Piano Teacher, a masterful psych thriller that's reminds me of his 2 films. Daisies is a psychedelic trip that's also beautiful. Sasha Guitry did credit montages like that for every film he did. By filming Midsommar w Hungarian set designers, he definitely knew how to get the most of his $$. I think Midsommar showed how tyrannical western monogamy really is, among some really biting social commentary.

  • @itsbqe
    @itsbqe Рік тому +6

    i now desperately need to know Ari's thoughts on Charisma. i know the story is less .. extant .. than Cure, but visually it has something captivating that i can't get over.
    also if he has any thoughts on the empty chairs in Cure

  • @Stogdad1
    @Stogdad1 Рік тому

    Loved his remarks regarding Guy Maddin, and also of Malick's The New World.

  • @mackseeen
    @mackseeen Рік тому

    love the koker trilogy pick!! one of my all time faves

  • @RCScorch
    @RCScorch Рік тому +3

    Really great picks

  • @v1deo.hunter.d317
    @v1deo.hunter.d317 Рік тому +13

    Cure is one of my favorite movies ever
    The New World is a great pick too! Mishima too and Walkabout!

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists Рік тому +2

      I'm a huge Malick fan... I might prefer _Tree Of Life_ and _The Thin Red Line_ but I've seen _The New World_ sooooo many times. It has an addictive quality that has kept me coming back and coming back and coming back - especially to experience those last 5 minutes all over again! 😍🥰🤩

    • @v1deo.hunter.d317
      @v1deo.hunter.d317 Рік тому +2

      @@Jimmy1982Playlists Thin Red Line is great too

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists Рік тому +1

      @@v1deo.hunter.d317 Absolutely! That was my favorite film of all time for many, many years, in my late teens and twenties.

    • @Asian_Movie_Enthusiast
      @Asian_Movie_Enthusiast Рік тому +1

      It's nice seeing Cure get more love over the years.

  • @JeSuisDelete
    @JeSuisDelete Рік тому

    I’m seeing Beau Is Afraid tommorow! Can’t wait

  • @timrush3817
    @timrush3817 Рік тому +2

    "Cure" is pretty great. Watch it alongside Lost Highway and you've got yourself a fun 90's movie night.

  • @brentulstad3275
    @brentulstad3275 Рік тому +3

    Can hardly wait to see Beau Is Afraid tomorrow! Loved your film pics here. Have a few of them myself, and absolutely CURE is one of those underrated gems that does make you think you've finally seen the greatest movie ever.

    • @drumbum3.142
      @drumbum3.142 Рік тому

      What Did You Think of It,?.

    • @brentulstad3275
      @brentulstad3275 Рік тому +2

      Incredible! Actually speechless and immovable for a few minutes as the credits hit. Perfectly subversive and uncompromising ending, seems to simultaneously dare you to get up and leave & also not move a muscle. Hoping to go see it a couple more times and do my part to influence box office. I'm fairly apolitical but I do try and vote with my dollars and towards what deserves support. I'm sure there's viewers who lost patience with this one but I am firmly in the audience who only craves more of this and hopefully A24 will continue to let Aster & others grow their budgets. I would've happily stayed for a 4+ hour cut of this movie.

    • @drumbum3.142
      @drumbum3.142 Рік тому

      @@brentulstad3275
      So Maybe You Can Explain the Medusa Ending ,?..

  • @trainspotter360
    @trainspotter360 9 місяців тому +7

    This man does not come off as a horror master but he sure as shit is one. You can definitely sense his pitch black sense of humor.

  • @davidreninger5093
    @davidreninger5093 Рік тому

    Ari and Criterion I thank you so much for your passionate pursuit of cinema

  • @JOETERRANY
    @JOETERRANY Рік тому +4

    This is awesome! More Ari please

    • @drumbum3.142
      @drumbum3.142 Рік тому

      While it's just one title within a (much) larger corpus of work; have You seen Beau Is Afraid yet ,?..

  • @withnail-and-i
    @withnail-and-i Рік тому +24

    Wow, so many personal favorites of mine (Closely Watched Trains, Seventh Continent, Daisies, Mr. Klein, Cure, Kiarostami, Zeman, The New World, Woman in the Dunes, Brand Upon the Brain). I hope he will end up producing that Save The Green Planet remake!

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists Рік тому +2

      Same (you've got great taste, btw)! One of the few I haven't yet seen is Seventh Continent - and recently I've been watching the Haneke films I'd never seen before. Been hesitating to watch that one cause it just seems it's gonna be _particularly_ heavy... even for Haneke!
      All those others you named are among my favorites, as well. Hadn't seen _Woman In The Dunes_ in about 15 years and fell in love with it all over again about a month ago 😍🥰

    • @OGeniusTheFirst
      @OGeniusTheFirst Рік тому

      So gay bro

  • @HeIsNakedLunch
    @HeIsNakedLunch Рік тому

    Had no idea who Ari Aster is. But, here he is, on my UA-cam homepage. The Closet Picks, though, have nice people telling us about their fave movies. So, I went to my local Wikipedia app and did a little light reading. That movie he did with Joachim Phoenix was released on my 52nd birthday.
    Of all the films Ari went through, perhaps 2, for sure 1, I’ve watched: Che. I feel like on one of these long haul flights I did, it seems I recall having watched the one about the woman who suffers a lot.
    But, there isn’t one I wouldn’t be interested in watching: everything Ari pulled off the shelves sounds like a MUST WATCH.

  • @BulldozerBilly
    @BulldozerBilly Рік тому

    Lots of movies I gotta check out!!
    Love Ari!

  • @comfortm1506
    @comfortm1506 Рік тому +3

    genuinely the coolest criterion closet pick vid i’ve seen so far. I’m gonna watch all of these.

  • @HBICTiff
    @HBICTiff Рік тому +9

    Never have I clicked on a video so fast in my life.

  • @DJGamingSmash
    @DJGamingSmash Рік тому +1

    Just got back from Beau Is Afraid and I loved it!

  • @quietastronaut
    @quietastronaut Рік тому +1

    Wow he mentioned a lot of my favorites so I'm writing down the ones I haven't seen to check out.

  • @ClintAndrewMusician
    @ClintAndrewMusician Рік тому +4

    I’d love to hear what Ari thinks about The Spirit of the Beehive and the Reflecting Skin.

  • @informationagegirl
    @informationagegirl Рік тому +4

    The fact that he was immediately distraught is so satisfying as an Ari Aster fan.

  • @glizzyspezzia666
    @glizzyspezzia666 Рік тому +2

    Ari aster has become my favorite director of all time i hope he goes on to make alot of amazing films and brings back florence and Toni Colette

  • @danteimage9214
    @danteimage9214 Рік тому +2

    My new favorite closet video. Get Haneke in the closet before it’s too late!

  • @LowflowShower
    @LowflowShower Рік тому +20

    Ari seems like a nice guy that you would want to be friends with and he shows you all these cool movies.

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists Рік тому +3

      I wanna be friends with anyone as passionate about films as I am! 🥰

    • @Pancrasio-it9qd
      @Pancrasio-it9qd Рік тому +1

      ​@@Jimmy1982Playlists ‏‏

  • @stevesunwantedmind
    @stevesunwantedmind Рік тому +23

    Loved Beau is Afraid. All of Aster's movies should be criterion.

    • @drumbum3.142
      @drumbum3.142 Рік тому

      So What's Up With the Medusa Effect and the Stadium at the end. (?).
      Help me out on that. (And I'm Absolutely Not being patronizing or condescending.).

  • @ghoullio-jr
    @ghoullio-jr 4 місяці тому +1

    "the ending is amazing. makes you sick." thats our ari!

  • @AndrewH02
    @AndrewH02 Рік тому +1

    Ari Aster definitely took a lot of notes from Cure for Hereditary's soundtrack -- both make great use of very similar droning and pulsing scores

  • @dereklangston9
    @dereklangston9 Рік тому +78

    He seems like such a nice, normal guy to make such mortifying films. Talent!

    • @FishingforFisher
      @FishingforFisher Рік тому +9

      Much in the same way Junji Ito makes nightmare inducing manga, but is pretty wholesome IRL.

    • @hajfuahaufjdj4265
      @hajfuahaufjdj4265 Рік тому +4

      He sounds a little pretentious tbh not an insult just that is the feeling it gave me.

    • @vanessa0111
      @vanessa0111 Рік тому

      @@hajfuahaufjdj4265 his picks definitely are but I don’t find his movies pretentious. I freakin love hereditary

    • @hs4974
      @hs4974 Рік тому +3

      ​@@vanessa0111 What about these picks is pretentious? I think he's picking movies he genuinely loves

    • @adamworthan
      @adamworthan Рік тому +1

      @@hs4974 I’m confused about this as well… a little ironic calling Criterion picks pretentious. If you wanna split hairs about it then you could argue Criterion is “pretentious” in general compared to the mainstream film industry. Idk I think that word is just tossed around flippantly too much. Like what are some non pretentious Criterion films? Armageddon? Lol

  • @FlowPro203
    @FlowPro203 Рік тому +14

    the amount of love i have for this guy man. I literally gasped seeing this pop up just now. WE LOVE CRITERION AND ARI.

  • @mellowingman
    @mellowingman Рік тому +1

    I was waiting for this for many years.