Jodie Foster's Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet

Added on by C. Maoxian.

I’ve added the ten movies that Jodie Foster picked in her Criterion Closet appearance:

  • Visions of Eight

  • Three Films by Mai Zetterling

  • Parasite

  • La Haine

  • La strada

  • Essential Fellini

  • Woman in the Dunes

  • Wings of Desire

  • Berlin Alexanderplatz

  • John Cassavetes: Five Films

Jodie Foster made two original picks: Visions of Eight, and Three Films by Mai Zetterling. Jodie Foster said she has been in the business for 60 years (born in 1962) … her first commercial was at age three (Coppertone).

She also mentioned The Lives of Others, which is not a Criterion movie (but is good), and “anything by Fassbinder.” My favorite Fassbinder movie is I Only Want You to Love Me. Jodie is a Yalie (class of ‘84). “I wasn’t smart enough, deep enough, or preppy enough to belong,” she said.

Identifying whether a pick is original or not is one reason why my Master List of Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet is so valuable.

Atom Egoyan's Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet

Added on by C. Maoxian.

I’ve added the nine movies that Atom Egoyan picked in his Criterion Closet appearance:

  • Wings of Desire

  • Michael Haneke: Trilogy

  • Fat Girl

  • Working Girls

  • Teorama

  • Pasolini 101

  • The Night Porter

  • Walkabout

  • Ingmar Bergman's Cinema

Atom Egoyan made one original pick: Teorama. He also took the Pasolini box set. He came prepared and made a lot of good ccomments on all the movies he picked. Identifying whether a pick is original or not is one reason why my Master List of Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet is so valuable.

Stellan Skarsgård's Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet

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I’ve added the six movies that Stellan Skarsgård picked in his Criterion Closet appearance:

  • Seven Samurai

  • John Cassavetes: Five Films

  • La Strada

  • Naked

  • City Lights

  • Children of Paradise

Stellan Skarsgård made no original picks but he made some good comments. Identifying whether a pick is original or not is one reason why my Master List of Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet is so valuable.

Movies Watched -- Loves of a Blonde -- Deleted Scene

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The five minute deleted scene from Loves of a Blonde makes a wonderful short film on its own. I think it’s a pity that it wasn’t included since it’s more proof that Milda is a cad. The beautiful girl he is trying to sleep with comes up with a clever way of getting rid of him, the same way all beautiful girls can think on their feet to get a guy off their backs.

Senatorial Collaborators Whose Term of Service Expires in 2027

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All of these Senators have aided the enemy (Caligula?) in the destruction of our Republic; it is imperative that they are voted out of office in the midterm elections:

  1. Capito, Shelley Moore (WV)

  2. Cassidy, Bill (LA)

  3. Collins, Susan M. (ME) — Janet Mills alternative

  4. Cornyn, John (TX)

  5. Cotton, Tom (AR)

  6. Daines, Steve (MT)

  7. Ernst, Joni (IA) — retiring, seat open

  8. Graham, Lindsey (SC)

  9. Hagerty, Bill (TN)

  10. Hyde-Smith, Cindy (MS)

  11. Lummis, Cynthia M. (WY) — retiring, seat open

  12. Marshall, Roger (KS)

  13. McConnell, Mitch (KY) — retiring, seat open

  14. Mullin, Markwayne (OK)

  15. Ricketts, Pete (NE)

  16. Risch, James E. (ID)

  17. Rounds, Mike (SD)

  18. Sullivan, Dan (AK) — Mary Peltola alternative

  19. Tillis, Thom (NC) — retiring, seat open

  20. Tuberville, Tommy (AL) — retiring, seat open

Classic Double Entendre Repartee in The Big Sleep

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Speaking of horses, I like to play them myself. But I like to see them work out a little first. See if they're front-runners or come from behind. Find out what their whole card is. What makes them run.

Find out mine?

I think so.

Go ahead.

I'd say you don't like to be rated. You like to get out in front... ...open up a lead... ...take a little breather in the backstretch... ...and then come home free.

You don't like to be rated yourself.

I haven't met anyone yet that could do it. Any suggestions?

I can't tell till I've seen you over a distance of ground. You got a touch of class, but I don't know how far you can go.

A lot depends on who's in the saddle.

Lav Diaz’s Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet

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I’ve added the eleven movies that Lav Diaz picked in his Criterion Closet appearance:

  • Lost Highway

  • The Apu Trilogy

  • Le Samourai

  • Essential Fellini

  • Ingmar Bergman's Cinema

  • I Am Cuba

  • Werckmeister Harmonies

  • Naked

  • Persona

  • Ugetsu

  • Letters from Fontainhas: Three Films by Pedro Costa

Lav Diaz made one original pick: Letters from Fontainhas: Three Films by Pedro Costa. Identifying whether a pick is original or not is one reason why my Master List of Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet is so valuable.

Will Arnett’s Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet

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I’ve added the seven movies that Will Arnett picked in his Criterion Closet appearance:

  • Dekalog

  • John Cassavetes: Five Films

  • Les Blank: Always for Pleasure (rando pick)

  • Stranger than Paradise

  • The Double Life of Veronique

  • The Tin Drum

  • Withnail and I

Will Arnett made no original picks. Identifying whether a pick is original or not is one reason why my Master List of Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet is so valuable.

Florence Welch’s Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet

Added on by C. Maoxian.

I’ve added the eight movies that Florence Welch picked in her Criterion Closet appearance:

  • This is Spinal Tap

  • Häxan

  • I Married a Witch

  • Picnic at Hanging Rock

  • Pina

  • The Red Shoes

  • Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

  • Withnail and I

Florence Welch made one original pick, This Is Spinal Tap. Rob Reiner was recently murdered at age 78, allegedly by his troubled son. Identifying whether a pick is original is one reason why my Master List of Closet Picks in the Criterion Closet is so valuable.

Worst Adverse Excursions in December 2025

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December 2025 was another outstanding month for dingbats. There were only a handful of massive outlier moves during the month, which I’ve detailed below. You have to prevent yourself from tilting on these days, and reviewing old outlier moves is one way to inoculate yourself from tilt. Good luck!

Don’t forget to review the Worst Adverse Excursions in November 2025 (5) and the Worst Adverse Excursions in October 2025 (23!).

Click on the charts to enlarge them.

December 1: AHMA, FLYE

December 9: AFJK, OCG

December 10: BBGI

December 15: RADX