Closet Picks

writer and director

Joel Potrykus

One visit, reaching 8 films in the collection.

2 Aug 2024

The writer and director talks about Luis Buñuel’s surreal combination of the mundane and the absurd, shares what he learned from Martin Scorsese’s early shorts, and selects formative favorites like If. . . . and Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Chose Director Year
1 Fast Times at Ridgemont High Amy Heckerling 1982
2 Equinox Jack Woods 1970
3 Scorsese Shorts Martin Scorsese
4 Trainspotting Danny Boyle 1996
5 Three Films by Luis Buñuelbox set, 3 films
6 If.... Lindsay Anderson 1969

Least-picked choice here: Equinox , taken by nobody else.

Watch the video · On criterion.com · This visit

Closest taste

Guests who chose the most of the same things. Anyone filmed alongside Joel Potrykus is left out, since they picked from one list.

GuestSharedJaccardIn common
Ben Affleck 2 0.118 Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Trainspotting