Closet Picks

1 Oct 2022

Elvis Mitchell’s Closet Picks

In town for the New York premiere of his documentary Is That Black Enough For You?!?, the critic and filmmaker selects some of his favorite movies, including a few that opened up new possibilities in Black cinema.

Choices
7
Single films
6
Box sets
1
Chose Director Year
1 Husbands John Cassavetes 1970
2 Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Filmsbox set, 4 films
3 ’Round Midnight Bertrand Tavernier 1986
4 To Sleep with Anger Charles Burnett 1990
5 love jones Theodore Witcher 1997
6 The Parallax View Alan J. Pakula 1974
7 Miller’s Crossing Joel Coen 1990

Watch the video · On criterion.com