13 Jan 2025
John David Washington and Malcolm Washington’s Closet Picks
The actor joins the director of his new film The Piano Lesson in the Criterion Closet, where they shout out the importance of Menace II Society, reflect on the beauty of Jacques Demy and Agnès Varda’s artistic relationship, and praise Spike Lee’s Malcolm X as the “greatest achievement in American filmmaking.
- Choices
- 14
- Single films
- 11
- Box sets
- 3
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dekalog | Krzysztof Kieślowski | 1988 |
| 2 | Mirror | Andrei Tarkovsky | 1975 |
| 3 | Menace II Society | Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes | 1993 |
| 4 | Drylongso | Cauleen Smith | 1998 |
| 5 | Irma Vep | Olivier Assayas | 1996 |
| 6 | Rosetta | Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne | 1999 |
| 7 | Black Orpheus | Marcel Camus | 1959 |
| 8 | The Underground Railroad | Barry Jenkins | 2021 |
| 9 | Faces | John Cassavetes | 1968 |
| 10 | The Essential Jacques Demybox set, 6 films | ||
| 11 | The Complete Films of Agnès Vardabox set, 22 films | ||
| 12 | Jackie Chan: Emergence of a Superstarbox set, 6 films | ||
| 13 | Malcolm X | Spike Lee | 1992 |
| 14 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Jim Jarmusch | 1999 |