Closet Picks

1 May 2025

Ryan Coogler’s Closet Picks

The writer and director of Sinners talks about the impact of seeing Malcolm X in his youth, compares the work of Michael Mann and Christopher Nolan, and praises the rebellious spirit of Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu.

Choices
8
Single films
8
Box sets
0
Chose Director Year
1 Malcolm X Spike Lee 1992
2 love jones Theodore Witcher 1997
3 Thief Michael Mann 1981
4 Following Christopher Nolan 1999
5 Seven Samurai Akira Kurosawa 1954
6 Late Spring Yasujiro Ozu 1949
7 Devil in a Blue Dress Carl Franklin 1995
8 Love & Basketball Gina Prince-Bythewood 2000

Watch the video · On criterion.com