I'm joining Ben's challenge.

PROGRESS: 52/52

Rules:

There are 52 categories. The goal is to watch any Criterion released film based on the categories below between 1/1/25-12/31/25. Your choices can be any films released by Criterion on 4K, Blu-ray, DVD, VHS, Laserdisc, or ones that have been featured on The Criterion Channel streaming service (although I'd prefer you choose films they've actually put out themselves).
The films can be watched daily, weekly, or monthly, and in any order! Watch them at your own pace, but remember you have to finish by 12/31/25.
I would like for all picks to be first time watches, but will leave that up to you.

Please use the tags "cc2025" and “criterion challenge 2025” so that we can keep track of everything

Prompts:

✅ 1. Watch a film from the CC40 Boxset
✅ 2. Watch a film from the year you were born
✅ 3. Directed by Robert Altman
✅ 4. Watch a film that would be your first choice in the Criterion Closet
✅ 5. Great Soundtracks
✅ 6. John Turturro’s Adventures in Moviegoing
✅ 7. 1920s
✅ 8. Watch a film that will be added to the physical collection in 2025
✅ 9. 1930s
✅ 10. Andrew Garfield’s Closet Picks
✅ 11. 1940s
✅ 12. Celine Song’s Top 10
✅ 13. 1950s
✅ 14. Watch a film from the Criterion Channel’s all time favorites lists
✅ 15. 1960s
✅ 16. Watch a film that is currently out of print from the physical collection
✅ 17. 1970s
✅ 18. William Friedkin’s Closet Picks
✅ 19. 1980s
✅ 20. Spine #451-499
✅ 21. 1990s
✅ 22. Documentary
✅ 23. 2000s
✅ 24. Janus Contemporaries
✅ 25. 2010s
✅ 26. Bill Hader’s Second Closet Picks
✅ 27. 2020s
✅ 28. Noir and Neonoir
✅ 29. All Time Top Criterion Closet Picks
✅ 30. Criterion Releases Never Picked in the Closet
✅ 31. North American film
✅ 32. Ayo Edebiri’s Closet Picks
✅ 33. Wim Wenders’ Adventures in Moviegoing
✅ 34. South American film
✅ 35. Random Number Generator (Google random number generator, set values from 1 to whatever number Criterion has listed last here. This number will change as more releases are announced so please keep up to date by using the link I have provided as I will not be updating each time Criterion makes announcements. Watch whatever movie corresponds to the spine number you are given.)
✅ 36. AAPI Filmmakers
✅ 37. Watch a film shorter than 80 minutes
✅ 38. European film
✅ 39. Cult Movies
✅ 40. Isabella Rossellini’s Adventures in Moviegoing
✅ 41. Winona Ryder’s Closet Picks
✅ 42. African film
✅ 43. John Carpenter’s Top 10
✅ 44. Horror
✅ 45. Asian film
✅ 46. Dark Comedies
✅ 47. Rachel Kushner’s Adventures in Moviegoing
✅ 48. Australian film
✅ 49. Female Filmmakers
✅ 50. Ben Wheatley’s Closet Picks
✅ 51. A film by a director whose work you have not seen before
✅ 52. Watch any Criterion film from your watchlist

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