Progress: 10/52
I’ve decided to step out of my comfort zone for a lot of these films so this should be a fun challenge to try out. I will be doing this challenge alongside my 2023 Anti Criterion Challenge.
Rules:
There are 52 categories - one for each week. Watch any Criterion related film based on the categories below between 1/1/23-12/31/23. Your choices can be any films released by Criterion on 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…
Progress: 10/52
I’ve decided to step out of my comfort zone for a lot of these films so this should be a fun challenge to try out. I will be doing this challenge alongside my 2023 Anti Criterion Challenge.
Rules:
There are 52 categories - one for each week. Watch any Criterion related film based on the categories below between 1/1/23-12/31/23. Your choices can be any films released by Criterion on 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 12/31/22.
Categories:
1. 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.)
2. Made in Belgium
3. Made in Taiwan
4. Made in Canada
5. Made in Portugal
6. Animals in the Collection
7. Films To Fall Asleep To
8. Black Music Films
9. Black Lives Collection ✅
10. Heartbreak Heaven: Films to Watch When You’re Questioning Love (and Heartbreak Heaven: Films to Watch When You’re Questioning Love, Part II for more options)
11. Criterion Double Features - Film #1
12. Criterion Double Features - Film #2
13. Danny Peary’s “Guide for the Film Fanatic”
14. Sundance Hits
15. Early Women Filmmakers
16. Independent American Cinema
17. Dysfunctional Families
18. Food on Film
19. Faith on Film
20. Tearjerkers
21. British Realism
22. Wilco’s Closet Picks
23. Gaspar Noé’s Closet Picks
24. Alicia Malone’s Closet Picks
25. Laurie Anderson’s Closet Picks
26. Bong Joon-ho’s Top 10
27. Sonic Youth’s Top 10
28. Jane Campion’s Top 10
29. Allison Anders’s Top 10
30. Directed by Carl Dreyer
31. Directed by Melvin Van Peebles
32. Directed by Marlon Riggs
33. Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita
34. Starring Tatsuya Nakadai
35. Genre: Fantasy
36. Genre: Action/Adventure ✅
37. Genre: Crime
38. Watch a film with a spine #201-350
39. Watch a film with a spine #800-950
40. Watch a film with a rating 3.0 or lower
41. 1920s
42. 1930s
43. 1940s ✅
44. 1950s ✅
45. 1960s✅
46. 1970s ✅
47. 1980s ✅
48. 1990s ✅
49. 2000s ✅
50. 2010s
51. 2020s ✅
52. Any Criterion film on your watchlist
Personal Opinions
Most Beautiful:
Most Thought-Provoking:
Made Me Feel The Most:
First To Make Me Cry:
Last To Make Me Cry:
Biggest Surprise: The Daytrippers
Biggest Letdown: Mystery Train
Not My Vibe: Mystery Train
Most Fun: The Daytrippers
Made Me Laugh The Most: The Daytrippers
Best Performances:
