Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Undergound-comics legend Daniel Clowes (EIGHTBALL, GHOST WORLD) sits down with his friend Ari Aster to discuss the movies that shaped his brilliantly cracked sensibility in this episode of the Criterion Channel original series Adventures in Moviegoing.
GHOST WORLD (2001) and ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL (2006), adapted by Daniel Clowes from his own graphic work and directed by Terry Zwigoff, have just arrived on our streaming service, The Criterion Channel. Start watching with a free trial today: criterionchannel.com/two-films-by-terry-zwigoff-and-daniel-clowes
Also head to the Criterion Channel to watch the films that Daniel has selected to introduce, including Peter Weir’s subversive thriller THE PLUMBER and Vittorio De Sica’s neorealist masterpiece UMBERTO D.: criterionchannel.com/daniel-clowes-s-adventures-in-moviegoing
*ABOUT THE CRITERION CHANNEL*
The Criterion Channel is a movie lover’s dream streaming service, bringing you recent releases, beloved classics, and under-seen gems in newly curated programs every month. Alongside eye-opening special features and exclusive interviews, there is no better place to discover the best of cinema. Start watching now at www.criterionchannel.com.
*ABOUT _ADVENTURES IN MOVIEGOING*_
_Adventures in Moviegoing_ is a Criterion Channel original series in which directors, writers, actors, and artists share how they became lovers of cinema. What was Greta Gerwig’s first movie? What was the film that traumatized Josh Brolin? Who are the Safdie brothers’ favorite on-screen dads? Discover the answers with full episodes on the Criterion Channel: www.criterionchannel.com.
Undergound-comics legend Daniel Clowes (EIGHTBALL, GHOST WORLD) sits down with his friend Ari Aster to discuss the movies that shaped his brilliantly cracked sensibility in this episode of the Criterion Channel original series Adventures in Moviegoing.
GHOST WORLD (2001) and ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL (2006), adapted by Daniel Clowes from his own graphic work and directed by Terry Zwigoff, have just arrived on our streaming service, The Criterion Channel. Start watching with a free trial today: criterionchannel.com/two-films-by-terry-zwigoff-and-daniel-clowes
Also head to the Criterion Channel to watch the films that Daniel has selected to introduce, including Peter Weir’s subversive thriller THE PLUMBER and Vittorio De Sica’s neorealist masterpiece UMBERTO D.: criterionchannel.com/daniel-clowes-s-adventures-in-moviegoing
*ABOUT THE CRITERION CHANNEL*
The Criterion Channel is a movie lover’s dream streaming service, bringing you recent releases, beloved classics, and under-seen gems in newly curated programs every month. Alongside eye-opening special features and exclusive interviews, there is no better place to discover the best of cinema. Start watching now at www.criterionchannel.com.
*ABOUT _ADVENTURES IN MOVIEGOING*_
_Adventures in Moviegoing_ is a Criterion Channel original series in which directors, writers, actors, and artists share how they became lovers of cinema. What was Greta Gerwig’s first movie? What was the film that traumatized Josh Brolin? Who are the Safdie brothers’ favorite on-screen dads? Discover the answers with full episodes on the Criterion Channel: www.criterionchannel.com.
