John C. Reilly’s Closet Picks @criterioncollection

Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

The actor and musician shares his love for Tom Waits in DOWN BY LAW, reminisces about watching THE BROOD in the cinema as a child, and champions the rebellious spirit of THE GREAT ESCAPE.

Now streaming on the Criterion Channel:
DOWN BY LAW
THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE
THE BROOD

John Waters Returns to Mortville | DESPERATE LIVING Full Special Feature

Martin Scorsese & Fran Lebowitz on AFTER HOURS

The Hollywood Film That Got It Right: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Noah Baumbach Commentary

$WEDDINGS | Criterion Channel Teaser Watch now on our streaming service, The Criterion Channel! https://www.criterionchannel.com/weddings Not yet subscribed to the Criterion Channel? Sign up now and start a free trial: https://www.criterionchannel.com/checkout/subscribe With wedding season upon us, take a walk down the aisle of some of cinema’s most unforgettable nuptials. Focusing on the lead-up to and spectacle of the big day itself, these films dramatize the often-conflicting dreams, desires, and fears that bring two people together before the altar, with directors like Sofia Coppola (MARIE ANTOINETTE), Jonathan Demme (RACHEL GETTING MARRIED), and Lars von Trier (MELANCHOLIA) examining the emotional ambivalence and intersecting familial expectations surrounding the main event. Replete with will-they-won’t-they romantic tension, simmering family drama, and extravagant mise-en-scène, these films look past the pageantry to reveal the fractures that underpin the promise of “happily ever after.” Featuring: THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (Jacques Demy, 1964) WEDDING IN WHITE (William Fruet, 1972) A WEDDING (Robert Altman, 1978) GOLDEN EIGHTIES (Chantal Akerman, 1986) MURIEL’S WEDDING (P. J. Hogan, 1994) MARIE ANTOINETTE (Sofia Coppola, 2006) RACHEL GETTING MARRIED (Jonathan Demme, 2008) MELANCHOLIA (Lars von Trier, 2011)$

Daniel Clowes on David Lynch’s ERASERHEAD (ft. Ari Aster) | Adventures in Moviegoing

The Definition of Goated | Criterion Mobile Closet Picks

MERVYN LEROYS PRE-CODE FILMS | Criterion Channel Teaser

Alex Cox on THE PRISONER: Who Is Number Six? | Now on the Criterion Channel