Welcome to the second annual "The Criterion Challenge" where we celebrate The Criterion Collection. The overwhelming support and participation from the inaugural challenge made this return a no brainer.
There are 52 categories - one for each week. Watch any Criterion related film in connection to the categories between 1/1/22-12/31/22 that have been released on Laserdisc, VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, or has been featured on The Criterion Channel streaming service. The films can be watched daily, weekly, or monthly, and in any order! I would like for all picks to be first time watches but will leave that up to you.
Helpful links:
The Complete Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection by Spine Number
Every Film Available on The Criterion Channel
Categories:…
Welcome to the second annual "The Criterion Challenge" where we celebrate The Criterion Collection. The overwhelming support and participation from the inaugural challenge made this return a no brainer.
There are 52 categories - one for each week. Watch any Criterion related film in connection to the categories between 1/1/22-12/31/22 that have been released on Laserdisc, VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, or has been featured on The Criterion Channel streaming service. The films can be watched daily, weekly, or monthly, and in any order! I would like for all picks to be first time watches but will leave that up to you.
Helpful links:
The Complete Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection by Spine Number
Every Film Available on The Criterion Channel
Categories:
1. Watch a movie from the year you were born.
2. 1920s
3. 1930s
4. 1940s
5. 1950s
6. 1960s
7. 1970s
8. 1980s
9. 1990s
10. 2000s
11. 2010s
12. Genre: War
13. Genre: Science Fiction
14. Genre: Musical/Music Themed
15. Watch a film by a director whose work you haven't seen before
16. Directed by Chantal Akerman (Directed by Chantal Akerman)
17. Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder)
18. Directed by Wong Kar-wai (Directed by Wong Kar-wai)
19. Directed by Claire Denis (Directed by Claire Denis)
20. Isabel Sandoval's Top 10 (Isabel Sandoval’s Top 10)
21. Bill Hader's Top 10 (Bill Hader’s Top 10)
22. Ana Lily Amirpour's Top 10 (Ana Lily Amirpour’s Top 10)
23. Richard Linklater's Top 10 (Richard Linklater’s Top 10)
24. Made in the United States
25. Made in Poland
26. Made in Iran
27. Made in Mexico
28. Made in Senegal
29. Watch a film that has an out of print physical release (Out of Print Criterion Releases)
30. Watch a film from the "America Lost and Found: The BBS Story" collection (America Lost and Found: The BBS Story)
31. Watch a film with a spine #1-100 (Criterion Collection by Spine Number)
32. Watch a film with a spine #500-600 (Criterion Collection by Spine Number)
33. Cannes Film Festival Winners (Cannes’s Big Winners)
34. Midnight Madness: Watch a cult classic (Midnight Madness)
35. Growing Pains: Watch a coming of age film (Growing Pains)
36. Stage to Screen: Watch a stage adaptation (Stage to Screen)
37. Out at Criterion: Watch an LGBTQ film (Out at Criterion)
38. Watch a film on the Summer Travels list (Summer Travels)
39. Watch a film on the Hollywood Classics list (Hollywood Classics)
40. Watch a film from the Animation Before the 2000s list (Animation Before the 2000s)
41. Starring Catherine Deneuve (Starring Catherine Deneuve)
42. Starring Anna Karina (Starring Anna Karina)
43. Starring Jeanne Moreau (Starring Jeanne Moreau)
44. Paul Dano's Closet Picks (Paul Dano’s Closet Picks )
45. Ethan Hawke and Jonathan Marc Sherman's Closet Picks ( Ethan Hawke and Jonathan Marc Sherman’s Closet Picks )
46. Michael K. Williams’ Closet Picks (Michael K. Williams’ Closet Picks)
47. Sean Baker's Closet Picks (Sean Baker’s Closet Picks)
48. Amy Heckerling's Closet Picks (Amy Heckerling’s Closet Picks)
49. Agnes Varda's Closet Picks (Agnès Varda’s Closet Picks)
50. 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.)
51. Watch a film featured in any of the Essential Art House box sets (Essential Art House Films)
52. Any Criterion film on your watchlist
Please use the tags "cc2022" and “criterion challenge 2022” so that we can keep track of everything, and link your lists in the comments below. Have fun!
Started: 1/1/22
Completed: 6/18/22
