Carrie Coon

“However, I just want to point out this movie, if you haven’t seen it, kids: Naked. Extraordinary Mike Leigh film. But all that’s to say we have all of these.”

“So I’m gonna start with this Eustache film, The Mother and the Whore. And this is new and it’s a 4K. We have a 4K player. So I’m gonna take this because, hey, who doesn’t want transgressive, intimate dialogue? It’s very White Lotus. So take that.”

“So I’ve never seen Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling, a Richard Pryor film. And so I’m definitely taking this because, obviously, what a gift of a man and a performer he was. And I can’t wait to see it.”

“Have you seen Crossing Delancey? This is one of the most underrated romantic comedies. It’s by Joan Micklin Silver, who also directed Chilly Scenes of Winter, which is a really strange movie that was marketed– It was a studio film, but it is not a studio film. They made her change the ending. It’s a great story. She was an amazing filmmaker. She didn’t get to make enough films. But Crossing Delancey is special to me because I used to watch movies at my grandparents’ house and this film was one of my grandfather’s favorite movies. It’s a stunning film and really captures an era in New York that only can be captured in that time period in film.”

“My son is obsessed with Godzilla and Universal horror, and we have a whole Godzilla book, a big collection of them. But this is a 4K of Godzilla vs. Biollante, and I know he’s gonna wear out all the discs we already have, and so it’s always good to have a backup just in case. And since this is a new edition, we’re happy to add that to our collection.”

“So, oh, this is one. I’m pretty sure we have this, but I’m really happy to give this away. Paris, Texas. Wim Wenders. And this is a magnificent Harry Dean Stanton performance. And Nastassja Kinski as well, but Harry Dean Stanton is just so… It’s just a marvelous, marvelous, marvelous performance. We lost him, so it’s always good to revisit those greats. He was one of the greats, one of the great character actors. He gets a lot to do in this. So I highly recommend Paris, Texas. If you come over, I have two, I’ll give you one.”

“Have you seen Happiness by Todd Solondz? I mean, come on. It’s iconic. Deeply uncomfortable. Dylan Baker actually shows up on The Gilded Age this year, in like this kind of small, supporting part. And we were all so star-struck because of this. If you haven’t seen it, you should. In fact, should take a copy home in case somebody comes over. Or if I need a hostess gift for a party.”

“Oh my gosh, Wanda. This is… This Barbara Loden movie is extraordinary. And if you haven’t seen this and you haven’t seen this performance, then you should stream it on the Criterion Channel right now. I’m gonna put it in my bag because this is another one I need to give away to actresses who come to my house.”

“Now, not for nothing. We’re living through some… interesting times, and this is about, apropos of nothing, the rise of authoritarianism in Czechoslovakia. Just might be worth a look: The Cremator. It’s on my list I made for Criterion during the pandemic. It’s one of the best uses of narration that I’ve ever experienced in film. And it’s a very deft performance here. And a terrifying film.”

“So I’ll just close my eyes and pick one. What did I get? Oh, oh, Sembène! I don’t know this film, so I’m gonna put this in my bag. It’s Mandabi, The Money Order.”

“Okay, so I’ve been hitting these Six Moral Tales by Rohmer. We just watched… What did we watch? Oh no, this is the other one! This is his other themed series of films. But we’ve actually been watching Tales of the Four Seasons. So we just watched… Oh no, wait! Tracy. Tracy, I need you. Yeah, no, I mean… I think I need both of these because we’re actually watching one of his other themed collections. Who knew? Tracy knows. If he was here, he would be deeply ashamed of me, actually.”

“But we’ve actually been watching Tales of the Four Seasons. So we just watched… Oh no, wait! Tracy. Tracy, I need you. Yeah, no, I mean… I think I need both of these because we’re actually watching one of his other themed collections. Who knew? Tracy knows. If he was here, he would be deeply ashamed of me, actually.”