Filmed 2025-03-12
Bowen Yang
The actor, comedian and writer
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
The actor, comedian, and writer praises John Waters as a “timeless shocker;” shares his desire for more great nightlife movies like The Last Days of Disco; and reflects on the beauty of Robby Müller’s cinematography.
What they took
9 cases, in the order Criterion lists them. Three are box sets, which is why 9 choices reach 45 films.
Least-picked choice here: The Last Days of Disco, taken by 1 other visits.
Table view
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Police Story / Police Story 2 box set, 2 films | · | · |
| 2 |  Multiple Maniacs | John Waters | 1970 |
| 3 |  All About Eve | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | 1950 |
| 4 |  Real Life | Albert Brooks | 1979 |
| 5 |  The Last Days of Disco | Whit Stillman | 1998 |
| 6 |  Mystery Train | Jim Jarmusch | 1989 |
| 7 |  Paris, Texas | Wim Wenders | 1984 |
| 8 |  The Complete Films of Agnès Varda box set, 22 films | · | · |
| 9 |  Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975 box set, 15 films | · | · |
United States accounts for five of their six single films. The three box sets are what carry the reach to 45 films.
Closest taste
Jaccard overlap against every other visit, counted on what came off the shelf rather than on films, so a shared box set counts once rather than as the films inside it.
403 visits compared · 31 filmed-together pairs excluded
Their decades
Their six single films with a release year on record, against where every guest's single-film picks land. Box sets are left out of both sides, so the two bars measure the same thing.