11 Apr 2025
Paul W. Downs’s Closet Picks
The writer, director, actor, and cocreator of Hacks talks about how Being John Malkovich informed his sense of storytelling, praises Vanya on 42nd Street as one of the best productions of Anton Chekhov’s work, and admires Steven Soderbergh’s unique approach to filmmaking.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 5
- Single films
- 5
- Box sets
- 0
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Election | Alexander Payne | 1999 |
| 2 |  Being John Malkovich | Spike Jonze | 1999 |
| 3 |  Vanya on 42nd Street | Louis Malle | 1994 |
| 4 |  Tootsie | Sydney Pollack | 1982 |
| 5 |  Traffic | Steven Soderbergh | 2000 |