20 Oct 2025
Benny Safdie’s Closet Picks
The writer, director, and actor returns to the Criterion Closet, where he shares how he and cinematographer Maceo Bishop studied documentaries like The War Room when making their new film The Smashing Machine, shouts out the singular performances in Carnal Knowledge, and talks about watching Flow with his kids and their cat.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 9
- Single films
- 7
- Box sets
- 2
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Princess Bride | Rob Reiner | 1987 |
| 2 |  The War Room | Chris Hegedus, D. A. Pennebaker | 1993 |
| 3 |  When We Were Kings | Leon Gast | 1996 |
| 4 |  Wim Wenders: The Road Trilogy box set, 3 films | ||
| 5 |  Carnal Knowledge | Mike Nichols | 1971 |
| 6 |  Flow | Gints Zilbalodis | 2024 |
| 7 |  The Red Balloon and Other Stories: Five Films by Albert Lamorisse box set, 5 films | ||
| 8 |  Husbands | John Cassavetes | 1970 |
| 9 |  The Great Escape | John Sturges | 1963 |