27 Oct 2025
June Squibb’s Closet Picks
The actor shares her longtime love for the films of Akira Kurosawa, talks about seeing Children of Paradise at an art-house cinema in the 1940s, and fondly recalls riding a scooter with Richard Roundtree.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 9
- Single films
- 7
- Box sets
- 2
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Seven Samurai | Akira Kurosawa | 1954 |
| 2 |  Yojimbo / Sanjuro: Two Samurai Films by Akira Kurosawa box set, 2 films | ||
| 3 |  Diabolique | Henri-Georges Clouzot | 1955 |
| 4 |  Children of Paradise | Marcel Carné | 1945 |
| 5 |  Shaft | Gordon Parks | 1971 |
| 6 |  Buena Vista Social Club | Wim Wenders | 1999 |
| 7 |  Paris Is Burning | Jennie Livingston | 1990 |
| 8 |  The Age of Innocence | Martin Scorsese | 1993 |
| 9 |  Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975 box set, 15 films |