Like most of us, I had built up a small stack of Criterions (and some others) that I bought with great excitement… but then never got around to watching.

A source of great shame for many of us (esp from spouses)… but sometimes it’s hard to sit down and watch something that requires a lot more attention and active watching than Wayne’s World (not a dig- it’s one of my all time favorites)

Last week I was sick and was basically quarantined in my apartment with little to do… so I decided to start and finish my shame pile. Kept going after I got better and just finished last night.

Basically in just under 2 weeks, I watched (all for the first time):

- Cronos

- Memories of Murder

- Don’t Look Back

- Punch Drunk Love

- Paris, Texas

- Basquiat

- Pee Wees Big Adventure

- Blood Simple

- Police Story (1 + 2)

- Othello

- Seconds

- Symbiopsychotaxiplasm

- Rushmore

- 8 1/2

- The Last Emperor

- Persona

- Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser

- La Llorona

- Being There

- Blow-Up

- Sorcerer

- Drugstore…