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 Cowboy - McCabe + Mrs.…