I met Winona once in a Barnes&Noble in Brooklyn and she was just the sweetest, tiniest little soul with the biggest eyes and smile…just a wonderful human.
She's one of those people you never hear a negative word about. Even when her shoplifting scandal broke, the police department made a point of saying she was cooperative and very nice.
For those interested: 1. Au revoir les enfants, dir. Louis Malle 2. The Learning Tree, dir. Gordon Parks 3. John Cassavetes: Five films (Shadows, Faces, A Woman Under the Influence, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Opening Night + A Constant Forge) 4. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, dir. Jim Jarmusch 5. Down By Law, dir. Jim Jarmusch 6. Lost in America, dir. Albert Brooks 7. Matewan, dir. John Sayles 8. After Life, dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
The Criterion Closet has officially PEAKED. Having Winona Ryder in the Closet is like having the Closet knighted by the Queen. This one truly made me smile - we love you!
This video is a perfect example of how important physical media is, can you imagine Winona picking out movies by using some streaming app, it just wouldn't be the same.
She has such an adorable personality. She always has seemed like someone who would be chill to hang with and watch movies with. Hopefully she does come back.
Such a genuine, and beautiful person. No fake personality, plastic surgery, just pure. I love Winona so much, she's a huge inspiration to me. I would give anything to meet her ❤
If you actually know French that looks weird without the 'Re-' part. Just makes it like the 'birth of Winona' as if it's her first time becoming a name in the business.
@@JohnnyNatrium - It's a common linguistics phenomenon. For example, a cheese hamburger shouldn't be a "cheeseburger" because it's derived from Hamburg, not from "burg" but people invent things in stupid ways.
Praising Gena Rowlands and Jim Jarmusch and didn’t call out Night on Earth, a wonderful film she did with both. Winona is a flex legend and so humble at the same time, I just love her.
Yeah it was honestly hilarious how she like tip toed avoiding the obvious film she could have mentioned, but didn't, I bet it was intentional either as a sign of humbleness or just as a gag :D
@@Meesterlijker my favorite is the Helsinki part, because I am from Finland, so I have that certain connection to it. Also it is just such an emotional scene in general.
@@goldfamy talking films not tv and people under 30 don't know her from the 90s films is what I was saying like Edward Scissorhands or Alien Resurrection, when she was in blockbusters. She mainly did drama films though so that and the fact she was more a 90s icon means she does still require introduction for anyone now, and people watching Stranger Things would be generation Y not Z since that's who it's for, the nostalgia trippers.
@@Jeremy-f3s Wrong...and i'm from the generation you're talking about. Winona Ryder is popular and very much loved by our generation who still watches movies like Heathers, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands or Girl interrupted...Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is also one of the highest grossing movies of 2024. As for Stranger things, gen x was originally the target audience when it came out in 2016 but it's visible in season 3 that they targeted a much younger audience. Most of the ST viewers/fans are people under 30...surveys show it, the conventions are always full of teenagers/young adults and you can also see it on social media with the fanbase and how young people react to ST contents.
Winona Ryder has ~*TASTE*~ To me, she's one of those actors that just feels so comforting. You see her in everything and she has the familiarity of a friend.
Wow, Winona Ryder is all sorts of lovely. Kudos to whoever had a hand in having the video go out of focus just before Winona puts her specs on, it's a clever touch.
Knowing that she said this is her church is how we all feel when it comes to the history of cinema. No better joy than to escape to the Criterion Closet. Also, glad to see her happy and choosing excellent films that she loves.
Drop the pretentiousness. She lives in the same reality you do, though she is brainwashed enough to have done some really, really stupid things. Like shoplifting.
@@jeffandersen7397 I am not a cowboy, buddy. My "have traveled the world" pedigree is also too big for you to even imagine it. But it sounds like you know plenty about "lil'" and snowflakery, so speak up. Soy lattes are in the opposite corner, though.
Talks about her love of cinema, dons horn-rimmed glasses, says her mother was a projectionist - I just died. I've had a crush on her since I was twelve, and I know I'm not alone. A national treasure.
here in the philippines we don't have access to physical copies of criterion, unless you are fucking well-off. so i made do with knockoffs and completed The Five Films. hands down AWUTI is god-tier, then there is Love Streams, un-gatdamn-touchable film. so there should be a 2.0 The Six Films box set.
My favorite Cassavettes movie is actually "Minnie And Moskowitz", and it's NOT in the boxed set. It's from 1971, right before they did "Woman Under The Influence". It's with Gena Rowlands and Seymour Cassell, and Timothy Carey (in a small part) and Val Avery. I think that's a good first Cassavettes movie to start with. The acting is incredible in all of them, but his films are not for everyone.
Winona's passionate love for cinema is so infectious and her stories are so beautiful she genuinely moved me. This may have just jumped to my all time favorite closet video.
She seems really sincere, which I don't get from a lot of actors. She reportedly went through a tough time in her life a decade or so ago, so it's great to see her seemingly back on track.
20 years ago not 10 years ago, anywa, she was a little lost with substance abuse also she went to prison cause they got her stealing some clothes in a shop @@myredhuntingcap
@@myredhuntingcapArrested for theft in a Beverly Hills Saks Fifth Avenue store in the early 00’s while simultaneously dealing with some opioid use disorder issues. She was out of the public eye for a good deal of the 00’s following the very public arrest and trial, but returned with a strong role in Black Swan and, a few years later, starred in Stranger Things which kickstarted her career back where it’s always belonged.
Winona is iconic, she blew me away in 'Heathers' when I first saw her, and everything she did after was always interesting and memorable, thanks for your faves and recommendations!!
What a goddess. I love that she genuinely has such a wide range of cinematic tastes. It's always good to see Winona. Her love of Gena Rowlands is so great she doesn't even mention that they worked together, as scene partners, in her friend Jarmusch's Night on Earth. I love that she can pay genuine tribute to people without promoting herself.
I love her so much, she hasn't changed one bit. She didn't "grow up" and become a regular middle aged actress. She is still Veronica from Heathers, Lydia from Beetlejuice.
Coincidentally, I just recently watched After Life for the first time, and...this is a hidden gem of a film. It will make you think about your own life long after it is over. I'm so glad she felt the same.
Saw Ghost Dog on release in London in the UK. I think there were three other people in the cinema. One of my favourite cinema memories, it made the whole thing almost transcendental. Such a fantastic film (and such a killer soundtrack too). Hate that Love Actually ripped off the language barrier element and nobody really recognised the theft.
I love ghost dog. Way before John wick. Made from artisan entertainment after they were live entertainment through the early 90s and now artisan entertainment is now lionsgate entertainment.
I love Ghost Dog, too. It wasn’t like the hip-hop action movies of the 90’s. We see a man who happens to be a precise hit man who lives by the Code of the Samurai. The film Le Samourai with actor Alain Delon was similar to Ghost Dog and I wouldn’t be surprised if Jim Jarmusch was inspired by Le Samourai. Another Jim Jarmusch film to check out is The Limits Of Control with Isaac De Bankole, Bill Murray and Tilda Swinton(and a few other actors who really gave a great performance).
Her love and care for the artform she is part of just oozes off of her it's wonderful to see - Hope she continues to get her flowers she's always deserved
She is just so delightful! How wonderful to be able to get a peek into her personality and passion for films. And it was so sweet that she shared about her favorite things in the world being the sound of her dad’s typewriter and her mom’s footsteps. ❤❤❤
I usually try to avoid generation vs generation debates, but I have to admit that my Gen X heart started to rage when I heard a Millennial try to claim Winona as a "millennial icon" - she is ours damn it!
The ending of 'The Age Of Innocence' is truly one of the most astonishingly subtle scenes. When Winona's May Welland destroys Daniel Day Lewis' Newland Archer with nothing more than the sharing of good news, her mask never drops for a second and we see how powerful an innocent character can really be. Winona is one of the greats!
One of the few remaining Winona films I have yet to see... Not sure why I always seem to forget about that one... BUT, not any longer, thanks to this comment and subsequent replies.
I recently rewatched Heathers. Winona has been my crush since the 80's, 90's, 00's, & still!!! It's going to be surreal seeing her again on the big screen.😱🌟❤️
I wish you let your videos be longer. We know these famous actors and directors talk about more films than the clips that are shown. I really love Winona’s comments and would’ve liked to see what else she highlighted.
One thing I can say for Winona more than other young actresses nowadays is she really knows her film history and has very good taste in cinema and has respect for the art. Even when she was a young actress in her 20's in the 1990's she seemed to have good taste and work with the top directors on more sophisticated projects than most and many period pieces. She also is a big rock music fan and has very good taste in that area as well from interviews I have seen with her. I enjoy the episodes where people have respect for the Criterion Closet.
That little laugh and "There's an expression all the kids use..." - And I thought I couldn't adore this woman any deeper. Thank you. Any chance to see my favorite actress is an absolute treat.
It's never going to happen, but if ever I start to feel my love of cinema fading, watching Winona here would be a great way to put me back on track again. Wonderful choices, and her passion for her picks, and the medium in general, is so real and undeniable. It's so refreshing to see from someone who's been in the Hollywood mill for so long. She seems like such an earnest, heartfelt human being! And everyone, go watch After Life- and, hell, Koreeda's whole filmography while you're at it- as soon as you can.
I loved "After Life!" The cast was so great it was like watching a documentary taking place in heaven. "Au revoir enfants" was the first french film I saw in high school. Anyway, Winona is truly amazing and we're so lucky to have her sharing her art with us.
What a wonderful guest to have in the closest. I aways appreciate the guests who go to the effort to really inform the viewer. To do so without arrognce but with such a serene dignity, humilty and almost a sweetness, this was one of the very best. Winonoa Ryder in the closest could be a movie within itself. Most guests are a pleasure to watch, a minoirty are rather smug and pious, but when it coms to grace and generosity of spirit this may well be my favourite CC guest review yet. The fact she picked some lesser known greats was a bonus too.
@@richardichard4237 Hollywood is full of scumbags and predators. The quirky girl who took some pills and shoplifted seems comparatively redeemable, no?
Good god she's adorable and so genuine and awesome and I am so glad she's come back on the scene and is doing stuff. She always exuded the energy of such an old soul. Yay
Great picks! Winona is, always was, and always will be the coolest. Also how great what she said about watching Gena as a child. She must’ve been so thrilled to have starred with her in their Night on Earth segment ♥️
I didn’t think I could love her anymore than I already did and then at 1:36 she picks up the Cassavetes collection ❤ It should be no surprise that she has immaculate taste
I met Winona once in a Barnes&Noble in Brooklyn and she was just the sweetest, tiniest little soul with the biggest eyes and smile…just a wonderful human.
I met her on Delancey st - true GEM.
She's one of those people you never hear a negative word about. Even when her shoplifting scandal broke, the police department made a point of saying she was cooperative and very nice.
@@Karaokuma omg I remember that!
Why do I 100% believe this
Did she steal your watch ?
I could listen to her all day. Her cadence and body language are musical.
She's such a soothing person
AbsoLUTELY.
She sounds like christian slater
Why ? , she’s annoying as fuck .
Everything is music th-cam.com/video/jNbi6guSc5Y/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aQftJYAQ7kVE7o9b
For those interested:
1. Au revoir les enfants, dir. Louis Malle
2. The Learning Tree, dir. Gordon Parks
3. John Cassavetes: Five films (Shadows, Faces, A Woman Under the Influence, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Opening Night + A Constant Forge)
4. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, dir. Jim Jarmusch
5. Down By Law, dir. Jim Jarmusch
6. Lost in America, dir. Albert Brooks
7. Matewan, dir. John Sayles
8. After Life, dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
THANKS
I have seen numbers one and seven. Some of the others look interesting but I have not seen them yet.
Tysm!!!
I love bonnie prince billy!
Thanks!
Winona Ryder in High Nerd Mode is the absolute BEST.
i think she stole the dvd's at the end
@@astroboirap lol you never get over with her shoplifting scandal did you? 🤣😂🤣😂
@@astroboirap Careful, dad, you'll die of halitosis in that armchair.
@@astroboirap wanna try something original there, son?
It just shows how narcissistic that many actors are, they feel like they can steal from others without consequence.
You're Winona Ryder. You're the ultimate icon for a whole generation.
The Criterion Closet has officially PEAKED. Having Winona Ryder in the Closet is like having the Closet knighted by the Queen. This one truly made me smile - we love you!
Seriously! She’s such a tasteful cinephile.
What would happen if beetlejuice pops out and tells Winona 😅😅😅 Look for beetlejuice and transform into Lydia 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
In the closet? She should come out already and be proud to be a movie lover.
@@TheKitchenerLeslie Winona Ryder is a physical collector supporter that’s why I love her 😍
@@RobertQuant We've all her about her shoplifting
"I'm Winona Ryder." We *know* who you are, Ms. Legend.
🤮
@@jessediaz1293 Relax
You have to pay for that! LOL
I’ve loved her for over thirty years. ❤️
She read your comment and wants a date
This video is a perfect example of how important physical media is, can you imagine Winona picking out movies by using some streaming app, it just wouldn't be the same.
Right?! Then how would she be able to steal them?
@@sidvicious332 low blow and not nice
@@AliseL22 soft
it wouldnt hit at all
@@sidvicious332using a fraudulent account of course! 😂
She has such an adorable personality. She always has seemed like someone who would be chill to hang with and watch movies with. Hopefully she does come back.
She's back she's in the Beetlejuice remake and Stranger Things ❤
Such a genuine, and beautiful person. No fake personality, plastic surgery, just pure. I love Winona so much, she's a huge inspiration to me. I would give anything to meet her ❤
She did actually had a nose job
''my Dad's typewriter and my Mom's footsteps''.....how amazing is this woman?
So amazing that she stole her top picks
She is magnificent.
That was sooo touching sharing an intimate childhood memory. It made me love her more. 💕
@@sidvicious332 Huh?
@@kt9166 She just put them in her purse and stole them. No one has ever done that before. She's epic
It’s so nice to see the Winonaissance. Good for her!
Some say she easily steals the spotlight wherever she is!
@@DanArnets1492 Oh no you did NOT!
@@DanArnets1492 Well she just pilfered a whole lot of dvd's right in front of us
If you actually know French that looks weird without the 'Re-' part. Just makes it like the 'birth of Winona' as if it's her first time becoming a name in the business.
@@JohnnyNatrium - It's a common linguistics phenomenon. For example, a cheese hamburger shouldn't be a "cheeseburger" because it's derived from Hamburg, not from "burg" but people invent things in stupid ways.
Praising Gena Rowlands and Jim Jarmusch and didn’t call out Night on Earth, a wonderful film she did with both. Winona is a flex legend and so humble at the same time, I just love her.
Yeah it was honestly hilarious how she like tip toed avoiding the obvious film she could have mentioned, but didn't, I bet it was intentional either as a sign of humbleness or just as a gag :D
The sequence in Night on Earth with Rowlands and Ryder is my favourite in the whole film. Such a great movie in general
Great movie too!
@@Meesterlijker my favorite is the Helsinki part, because I am from Finland, so I have that certain connection to it. Also it is just such an emotional scene in general.
Night on Earth is great! Not enough people know about it!
AFTER LIFE. A utter masterclass of film making. So glad its on Winoa's film list.
How kind of her to announce who she is instead of being presumptuous that everyone knows.
Classy😊
Well it's been quite a while since she was A list so anyone under 30 probably won't know who she is until they see the latest Beetlejuice.
@@Jeremy-f3s Stranger Things? Literally one of the biggest shows ever for people under 30
@@goldfamy talking films not tv and people under 30 don't know her from the 90s films is what I was saying like Edward Scissorhands or Alien Resurrection, when she was in blockbusters. She mainly did drama films though so that and the fact she was more a 90s icon means she does still require introduction for anyone now, and people watching Stranger Things would be generation Y not Z since that's who it's for, the nostalgia trippers.
@@Jeremy-f3s Wrong...and i'm from the generation you're talking about. Winona Ryder is popular and very much loved by our generation who still watches movies like Heathers, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands or Girl interrupted...Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is also one of the highest grossing movies of 2024. As for Stranger things, gen x was originally the target audience when it came out in 2016 but it's visible in season 3 that they targeted a much younger audience. Most of the ST viewers/fans are people under 30...surveys show it, the conventions are always full of teenagers/young adults and you can also see it on social media with the fanbase and how young people react to ST contents.
@SH-uy8li how am I wrong? You've just reiterated my exact point, she's an icon of yesteryear not today. Those films were 30 years ago FFS.
Winona Ryder has ~*TASTE*~
To me, she's one of those actors that just feels so comforting. You see her in everything and she has the familiarity of a friend.
She'll steal your heart
She makes that impression on me as well!
@@sidvicious332 Ha! Very good.
@@sidvicious332 Oh shut up
I agree growing up as a teen in the 80s she was such a presence, and now when I see her it's like seeing an old friend. Always makes me happy.
I love how personal she gets. She’s great
Her Down By Law shirt is golden. Winona Ryder is a true cinephile
She got a five finger discount on it
Wow, Winona Ryder is all sorts of lovely. Kudos to whoever had a hand in having the video go out of focus just before Winona puts her specs on, it's a clever touch.
I did a couple of movies with Winona back when she was a teenager. It's so lovely to see her as a fully rounded human being grown-up.
Knowing that she said this is her church is how we all feel when it comes to the history of cinema. No better joy than to escape to the Criterion Closet.
Also, glad to see her happy and choosing excellent films that she loves.
That is how I feel about my library of books.
it's nice to see her in her world. not the ugly, harsh business of Hollywood world, but the world of cinema and art, the world where she lives
Drop the pretentiousness. She lives in the same reality you do, though she is brainwashed enough to have done some really, really stupid things. Like shoplifting.
@@garter13did ya take a spill there lil' cowboy?, things will get better. if you need to talk, we're here for ya'. take your time to heal.
@@garter13I mean, who hasn't shoplifted at least once in their lives?
@@jeffandersen7397 I am not a cowboy, buddy. My "have traveled the world" pedigree is also too big for you to even imagine it. But it sounds like you know plenty about "lil'" and snowflakery, so speak up. Soy lattes are in the opposite corner, though.
@@rickytrottier5505 Or "transitioned" multiple times, right?
Talks about her love of cinema, dons horn-rimmed glasses, says her mother was a projectionist - I just died. I've had a crush on her since I was twelve, and I know I'm not alone. A national treasure.
Same.
Ah yeah man Winona is a baddie for sure
My only complaint is Winona probably won’t see all these comments about how much she’s loved and valued
I know! I so badly want her to know how deeply and devotedly we all love her.
@@babylonian.captivity She might! She said she watched Jenna and Sabrina's music video so I assume she uses TH-cam from time to time
@@avadacadavra100But I doubt she uses it to watch videos of herself tho 😅
Ok, knowing she's a total film nerd is just making me swoon. She's adorable! I'd love to talk movies with her for hours.
I love that EVERYONE picks the Cassavettes box set. It's the most-picked item in the closet, by far.
That's a no brainer to get. 5 movies in one, all great.
Never seen any of them. I have heard a fair few actresses talk about Woman Under the Influence though. Perhaps I need to check one out.
here in the philippines we don't have access to physical copies of criterion, unless you are fucking well-off. so i made do with knockoffs and completed The Five Films. hands down AWUTI is god-tier, then there is Love Streams, un-gatdamn-touchable film. so there should be a 2.0 The Six Films box set.
My favorite Cassavettes movie is actually "Minnie And Moskowitz", and it's NOT in the boxed set. It's from 1971, right before they did "Woman Under The Influence". It's with Gena Rowlands and Seymour Cassell, and Timothy Carey (in a small part) and Val Avery. I think that's a good first Cassavettes movie to start with. The acting is incredible in all of them, but his films are not for everyone.
@@serenae6007 Woman Under The Influence is very intense but definitely worth the watch.
Winona's passionate love for cinema is so infectious and her stories are so beautiful she genuinely moved me. This may have just jumped to my all time favorite closet video.
I was thinking the same thing! So many great Criterion closet videos, but this was just so moving. She seems so happy to be there!
She seems really sincere, which I don't get from a lot of actors. She reportedly went through a tough time in her life a decade or so ago, so it's great to see her seemingly back on track.
What happened to her?
20 years ago not 10 years ago, anywa, she was a little lost with substance abuse also she went to prison cause they got her stealing some clothes in a shop @@myredhuntingcap
Shoplifting and prescription drugs @@myredhuntingcap
But tough time you mean getting her designer clothes for free? Geez what a hard life...
@@myredhuntingcapArrested for theft in a Beverly Hills Saks Fifth Avenue store in the early 00’s while simultaneously dealing with some opioid use disorder issues. She was out of the public eye for a good deal of the 00’s following the very public arrest and trial, but returned with a strong role in Black Swan and, a few years later, starred in Stranger Things which kickstarted her career back where it’s always belonged.
Winona is iconic, she blew me away in 'Heathers' when I first saw her,
and everything she did after was always interesting and memorable,
thanks for your faves and recommendations!!
Her voice is my therapy ❤
Winona Ryder’s Mom was a projectionist how much more badass can she get??
She didn't work in a cinema, she projected films at home for her family and friends.
@@gmann6269 That's even better
My parents are projectionists too. Always saying their faults are actually mine
She did shop left from some high end stores about 20 year ago. Bad ass.
3 more, possibly 4? A guess.
What a goddess. I love that she genuinely has such a wide range of cinematic tastes. It's always good to see Winona. Her love of Gena Rowlands is so great she doesn't even mention that they worked together, as scene partners, in her friend Jarmusch's Night on Earth. I love that she can pay genuine tribute to people without promoting herself.
I love her so much, she hasn't changed one bit. She didn't "grow up" and become a regular middle aged actress. She is still Veronica from Heathers, Lydia from Beetlejuice.
No, she didn't you're right, she's amazing but she *is* only 52! Hardly an old lady. ;)
@@RJHart1214 sorry, I couldn't find the right expression. Old lady made her sound like she's 80s.
@@yb32 Yes. Haha. It's okay though, it can be hard to find the correct expression. :)
Someone else said it on twitter and it is true. Actors that are passionate about cinema have so much more aura than actors that don’t.
Coincidentally, I just recently watched After Life for the first time, and...this is a hidden gem of a film. It will make you think about your own life long after it is over. I'm so glad she felt the same.
I have been waiting forever for someone to pull Ghost Dog and I am so glad it was Winona which is a testament to how cool she is😎
Saw Ghost Dog on release in London in the UK. I think there were three other people in the cinema. One of my favourite cinema memories, it made the whole thing almost transcendental. Such a fantastic film (and such a killer soundtrack too). Hate that Love Actually ripped off the language barrier element and nobody really recognised the theft.
I love ghost dog. Way before John wick. Made from artisan entertainment after they were live entertainment through the early 90s and now artisan entertainment is now lionsgate entertainment.
I love Ghost Dog, too. It wasn’t like the hip-hop action movies of the 90’s. We see a man who happens to be a precise hit man who lives by the Code of the Samurai.
The film Le Samourai with actor Alain Delon was similar to Ghost Dog and I wouldn’t be surprised if Jim Jarmusch was inspired by Le Samourai.
Another Jim Jarmusch film to check out is The Limits Of Control with Isaac De Bankole, Bill Murray and Tilda Swinton(and a few other actors who really gave a great performance).
One of my favorites and a highly underrated movie.
Soundtrack by RZA. Jim Jarmusch said he was floored when he heard it the first time after RZA gave him the tapes.@@al201103
We need a tv show just for Winona recommending films, I would watch it every day ❤
She would do it as long as the xanax and wine were flowing.
"Ryder Recommends" would be priority viewing.
@@The2ndQuest oh hell yah! I'm in!!!
You could have a whole channel where our Winona just recommends washing detergents with the same enthusiasm she does here. I'd buy them all.
Or a show where she teaches you how to shoplift in Beverly Hills
Wynona just gives off such wonderful, sincere, warm, kind, fragile-yet-tough, energy. Ill have to check out a few of her reccs.
Winona
Her love and care for the artform she is part of just oozes off of her it's wonderful to see - Hope she continues to get her flowers she's always deserved
She is just so delightful! How wonderful to be able to get a peek into her personality and passion for films. And it was so sweet that she shared about her favorite things in the world being the sound of her dad’s typewriter and her mom’s footsteps. ❤❤❤
awww makes me happy to see her so happy
I don't remember feeling this emotional after watching a TH-cam video before. What a presence Winona has!
The memories of her parents got me. What a beautiful person! As a GenXer, it has been wonderful seeing her grow as a person and actor ❤
She was our Gen X queen. I love seeing her back in the spotlight.
@@rodtaylor5476 Same!
I usually try to avoid generation vs generation debates, but I have to admit that my Gen X heart started to rage when I heard a Millennial try to claim Winona as a "millennial icon" - she is ours damn it!
@@Itmustbe_bunnies I just literally chocked ON AIR while reading this!!! Millennial be over steppin' BIG TIME with that BS!
You can really tell what a person by their film selection. Winona Ryder is such a beautiful soul.
I love Love LOVE Ms. Ryder. Always have, always will. She is such a fascinating woman. I could listen to her for hours.
The ending of 'The Age Of Innocence' is truly one of the most astonishingly subtle scenes. When Winona's May Welland destroys Daniel Day Lewis' Newland Archer with nothing more than the sharing of good news, her mask never drops for a second and we see how powerful an innocent character can really be.
Winona is one of the greats!
Ugh, this is Scorcese's most underappreciated movie. It's not even really a period drama or literary adaptation. So frickin' good.
@@postmodernrecyclerLiterally it is such a masterpiece 👌
Watching her geek out to films is so infectiously heartwarming
@@postmodernrecycler Only recently got round to watching it, and I absolutely concur.
One of the few remaining Winona films I have yet to see... Not sure why I always seem to forget about that one... BUT, not any longer, thanks to this comment and subsequent replies.
makes me EXTREMELY happy to see her here, thanks y'all!!
She still just oozes Gen X hipster energy. I love it!
She was a goth girl, no hipster.
@@BloodBathandCakethat’s a subset
As a millennial, Gen X's hipsters were a hell of a lot cooler than ours. XD
Gen X Queen Winona
@@BloodBathandCake Astrid is the hipster
She mentioned Ghost Dog the Way of the Samurai. Winona is on point. Wow.
OMG. Winona Ryder. What a legend! She is so good in everything that she does.
I recently rewatched Heathers.
Winona has been my crush since the 80's, 90's, 00's, & still!!! It's going to be surreal seeing her again on the big screen.😱🌟❤️
I wish there were an emoji of a red scrunchie. Just like Veronica taking it from Heather Duke (RIP Shannen Doherty).
I have not seen this lady for ages. I am so glad to see her and that she has not had her face chopped up.
She made me cry. What a beautiful soul.
Aww. Which part?
Because you were both born in 1971?
This is like the 4th interview I have seen with Winona in the last couple of days, after years of niltch!!! More Winona, please, she is delightful
I wish you let your videos be longer.
We know these famous actors and directors talk about more films than the clips that are shown.
I really love Winona’s comments and would’ve liked to see what else she highlighted.
It makes me happy to see people getting excited about films. Just look at how jittery and happy she is!
She is a true original; totally relatable, timeless and an iconoclast all at once.
It's so pleasing to watch her talking about movies! She's so passionate, such a great actor!
She’s so passionate about her craft I love listening to her
I totally see at least one more Oscar nomination for her. You’re the best Winona! ♥️
love to see her so nerdy about films, also her voice is just so beautiful ? one of my favorite actors
One thing I can say for Winona more than other young actresses nowadays is she really knows her film history and has very good taste in cinema and has respect for the art. Even when she was a young actress in her 20's in the 1990's she seemed to have good taste and work with the top directors on more sophisticated projects than most and many period pieces.
She also is a big rock music fan and has very good taste in that area as well from interviews I have seen with her. I enjoy the episodes where people have respect for the Criterion Closet.
A star in the truest sense. The history of cinema on this woman is SO impressive. She has weathered some storms and remained delightful throughout.
How she shoplifts with such grace is amazing
@@sidvicious332 go eat your food scraps. Your enormous need for attention is getting kind of boring.
I always loved Winona Ryder. ❤
I could watch these all day. Glad I discovered this channel
That little laugh and "There's an expression all the kids use..." - And I thought I couldn't adore this woman any deeper. Thank you. Any chance to see my favorite actress is an absolute treat.
She still has that same beauty from her young age. She has aged like fine wine ❤.
It's never going to happen, but if ever I start to feel my love of cinema fading, watching Winona here would be a great way to put me back on track again. Wonderful choices, and her passion for her picks, and the medium in general, is so real and undeniable. It's so refreshing to see from someone who's been in the Hollywood mill for so long. She seems like such an earnest, heartfelt human being! And everyone, go watch After Life- and, hell, Koreeda's whole filmography while you're at it- as soon as you can.
I just love her more and more - she is so cute talking about her joy in movies
She did an awesome job in A Scanner Darkly, couldn't ask for a better casting of her character.
I love this woman. So glad to see a resurgence in her career these past few years.
I love to see actors with taste. ❤
This is one of the best criterion closer vids. Obscure pics and you can tell how much she loves these movies. I love her
Iconic actress ten thousand percent 👍👍👍👍👍👍 been a fan of her's since 1986!
I love how down to earth she is when talking about her love for the films she loves. We all are film connoisseurs.
I loved "After Life!" The cast was so great it was like watching a documentary taking place in heaven. "Au revoir enfants" was the first french film I saw in high school. Anyway, Winona is truly amazing and we're so lucky to have her sharing her art with us.
Certain faces just bring me back to my childhood. For so many people Winona Ryder was the 90's, more than anyone.
Very cool list too.
Aww Winona is such a gem!💎🥰👌🏻
What an extraordinary actor! Thank you! 👏❤️
I love her so much. I love how she is also talking quietly like she is in a library.
I am so excited right now! I am honored to share a birthday with you, Winona!
me too!
Me too!
Me to!
She shares a birth year with my Mother
I have her birthday too! October 29th!!! (Scorpios unite!)
this closet format is genius. and so is AFTER LIFE
Saw Hirokazu Kore-eda's After Life in the theatre. Such a sublime film. Original, quirky, interesting, heart warming and funny.
OMG😍. The most lovely and passionate that I've ever seen and heard talking about their special films🥺🥰
Hi , Winona. I love the Criterion Collection. Great picks . You were wonderful in Dracula. Hope you had fun.
My childhood just squealed with delight to learn from the beloved and amazing Winona Ryder. Mmm mm, girl, you got your own Gena vibe. We see you ❤❤❤
What a wonderful guest to have in the closest. I aways appreciate the guests who go to the effort to really inform the viewer. To do so without arrognce but with such a serene dignity, humilty and almost a sweetness, this was one of the very best. Winonoa Ryder in the closest could be a movie within itself. Most guests are a pleasure to watch, a minoirty are rather smug and pious, but when it coms to grace and generosity of spirit this may well be my favourite CC guest review yet.
The fact she picked some lesser known greats was a bonus too.
Winona Ryder in the Criterion closet? You know I HAD to click.
No I don't, how would I know that? I dont know you, I don't think. Who are you, maybe I do? You've made this whole thing very confusing.
To see if she got arrested....?
You are not alone. I HAD to click on it, too.
@@richardichard4237dick move everyone makes mistakes.
@@richardichard4237 Hollywood is full of scumbags and predators. The quirky girl who took some pills and shoplifted seems comparatively redeemable, no?
Good god she's adorable and so genuine and awesome and I am so glad she's come back on the scene and is doing stuff. She always exuded the energy of such an old soul. Yay
Winona is such a legend❤
She’s been making me fall in love over and over again my whole life. Solid picks. Highly recommend them all.
I wish I still had my “Free Winona“ shirt from the 90s 🌲 maybe I can get one made 😍😍😍
Y Que still makes them! It's on Vermont in Los Angeles but you can get it on their website 🩷
You can. It's easy.
Her voice is so sweet and unique, and hasn't changed much since 90's. Winona Winona Winona!
Love Winona so much!!! She has no idea how much she’s loved.
I have always loved her work, she seems so down to earth person :)
Great picks! Winona is, always was, and always will be the coolest. Also how great what she said about watching Gena as a child. She must’ve been so thrilled to have starred with her in their Night on Earth segment ♥️
I didn’t think I could love her anymore than I already did and then at 1:36 she picks up the Cassavetes collection ❤
It should be no surprise that she has immaculate taste
I love seeing her geek out on cinema!
This icon gave us so many incredible performances. Truly a unique actor/woman/legend. Winona Forever.
She’s sweet and adorable and brilliant and real. ❤