As an avid movie lover, I am obsessed with the YouTube series on the Criterion Channel – titled Closet Picks – where actors and filmmakers enter a closet filled with the entire Criterion collection of films and choose their favorites. This almost always results in incredible recommendations and an explanation as to why the films they’ve chosen are must-sees.
This happened on the episode with legendary cinematographer and photographer, Sir Roger Deakins, and collaborator, James Deakins, who recommended the 1967 movie In Cold Blood. Originally a true crime novel by Truman Capote, the film is based around two criminals who hatch a plan to rob a wealthy Kansas family, only for the plan to go awry and the men to go on the run.
