Observed arrival · 2026-08-20
Closet Picks: The Criterion Closet, Counted
An interactive record of what guests choose from the Criterion Closet, measured film by film across 403 visits.
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Why it surfaced
Closet Picks turns a familiar film-world ritual into a carefully defined cultural dataset: 3,312 choices across 1,718 releases, with box sets counted separately and spine numbers used to map where guests actually reach. Its findings are concrete and pleasingly arguable, from the dominance of a Cassavetes box set to the 454 films never reached at all.
An interactive record of what guests choose from the Criterion Closet, measured film by film across 403 visits.
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
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✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
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