"This is considered his great cover. I like Spotlight Kid (with the Nudie suit) and Clear Spot just as much. This one is more instant. The picture of the band on the back cover is amazing as well. Hippies gone New Wave in ’69."

"In my first year I did the history of the modern Middle East, so was reading an author called [Zachary] Lockman. One of my classes was introduction to Italian film and history and we watched a ton of amazing Italian films which was really cool."

"Sweet Smell of Success. That movie, it was just dialogue. The dialogue was absolutely amazing in that movie. They just don’t write movies like that any more. You can watch that over and over and over again and never get tired of the dialogue."

"I didn’t know anything going into this movie, and I was completely captivated the entire time. The lead performance is amazing, and I just love the way it all unfolds. It’s one of my biggest discoveries on the Criterion Channel, which makes everything so convenient."

"This is going back a few years, but I remember really loving the movie Sexy Beast. It’s a little bit of a departure from Mary Poppins. [laughs] The screenplay was so excellent and the acting was amazing, and there were so many surprises in it."