Ayo Edebiri’s Closet Picks

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  • Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
  • The actor shares her love for sexy and stylish heist movies like CHARADE and THIEF; praises the work of Juzo Itami (whom she calls “the G.O.A.T.”) and his wife, Nobuko Miyamoto; and talks about the African American surrealist imagery in TO SLEEP WITH ANGER.
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  • @anniegarcia
    @anniegarcia 4 дня назад +2992

    watching this while giggling and twirling my hair and kicking my feet

    • @nickk5948
      @nickk5948 4 дня назад +74

      I grew hair just to be able to twirl it rn

    • @shiven513
      @shiven513 4 дня назад

      What

    • @myownsundays
      @myownsundays 4 дня назад +22

      Is there any other way to enjoy this delight

    • @Kyrolsha
      @Kyrolsha 4 дня назад +23

      @@myownsundaysno this is the only way

    • @MonkeyspankO
      @MonkeyspankO 4 дня назад

      you too?

  • @FPOAK
    @FPOAK 4 дня назад +1437

    Between the prepared list on her phone and the Radiohead t-shirt I feel like this was the closest the comments section has been to having one of us in the closet

    • @topskek9786
      @topskek9786 4 дня назад +3

      Who are you??

    • @Arawn505
      @Arawn505 3 дня назад +18

      I love that she's a Radiohead fan! I've seen her talk about it elsewhere. And her interest and taste in movies is also really great

    • @MK_2023.
      @MK_2023. 3 дня назад +7

      ⁠@@Arawn505I’m surprised she still listens to Radiohead after them being so vocal with supporting Israel’s current genocide. Ayo has spoken out against it.

    • @OrangeJews1138
      @OrangeJews1138 3 дня назад +31

      @@MK_2023.that’s how people are when they’re not terminally online

    • @MK_2023.
      @MK_2023. 3 дня назад +1

      @@OrangeJews1138 you liked your own comment 😅

  • @JasonCryer
    @JasonCryer 4 дня назад +819

    It should be illegal to be this lovable

  • @wuhansam
    @wuhansam 4 дня назад +462

    My favorite Irish-Barbadian-Nigerian first gen American actor

    • @dpclerks09
      @dpclerks09 4 дня назад +10

      Who are your second and third favorites?

    • @wuhansam
      @wuhansam 4 дня назад +47

      @@dpclerks09 if you are srsly asking chet hanks is the only other 1

    • @electrictwilight
      @electrictwilight 3 дня назад +3

      ​@@wuhansam😂😂😂😂

    • @murderbear9576
      @murderbear9576 2 дня назад +2

      ​@@wuhansam wait i thought chet was jamaican

  • @airacoon
    @airacoon 3 дня назад +122

    "I love when friends make movies together. "
    And she did, with Rachel Sennott. Pure love.

  • @TheKKVB
    @TheKKVB 4 дня назад +808

    Congrats Ms. Edebiri on surpassing Martin Scorsese as the number one most followed Letterboxd user!

    • @IjeomaThePlantMama
      @IjeomaThePlantMama 4 дня назад +7

      How exciting! I love her reviews 😅

    • @vittoriostoraro
      @vittoriostoraro 4 дня назад +5

      As if that's something to celebrate. Pathetic.

    • @yorickmoran6327
      @yorickmoran6327 4 дня назад +142

      @@vittoriostorarobuzz killer

    • @XenonRaider
      @XenonRaider 4 дня назад +52

      ​@@vittoriostoraroyou must be fun at parties huh

    • @shi2632
      @shi2632 4 дня назад +57

      ⁠@@vittoriostoraro i’d celebrate ayo edebiri eating a donut if i could

  • @ogto
    @ogto 4 дня назад +655

    High & Low is soo good, it takes you one hour to notice they haven't even left the living room.

    • @DaveyBoi2k
      @DaveyBoi2k 4 дня назад +6

      I watched it earlier this week. Top 3 Kurosawa in my book.

    • @MothGirl007
      @MothGirl007 4 дня назад +3

      It's a great film!

    • @bigmoviefreak
      @bigmoviefreak 4 дня назад

      I never noticed it at all! 😱

    • @Memo2Self
      @Memo2Self 2 дня назад

      And Spike Lee and Denzel Washington are remaking it. Hasn't that basic premise (kidnapping the wrong kid) been done elsewhere more recently? "Full Circle" on HBO?

    • @anonamouse.p4115
      @anonamouse.p4115 2 дня назад +1

      No spoilers! 😂

  • @DanBrady8675
    @DanBrady8675 4 дня назад +80

    You can tell she takes her craft so seriously. Love it

  • @mr.morale2022
    @mr.morale2022 4 дня назад +276

    ayo edebiri + radiohead + criterion collection = the holy trinity

    • @thevoid99
      @thevoid99 4 дня назад +3

      that is the holy trinity although i'm still waiting for that dual NIN/radiohead tour.

    • @The_Gake
      @The_Gake 4 дня назад +2

      @@thevoid99omg is this a rumor or something because that would be heaven

    • @mr.morale2022
      @mr.morale2022 4 дня назад +1

      @@thevoid99 that'd go so hard tbh 😩😩

    • @VuotoPneumaNN
      @VuotoPneumaNN День назад +1

      @@thevoid99 Would never happen. Trent Reznor supports Palestine.

  • @zanfear
    @zanfear 2 дня назад +10

    WOW! An actress under 30 who knows her stuff AND still collects physical media! Wish her all the best in her career!!

  • @HBICTiff
    @HBICTiff 4 дня назад +157

    She seems like she would be a great best friend

  • @ashleyclark1680
    @ashleyclark1680 4 дня назад +92

    I could have watched another two hours of her picking out DVDs. Her smile is so infectious.

  • @WilmersondaSilva
    @WilmersondaSilva 4 дня назад +251

    I never stop smiling while she's smiling

  • @ibrake4oxtail
    @ibrake4oxtail 4 дня назад +91

    Ayo is a dedicated film nerd...love following her on Letterbox'd

    • @melissaflora8450
      @melissaflora8450 4 дня назад +7

      I think my favorite review of hers is the review for Bottoms. So simple and effective 😂

    • @KungFuDanda1
      @KungFuDanda1 День назад

      What’s her Letterbox’d? Would love to follow her on there

    • @ibrake4oxtail
      @ibrake4oxtail 11 часов назад

      @@KungFuDanda1 Her user is familayo

  • @Nimbus6000
    @Nimbus6000 4 дня назад +636

    She is the mother I never had. She is the sister everybody would want. She is the friend that everybody deserves. I don’t know a better person.

    • @steveblundell7766
      @steveblundell7766 4 дня назад +21

      She is an American actress, a comedian, and a television writer who has won a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. In case anyone doesn't know

    • @analusilvaj
      @analusilvaj 4 дня назад +2

      Preach!

    • @Guiquipedia
      @Guiquipedia 4 дня назад +3

      I don’t. Know. A better person

    • @iriejones8292
      @iriejones8292 4 дня назад

      You ate that ❤

    • @cwg73160
      @cwg73160 4 дня назад +12

      You don’t know her.

  • @period.3371
    @period.3371 4 дня назад +130

    The second she mentioned Tampopo, I damn near cried from happiness

  • @brynwest4495
    @brynwest4495 4 дня назад +46

    She's so relatable/normal it's refreshing. I feel like I am sitting in a class in college and we are all sharing our favorite movies and she's just another friend/classmate.

  • @lostnthenoise
    @lostnthenoise 4 дня назад +82

    She was so adorable showing her joy of film (and the admission she loves the Criterion sales) that I had to add Tampop to my want list immediately!

    • @bored1ca
      @bored1ca 4 дня назад +1

      Tampopo!

    • @andrewvenor8035
      @andrewvenor8035 4 дня назад +6

      Don't watch Tampopo on an empty stomach. I first saw it in 1985 in a theater in San Francisco's Japantown. Walking out afterwords I was so hungry when I found myself surrounded by Ramin shops and other Japanese restaurants.

  • @KazeNiNare88
    @KazeNiNare88 4 дня назад +52

    "High and Low", "Charade" and "Thief" are some of my all time favorite films! More I see her, more I think she's amazing.

  • @seanmclaggin6775
    @seanmclaggin6775 4 дня назад +43

    “Disgustingly greedy” Nah you gotta go full Barry Jenkins in there lmao

  • @hennersmusicreviews58
    @hennersmusicreviews58 4 дня назад +18

    Eyimofe is such a great film, and I’d argue the first properly good Nigerian film to ever be released. I sincerely hope we get made films of that quality out of Nigeria soon. It’s very much lagging behind considering how huge Nollywood is.

  • @715creeks
    @715creeks 4 дня назад +135

    Ayo’s been killing it lately; from her TV/movie/voice acting roles to the episode she directed in The Bear which was my favorite of the season.
    Not to mention, she has the best LB reviews ever 😂

    • @kidkangaroo5213
      @kidkangaroo5213 4 дня назад +7

      I still think about the Mad Max review randomly in my day to day

    • @715creeks
      @715creeks 4 дня назад +1

      @@kidkangaroo5213 her Empire Strikes Back one kills me too

  • @nationalcoasternews5798
    @nationalcoasternews5798 4 дня назад +46

    This instantly shot up to one of my all time favorite closet vids. Love her

  • @twice2wice
    @twice2wice 4 дня назад +16

    Imagine fumbling this girl, i'd wake up in sweats for the next 5 years.

    • @GuineaPigEveryday
      @GuineaPigEveryday День назад

      I’d dream of even having the chance to, lol, she’s such a radiantly joyful fun extremely talented individual, its cool to see her receiving a lot of acclaim and love for it too, she’s had an amazing past two years

  • @WHTVRWHTVR
    @WHTVRWHTVR 4 дня назад +18

    2:28 I've always had this theory that Owen was the secret sauce that made the early Wes films more human/grounded. Ayo knows what's uppppppp

  • @Chandler_strickland002
    @Chandler_strickland002 4 дня назад +238

    It’s cool that she grabbed Micheal Manns Thief

    • @bored1ca
      @bored1ca 4 дня назад +8

      I know - it's one of my all time favorite films. The writing, the cinematography, the actors (James Caan is 🔥!!!) and that score by Tangerine Dream! Just....wow!!

    • @postmodernrecycler
      @postmodernrecycler 4 дня назад +5

      ​@@bored1caAbsolutely! That Tangerine Dream score is killer!

    • @aolson1111
      @aolson1111 4 дня назад +9

      The used the score in one of the best episodes of The Bear.

    • @domclegg1225
      @domclegg1225 4 дня назад +4

      she grabbed the DVD tho 😭

    • @bored1ca
      @bored1ca 3 дня назад +1

      @@domclegg1225 but she still chose it so c'mon take heart in that!

  • @maverickx1221
    @maverickx1221 4 дня назад +20

    She is absolutely awesome on The Bear…happy to see her career blowing up!

  • @IjeomaThePlantMama
    @IjeomaThePlantMama 4 дня назад +19

    The NYU dramatic writing degree jumped out!! Loved hearing her insight, and i loved her shouting out Nigerian creatives! I'm going to recommend Eyimofe for my dad and I to watch.

  • @erikdaniels0n
    @erikdaniels0n 4 дня назад +16

    Ayo Edebiri world domination

  • @amaok1583
    @amaok1583 8 часов назад +1

    Her taking out the time to shout out Eyimofe, a Nigerian movie on Criterion really makes my heart sing 🥹 Ayo you are you who you say you are, we love you!

  • @wayawuffin
    @wayawuffin 4 дня назад +28

    i already loved her but To Sleep With Anger mention⁉️⁉️ YUP THATS MY GIRL

    • @amcaesar
      @amcaesar 4 дня назад +1

      My favorite of her bunch.

  • @triplejazzmusicisall1883
    @triplejazzmusicisall1883 4 дня назад +6

    The last few closet videos have been excellent. Great hosts devoid of arrogance and sharing their views with us. I could listen to this lady talk about dozens of films in that closet for hours very happily.

  • @GuineaPigEveryday
    @GuineaPigEveryday 4 дня назад +13

    You can't help but feel such glee and giddiness when Ayo's getting goofy

  • @antlerbraum2881
    @antlerbraum2881 3 дня назад +4

    Shoutout to her Radiohead t-shirt

  • @AlasdairGR
    @AlasdairGR 4 дня назад +9

    "I'm on these sales. I'm getting these 50% off DVDs" Lol, won't be surprised if I run into her at a Barnes & Nobles one day then. One of us! One of us!

  • @witchplease9695
    @witchplease9695 День назад +2

    Off topic but it’s so refreshing to see a Black woman reach her level of success just being herself and without being sexual or stereotypical. She’s so important to me.

  • @realBrianCars
    @realBrianCars 4 дня назад +15

    Charade is an incredibly fun and underrated movie.

  • @CherryFilms7
    @CherryFilms7 4 дня назад +17

    I didn't think I could love Ayo more but Criterion proved me wrong! Also, Eyimofe is such a great film, I saw it at a festival years ago and rarely see it mentioned, I didn't even know it was part of the collection so glad to see it's getting some love
    The only misstep she made was not going for the boxsets 😅 gotta get your money's worth

  • @isaacmartinez6904
    @isaacmartinez6904 4 дня назад +21

    I like her movie choices, especially with High And Low, The Funeral and Charade.

  • @freelance_commie
    @freelance_commie 4 дня назад +6

    From Hollywood Handbook Pro Version to the main feed, wow. She’s made it. ❤

  • @jconny65
    @jconny65 4 дня назад +9

    she's adorable. she could fix me.

  • @jacksonwright5145
    @jacksonwright5145 4 дня назад +13

    Ayoooo! Love her in The Bear and Bottoms. She has great taste!

  • @ddreamfield
    @ddreamfield 4 дня назад +5

    drop the full version NOWWW i could watch her for hours shes so funny and endearing

  • @SicilMBuff13
    @SicilMBuff13 3 дня назад +2

    I could listen to her talk about movies for hours. Amazing picks Ayo she definitely one of us with that prepared list for the 50% off sale.

  • @joshua2814
    @joshua2814 4 дня назад +4

    Gotta love a guest who admits what we all do-wait for the 50% off sale.

  • @Clincalyabrasiv
    @Clincalyabrasiv 4 дня назад +2

    This is already one of my favorite closet videos, she's so sweet.

  • @cqtaylor
    @cqtaylor 4 дня назад +8

    I love her energy!

  • @elizabeth4689
    @elizabeth4689 4 дня назад +1

    I’m loving all the content we’re getting of ayo recently

  • @Rileykeen
    @Rileykeen 4 дня назад +3

    Right out of the gate with High and Low. Didn’t see that coming. Respect. Her picks just kept getting better.

  • @melissaflora8450
    @melissaflora8450 4 дня назад +3

    I literally just hit up my local Barnes and Noble for the Criterion sale. It’s nice knowing Ayo participates in this July activity.

  • @naaaaaaaaayyyy
    @naaaaaaaaayyyy 4 дня назад +7

    she's wearing a radiohead shirt too 😭🫶

  • @gracealvarez6749
    @gracealvarez6749 4 дня назад +1

    “A movie made by pals.” Is so perfect 😂❤ love her sm

  • @Schtoopot
    @Schtoopot 4 дня назад +9

    Yes to the t-shirt

  • @GuineaPigEveryday
    @GuineaPigEveryday День назад

    I remember following her on Letterboxd and honestly I’ve never seen an actor so relatable in their love for movies, i mean QT talks about old movies all the time, but Ayo feels like any of us, just so eager to watch movies and so happy to talk about them, her excitement about movies really lightens my day, she seems so nice and joyful and kickass and also happens to be extremely talented and beautiful. So glad to see her getting the acclaim and love she deserves

  • @arrietys
    @arrietys 4 дня назад +4

    This was really sweet, you can tell Ayo really likes watching films

  • @gabrielastein13
    @gabrielastein13 2 дня назад

    love her and i'm so happy y'all brought her on!! she deserves her flowers

  • @NewbiaLeogetti
    @NewbiaLeogetti 2 дня назад +1

    Hahaha I relate so hard to how getting an “I liked it” from your immigrant dad is the equivalent to anyone else fawning over a movie for an hour

  • @Wa11y
    @Wa11y 4 дня назад +3

    Ayo is literally the best! People's princess fr fr

  • @StephenYuan
    @StephenYuan 4 дня назад +6

    I don't know this charming woman's work, but I like her list and want to know more about her.

    • @Darthbishop
      @Darthbishop 4 дня назад +2

      Watch The Bear

    • @GuineaPigEveryday
      @GuineaPigEveryday День назад

      The Bear is very accessible, its stressful but you’ll get into it very quickly. Bottoms is not for everyone, very quirky goofy gen-z comedy but super enjoyable, also you’ve probably heard her voice work on the latest TMNT movie, or Inside Out 2, and a guest role in Abbott Elementary was also in Theater Camp. Besides that shes got a lot lined up so im sure you’ll see her somewhere eventually

  • @moodymoonz
    @moodymoonz 4 дня назад

    Been waiting for this one!!

  • @adriannademadriguera4859
    @adriannademadriguera4859 3 дня назад +1

    Another Black Woman who loves the iconic Japanese film directors. And I thought I was the only one! This made me so happy.😀😀😀

  • @johnscott_95
    @johnscott_95 День назад +2

    She’s so stinking adorable.

  • @tere2sa
    @tere2sa 3 дня назад

    finally an intervirw that you dont have to schedule a time to watch it!!! short and sweet, perfect interview and loved ayo in this obviously

  • @Drunkenmaster2000
    @Drunkenmaster2000 4 дня назад

    One of the best episodes yet - Ayo is fantastic!! You have to have her do this again!

  • @ngoodey
    @ngoodey 4 дня назад +3

    Love her in The Bear, love her in the Criterion closet. Interesting choices too. Thief is incredible

  • @davidhollingsworth4665
    @davidhollingsworth4665 24 минуты назад

    She is a true cinephile. Very knowledgeable and absolutely infectious. She seems like she would be an amazing person to watch movies with. I bet she was voted most likely to succeed in her high school; she's definitely doing that and rightly so!

  • @resourcefulheart
    @resourcefulheart 4 дня назад

    One of my favorite criterion closet episodes. She's so excited and knowledgeable of her favorites, I want to see all of them❤

  • @chiefchimp2789
    @chiefchimp2789 4 дня назад

    She's the sweetest. I loved that she chose "High and Low" also!

  • @thetramp123
    @thetramp123 12 часов назад

    What's interesting about Juzo Itami as a director is that he eventually followed in his father's footsteps. It would be great if the Criterion Channel could get some of Mansaku Itami's films available to stream in the US because they're not really available anywhere.

  • @Sad_bumper_sticker.
    @Sad_bumper_sticker. 4 дня назад +5

    This could be 10 times longer and my ears 'd be just as perked up

  • @anthgarrett
    @anthgarrett 7 часов назад

    I could listen to Ayo talk movies for the rest of my life.

  • @cora_m
    @cora_m 4 дня назад +2

    This went into my youtube playlist of best videos ever, and I obviously had to create a letterbodx list based on Ayo's picks hihihi

  • @Locusto199
    @Locusto199 4 дня назад +1

    I’m in the middle of The Bear S03 right now. Gonna like so I can come back and watch soon. She’s a great talent.

  • @Luca0326
    @Luca0326 4 дня назад +1

    wow, I couldn't wait to see ayo at closet picks!🤩 great that before coming I made a list of films to watch, that's how it's done!😉💪🏻
    Anyway excellent choices, I'll make a nice list on letterboxd with the films she chose!😉

  • @erasmusherzen
    @erasmusherzen 4 дня назад +4

    incredibly charming person

  • @3bellam
    @3bellam 4 дня назад +4

    AYYYOOOOO!!!! MY GIRL! MY WORLD! MY BEST OF FRIENDS! I LOVE HER

  • @gstallion
    @gstallion День назад

    I just got so hype to see this pop up 😭

  • @Warnerchild
    @Warnerchild 4 дня назад +1

    YES for shouting out 'to sleep with anger'

  • @rashidareeves78
    @rashidareeves78 4 дня назад +6

    The t- shirt!!!!🔥🔥🔥

    • @bacht4799
      @bacht4799 4 дня назад

      I was thinking the same thing.. it’s pretty neat…!

  • @johnlloyd3855
    @johnlloyd3855 4 дня назад

    Love to see so many of my favorites get selected over the typical list of art house films.

  • @abbaeben6409
    @abbaeben6409 4 дня назад

    Yao, your direction of s3e6 of The Bear was very very good. Congratulations on such an accomplishment

  • @Advent3546
    @Advent3546 4 дня назад +30

    If Ayo Edibiri asked for the world I would give it to her

  • @DangerDitt
    @DangerDitt 4 дня назад +2

    Absolutely yes Juzo Itami

  • @ArchieAndy27
    @ArchieAndy27 4 дня назад

    Ayo is everything! ❤ excellent choices 😊 Criterion, please make more of your catalogue available in the UK, thank you!

  • @leafyconcern
    @leafyconcern 4 дня назад +5

    This is a great episode

  • @indieconquers
    @indieconquers 4 дня назад +3

    YES!! Bottle Rocket is so good

  • @lunaloutfy
    @lunaloutfy 4 дня назад +3

    She's such a delight omg this is the perfect for her because it suits her so well :)

  • @cliffdrums
    @cliffdrums День назад

    I always love when fellow film nerds discover Kurosawa's best movie. High & Low is just perfect cinema in every way possible.

  • @lisamena874
    @lisamena874 День назад

    I love what she said about "High and low" ❤

  • @jaredmccain7555
    @jaredmccain7555 4 дня назад +2

    Not to be weird, but she is so pretty.

  • @Valentinaum
    @Valentinaum День назад

    This has become my main source of film picking.

  • @TheRealTDBourne
    @TheRealTDBourne 4 дня назад +7

    The Funeral is on my list. Great recommendation.

    • @bored1ca
      @bored1ca 4 дня назад +1

      anything by Juzo Itami is worth watching!

  • @coreyano
    @coreyano 2 дня назад

    Never heard of any of these. I'm gonna check em out

  • @piadox
    @piadox 4 дня назад +2

    Love a star who is also a cinephile ❤

  • @emilypage304
    @emilypage304 4 дня назад +4

    Love her so much❤

  • @pierrebennu8430
    @pierrebennu8430 4 дня назад +2

    great pics!

  • @gnalkhere
    @gnalkhere 4 дня назад +1

    My best friend's also from Chicago and we met at a Michael Mann-a-thon. Our first interaction was after the first film finished. it was Thief. She had mixed feelings while I was head-over-heels

  • @fannychelim1
    @fannychelim1 4 дня назад +1

    This was too shooort ! So good :)

  • @JefferyEPetrone
    @JefferyEPetrone 4 дня назад +1

    Wondrous selections.

  • @dullroar2673
    @dullroar2673 2 дня назад

    I'm really jealous of anyone who can summon this much enthusiasm