Susanna Hoffs's Closet Picks 

She is 6 years away from being 70 and is still looking absolutely gorgeous!!

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls 0:09 Seconds 0:26 Klute 1:05 La piscine 2:05 Love Streams 2:39 Midnight Cowboy 3:49

This is one of my favorite closet picks so far. Susanna has great taste and is very good at explaining why she loves these films.

One of the absolute greatest pop voices ever. Love her. And she has aged incredibly well

She’s 64! How is that possible? Like an eternal flame 😳

Is it even possible to love this lady even more?

Loved her choices and learning how she's been immersed in movie culture and people all her life.

Susanna Hoffs is one of the most underrated artists from the '80s, especially her band "The Bangles", which deserves to be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Always have loved her and now I love her even more for her film picks. All great films that I personally love and have in my collection! Also, Criterion never disappoints us with Closet Picks. Keep it up!

Susanna was the soaring female voice for the soundtrack of my college years. Thirty five years have passed and I still can't look away when she's on screen. Sixty four is the new thirty two :-)

Love this woman. Her and the rest of the ladies from The Bangles, Joan Jett, Belinda Carlisle, Pat Benetar where powerful women in the early to mid 80’s. They made a lasting impression on me and made me realize early in my single digits that being straight is the right path for me.

What a treat. Susanna is an absolute treasure, and this additional insight into her personality is a pure delight.

Doesnt matter who is in the closet i enjoy every little storry they have on their choices.

Great story about growing up with Liz Gazzara! I could listen to those stories for hours.

64 years old and still cute as can be.

My local public library has a Criterion selection, so this video immediately sent me looking for Seconds. Lucked out. What a ride. Klute is also one of my all-time favorites. Film Noir set in gritty 1970s NYC.

My childhood crush picking good movies ❤

I’ve always had a mad crush on Susanna Hoffs. ❤️

Damn that was fun. Thank you Criterion for inviting Suzanna. Loved everything she has to say. Thanks again!

I've always liked Susanna, and to find out she's a knowledgeable film fan only makes me like her even more.

Wow, this was a great one. The remembrance of Cassavettes & Company alone was worth the click.

God she looks amazing. What an incredible voice and it's awesome that she loves film so deeply.

Omg those memories of hanging at ben gazzara's house playing pool with peter falk and crew.... wow

I LOVE her, such a big fan of her solo work and group work, so glad she's here!!!!

Susanna and The Bangles are so embedded in my childhood. My older Sister loved them and got style tips from their videos lol. Great closet pics and that story of Ben Gazzara's daughter being her childhood friend, hanging around their house while Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara and John Cassavetes played pool was great.

that was unexpected. but love her. glad she's here.

I adore Susanna more for the Seconds and Saul Bass shout outs. You have good taste Miss Hoffs.

Seconds is the best Rock Hudson performance I have seen. Aronofksy owes a lot to it.

I love hearing people talk about all these movies. Makes me want to watch every single one.

Susanna Hoffs has her first novel out, soon to be a movie we hope. Just saying in case you didn’t already know.

I love her enthusiasm. She's sold me on watching all these (which I've happened to see none of!).

"Are you allowed to..." Refreshingly humble and respectful of the audience. Others can take note.

you can see the titles on the shelf really well in this video, very sweet

Love that she and Matthew Sweet collaborated so often. 💝

Wow, she is so still so beautiful ;) I have been wanting to watch Klute. I've seen in it in bits and pieces.

I've always liked her ever since I was a little kid in the 80s

I remember standing next to Susanna Hoffs in a book store back in 1986. I was only 11. Glad to see her doing a Criterion Closet Picks video. I always enjoy these videos.

OMG, this brings back some freaky memories - I fell in love with Beyond the Valley of the Dolls thru a college film club in about 1989. It was kind of a paisley underground thing, but the musicians I hung with all recognized the songs as high quality compositions, and fkn great pop. "Look on Up At the Bottom" is like a fantastic but lost Jefferson Airplane track, delivered with real power by Lynn Carey. Thank you, Ms Hoffs, that was cool.

OMG Love her, especially her work with Matthew Sweet. What an inspired choice for the Criterion closet and what great taste.

Great collection of films. Incredibly impressed she chose Seconds, which isn't everybody's cup of tea (probably the slowest paced first half hour in cinema history), but a film that in my opinion is the single most depressing film about human nature that I've ever seen (which is quite the compliment), and I've seen thousands. Hoffs still has those beautiful big "cute eyes" of a teenager, now with the blend of mature and dignified features of an attractive 64 year old, and she still looks great. She's so wonderful in these 4 minutes, that I almost feel guilty that I never liked The Bangles. Also, love the Saul Bass reference. Makes me want to ask Susanna Hoff's for a cup of coffee just to get her opinion on Saul Bass' only directorial effort, Phase 4, because I'm now almost sure Hoffs would have interesting and enlightening things to say about it.

she's got incredible taste in films. the only film in the list i've seen is "midnight cowboy" as i want to see all of these films she picked.

Susanna Hoff is a perfect example of a person who gets even more beautiful with age. That combined with her talent & energy, this woman can probably move mountains. Ugh, i'm simping.

Who knew the head Bangle was such a cinephile? This is one of my favorite closet picks. You can feel her passion for film. That was inspiring.

One of my fav closet pics so far- so nice to hear someone talk about how movies make them feel rather than filmmakers endlessly worshiping their idols.

When asked about Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Roger Ebert replied "It was in colour.".

Really wonderful choices from Susanna Hoffs. Definitely of an era, with “Love Streams” as the chronological outlier from 1984. What a lineup of distinctive directors. Well Done!

Susanna Hoffs and the Bangles were great and I was lucky enough to see her in a restaurant with Mike Myers and friends around the Austin Powers era. I liked when she sang she'd always look side-to-side with her big eyes. The original side eye. 😂😍

seconds is one of the most hopeless movies Ive seen, very sad, but well made and rock hudson deserved an oscar

Susanna Hoffs is very knowledgeable about filmmaking. She’s very smart.

Love her... you need a guilty pleasure pick in this.

we're about the same age and I remember seeing Klute in the theatre. Also a big fan of her first two picks, both cult classics. (of course there's at least one line lifted from BtVotD in the first Austin Powers film; I bet she and her husband have watched that one together.

That's the 'second' shout out 'Seconds' has got lately. 😂 It's been one of my faves for 30 years.

She actually calls out Saul Bass! Gotta love Ms. Hoff!

"Step Into my web said the spider etc" - Edy Williams - My favorite line ever in a movie. Susanna kicks ass. Even though she's commenting in a Criterion closet, she comes off unpretentious. That's a feat within itself.

The final scenes of Midnight Cowboy distill the truest meaning of friendship and in doing so transcends all the facades that come to us in drag as self, it is a perfect portrait of the deepest meaning of humanity. It was, is and will remain a Masterpiece of Cinema.

beautiful lady...such an amazing smile and eyes...looking forward to watching Klute...

I love how Seconds is a consistent pick 🤟🔥🤟

Klute is the best film ever. Glad she picked that one.

Susanna, besides being a beautiful woman, has excellent taste in cinema.

Susanna is the sweetest and the loveliest of women and I love her taste in music and movies.

Very good picks, and she seems genuinely excited about the movies she selected, which is always a pleasure to watch.

This is the second time someone brought up "Seconds" recently. Haven't seen it in like 20 years. Need to give it a watch

She may be the first woman that I had a crush on-- going back to when I was in 1st grade. She's as gorgeous as she's ever been. Listening to her talk about the artistry in the films she loves just heightens it.

Love Streams!! Cassavetes' farewell to all us film lovers. And she has the personal stories to go with it. Short on picks, long on passion, and amazing taste.

Susanna's taste in films is great, so is her music! She picked all of my favorites, especially Klute! My father's first love, Marianne Preger, was good friends with Ben Gazzara when she was in the Merce Cunningham Dance troupe. Wonder if Susanna and her paths crossed

64? OK young lady,Where are you hiding The Fountain of Youth?Great picks.

Love her. Great choice of films.

I’ve had a crush on Susanna for decades…..😊

its amazing how beautiful she still is , really its something very special

I saw Seconds when I was very young and it scared the pants off me. I've told many people over the years that it is one of the scariest movies ever made, yet nobody seems to have heard of it. It is interesting the Susanna named it here. A very underrated movie.

This is a good list. I need to see La Piscine. Another great Alain Delon classic is Purple Noon. It's the first film vervion of The Talented Mr. Ripley book. Amazing.

You have always had good vibes, Hoffs.

She's always been a hero of mine, and of course her taste in cinema is impeccable

It would be fascinating to hear Mrs. Hoffs take on these classics; she has an eye for aesthetics, comments on the score (wow!) and knows what affects her in movies. I repeat, it would be a rare treat to listen to her talk about any movie [WHY did 20ish Susanna Hoffs think it was important for to show the Bangles "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls"? Why is it relevant now? Priceless]

Holy cow! Se's a cinephile. Awesome picks

wait...Susanna Hoffs made martini's for John Cassavetes?..that's the coolest thing i heard all day!

02:05 OMG! I needed would have imagined a Californian to know and love La Piscine with the wonderful Romy Schneider. I am amazed.

When I was a kid I thought Susanna Hoffs was just about the prettiest woman I'd ever seen. She still looks amazing, her personality just glows.

No "Barry Lyndon" I noticed. I know it's 3 hours long, but! The day I bought it for $39.99 and thought, "Oh, I'll watch the first half hour..." I started at 8 at night. Next thing I knew it was almost midnight. That film hypnotized every square inch of my brain. Do try it. A pleasant surprise.

Funny how in the yo la tengo vid, ira kaplan picked beyond the valley of the dolls and said he thought everyone who does one of these vids would pick it too. and now we've got another musician in the closet and it's the first movie she picks

I love her! Beyond the Valley of the Dolls and all of her choices are cool.

Klute is such a great film. Gordon Willis was the master of chiaroscuro in film.

What a great singer! Sorry i never saw her perform live. Still watch walk like an egyptian about once per week. Great films, too!

Amazing picks, Susanna! ❤

Great reviews, so great to see her again.

The girl with that look in her eyes? I was sure Susanna Hoffs would ever be an eternal young woman, and not only at heart. She looks terrific.

Lovely Susanna, how can't you have on crush on this beautiful lady ? She's not only a talented musician but also has some excellent taste in movies !

Love her. This was great.

Susanna, I’m sorry. I wrote you off back in the 80s as fluff, a label’s shill to capture some market share from IRS and the Go-gos. But your recent resurgence in pop culture has demanded that I acknowledge what you and the Bangles accomplished as artists. To and this absolute treat of a video has enlightened me to how well rounded a person you are, how multifaceted, well read, and smart you are. You’re one of those artists that we come to see as someone we’d love to sit down with and talk with for hours about shared interests. All the best to you!

Never had celebrity crushes when I was younger -except Susanna Hoffs.

Susanna You are such a Wonderful Human Being.Im always in Awe of How Beautiful her Voice is and how Beautiful She is.

I can totally relate to being so excited about a film or a song and just bursting to tell your friends about it🤓 thanks Susanna! Fellow Class of ‘77 alum🤘

Susanna is so human in this vid...it is mesmerizing.

some great picks and stories!

I would watch La piscine with Susanna Hoffs anyday

its a joy listening to her speak. :)

Beyond valley of the dolls is such a cool hip film! Midnight Cowboy is a masterpiece!

I could watch susanna every second of the day the rest of my life. I know Susanna likes those picks. But her all nighter. Is the only one I could watch a million times it was made in 1987

Que felicidade de ver a grande vocalista da Bangles ela está bem, jovial e feliz , linda como sempre

The people choosing their favourite films in the closet aren't always that coherent about why they love them, but Susanna Hoffs nails it here, and her passion for them shines through.

Still gorgeous.