Diego Calva

January 2026

The actor talks about studying Charlie Chaplin’s performance inCity Lights, shows off his tattoos inspired byAfter HoursandSlacker, and selects favorite coming-of-age movies by Harmony Korine and Andrea Arnold.

16 picks

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Picks (16)

Paris, Texas

Wim Wenders

1984 • Germany, France, United States • 2h 25m

City Lights

Charles Chaplin

1931 • United States • 1h 27m

8½

Federico Fellini

1963 • Italy, France • 2h 19m

After Hours

Martin Scorsese

1985 • United States • 1h 37m

Unavailable

Japón

Carlos Reygadas

2002 • Mexico • 52m

The Exterminating Angel

Luis Buñuel

1962 • Mexico • 1h 33m

The Executioner

Luis García Berlanga

1963 • Spain • 1h 31m

The 400 Blows

François Truffaut

1959 • France • 1h 39m

Gummo

Harmony Korine

1997 • United States • 1h 29m

Unavailable

Fish Tank

Andrea Arnold

2009 • United Kingdom • 2h 3m

Unavailable

Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy

Box Set

Slacker

Richard Linklater

1991 • United States • 1h 37m

Videodrome

David Cronenberg

1983 • Canada • 1h 28m

Unavailable

Crash

David Cronenberg

1996 • Canada • 1h 40m

Unavailable

Pink Flamingos

John Waters

1972 • United States • 1h 33m

Unavailable

Do the Right Thing

Spike Lee

1989 • United States • 2h

Unavailable