Flipboard Culture Desk<p>Why are people waiting for six or seven hours to get into a van full of DVDs, Blu-rays and 4Ks — many of which are easy to buy online? Film critic Bilge Ebiri investigates the appeal of the Criterion Closet, a retrofitted truck containing the boutique home-video label's collection. “I knew it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” says film critic Francisco “Fico” Cangiano. “Any fan of Criterion who hasn’t wished, hoped, or dreamt about being inside the closet is straight-up lying.”</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/Rkcy.U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/Rkcy.U</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cinema</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Movies</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Criterion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Criterion</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/CriterionCloset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriterionCloset</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>