About The Podcast
The Criterion Cast podcast was co-founded in the early summer of 2009, when Rudie Obias presented his idea of a regular podcast dedicated to the Criterion Collection to Ryan Gallagher and Travis George.
About The Website
About The Team
Ryan Gallagher
Ryan is the Editor-In-Chief / Managing Editor / Co-host / Designer / Producer, along with whatever else the site needs at the moment.
You can find his blog at RyanGallagher.org, follow him on Twitter (@RyanGallagher), or get in touch with him via our contact form.
James McCormick
Forged from steel, spare cogs and nerd, James comes from the distant future to share his geek wisdom with all of you out there in the interwebz. If it’s been made, he’s watched it, read it, ate it and processed it in a million ways to present to you the most thought provoking wordgasms you’ve ever seen.
Joshua Brunsting
A film nerd since the day he was born, Josh is a geek of many different colors. Born into a family with a passion for the arts, the graduate from Grand Valley State University’s Journalism program is passionate about film, music, video games, comics, and hell, he even loves himself the occasional sporting event. Since beginning his very own blog back in early 2007, Josh has gone on to cover events ranging from New York Comic Con to even the Cannes Film Festival. World domination is surely to follow.
David Blakeslee
Destined to be a Criterion collector from the moment he saw The Man Who Fell to Earth as an impressionable fourteen-year-old in its initial theatrical run in 1976, it took a few decades for the virus to fully kick in. Several years ago he began a full-brain immersion into the Criterion Collection catalog and since January 2009 has dedicated a great portion of his leisure time to watching and writing about his experiences. You can follow his progress on the Criterion Reflections blog, where he reviews the films in their original order of release, or right here in his weekly Journey Through the Eclipse Series. When he’s taking a break from his movie habit, he works as a professional skills trainer for a non-profit social service agency, participates in the peace & justice activist scene in Grand Rapids, Michigan and hangs out with his family. You can also see him discussing miscellaneous topics on the monthly public access program, IGE Talks. Contacts: Email Facebook: Twitter: DavidBlakeslee and CriterionRefs
Catherine Stebbins
Catherine recently graduated from Clark University (2010) with a Bachelor’s in Screen Studies. She will be starting graduate school at Simmons College in January where she will pursue a Master’s in Library and Information Sciences. In the meantime, she is living at the house she grew up in, located in Connecticut.
She has always been known for her love of cinema and her obsession goes back as far as she can remember. In her senior year of high school she was named Class Movie Buff. She idolizes Louise Brooks, Leonard Cohen, Joanna Newsom and Jim Henson. Her favorite film is Bringing Up Baby. She also has a blog, cinemaenthusiast.com and be sure to follow her on twitter @cinephile24.
Travis George
In June of 2009, Travis George finished a three-year personal challenge to watch every film in the Criterion Collection. Upon completion, he attempted to refurbish his long-neglected social skills (with questionable success) by talking about the films with two other guys on the Internet. He attempts to remain current with the collection, shirking as many responsibilities as humanly possible. Travis uses Twitter as his primary electronic outlet, largely for pointed social commentary and the occasional macabre quote from his daughter. Follow him @foxtotally.

























