David is joined by Richard Doyle and first-time guest James Merritt to talk about this engaging concert/documentary featuring Isaac Hayes, Richard Pryor, The Staples Singers, and an all-star cast of Black...
David is joined by Richard Doyle and first-time guest James Merritt to talk about this engaging concert/documentary featuring Isaac Hayes, Richard Pryor, The Staples Singers, and an all-star cast of Black...
David is joined by Richard Doyle as they dive into the mafia-infused milieu of Italian poliziotteschi cinema via this trilogy-concluding whirlwind of mayhem, betrayal, and revenge.
David provides a video overview of Visconti's maligned late career masterwork and extends his coverage in a conversation with Brad McDermott
David revisits the TV miniseries that attempts to recreate the cultural milieu of 15th century Florence in this first episode of Season 5: 1973.
A brief video introducing the newest phase of my long-running project to review every Criterion film in chronological order of original theatrical release!
This year's panel (David, Jordan, Josh, Brad, and Aaron) resumes our annual tradition of sharing their favorite 2023 releases from the Criterion Collection.
Critic and YouTube creator Celeste de la Cabra joins Josh for a journey into the Criterion Channel’s permanent, streaming-only library, and conclude their conversation about the films of Japanese filmmaker and...
We wrap up Season 4: 1972 by discussing a film portraying the grinding conflicts and ruthless power plays between oppressive governments and desperate insurgencies.
With the festival in the rearview mirror, we finish our look at ten of the best films from this year's DOC NYC lineup.
Ryan and Brian catch up on the last two weeks of home video news and releases.
Join Keith Enright for another hour of Criterion Completioning. Come listen as he takes you down the rabbit hole of spine numbering in the lawless days of the Criterion laserdisc. Plus David Blakeslee discusses what it...
Mark and Aaron welcome old friend, Doug McCambridge to talk about Robert Altman's "Don't call it a" comeback film.
This new film looks at the life and work of one of TV's most influential voices.
This new drama stars one of cinema's great young stars and is a contender for 2016's biggest surprise.
Ryan and Scott chat about the passing of two filmmakers, Criterion's tease of a Howard Hawks release, and more!
The bi-annual sale has begun!
David sneaks away from the pit he's been digging to scratch out a few thoughts on Shohei Imamura's sadly neglected masterpiece.
This gritty and grimy thriller is the first lead performance in the legendary career of Warren Oates, and is an undeniable genre cinema gem.
In which Arik and Herb van der Poll discuss how catchy bad ideas can be when presented in song