Listen in as we discuss this cinematic eavesdropping on a married couple's dark night of anguish in the grip of the Czechoslovakian surveillance state - with guests Martin Kessler and Jon Laubinger.
David Blakeslee
David Blakeslee
Criterion Reflections – Episode 36 – Maysles Brothers & Charlotte Zwerin’s Gimme Shelter
David is joined by Matt Gasteier and William Remmers to set an example to the rest of America as to how one can behave in nice gatherings.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 35 – James Ivory’s BOMBAY TALKIE
David is joined by Daisuke Beppu and Josh Hornbeck to discuss this tragic romance set in the context of the late 1960s Bollywood film scene.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 34 – Akira Kurosawa’s Dodes’ka-den
David, William and Robert take a trolley ride through Mr. Kurosawa's Neighborhood.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 33.1 – Federico Fellini’s Fellini Satyricon
This episode is a repackaging of David and Jordan's conversation in Season 1, published as a companion piece to Episode 33 on the "making of" documentary Ciao, Federico!
Criterion Reflections – Episode 33 – Gideon Bachmann’s Ciao, Federico!
David is joined by Jordan Essoe and new guest Meedo Taha to talk about this behind the scenes look at the making of FELLINI SATYRICON.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 32 – Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le cercle rouge
David, Trevor and William were born innocent, but it didn't last.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 31 – Jaromil Jireš’s Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
David, Arik, Jordan and Trevor do their best to assimilate into the dreamscape of a 13 year old girl's journey through erotic surrealist realms.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 30 – Jack Woods’s Equinox
David's teams up with Martin Kessler and Josh Hornbeck to tackle a horde of demons, ogres, trolls and suburban teens unleashed in this low-budget indie creature feature.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 29 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s The American Soldier
David is joined by Jason Beamish and Robert Taylor to shoot off their opinions about this portrayal of a burned-out hitman.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 28 – Bob Rafelson’s Five Easy Pieces
David is joined by Derek J. Power, Josh Hornbeck, Robert Taylor and William Remmers in extended conversations about this prime specimen of New Hollywood cinema. (Hold the chicken.)
Criterion Reflections – Episode 27 – François Truffaut’s Bed and Board
David is joined by William Remmers, Grant Douglas Bromley and Derek J. Power (new guest!) to talk about this fourth installment in the Adventures of Antoine Doinel.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 26 – Kenji Misumi’s Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Martin Kessler and Robert Taylor team up with David to discuss this outstanding 21st installment of the Zatoichi franchise.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 25 – Věra Chytilová’s Fruit of Paradise
David and Jordan discuss the Czech director's follow-up to Daisies.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 24 – David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future
David is joined by William Remmers (and some weird sound effects) in a discussion of this disturbing, discomfiting dystopian demo reel from early in Cronenberg's career.