David is joined by Josh Hornbeck and new contributor Grant Douglas Bromley.to discuss Oshima's answer to the question, "how are able people to terrorize themselves?"
David Blakeslee
David Blakeslee
Criterion Reflections – Episode 21 – Yoshitaro Nomura’s The Shadow Within
David and William provide a spoiler-free intro to a great Japanese director before moving into their conversation about this intriguing contemporary Japanese melodrama/thriller/character study.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 22 – Russ Meyer’s Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
A sweet talking candy man takes the long run with a moon child and a bitch to see if they can find it by looking on up at the bottom. Let the games begin!
Criterion Reflections – Episode 20 – Costa-Gavras’s The Confession
David is joined by Trevor Berrett and Jordan Essoe to discuss Costa-Gavras's harrowing portrayal of a man under pressure to admit to crimes that he never committed.
Episode 193 – Jacques Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Trevor, David and Scott share their deep love of this magical film, so stop what you're doing and watch (or at least listen to) what happens.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 63 – Ingrid Bergman’s Swedish Years [Part 2]
David and Trevor conclude their discussion of the newest Eclipse Series release, covering the last three films in the set: Dollar, A Woman's Face and June Night.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 19 – Luis Garcia Berlanga’s Long Live the Bride and Groom
David and Josh Hornbeck discuss this very funny portrayal of the conflict between lust and repression in a sun-drenched coastal Spanish resort.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 18 – Masahiro Shinoda’s The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
David is joined by Robert Taylor and Arik Devens to talk about this odd hybrid of traditional theatrical and jazz/New Wave sensibilities, featuring Tatsuya Nakadai in a comedic role.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 17 – John Waters’ MULTIPLE MANIACS
David is joined by Keith Enright and William Remmers as they partake of something strong that they can get off on.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 62 – Ingrid Bergman’s Swedish Years [Part 1]
David and Trevor are back to talk about the first three of six films just released in the new set from the Eclipse Series.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 16 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s GODS OF THE PLAGUE
David is joined by Jason Beamish and Josh Hornbeck to discuss a mournful crime drama from the Early Fassbinder Eclipse Series set.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 15 – Luis Buñuel’s TRISTANA
David is joined by Lauren LoGiudice and William Remmers to discuss Buñuel's adaptation of a Spanish novel, starring Catherine Deneuve and Fernando Rey.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 14 – Elio Petri’s INVESTIGATION OF A CITIZEN ABOVE SUSPICION
David Blakeslee and Matt Gasteier sift through the evidence and draw inevitable but awkward conclusions about the persuasive power of authoritarian impulses and our collective willingness to let tyrants find new ways of...
Criterion Reflections – Episode 13 – Leonard Kastle’s THE HONEYMOON KILLERS
David is joined by Arik Devens and Josh Hornbeck in this low budget crime shocker based on actual events.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 12 – Kihachi Okamoto’s ZATOICHI MEETS YOJIMBO
David is joined by Robert Taylor and Jon Laubinger to talk about this epic Shintaro Katsu/Toshiro Mifune collaboration.