David and guest William Remmers discuss this adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's first play, starring Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
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Criterion Reflections – Season 2 Teaser
As 1970 rolls in sight, David takes a few minutes to talk about the new season of his podcast, set to begin later this month.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 61 – Claude Autant-Lara: Four Romantic Escapes From Occupied France
David and Trevor pick up where they left off last summer as they discuss the most recent entry in the Eclipse Series.
Episode 192 – 100 Years of Olympic Films [Winter Games Edition]
David, Aaron and Arik go for the gold as they slalom and curl their way through Criterion's epic box set.
Episode 191 – John Ford’s Young Mr. Lincoln
David, Scott and Trevor sift right from wrong, by jing, as they discuss this classic slice of Americana from 1939.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 10 – Random Wrap-Up of 1969
This episode covers a variety of short films released throughout 1969. Directors include Les Blank, Hollis Frampton, Carroll Ballard, Paul Bartel, Clu Gulager and Octavio Cortázar.
David Reviews G.W. Pabst’s Westfront 1918 [Criterion Blu-Ray Review]
A riveting portrayal of wartime horrors that emerged from Weimar Germany shortly before its pacifist message was censored by the Nazi regime.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 9 – Autumn 1969 Part 3
David and his guests discuss Ken Loach's Kes, Ishiro Honda's All Monsters Attack, and Gillo Pontecorvo's Burn!
Criterion Reflections – Episode 8 – Autumn 1969 Part 2
Films covered in this episode include Allan King's A Married Couple, Michael Ritchie's Downhill Racer and Ingmar Bergman's The Passion of Anna.
Episode 190 – New Year’s Wacky Drawing 2017-18
David Blakeslee and Aaron West sift through the clues embedded in the annual New Year's info dump from the Criterion Collection.
Episode 189 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2017
The team celebrates their favorite releases from The Criterion Collection in 2017.
David Reviews The Complete Monterey Pop Festival [Criterion Collection Blu-Ray Review]
A rigorous comparison between the DVD and two different Blu-ray editions of this fantastic suite of music documentaries directed by D.A. Pennebaker.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 7 – Autumn 1969 Part 1
Films discussed in this episode include Katzelmacher, My Night at Maud's, More and The Color of Pomegranates.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 6 – Summer 1969 Part 3
David and guests discuss ARMY OF SHADOWS and THE SORROW AND THE PITY, two films about the French Resistance in World War II.
David Reviews George Cukor’s The Philadelphia Story [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart are luminous in Criterion's marvelous new 4K restoration.