David, Scott and Trevor sift right from wrong, by jing, as they discuss this classic slice of Americana from 1939.
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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.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 5 – Summer 1969 Part 2
David and guests discuss MEDIUM COOL, THE OLYMPICS IN MEXICO, FELLINI SATYRICON and LIONS LOVE (...AND LIES)
Criterion Reflections – Episode 4 – Summer 1969 Part 1
Films discussed in this episode: Love is Colder than Death, All My Good Countrymen, Putney Swope, Phantom India and Boy
Criterion Reflections – Episode 3 – Spring 1969
David and guests discuss The Rite, Calcutta, Easy Rider, Double Suicide and Midnight Cowboy.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 2 – Winter 1969 Part 2
We discuss six films from the Winter of 1969: The Joke, The Cremator, The Milky Way, Le Grand Amour, plus two shorts by Wim Wenders and Federico Fellini.