David and guests discuss ARMY OF SHADOWS and THE SORROW AND THE PITY, two films about the French Resistance in World War II.
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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.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 1 – Winter 1969 Part 1
We cover four films, each fueled by their distinct blend of fury and outrage: Dillinger is Dead, Black Panthers, Diary of a Shinjuku Thief, and Z.
Episode 186 – Yasujiro Ozu’s An Autumn Afternoon
David, Scott, Trevor, and Matt discuss the last film directed by Yasujiro Ozu.
David Reviews Sacha Guitry’s La Poison [Criterion Blu-Ray Review]
Sacha Guitry and Michel Simon take a stab at incisive, scandalous comedy, and get off scot free.
Criterion Reflections – The Next Phase!
David introduces his new podcasting project in a short teaser episode aimed at piquing your interest.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 60 – Late Ozu [Part 3]
Is this it? Is this really it? Is this the final episode of the Eclipse Viewer podcast?
David Reviews Albert Brooks’s Lost in America [Criterion Blu-Ray Review]
This road comedy explores the peril and potential of life outside the protective canopy of the Nest Egg.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 59 – Late Ozu [Part 2]
David and Trevor are joined by Matt Gasteier to discuss Ozu's transition to color in Equinox Flower, Good Morning and Floating Weeds.
Episode 184 – Mark Robson’s Valley of the Dolls
David is joined by Catherine Stebbins to discuss what they learned in their encounter with the original Valley Girls.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 58 – Late Ozu [Part 1]
David, Trevor and guest Matt Gasteier discuss Early Spring and Tokyo Twilight in the first of a three-part series.