David, Aaron, Arik and Mark get all speculative as they share their Criterion-related hopes and dreams for the year ahead.
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Criterion Reflections – Shame (1968) – FS
Ingmar Bergman's bleak anecdote of life during wartime carries a timely message for residents of divided societies in 2016.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 51 – The Documentaries of Louis Malle [Part 3]
David, Trevor and Keith finish up their adventures in Malle-walking.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 50 – The Documentaries of Louis Malle [Part 2]
David, Trevor and Keith immerse themselves in Malle's epic explorations of India.
Criterion Reflections – Spirits of the Dead (1968) – FS
David reviews an anthology film based on the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, fresh from the FilmStruck archives.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 49 – The Documentaries of Louis Malle [Part 1]
David, Trevor and Keith get real as they discuss the biggest Eclipse Series set of them all. Part 1 (of 3) focuses on Malle's French documentaries.
Criterion Reflections – Genocide (1968) – ES 37
David breaks out the bug spray - the insects are taking over!
Criterion Reflections – The Living Skeleton (1968) – ES 37
David embarks on another voyage aboard the haunted freighter "Dragon King" in this acid-drenched excursion into terror.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 48 – Kenji Mizoguchi’s Fallen Women [Part 2]
David, Trevor and Scott discuss two films focused on Kenji Mizoguchi's critical examination of prostitution in postwar Japan.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 47 – Kenji Mizoguchi’s Fallen Women [Part 1]
David and Scott talk about Osaka Elegy and Sisters of the Gion, two contemporary films from prewar Japan.
Criterion Reflections – Beyond the Law (1968) – ES 35
David endures a dutiful rewatch of Norman Mailer's turgid cop drama, so that you don't have to.
Criterion Reflections – L’enfance nue (1968) – #534
This unvarnished meditation on the life of a foster child in France was Maurice Pialat's first feature film.
Criterion Reflections – The Immortal Story (1968) – #831
Orson Welles' late career anomaly lands somewhere between an rumbling earthquake and a chorus of chirping crickets. David faithfully follows to see where that noise came from.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 46 – George Bernard Shaw on Film
David and Trevor are joined by Lady P from the FlixWise podcast to discuss three witty, literate comedies from the creators of Pygmalion.