Criterion Reflections – Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell (1968) – ES 37 David gives global destruction and vampires with splitting headaches their due consideration. David BlakesleeAugust 14, 2016
Criterion Reflections – Stolen Kisses (1968) – #186 David catches up with the always-moving fleet-footed Antoine Doinel. David BlakesleeAugust 7, 2016
Criterion Reflections – Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968) – #679 Ichi endures a hard beating in this one, but he's in the benevolent care of the great Takashi Shimura. David BlakesleeJuly 17, 2016
Criterion Reflections – Profound Desires of the Gods (1968) – Hulu David sneaks away from the pit he's been digging to scratch out a few thoughts on Shohei Imamura's sadly neglected masterpiece. David BlakesleeJuly 4, 2016
Criterion Reflections – Kill! (1968) – #313 David reviews Kihachi Okamoto's surprisingly comedic follow-up to The Sword of Doom. David BlakesleeJune 5, 2016
Criterion Reflections – Rosemary’s Baby (1968) – #630 David pays a weekend visit to the Bramford and politely says "no thanks" to a second helping of chocolate mouse. David BlakesleeMay 30, 2016
Criterion Reflections – Capricious Summer (1968) – ES 32 David collaborates with filmmaker and podcaster Martin Kessler in a correspondence conversation about this semi-obscure pearl of the Czech New Wave. David BlakesleeMay 21, 2016
Criterion Reflections – Salesman (1968) – #122 Albert and David Maysles would like just a few minutes of our time to let us know about a wonderful product, sure to enrich our lives and build strong character. David BlakesleeMay 15, 2016
Criterion Reflections – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – LD #60 Stanley Kubrick's mind-altering monolith of a movie was once a Criterion Collection laserdisc. David BlakesleeMay 3, 2016
Criterion Reflections – Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968) – ES 21 David revisits - yet again! - this odd little throwaway political satire whipped out by Nagisa Oshima in the spring of 1968. David BlakesleeApril 12, 2016
Criterion Reflections – The Producers (1968) – LD #35 David reviews the directorial debut of Mel Brooks, released on Criterion Laserdisc back in 1988. David BlakesleeApril 10, 2016
Criterion Reflections – Golden Eyes (1968) – Hulu This 1968 Japanese James Bond knock-off feels more like fool's gold than the real thing, but at least it doesn't require much up-front investment. David BlakesleeApril 2, 2016
Criterion Reflections – I Am Curious (Blue) (1968) – #181 David reviews the sadly neglected "dark side of the moon" half of Vilgot Sjöman's notorious pair of pseudo-vérité mash-ups. David BlakesleeMarch 28, 2016
Criterion Reflections – Kuroneko (1968) – #584 David's blog makes the transition to Criterion Cast with this spooky tale of ghostly cats, seductive spirits and haunted samurai. David BlakesleeMarch 15, 2016