February 2nd, 2010 was a day of announcements. Being on the West Coast, I awoke to a string of news articles. After my first ten minutes of consciousness, I had already been underwhelmed by the predictability of the...
One of the most anticipated film premiering at the Sundance Film Festival this week is the new film from filmmaker Gaspar Noé, Enter The Void. This is Noé’s follow-up to his 2002 controversial film, Irreversible...
There’s no greater satisfaction than receiving exactly what is expected. When Netflix sends me an email with the subject line “For Tue: Beastmaster,” I can rest assured that my mailman has a red...
Criterion makes us think. Rather than providing us with campy comedies and mindless, explosion-laden action flicks (well, save one or two), they provide us with intellectually-gratifying cinema coupled with essays...
Well, this is embarrassing. It seems that when I typed up my prediction for March 23rd releases, I accidentally typed “Rashomon 35mm print with Sidney Lumet supplement” instead of “Yojimbo and...
Well, it would appear that hard work does indeed pay off: We’re going to the Sundance Film Festival. Yes, you read that correctly. We, a podcast dedicated to the Criterion Collection, which barely can tie...
Have you been waiting for the day when you can hear the inane ramblings of The Criterion Cast live? Well that day is quickly approaching. We have been discussing when and how we should attempt to broadcast an episode...
Friday the 13th. Historically a day of rotten luck, yes? Not this time! Rather than being chased through a lakeside camp by a masked murderer, we’ve been treated to the Criterion Collection’s February...