Criterion Channel Surfing

On this mega-episode of the podcast, Josh is joined by Brad McDermott, filmmaker and frequent guest on the Criterion Reflections and Criterion Now podcasts, to discuss films noir in the Criterion Channel’s permanent library, as well as the new and expiring titles for the month of June. Michael Hutchins stops by to discuss the Criterion titles on Warner Media’s new streaming service, HBO Max, and Becky D’Anna joins Josh for a conversation about entry points to the films of Ingmar Bergman.

Josh is joined once again by Robert Taylor, screenwriter and critic at The Robert Taylor Odyssey, as they try to “Make ‘Em Laugh” with comedies found on other streaming services.

Josh is joined by screenwriter and critic Robert Taylor of The Robert Taylor Odyssey to discuss April’s new and expiring titles, and Michael Hutchins stops by to discuss the state of Criterion’s permanent digital library.

Josh is joined once again by frequent contributor Matt Gasteier of The Complete Podcast to continue their conversation about the Criterion Channel. For this episode, they dive into the filmography of Japanese filmmaker Keisuke Kinoshita and offer up a few recommendations for films that are only available on the Criterion Channel. But first, Jill Blake of the Drinking While Talking Podcast stops by to discuss entry-points into classic Hollywood.

Josh is joined once again by Will Remmers to continue their conversation about “The Lovers,” this time focusing on stories of love and loss on other streaming services.

Josh is joined by Will Remmers, frequent contributor to the Criterion Reflections podcast and Criterion Now, to talk about the new and expiring titles for February, and Michael Hutchins stops by to discuss the mystery of the disappearing limited engagements.

For our first episode of 2020, Josh is joined by David Blakeslee of the Criterion Reflections podcast to talk about “Police Stories,” stories of crime and justice to kick off the new year.

On this special bonus episode, our host Josh Hornbeck sits down with Jonathan Miller, director of the new streaming service OVID.tv and president of Icarus Films, to discuss OVID and the role it plays in making documentary and world cinema more accessible for audiences across the United States.