Criterion Reflections – Episode 22 – Russ Meyer’s Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
byA sweet talking candy man takes the long run with a moon child and a bitch to see if they can find it by looking on up at the bottom. Let the games begin!
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 20 – Costa-Gavras’s The Confession
byDavid is joined by Trevor Berrett and Jordan Essoe to discuss Costa-Gavras’s harrowing portrayal of a man under pressure to admit to crimes that he never committed.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 19 – Luis Garcia Berlanga’s Long Live the Bride and Groom
byDavid and Josh Hornbeck discuss this very funny portrayal of the conflict between lust and repression in a sun-drenched coastal Spanish resort.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 18 – Masahiro Shinoda’s The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
byDavid is joined by Robert Taylor and Arik Devens to talk about this odd hybrid of traditional theatrical and jazz/New Wave sensibilities, featuring Tatsuya Nakadai in a comedic role.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 17 – John Waters’ MULTIPLE MANIACS
byDavid is joined by Keith Enright and William Remmers as they partake of something strong that they can get off on.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 16 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s GODS OF THE PLAGUE
byDavid is joined by Jason Beamish and Josh Hornbeck to discuss a mournful crime drama from the Early Fassbinder Eclipse Series set.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 15 – Luis Buñuel’s TRISTANA
byDavid is joined by Lauren LoGiudice and William Remmers to discuss Buñuel’s adaptation of a Spanish novel, starring Catherine Deneuve and Fernando Rey.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 14 – Elio Petri’s INVESTIGATION OF A CITIZEN ABOVE SUSPICION
byDavid Blakeslee and Matt Gasteier sift through the evidence and draw inevitable but awkward conclusions about the persuasive power of authoritarian impulses and our collective willingness to let tyrants find new ways of killing us today.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 13 – Leonard Kastle’s THE HONEYMOON KILLERS
byDavid is joined by Arik Devens and Josh Hornbeck in this low budget crime shocker based on actual events.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 12 – Kihachi Okamoto’s ZATOICHI MEETS YOJIMBO
byDavid is joined by Robert Taylor and Jon Laubinger to talk about this epic Shintaro Katsu/Toshiro Mifune collaboration.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 11 – Volker Schlöndorff’s BAAL
byDavid and guest William Remmers discuss this adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s first play, starring Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
Criterion Reflections – Season 2 Teaser
byAs 1970 rolls in sight, David takes a few minutes to talk about the new season of his podcast, set to begin later this month.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 10 – Random Wrap-Up of 1969
byThis episode covers a variety of short films released throughout 1969. Directors include Les Blank, Hollis Frampton, Carroll Ballard, Paul Bartel, Clu Gulager and Octavio Cortázar.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 9 – Autumn 1969 Part 3
byDavid and his guests discuss Ken Loach’s Kes, Ishiro Honda’s All Monsters Attack, and Gillo Pontecorvo’s Burn!
Criterion Reflections – Episode 8 – Autumn 1969 Part 2
byFilms covered in this episode include Allan King’s A Married Couple, Michael Ritchie’s Downhill Racer and Ingmar Bergman’s The Passion of Anna.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 7 – Autumn 1969 Part 1
byFilms discussed in this episode include Katzelmacher, My Night at Maud’s, More and The Color of Pomegranates.