David and guests discuss nine films involving notable directors like Ingmar Bergman, Agnes Varda, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Hollis Frampton, Stan Brakhage and more in this final episode of Season 3.
Criterion Reflections
David Blakeslee
Criterion Reflections – Episode 89 – Hal Ashby’s Harold and Maude
David and guests sing out their thoughts on this beloved cult film that kicked off Hal Ashby's excellent cinematic run through the 1970s.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 88 – Roman Polanski’s Macbeth
David and his coven of weird brothers meet upon the blasted heath to share their strange intelligence about Shakespeare's timeless and most timely tragedy.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 87 – King Hu’s A Touch of Zen
David is accompanied by his guardian protectors Robert Taylor and Michael Worth as they embark upon a perilous, transcendent exploration of this magnificent wuxia classic.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 86 – Francois Truffaut’s Two English Girls
David and guests discuss Truffaut's somewhat overlooked and deeply personal film, his follow-up (of sorts) to JULES ET JIM.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 85 – Claude Jutra’s Mon Oncle Antoine
David and guests celebrate Christmas in July as they discuss The. Best. Canadian. Film. Ever.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 84 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s The Merchant of Four Seasons
David is joined by Jordan Essoe and Robert Taylor as we sink our teeth into the fresh and ripe first fruits from Fassbinder's exploration of Sirkian melodrama.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 83 – Masahiro Shinoda’s Silence
David is joined by Josh Hornbeck, Jon Laubinger and Robert Taylor in a discussion that focuses on Shinoda's, Scorcese's and Endo's distinctive interpretations of this compelling portrayal of faith and purpose under...
Criterion Reflections – Episode 82 – Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs
David and guests step into the fray and survive the siege as they discuss this complicated portrayal of emotional, physical and sexual violence.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 81 – Three Feminist Films of 1971
David is joined by Stephanie Conti and Savanna Lanausse of the Purple Noon podcast to discuss GROWING UP FEMALE, JANIE'S JANIE and JOYCE AT 34, as featured in the Criterion Channel's collection, "Tell Me: Women...
Criterion Reflections – Episode 80 – Werner Herzog’s Land of Silence and Darkness
David Blakeslee and David Seeley discuss this early Herzog documentary that focuses on the the extraordinary story of a woman's effort to connect with people afflicted with deafness and blindness.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 79 – Lo Wei’s The Big Boss
David teams up with Michael Worth and Richard Doyle to discuss Bruce Lee's breakout role that established his status as a martial arts superstar.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 78 – Norman Jewison’s Fiddler on the Roof
David and guests go deep and long in discussing the music, the movie, the theatrical production and the overall phenomenon of this timeless classic and cultural landmark.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 77 – Terence Young’s Red Sun
David and guests team up to form the greatest podcasting machine the West has ever known!
Criterion Reflections – Episode 76 – Gordon Parks’s Shaft
David is joined by Richard Doyle to talk about the complicated man, that no one understands but his woman... recently (and temporarily) added to the Criterion Channel.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 75 – Dušan Makavejev’s WR: Mysteries of the Organism
Breathe deep! David and Derek and Brad come to grips with this freewheeling, brazenly confrontational and life-affirming exploration of our driving forces and the repressive mechanisms that bottle us up.
