David is joined by Jon Laubinger to discuss MADE IN U.S.A., 2 OR THREE THINGS I KNOW ABOUT HER, LA CHINOISE and WEEKEND, four films that marked the end of the nouvelle vague phase of Jean-Luc Godard's filmography.
Criterion Reflections
David Blakeslee
Criterion Reflections – Episode 104 – Massimo Dallamano’s What Have You Done to Solange?
Listen in as David makes his tentative entry into the seductive and traumatizing milieu of giallo cinema, ushered in by guests much more experienced in this realm.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 103 – Lo Wei’s Fist of Fury
David is joined by Michael Worth, Richard Doyle and Jason Beamish as they battle shaky VOIP connections and emerge triumphant to discuss this kung fu masterpiece starring Bruce Lee.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 102 – Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris
David and guests spend 3 1/2 hours contemplating a luminous pulsating oceanic mind and the dazzling phantoms it projects into our collective consciousness.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 101 – John Waters’ Pink Flamingos
David and guests have a tasty treat made just for you, served up nice and warm, straight from our own little oven!
Criterion Reflections – Episode 100 – Dennis Hopper’s The Last Movie… and More!
For the 100th episode, David has a conversation with Alexander Cormier about Dennis Hopper's ill-fated magnum opus, and also does a bit of reflecting on his experiences in podcasting and blogging about the films of the...
Criterion Reflections – Episode 99 – Sidney Poitier’s Buck and the Preacher
David is joined by William Remmers to talk about Sidney Poitier's directorial debut and the suppressed history that this film brings to our attention.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 98 – Federico Fellini’s Roma
David and guests take on the role of tourists as they accompany Fellini on an impressionistic travelogue dedicated to his adopted home.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 97 – Jun Fukuda’s Godzilla vs. Gigan
David teams up with Richard Doyle, Brad McDermott and Robert Taylor in a star-studded low-budget brawl to talk about a kaiju film matching that very description.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 96 – Les Blank’s Spend It All & A Well Spent Life
Spend some time with us as we talk about two films that celebrate tasty food, soul stirring music and the joys of simple living.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 95 – Peter Bogdanovich’s What’s Up, Doc?
David and guests commiserate under the table as they seek to unravel the twists and turns of this madcap comedy classic starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal and Madeline Kahn.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 94 – Jan Troell’s The New Land
David is joined by Josh Hornbeck, Jon Laubinger, Trevor Berrett and Phil DeKane as they settle in to discuss the conclusion of Jan Troell's migratory epic, hoping to find a few golden nuggets along the way.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 93 – William Greaves’s Nationtime
David is joined by Jim Tudor from Zekefilm.org to discuss this recently restored document of the National Black Political Convention of 1972, now showing on the Criterion Channel.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 92 – Francesco Rosi’s The Mattei Affair and Lina Wertmüllers The Seduction of Mimi
David is joined by Jason Beamish to discuss two Italian films of 1972 with a decidedly leftist political tilt.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 91 – Kazuo Mori’s Zatoichi At Large
David is joined by Dave Eves and Richard Doyle as they talk about Episode 23 in the Zatoichi franchise to launch Season 4 of this podcast.