David and guests embark on the demon path to hell as they discuss the first three films (and Shogun Assassin too!) in this classic saga of ronin & child in feudal Japan.
Criterion Reflections
David Blakeslee
Criterion Reflections – Episode 107 – Jean-Luc Godard & Jean-Pierre Gorin’s Tout va bien / Letter to Jane
David wraps up his miniseries on Godard as he and his guests interrogate JLG's final collaborations with Jean-Pierre Gorin as part of the Dziga Vertov Group.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 106 – Godard 68/71
David is joined by Jon Laubinger to discuss Le gai savoir and the Arrow box "Godard + Gorin: Five Films 1968-1971", released during Godard's period of politically-charged cinema as a member of the Dziga Vertov Group.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 105 – Godard 66/67
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 – 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.