David is joined by first-time guest Ethan Magnan to discuss Leigh's first made-for-TV film, and we also talk about Hard Truth's, his most recent release from 2024.
David shares a few short videos and an essay about this long-anticipated release of a highly acclaimed masterpiece from the late French nouvelle vague.
David is joined by Richard Doyle, Eric Grant, and Josh Wilson to talk about a recent release from the Criterion Collection. We had a fun conversation, that unresolved matter of $200 notwithstanding.
Our 15th annual survey of Criterion's new releases, featuring David Blakeslee, Josh Hornbeck, Brad McDermott, and Aaron West.
David is joined by Richard Doyle and Robert Taylor to discuss this skewed reworking that situates Raymond Chandler's 50s noir classic in early 70s L.A.
A brief essay and short video look at the packaging of this beloved tale about road-tripping con artists in Depression-era Kansas.
David is joined by Richard Doyle to discuss this timely tale of radical resistance and romantic folly in fascist Italy of the 1930s.
The podcast returns after a long break featuring David in a solo episode talking about Brigitte Bardot's acting career with a focus on this, her final feature performance.
Kerr makes her directorial debut with this quietly unsettling family drama led by another astounding performance from Deragh Campbell.
Criterion's long-awaited release of this Chinese epic is now available in a splendid uncut restoration.
With the festival under way, we take a look at five standouts from this year's incredible lineup.
In this episode of Inside the Box, Trevor Berrett and David Blakeslee discuss the second two films -- Ritwik Ghatak's A River Called Titas and Metin Erksan's Dry Summer -- in Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, No...
Two obscure genre flicks from May 1972 that were given brief limited runs on the Criterion Channel are the focus of this episode.
For April, the Channel will feature films from John Ford, Guru Dutt, Anne Fontaine, and more!
With the festival now in our rear-view mirror, we take a look at five documentary standouts from this year's lineup.
In this episode of Inside the Box, Trevor Berrett and David Blakeslee discuss the first two films -- Djibril Diop Mabéty's Touki bouki and Emilio Gómez Muriel and Fred Zinnemann's Redes -- in Martin Scorsese's World...
This year's festival runs March 16-20.
This first SXSW dispatch looks at four new documentaries and a Winona Ryder-led thriller, all making waves in Austin.
Drew Morton joins again, and we have a lot to talk about. Come for the Criterions, stay for his Jimmy Stewart impressions.
Come listen and be entranced by our enchanted conversation about this overlooked folk horror fairy tale set in the tragic era of the Black Death.
David Blakeslee
Joshua Brunsting
Trevor Berrett
Ryan Gallagher
Aaron West