A compilation of video and audio clips that David Blakeslee put together for his review, including a repurposed Criterion Reflections podcast episode from 2019 featuring Richard Doyle and Grant Bromley.
The film is now playing at The Metrograph, in a stunning new 2K restoration.
In this lengthy episode, David hosts four individual conversations about this emotionally searing and evocative TV miniseries of 1973 that was edited for theatrical release the following year.
David Blakeslee hosts director/screenwriter Matthew Gentile in a conversation about six films from Argentina's golden age of cinema, currently featured on the Criterion Channel.
David is joined by William Remmers to discuss an obscure Canadian documentary about 10 groovy teenagers who are granted 10 weeks of autonomy for the purpose of generating compelling cinematic moments, or at...
David is joined by Richard Doyle and David Seeley to provide intellectual gravitas as we contemplate the threat that atomic testing presents to the future of human civilization. Also: Jet Jaguar to the rescue!
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.
Jill and Aaron welcome writer and frequent Criterion contributor Farran Smith Nehme to the show.
This episode covers the last three films in this classic series: Baby Cart in Peril, Baby Cart in the Land of Demons and White Heaven in Hell.
Hamaguchi's second release of 2021 is one of the year's very best films, a beautifully melancholy rumination on grief and art.
For December, the Channel will feature films from Alfred Hitchcock, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Elisabeth Subrin, and more!
Josh is joined by filmmaker Brad McDermott for a discussion about horror films on the Criterion Channel.
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.
Jill and Aaron welcome crime fiction writer, Craig Terlson, to the show to discuss #Noirvember.
In the first of a pair of pieces from this year's DOC NYC, we take a look at six of the festival's most talked about films.
Jill and Aaron dig into a lot in this episode. We begin with the January 2022 announcements and go from there.
Drawing influence from the golden age of adult animation, this thrilling new fantasy epic is a captivating experiment in animation.
David Blakeslee
Joshua Brunsting
Aaron West
Ryan Gallagher
Josh Hornbeck