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.
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.
Pineiro's latest is another entrancing riff on the works of William Shakespeare, this time with a touch of emotionally shattering color theory thrown in for good measure.
This final dispatch finds us heading to Fantasia's retrospective sidebar, as well as diving into one of the festival's most exciting horror discoveries.
For September, the Channel will feature films from Laura Poitras, Billy Wilder, Aki Kaurismäki, and more!
Josh is joined by film critic Josh Brunsting to discuss the Criterion Channel’s new and expiring titles for the month of August.
We return to this year's Fantasia International Film Festival for a peak at a pair of horror films, a trio of documentaries and one of the strangest comedies of sorts yet this fest.
This is Jill Blake's first official episode as co-host. We react to the 4K announcement and talk a lot more film.
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.
This first of four dispatches from this year's Fantasia International Film Festival looks at an American indie, a massive blockbuster and a pair of incredible new documentaries.
We look at five of the best home videos from July 2021, ranging from a pair of exploitation films from Kino Lorber to a box set of one of America's great experimental filmmakers.
In this episode of Inside the Box, Trevor and David look into Hiroshi Inagaki's The Samurai Trilogy, featuring Musashi Miyamoto, Duel at Ichijoji Temple, and Duel at Ganryu Island.
David Blakeslee
Joshua Brunsting
Ryan Gallagher
Josh Hornbeck
Aaron West
Trevor Berrett