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.
A few thoughts and three video clips about the exciting new release of a landmark Brazilian film from 1964.
David shares his thoughts on this 2022 documentary about two brothers carrying out their mission of rescuing injured birds in Delhi, India.
David talks with Michael Worth about the excellent new Bruceploitation box set from Severin Films.
David is joined by musical theater enthusiast Robert Cioffi to discuss this Hanna-Barbera animated adaptation of E.B. White's all-time best-selling youth fiction novel.
Friedkin's career gets placed in the spotlight for this flat, thin biodoc.
For September, the Channel will feature films from Claire Denis, Christian Petzold, Lina Wertmüller, and more!
Castro's debut feature is a quiet, unassuming romantic drama that exceeds all expectations.
Director Roberto Minervini returns with another masterful feature documentary.
Robert Taylor joins to cover the first half of the year, up through the June Criterion 2019 releases.
David is joined by new guest Peter Webb to talk about this family-friendly matinee feature, currently streaming on the Criterion Channel.
From a pair of groundbreaking silent films to one of the great thrillers of early '70s American Cinema, these are the five best home video releases of July 2019.
At roughly 14 hours the film may be daunting, but it's also a masterful deconstruction of genre and storytelling and maybe the best film of the year.
David Blakeslee and Keith Enright join to go over the official spine 1000 announcement. Yes, Keith eats some crow.
This new thriller takes viewers into a fundamentalist sect for one of the summer's more haunting, if uneven, dramas.
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