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.
In this second Sundance dispatch, we look at a new Xavier Dolan TV series, a Daisy Ridley-starring workplace drama and a documentary about the datafication of the world around us.
David is joined by Derek Power, Travis Trudell, Brad McDermott and Dave Eves in a series of 1:1 chats about Bunuel's magnificent and delectable chef d'oeuvre from late in his career.
In this first dispatch from Sundance 2023, we look at three documentaries and two fiction films that you need to keep an eye on as the festival enters its first days.
Criterion Channel Surfing is back from hiatus with its first episode of 2023! Friend-of-the-show Michael Hutchins joins our host, Josh Hornbeck, for a conversation about the Criterion Channel’s new additions for January...
From the latest from Steven Spielberg to a new film from the brilliant Anti-Banality Union, these are the ten films from 2022 that you need to see.
David Blakeslee, Jordan Essoe, Josh Hornbeck and Aaron West talk about their top picks among the films published by the Criterion Collection over the past year.
Ernaux's new documentary is a beautiful, haunting meditation on shared memory.
Jumping into the world of animation, Del Toro adapts a legendary children's story into a wartime mediation on humanity that's as gorgeous as it is moving.
This adaptation of a youth fiction classic earned 4 Oscar nominations, popular acclaim and some critical backlash. We discuss all that, and also share our reactions to the new Sight and Sound list.
We look at some of the best home video releases, books and more to buy this season for the cinephile in your life.
David Blakeslee
Joshua Brunsting
Josh Hornbeck