The Eclipse Series is back! And so is our podcast dedicated to each of the excellent box sets released under this sideline of the Criterion Collection. Trevor and David begin a multi-part series that will...
Oshii's 1985 classic returns in a gorgeous new 4k restoration.
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.
Director Christopher Smith returns with a brooding, if disappointing, horror/mystery film.
We are pleased to have Dave Eves back on the show. We talk best of 2022, February and March announcements, and the Sight & Sound list.
In this third dispatch, we look at films from Deborah Stratman, a new drama about modern relationships and two top tier character studies with great lead performances.
For December, the Channel will feature films from Douglas Sirk, Derek Jarman, Robert Siodmak, and more!
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.
David Blakeslee
Joshua Brunsting
Aaron West
Ryan Gallagher
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