Episode 167 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2015

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To celebrate the past year of Criterion Collection releases, Ryan is joined by David Blakeslee, Scott Nye, Aaron West, Arik Devens and Keith Enright to discuss their favorite releases of 2015.

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Corrections: In the episode, I should have had Aaron go before Arik, since I said I was going alphabetically.

EPISODE LINKS & NOTES

Favorite Covers

• Arik
  • Odd Man Out by Eric Skillman
• Aaron
  • Hiroshima mon amour by Sarah Habibi
• David
  • Moonrise Kingdom by Michael Gaskell
• Keith
  • Day for Night by Roman Muradov
  • Process post
• Ryan
  • The Black Stallion by Nicolas Delort
• Scott
  • Blind Chance by Gérard Dubois

Favorite Supplement

• Arik
  • 65 Revisited
• Aaron
  • Un tournage a la campagne
• David
  • Interview with Gregor Dorfmeister, author of The Bridge
• Keith
  • Reflections on … My Beautiful Laundrette – Colin MacCabe and Stephen Frears
• Ryan
  • Restoring the Apu Trilogy by kogonada
• Scott
  • Interview with Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne on Two Days, One Night

Favorite Upgrades & Reissues

• Arik
  • My Dinner With Andre
• Aaron
  • Hiroshima Mon Amour / An Autumn Afternoon
• David
  • The River
• Keith
  • The River
• Ryan
  • The River
• Scott
  • Cries and Whispers

Favorite Release

• Arik
  • The Apu Trilogy
• Aaron
  • The Apu Trilogy
• David
  • Limelight
• Keith
  • In Cold Blood
• Ryan
  • Watership Down
• Scott
  • Every Man For Himself

Disappointments

• Arik
  • Upgrades
• Aaron
  • Jellyfish Eyes
• David
  • Stagnation on the Hulu channel
• Keith
  • Dressed to Kill, Mister Johnson & Every Man for Himself
• Ryan
  • Box sets
• Scott
  • Good enough?

EPISODE CREDITS

• Ryan Gallagher (Twitter / Website)
• David Blakeslee (Twitter / Criterion Reflections)
• Scott Nye (Twitter / Rail Of Tomorrow)
• Arik Devens (Twitter / Website)
• Keith Enright (Twitter / The Criterion Completion)
• Aaron West (Twitter / Website)

Music for the show is from Bobby Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.