Episode 195 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2018

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To celebrate The Criterion Collection’s 2018 releases – and there’s a lot to celebrate – Ryan Gallagher, Arik Devens, David Blakeslee, and Jordan Essoe gather to talk about the past year in Criterion, including their favorite three Criterion releases of 2018.

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Episode Notes

Ryan’s List

• Favorite Cover/Packaging: Andrei Rublev by Nessim Higson
• Favorite Releases
  1. The Tree of Life
  2. The Princess Bride
  3. Night of the Living Dead

David’s List

• Favorite Cover/Packaging: My Man Godfrey by Seth
• Favorite Releases
  1. A Matter of Life and Death
  2. Smithereens
  3. Baal

Arik’s List

• Favorite Cover/Packaging: Smithereens by Jay Shaw
• Favorite Releases
  1. The Passion of Joan of Arc
  2. The Princess Bride / Arik’s Review
  3. Ingrid Bergman’s Swedish Years / Arik’s Review of The Count of the Old Town

Jordan’s List

• Favorite Cover/Packaging: Andrei Rublev by Nessim Higson
• Favorite Releases
  1. The Tree of Life
  2. Andrei Rublev
  3. Westfront 1918

Miscellaneous Links

• Josh’s Review of Smithereens from 2016
• Episode 3: The Passion of Joan of Arc
• The Voyage of Time

Episode Credits

• Ryan Gallagher (Twitter)
• Arik Devens (Twitter/Website)
• David Blakeslee (Twitter/Website)
• Jordan Essoe (Twitter/Website)

Past Favorites of the Year Episodes

• Episode 189: Criterion Collection Favorites of 2017
• Episode 180: Criterion Collection Favorites of 2016
• Episode 167: Criterion Collection Favorites of 2015
• Episode 152: Our Favorite Criterion Collection Releases from 2014
• Episode 145: Our Favorite Criterion Collection Releases from 2013
• Episode 135: Favorite Criterion Collection Releases of 2012
• Our Favorite Criterion Collection Releases of 2011
• Top Criterion Collection Releases of 2010