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Episode 213 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2021
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English - December 23, 2021 18:00 - 115 MB - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsTV & Film Arts Visual Arts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The full CriterionCast crew assembles for our 12th annual year-end conversation about our favorite Criterion Collection offerings in 2021.
In our annual episode focusing on The Criterion Collection’s releases from the past year – and there’s a lot to celebrate – we’ve assembled the entire podcasting crew from CriterionCast to share our favorite releases of 2021. David Blakeslee from Criterion Reflections hosts this discussion, which also includes Trevor Berrett (Inside the Box), Aaron West and Jill Blake (Criterion Now), Josh Hornbeck (Criterion Channel Surfing), along with longtime contributors to the site Arik Devens, Jordan Essoe and Scott Nye.
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Episode Notes
Arik’s List
Favorite Cover/Packaging: Trances by Tawfiq Dawi/Hey Porter!
Favorite Releases
The Signifyin’ Works of Marlon Riggs
Original Cast Album: “Company”
The Parallax View
Jordan’s List
Favorite Cover/Packaging: The Damned by George Pratt
Favorite Releases
Mirror
Man Push Cart / Chop Shop
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Scott’s List
Favorite Cover/Packaging: Flowers of Shanghai by Victo Ngai
Favorite Releases
Mirror
Citizen Kane
Bringing Up Baby
Aaron’s List
Favorite Cover/Packaging: Citizen Kane by Mike McQuade
Favorite Releases
The Signifyin’ Works of Marlon Riggs
Original Cast Album: “Company”
High Sierra
Jill’s List
Favorite Cover/Packaging: Citizen Kane by Mike McQuade
Favorite Releases
Merrily We Go to Hell
Nightmare Alley
Bringing Up Baby
Josh’s List
Favorite Cover/Packaging: Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films by Emory Douglas/Slang Inc.
Favorite Releases
Mandabi
Love & Basketball
Minding the Gap
Trevor’s List
Favorite Cover/Packaging: Céline and Julie Go Boating by Lauren Tamaki
Favorite Releases
The Ascent
Memories of Murder
Throw Down
David’s List
Favorite Cover/Packaging: Uncut Gems by Inez & Vanoodh
Favorite Releases
Mirror
Céline and Julie Go Boating
Three Films by Luis Buñuel
Episode Credits
Arik Devens (Twitter / Website)
Jordan Essoe (Twitter / Website)
Scott Nye (Twitter / Website)
Aaron West (Twitter)
Jill Blake (Twitter / Website )
Josh Hornbeck (Twitter / Website)
Trevor Berrett (Twitter / Website)
David Blakeslee (Twitter / Website)
Past Favorites of the Year Episodes
Episode 212 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2020
Episode 202 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2019
Episode 195 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2018
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
Episode 108: Our Favorite Criterion Collection Releases of 2011
Episode 63.5: Top Criterion Collection Releases of 2010