Podcasts – CriterionCast
286 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 165 ratingsA podcast for fans of the Criterion Collection.
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Criterion Now – Episode 143 – June 2022 Announcements, Indicator Bogart, Kinuyo Tunaka
April 24, 2022 17:36 - 121 MBMarcus Pinn joins as we discuss June announcements and a lot more.
Inside the Box – Episode 13 – Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 1, Part 3
April 22, 2022 00:40 - 81.6 MBIn this episode of Inside the Box, Trevor Berrett and David Blakeslee discuss the third pair of films -- Ahmed El Maanouni's Trances and Kim Ki-Young's The Housemaid -- in Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, No. 1.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 118 – Bruce Lee’s The Way of the Dragon
April 16, 2022 19:01 - 83.8 MBDavid is joined by Michael Worth and Richard Doyle to talk about the last film Bruce Lee starred in during his lifetime, his only directorial effort, the climactic battle with Chuck Norris, and more!
Inside the Box – Episode 12 – Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 1, Part 2
March 31, 2022 21:46 - 65.1 MBIn this episode of Inside the Box, Trevor Berrett and David Blakeslee discuss the second two films -- Ritwik Ghatak's A River Called Titas and Metin Erksan's Dry Summer -- in Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, No. 1.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 117 – Michael Campus’s Z.P.G. and George A. Romero’s Hungry Wives a.k.a. Season of the Witch
March 28, 2022 12:00 - 52.1 MBTwo obscure genre flicks from May 1972 that were given brief limited runs on the Criterion Channel are the focus of this episode.
Inside the Box – Episode 11 – Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 1, Part 1
March 23, 2022 22:00 - 71.7 MBIn this episode of Inside the Box, Trevor Berrett and David Blakeslee discuss the first two films -- Djibril Diop Mabéty's Touki bouki and Emilio Gómez Muriel and Fred Zinnemann's Redes -- in Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, No. 1. This is the first of three episodes focused on this set.
Criterion Now – Episode 142 – May 2022 Announcements, Miller’s Crossing, Pink Flamingos
March 11, 2022 16:26 - 116 MBDrew Morton joins again, and we have a lot to talk about. Come for the Criterions, stay for his Jimmy Stewart impressions.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 116 – Jacques Demy’s The Pied Piper
March 10, 2022 15:21 - 67.3 MBCome listen and be entranced by our enchanted conversation about this overlooked folk horror fairy tale set in the tragic era of the Black Death.
Criterion Now – Episode 141 – Martial Arts
February 24, 2022 21:52 - 120 MBGrady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali, authors of These Fists Break Bricks join to talk about all things martial arts.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 115 – Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy
February 22, 2022 13:15 - 61.1 MBDavid and guests discuss the delightful flavors and occasional bad taste of Hitchcock's penultimate film, a debate that ends in a tie.
Criterion Channel Surfing, Episode 52: World Travels
February 21, 2022 10:15 - 40.9 MBJosh is joined by Laura-Celest Cannon, co-host of the Fatal Femmes podcast, to discuss “World Travels” on the Criterion Channel.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 114 – Roberto Rossellini’s Blaise Pascal
February 14, 2022 14:00 - 47.4 MBRossellini's distinctive approach to portraying history on film focuses on the French polymath, a innovative genius in mathematics, science and philosophy.
Criterion Now – Episode 140 – April 2022 Announcements, A Hard Day’s Night, Shaft
February 10, 2022 19:49 - 91.1 MBCeleste de la Cabra joins to discuss the April announcements and more possibly coming to Criterion.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 113 – John Huston’s Fat City
February 09, 2022 13:00 - 42 MBStacy Keach, Jeff Bridges and Susan Tyrell star in this remarkable adaptation of Leonard Gardner's classic novel set in the riff-raff boxing milieu of Stockton, California.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 112 – Peter Medak’s The Ruling Class
February 03, 2022 13:01 - 40 MBIn this barbed satire of aristocratic elites, Peter O'Toole's manic pivot from beatific flower child to merciless killer ranks as one of his greatest on-screen roles.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 111 – Maurice Pialat’s We Won’t Grow Old Together
January 17, 2022 14:39 - 51.5 MBPialat's second feature film won a Best Actor award at Cannes in 1972 for its portrayal of the terminal phase of a doomed and codependent love affair.
Criterion Now – Episode 139 – Reflections on 2021
January 12, 2022 22:05 - 97.4 MBJill and Aaron spend New Year's Eve reflecting on the year of 2021
Criterion Channel Surfing, Episode 51: Family Drama
January 09, 2022 23:28 - 46.8 MBJosh is joined by Robert Taylor, screenwriter and critic at the Robert Taylor Odyssey, to discuss family drama on the Criterion Channel.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 110 – Robert Altman’s Images
January 04, 2022 22:49 - 50.6 MBDavid is joined by Brad McDermott to talk about Robert Altman's overlooked excursion into psychological horror, featuring an award-winning lead performance by Susannah York.
Criterion Now – Episode 138 – March 2022 Announcements, Janus Acquisitions, Rumors
January 03, 2022 22:19 - 102 MBBrad McDermott joins to talk the March 2022 Announcements and a lot of other Criterion news.
Inside the Box – Episode 10 – Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander
December 24, 2021 16:45 - 58.1 MBIn this episode of Inside the Box, Trevor and David discuss the box set devoted to Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander.
Episode 213 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2021
December 23, 2021 18:00 - 115 MBThe full CriterionCast crew assembles for our 12th annual year-end conversation about our favorite Criterion Collection offerings in 2021.
Criterion Channel Surfing, Episode 50: Film Noir
December 17, 2021 08:38 - 63 MBJosh is joined by writer and co-host of Criterion Now, Jill Blake, for a conversation about film noir on the Criterion Channel.
Inside the Box – Episode 9 – Three Films by Luis Buñuel
December 11, 2021 15:00 - 103 MBIn this episode of Inside the Box, Trevor and David discuss the Three Films by Luis Buñuel box set from the Criterion Collection.
Criterion Now – Episode 137 – A Conversation with Farran Smith Nehme
December 06, 2021 23:42 - 92.6 MBJill and Aaron welcome writer and frequent Criterion contributor Farran Smith Nehme to the show.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 109 – Lone Wolf and Cub [Part 2]
November 30, 2021 14:00 - 82.4 MBThis episode covers the last three films in this classic series: Baby Cart in Peril, Baby Cart in the Land of Demons and White Heaven in Hell.
Criterion Channel Surfing, Episode 49: Horror
November 21, 2021 08:40 - 51.8 MBJosh is joined by filmmaker Brad McDermott for a discussion about horror films on the Criterion Channel.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 108 – Kenji Misumi’s Lone Wolf and Cub [Part 1]
November 18, 2021 12:51 - 82.6 MBDavid and guests embark on the demon path to hell as they discuss the first three films (and Shogun Assassin too!) in this classic saga of ronin & child in feudal Japan.
Criterion Now – Episode 136 – #Noirvember
November 15, 2021 13:52 - 106 MBJill and Aaron welcome crime fiction writer, Craig Terlson, to the show to discuss #Noirvember.
Criterion Now – Episode 135 – January 2022 Announcements, David Fincher’s Voir, Indicator US
November 01, 2021 16:24 - 90.8 MBJill and Aaron dig into a lot in this episode. We begin with the January 2022 announcements and go from there.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 107 – Jean-Luc Godard & Jean-Pierre Gorin’s Tout va bien / Letter to Jane
October 20, 2021 22:15 - 99.8 MBDavid wraps up his miniseries on Godard as he and his guests interrogate JLG's final collaborations with Jean-Pierre Gorin as part of the Dziga Vertov Group.
Criterion Now – Episode 134 – Horror in the Criterion Collection
October 18, 2021 21:45 - 82.4 MBDrew Morton joins Jill and Aaron to dive into horror titles in the collection.
Criterion Channel Surfing, Episode 48: Entry-Points to the Permanent Library
October 12, 2021 17:00 - 58.2 MBJosh is joined by regular contributor and friend-of-the-show Michael Hutchins for a conversation about entry-points to the Criterion Channel’s permanent library – along with recommendations for a few places to start.
Criterion Now – Episode 133 – Talking Film Restoration and More with Deaf Crocodile
October 07, 2021 16:20 - 114 MBDennis Bartok and Craig Rogers from Deaf Crocodile join us for an insightful discussion about film restoration.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 106 – Godard 68/71
October 06, 2021 11:32 - 108 MBDavid is joined by Jon Laubinger to discuss Le gai savoir and the Arrow box "Godard + Gorin: Five Films 1968-1971", released during Godard's period of politically-charged cinema as a member of the Dziga Vertov Group.
Criterion Now – Episode 132 – December 2021 Announcements, Inland Empire, Francois Truffaut
September 26, 2021 22:12 - 112 MBDoug McCambridge from Good Times, Great Movies and Schitt's and Giggles makes his grand return to discuss December 2021, pay tribute to some legends, and talk about rumors.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 105 – Godard 66/67
September 21, 2021 11:12 - 87.9 MBDavid is joined by Jon Laubinger to discuss MADE IN U.S.A., 2 OR THREE THINGS I KNOW ABOUT HER, LA CHINOISE and WEEKEND, four films that marked the end of the nouvelle vague phase of Jean-Luc Godard's filmography.
Inside the Box – Episode 8 – Wim Wenders: The Road Trilogy
September 16, 2021 23:30 - 97.4 MBIn this episode of Inside the Box, Trevor and David look into Wim Wenders: The Road Trilogy, featuring Alice in the Cities, Wrong Move, and Kings of the Road.
Criterion Now – Episode 131 – A Conversation with Imogen Sara Smith
September 09, 2021 16:46 - 94.1 MBImogen Sara Smith joins to talk about noir, especially international noir, and other topics.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 104 – Massimo Dallamano’s What Have You Done to Solange?
September 03, 2021 12:45 - 29.4 MBListen in as David makes his tentative entry into the seductive and traumatizing milieu of giallo cinema, ushered in by guests much more experienced in this realm.
Criterion Now – Episode 130 – November Announcements, 4K, Impact to DVD
August 30, 2021 22:03 - 95.3 MBBoth of Aaron's co-hosts ever, Jill Blake and Mark Hurne, together on a podcast with a lot to talk about.
Criterion Channel Surfing, Episode 47: August 2021 New and Expiring Titles
August 24, 2021 18:09 - 51.5 MBJosh is joined by film critic Josh Brunsting to discuss the Criterion Channel’s new and expiring titles for the month of August.
Criterion Now – Episode 129 – 4K Announcement, Miramax, Double Indemnity
August 16, 2021 00:07 - 73.8 MBThis is Jill Blake's first official episode as co-host. We react to the 4K announcement and talk a lot more film.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 103 – Lo Wei’s Fist of Fury
August 14, 2021 22:05 - 64.2 MBDavid is joined by Michael Worth, Richard Doyle and Jason Beamish as they battle shaky VOIP connections and emerge triumphant to discuss this kung fu masterpiece starring Bruce Lee.
Inside the Box – Episode 7 – The Samurai Trilogy
August 04, 2021 11:33 - 52.5 MBIn this episode of Inside the Box, Trevor and David look into Hiroshi Inagaki's The Samurai Trilogy, featuring Musashi Miyamoto, Duel at Ichijoji Temple, and Duel at Ganryu Island.
Criterion New – Episode 128 – The Signifyin’ Works of Marlon Riggs
August 01, 2021 17:31 - 83.9 MBBrad McDermott joins to take a deep dive into the boxset of Marlon Riggs.
Criterion Now – Episode 127 – October 2021 Announcements, Citizen Kane, UHD and 4K
July 24, 2021 18:47 - 71.4 MBJill Blakes joins to talk about the October announcements, the likelihood of Citizen Kane, and addresses the UHD and 4K rumors.
Criterion Channel Surfing, Episode 46: July 2021 New Releases and Expiring Titles
July 23, 2021 17:00 - 52.9 MBJosh is joined by regular contributor Michael Hutchins to discuss the Criterion Channel’s new and expiring titles for the month of July.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 102 – Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris
July 22, 2021 02:00 - 210 MBDavid and guests spend 3 1/2 hours contemplating a luminous pulsating oceanic mind and the dazzling phantoms it projects into our collective consciousness.
Criterion Now – Episode 126 – September 2021 Announcements, Citizen Kane Rumors, Nathan Lane
July 05, 2021 13:39 - 64.1 MBMartin Kessler is back to talk Van Peebles, Citizen Kane, and much more.