Podcasts – CriterionCast
286 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 165 ratingsA podcast for fans of the Criterion Collection.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 52 – Jack Nicholson’s Drive, He Said
May 10, 2019 11:30David is joined by Derek J. Power and new contributor Richard Doyle to discuss Jack Nicholson's ballsy (in every sense of the word) directorial debut.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 51 – Nagisa Oshima’s The Ceremony
May 03, 2019 12:00David is joined by Grant Douglas Bromley, Josh Hornbeck and Trevor Berrett to analyze this tormented family saga, a ritualized encapsulation of 25 years of Japanese history.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 50 – Melvin Van Peebles’s SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG
April 24, 2019 12:00David is joined by Jason Beamish and first-time guests Brad McDermott and Mark Repp to discuss this "blaxploitation classic", originally issued on Laserdisc by Criterion in 1997.
Episode 200 – Ingmar Bergman’s The Silence
April 21, 2019 16:36The trilogy concludes with the surreal, the inexplicably, and the haunting.
Episode 199 – Ingmar Bergman’s Winter Light
April 21, 2019 16:35Bergman's faith trilogy continues with the relentless Winter Light
Criterion Reflections – Episode 49 – Jacques Tati’s Trafic
March 31, 2019 19:00David talks with Derek J. Power about the last appearance of M. Hulot, and Arik Devens provides a few thoughts on the film as well.
Episode 198 – A Conversation About DIANE, with Director Kent Jones
March 23, 2019 19:00David Blakeslee interviews director and film critic Kent Jones about his new film Diane, starring Mary Kay Place.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 48 – Jan Troell’s The Emigrants
March 16, 2019 18:00David is joined by Trevor Berrett and Josh Hornbeck to discuss the first part of this epic saga of a poor Swedish family's relocation to North America in the mid-19th century.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 47 – Barbara Loden’s Wanda
March 09, 2019 21:00David is joined by Robert Taylor to discuss this remarkably radical, unvarnished exploration of an impoverished woman's experience in rural America.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 46 – Luchino Visconti’s Death in Venice
February 28, 2019 13:00David is joined by Josh Hornbeck, William Remmers and Robert Taylor as they strive to escape the mediocrity that lies at the bottom of the mainstream.
Episode 197 – Ingmar Bergman’s Through a Glass Darkly
February 21, 2019 05:59The boys of summer return to Bergman's most wintery period.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 45 – Pierre Etaix’s Land of Milk and Honey
February 20, 2019 13:35David and guests Jason Beamish, Jordan Essoe and Meedo Taha discuss the last feature film directed by Pierre Etaix.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 44 – Kimiyoshi Yasuda’s Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
February 06, 2019 16:00David and guests Dave Eves, Josh Hornbeck and Michael Worth discuss this epic crossover of samurai and wuxia cinematic styles.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 43 – Season 3: 1971 Preview
January 28, 2019 23:01David provides a brief look ahead at the films he plans to talk about in the upcoming season of his podcast.
Episode 196 – Wacky 2019!
January 04, 2019 12:59Ryan and David chat about the Wacky New Year's Drawing for 2019.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 42 – A Ten-Year Retrospective
December 31, 2018 20:00David reminisces about his past 10 years of blogging and podcasting about the Criterion Collection.
Criterion Now – Episode 77 – March 2019 Announcements, StudioCanal to Kino
December 30, 2018 15:46Peter Labuza from The Cinephiliacs joins Aaron and Mark to catch up on the latest.
Episode 195 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2018
December 27, 2018 12:59Ryan is joined by David, Arik, and Jordan to discuss their Criterion Collection releases from 2018.
Criterion Now – Episode 76 – FilmStruck, Fandor, and the state of home media
December 10, 2018 11:57Fritzi Kramer and Jill Blake join to discuss the big week with the end of FilmStruck, potential end of Fandor, and all of the implications.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 41 – 1970 Short Films/Season Finale
December 09, 2018 12:30David and guests wrap up Season 2 of the podcast with conversations about 1970 films from Stan Brakhage, Hollis Frampton, David Lynch, Stuart Cooper and Ingmar Bergman.
Episode 194 — Ingmar Bergman’s Persona
December 07, 2018 13:00For this episode of The CriterionCast, Scott, David, and Trevor join to discuss Ingmar Bergman's Persona.
Criterion Now – Episode 75 – Bergman Box Set
December 02, 2018 13:32Becky D'Anna and Dave Eves join to unpack and unravel the massive Criterion Ingmar Bergman's Cinema box set.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 40 – Norman Mailer’s Maidstone
November 25, 2018 14:00David and William punch their way through Mailer's improvised apocalyptic tour de force.
The Newsstand Episode 67 – The Criterion Channel Lives!
November 20, 2018 12:59Ryan is joined by Arik Devens and David Blakeslee to discuss the news that the Criterion Channel will re-launch in the spring of 2019.
Criterion Now – Episode 74 – February 2019 Titles, Criterion Channel, StudioCanal, Andrei Rublev
November 19, 2018 12:00Josh and Matt join to go through the February announcements, the Criterion Channel, the Kino Lorber StudioCanal deal, and Andrei Rublev.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 39 – Jacques Demy’s Donkey Skin
November 18, 2018 14:00David and guests Robert Taylor, William Remmers and Derek J. Power express their varying degrees of enchantment in response to this whimsical fairy tale.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 38 – Eric Rohmer’s Claire’s Knee
November 12, 2018 13:00David, Matthew and Derek are overtaken by a compulsive desire to caress your ears, so please give a listen as they discuss Rohmer's Fifth Moral Tale.
Criterion Now – Episode 73 – A Conversation with Risa Bramon Garcia
November 11, 2018 22:30Jordan Essoe joins Aaron as they interview legendary casting director & filmmaker Risa Bramon Garcia
Criterion Reflections – Episode 37 – Karel Kachyňa’s The Ear
November 05, 2018 13:00Listen in as we discuss this cinematic eavesdropping on a married couple's dark night of anguish in the grip of the Czechoslovakian surveillance state - with guests Martin Kessler and Jon Laubinger.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 36 – Maysles Brothers & Charlotte Zwerin’s Gimme Shelter
November 02, 2018 17:30David is joined by Matt Gasteier and William Remmers to set an example to the rest of America as to how one can behave in nice gatherings.
Criterion Now – Episode 72 – January 2019 Announcements, Bergman Box Preview, Flash Sale
October 30, 2018 23:22Mark, Steven and Aaron get into the January 2018 announcements, preview the Bergman Box Set, and much more.
The Newsstand Episode 66 – The End of FilmStruck
October 27, 2018 23:38Ryan, Arik, and David chat about the news that FilmStruck is shutting down.
Criterion Now – Episode 71 – RIP FilmStruck
October 27, 2018 00:27This is an emergency episode to talk about the unfortunate news that FilmStruck will be shutting down next month.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 35 – James Ivory’s BOMBAY TALKIE
October 21, 2018 13:00David is joined by Daisuke Beppu and Josh Hornbeck to discuss this tragic romance set in the context of the late 1960s Bollywood film scene.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 34 – Akira Kurosawa’s Dodes’ka-den
October 18, 2018 13:00David, William and Robert take a trolley ride through Mr. Kurosawa's Neighborhood.
Criterion Now – Episode 70 – Night of the Living Dead, Mandy, Greatest Special Features
October 14, 2018 22:26Matt Kubinski from CinemaJaw joins Aaron and Mark for a discussion of Criterion horror films, George Romero, Mandy, and many other topics.