Criterion Reflections – Episode 82 – Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs

David and guests step into the fray and survive the siege as they discuss this complicated portrayal of emotional, physical and sexual violence.

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this third season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1971 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Trevor Berrett, Richard Doyle, and Derek J. Power to discuss Straw Dogs, directed by Sam Peckinpah.

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Straw Dogs

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New York Times (1971)
Roger Ebert (1971)
Harper’s (1972)
Bright Lights Film Journal
Cinapse
Criterion Cast (Episode 79)
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Criterion Confessions
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Every 70s Movie
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Little White Lies
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