Criterion Reflections
133 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsA journey in time through the films of the Criterion Collection.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 96 – Les Blank’s Spend It All & A Well Spent Life
April 14, 2021 22:19 - 61 MBSpend some time with us as we talk about two films that celebrate tasty food, soul stirring music and the joys of simple living.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 95 – Peter Bogdanovich’s What’s Up, Doc?
April 03, 2021 12:40 - 80.1 MBDavid and guests commiserate under the table as they seek to unravel the twists and turns of this madcap comedy classic starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal and Madeline Kahn.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 94 – Jan Troell’s The New Land
March 14, 2021 13:09 - 164 MBDavid is joined by Josh Hornbeck, Jon Laubinger, Trevor Berrett and Phil DeKane as they settle in to discuss the conclusion of Jan Troell's migratory epic, hoping to find a few golden nuggets along the way.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 93 – William Greaves’s Nationtime
March 01, 2021 14:00 - 67.2 MBDavid is joined by Jim Tudor from Zekefilm.org to discuss this recently restored document of the National Black Political Convention of 1972, now showing on the Criterion Channel.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 92 – Francesco Rosi’s The Mattei Affair and Lina Wertmüllers The Seduction of Mimi
February 17, 2021 13:00 - 61.9 MBDavid is joined by Jason Beamish to discuss two Italian films of 1972 with a decidedly leftist political tilt.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 91 – Kazuo Mori’s Zatoichi At Large
January 31, 2021 16:54 - 54.7 MBDavid is joined by Dave Eves and Richard Doyle as they talk about Episode 23 in the Zatoichi franchise to launch Season 4 of this podcast.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 90 – Short Films of 1971
November 28, 2020 00:24 - 216 MBDavid and guests discuss nine films involving notable directors like Ingmar Bergman, Agnes Varda, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Hollis Frampton, Stan Brakhage and more in this final episode of Season 3.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 89 – Hal Ashby’s Harold and Maude
October 05, 2020 18:00 - 107 MBDavid and guests sing out their thoughts on this beloved cult film that kicked off Hal Ashby's excellent cinematic run through the 1970s.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 88 – Roman Polanski’s Macbeth
September 24, 2020 12:12 - 208 MBDavid and his coven of weird brothers meet upon the blasted heath to share their strange intelligence about Shakespeare's timeless and most timely tragedy.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 87 – King Hu’s A Touch of Zen
September 02, 2020 13:00 - 113 MBDavid is accompanied by his guardian protectors Robert Taylor and Michael Worth as they embark upon a perilous, transcendent exploration of this magnificent wuxia classic.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 86 – Francois Truffaut’s Two English Girls
August 20, 2020 12:02 - 120 MBDavid and guests discuss Truffaut's somewhat overlooked and deeply personal film, his follow-up (of sorts) to JULES ET JIM.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 85 – Claude Jutra’s Mon Oncle Antoine
July 22, 2020 12:00 - 124 MBDavid and guests celebrate Christmas in July as they discuss The. Best. Canadian. Film. Ever.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 84 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s The Merchant of Four Seasons
July 11, 2020 16:00 - 83.4 MBDavid is joined by Jordan Essoe and Robert Taylor as we sink our teeth into the fresh and ripe first fruits from Fassbinder's exploration of Sirkian melodrama.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 83 – Masahiro Shinoda’s Silence
June 27, 2020 15:00 - 97.8 MBDavid is joined by Josh Hornbeck, Jon Laubinger and Robert Taylor in a discussion that focuses on Shinoda's, Scorcese's and Endo's distinctive interpretations of this compelling portrayal of faith and purpose under intense persecution in medieval Japan.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 82 – Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs
June 23, 2020 11:30 - 139 MBDavid and guests step into the fray and survive the siege as they discuss this complicated portrayal of emotional, physical and sexual violence.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 81 – Three Feminist Films of 1971
May 27, 2020 12:00 - 82.9 MBDavid is joined by Stephanie Conti and Savanna Lanausse of the Purple Noon podcast to discuss GROWING UP FEMALE, JANIE'S JANIE and JOYCE AT 34, as featured in the Criterion Channel's collection, "Tell Me: Women Filmmakers, Women's Stories".
Criterion Reflections – Episode 80 – Werner Herzog’s Land of Silence and Darkness
May 24, 2020 15:30 - 61.4 MBDavid Blakeslee and David Seeley discuss this early Herzog documentary that focuses on the the extraordinary story of a woman's effort to connect with people afflicted with deafness and blindness.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 79 – Lo Wei’s The Big Boss
May 06, 2020 13:01 - 90.7 MBDavid teams up with Michael Worth and Richard Doyle to discuss Bruce Lee's breakout role that established his status as a martial arts superstar.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 78 – Norman Jewison’s Fiddler on the Roof
April 29, 2020 12:36 - 155 MBDavid and guests go deep and long in discussing the music, the movie, the theatrical production and the overall phenomenon of this timeless classic and cultural landmark.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 77 – Terence Young’s Red Sun
April 18, 2020 13:00 - 121 MBDavid and guests team up to form the greatest podcasting machine the West has ever known!
Criterion Reflections – Episode 76 – Gordon Parks’s Shaft
April 09, 2020 16:00 - 50.6 MBDavid is joined by Richard Doyle to talk about the complicated man, that no one understands but his woman... recently (and temporarily) added to the Criterion Channel.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 75 – Dušan Makavejev’s WR: Mysteries of the Organism
April 05, 2020 01:24 - 57 MBBreathe deep! David and Derek and Brad come to grips with this freewheeling, brazenly confrontational and life-affirming exploration of our driving forces and the repressive mechanisms that bottle us up.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 74 – Sidney Lumet’s The Anderson Tapes & Richard Brooks’ $
March 27, 2020 13:00 - 78.8 MBDavid is joined by Richard Doyle to talk about a couple of lively heist flicks that just broke into the Criterion Channel.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 73 – Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show
March 23, 2020 16:06 - 128 MBDavid and guests cast their long, soulful, emotive gaze at this timeless American classic (from an appropriate distance of social isolation, of course.)
Criterion Reflections – Episode 72 – Henry Jaglom’s A Safe Place
March 14, 2020 20:00 - 86.5 MBDavid is joined by Jordan Essoe and Derek J. Power to bring some appreciative attention to one of the most overlooked titles in the BBS Box Set.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 71 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Beware of a Holy Whore
March 07, 2020 13:30 - 114 MBDavid and his ensemble cast talk about Rainer Werner and *his* ensemble cast as they discuss this pivotal work in Fassbinder's early career.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 70 – Louis Malle’s Murmur of the Heart
February 19, 2020 13:00 - 64.7 MBDavid is joined by Aaron West and William Remmers to discuss the cinematic coming-of-age of one Laurent Chevalier.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 69 – James Goldstone’s Brother John
February 11, 2020 12:26 - 130 MBDavid welcomes guests David Seeley and William Remmers in a conversation about this obscure but intriguing film that marked a transition point in the career of Sidney Poitier. Currently showing on the Criterion Channel.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 68 – Mike Hodges’ Get Carter
January 29, 2020 12:30 - 87.9 MBDavid is joined by Richard Doyle and David Seeley - listen in as the three comparitively clever sods discuss this influential British gangster classic, starring Michael Caine.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 67 – Code Name: THX ORANGE OMEGA
January 14, 2020 12:41 - 42.5 MBThis Emergency Episode has been hastily convened in response to the Criterion Channel's "70s SCI-FI" bundle. We discuss three titles released in 1971: THX 1138, The Omega Man and A Clockwork Orange.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 66 – Yoshimitsu Banno’s Godzilla vs. Hedorah
November 27, 2019 13:30 - 100 MBDavid is joined by Ryan Gallagher, Richard Doyle and David Seeley as they grapple with this cataclysmic, psychedelic showdown between Big G and the Smog Monster.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 65 – Two-Lane Blacktop
November 21, 2019 18:00 - 132 MBCan we ever go fast enough? David and his guests floor it for two hours of full-throttle conversation about TWO-LANE BLACKTOP. Color us gone, baby!
Criterion Reflections – Episode 64 – John Schlesinger’s Sunday Bloody Sunday
November 09, 2019 13:35 - 84 MBListen in while Robert and Josh take their turns at seeking David's attention as they discuss this groundbreaking entry in the "boomer mumblecore" micro-genre.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 63 – Nicolas Roeg’s Walkabout
November 02, 2019 22:30 - 138 MBDavid, Brad, Richard and William are lost in the outback and must get by relying simply on their wits. Is that enough to ensure their survival? Listen in to find out!
Criterion Reflections – Episode 62 – Ken Russell’s The Devils
October 25, 2019 15:15 - 179 MBLanding somewhere between an orgy and an inquisition, David discusses this infamous film with Richard Doyle, Josh Hornbeck, Jon Laubinger and Brad McDermott.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 61 – Mike Nichols’s Carnal Knowledge
October 07, 2019 11:08 - 103 MBDavid enjoys a podcasting threesome with Richard Doyle and Grant Douglas Bromley to discuss this landmark film, a Criterion Collection laserdisc release of 1991.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 60 – Pier Paolo Pasolini’s The Decameron
September 16, 2019 11:38 - 126 MBDavid is joined by Josh Hornbeck, Brad McDermott and first-time guest Steven Johnson to talk about the first film in Pasolini's Trilogy of Life, based on the medieval writings of Giovanni Boccaccio.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 59 – Werner Herzog’s Fata Morgana
September 10, 2019 00:00 - 47.2 MBDavid is joined by first-time guest David Seeley to talk about this early documentary/essay/adventure-based travelogue by Werner Herzog, now streaming on The Criterion Channel.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 58 – Pierre Granier-Deferre’s The Widow Couderc
August 31, 2019 14:00 - 57.9 MBDavid is joined by first-time guest Adam Spieckerman to discuss a film starring Simone Signoret and Alain Delon, based on a novel by Georges Simenon.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 57 – Alan J. Pakula’s Klute
August 24, 2019 13:30 - 95.5 MBHere's your chance to tap into a lurid three-way conversation with David, Robert and Trevor about sex, murder and paranoia. We got the whole thing on tape!
Criterion Reflections – Episode 56 – Reginald Mills’ Tales of Beatrix Potter
August 15, 2019 22:40 - 86.3 MBDavid is joined by new guest Peter Webb to talk about this family-friendly matinee feature, currently streaming on the Criterion Channel.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 55 – Ingmar Bergman’s The Touch
June 24, 2019 12:00 - 89.1 MBDavid is joined by Jordan Essoe and first-time guest, television director Norman Buckley, to discuss this long-neglected English language film by Ingmar Bergman.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 54 – Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller
June 14, 2019 17:00 - 188 MBDavid is joined by Trevor Berrett, Brad McDermott and William Remmers for a whole lotta talk (just one voice at a time!) about this New Hollywood take on the classic western.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 53 – Roberto Rossellini’s Socrates
May 16, 2019 22:13 - 82.9 MBDavid enters into a dialog with Josh Hornbeck that, while perhaps not quite Socratic, is at least Socrat-ish.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 52 – Jack Nicholson’s Drive, He Said
May 10, 2019 11:30 - 63.3 MBDavid 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 12:00 - 86.6 MBDavid 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 12:00 - 155 MBDavid 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.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 49 – Jacques Tati’s Trafic
March 31, 2019 19:00 - 58.3 MBDavid talks with Derek J. Power about the last appearance of M. Hulot, and Arik Devens provides a few thoughts on the film as well.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 48 – Jan Troell’s The Emigrants
March 16, 2019 18:00 - 89.1 MBDavid 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 21:00 - 81.2 MBDavid is joined by Robert Taylor to discuss this remarkably radical, unvarnished exploration of an impoverished woman's experience in rural America.