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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Episode 216 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | ||
Our 15th annual survey of Criterion's new releases, featuring David Blakeslee, Josh Hornbeck, Brad McDermott, and Aaron West. | |||
| Episode 215 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2023 | 01 Jan 2024 | ||
This year's panel (David, Jordan, Josh, Brad, and Aaron) resumes our annual tradition of sharing their favorite 2023 releases from the Criterion Collection. | |||
| Episode 214 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2022 | 01 Jan 2023 | ||
David Blakeslee, Jordan Essoe, Josh Hornbeck and Aaron West talk about their top picks among the films published by the Criterion Collection over the past year. | |||
| Episode 213 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2021 | 23 Dec 2021 | ||
The full CriterionCast crew assembles for our 12th annual year-end conversation about our favorite Criterion Collection offerings in 2021. | |||
| Episode 212 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2020 | 26 Dec 2020 | ||
Scott is joined by David, Aaron, Trevor, and Jordan to discuss their Criterion Collection releases from 2020. | |||
| Episode 211 – Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker’s The War Room | 20 Oct 2020 | ||
On episode 211 of CriterionCast, Jordan Essoe is joined by Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Arik Devens to discuss Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker's 1993 documentary The War Room. | |||
| Episode 210 – Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’eclisse | 16 Sep 2020 | ||
On episode 210 of CriterionCast, Jordan Essoe is joined by Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Arik Devens to discuss Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1961 film L'eclisse. | |||
| Episode 209 – Michelangelo Antonioni’s La notte | 14 Aug 2020 | ||
On episode 209 of CriterionCast, Jordan Essoe is joined by Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Arik Devens to discuss Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1961 film La notte. | |||
| Episode 208 – Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’avventura | 10 Jul 2020 | ||
On episode 208 of CriterionCast, Jordan Essoe is joined by Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Arik Devens to discuss Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1960 film L'avventura. | |||
| Episode 207 – Roberto Rossellini’s Germany Year Zero | 10 Jun 2020 | ||
This time on the podcast, Jordan Essoe, Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Arik Devens discuss Roberto Rossellini's Germany Year Zero. | |||
| Episode 206 – Roberto Rossellini’s Paisan | 16 May 2020 | ||
This time on the podcast, Jordan Essoe, Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Arik Devens discuss Roberto Rossellini's Paisan. | |||
| Episode 205 – Roberto Rossellini’s Rome, Open City | 08 May 2020 | ||
This time on the podcast, Jordan Essoe, Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Arik Devens discuss Roberto Rossellini's Rome Open City. | |||
| Episode 204 – Wacky 2020! | 01 Jan 2020 | ||
Ryan is joined by David and Aaron to chat about the Wacky New Year's Drawing for 2020. | |||
| Episode 203 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | ||
Ryan is joined by David, Scott, Trevor, and Jordan to discuss their Criterion Collection releases from 2019. | |||
| Episode 202 – William Wyler’s The Heiress | 29 Aug 2019 | ||
Trevor, Scott and David convene to sift through the motives and malice driving this compelling, Oscar-winning adaptation of Henry James's Washington Square. | |||
| Episode 201 – Ten Years! | 07 Jul 2019 | ||
Ryan is joined by Arik, David, Scott, and Josh to discuss the podcast’s ten-year anniversary, as well as a few Criterion-related topics. | |||
| Episode 200 – Ingmar Bergman’s The Silence | 21 Apr 2019 | ||
The trilogy concludes with the surreal, the inexplicably, and the haunting. | |||
| Episode 199 – Ingmar Bergman’s Winter Light | 21 Apr 2019 | ||
Bergman's faith trilogy continues with the relentless Winter Light | |||
| Episode 198 – A Conversation About DIANE, with Director Kent Jones | 23 Mar 2019 | ||
David Blakeslee interviews director and film critic Kent Jones about his new film Diane, starring Mary Kay Place. | |||
| Episode 197 – Ingmar Bergman’s Through a Glass Darkly | 21 Feb 2019 | ||
The boys of summer return to Bergman's most wintery period. | |||
| Episode 196 – Wacky 2019! | 04 Jan 2019 | ||
Ryan and David chat about the Wacky New Year's Drawing for 2019. | |||
| Episode 195 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2018 | 27 Dec 2018 | ||
Ryan is joined by David, Arik, and Jordan to discuss their Criterion Collection releases from 2018. | |||
| Episode 194 — Ingmar Bergman’s Persona | 07 Dec 2018 | ||
For this episode of The CriterionCast, Scott, David, and Trevor join to discuss Ingmar Bergman's Persona. | |||
| Episode 193 – Jacques Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | 06 Jun 2018 | ||
Trevor, David and Scott share their deep love of this magical film, so stop what you're doing and watch (or at least listen to) what happens. | |||
| Episode 192 – 100 Years of Olympic Films [Winter Games Edition] | 20 Feb 2018 | ||
David, Aaron and Arik go for the gold as they slalom and curl their way through Criterion's epic box set. | |||
| Episode 191 – John Ford’s Young Mr. Lincoln | 19 Feb 2018 | ||
David, Scott and Trevor sift right from wrong, by jing, as they discuss this classic slice of Americana from 1939. | |||
| Episode 190 – New Year’s Wacky Drawing 2017-18 | 31 Dec 2017 | ||
David Blakeslee and Aaron West sift through the clues embedded in the annual New Year's info dump from the Criterion Collection. | |||
| Episode 189 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2017 | 21 Dec 2017 | ||
The team celebrates their favorite releases from The Criterion Collection in 2017. | |||
| Episode 188 – Monte Hellman’s The Shooting & Ride in the Whirlwind | 11 Dec 2017 | ||
Scott, David, and Trevor talk production models, genre, and drug trips in Hellman's landmark low-budget westerns. | |||
| Episode 187 – Jack Clayton’s The Innocents | 25 Oct 2017 | ||
For this episode of The CriterionCast, Trevor is joined by David and Scott to talk about Jack Clayton's The Innocents, adapted from Henry James's classic ghost story The Turn of the Screw. | |||
| Episode 186 – Yasujiro Ozu’s An Autumn Afternoon | 05 Sep 2017 | ||
David, Scott, Trevor, and Matt discuss the last film directed by Yasujiro Ozu. | |||
| Episode 185 – Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker | 24 Jul 2017 | ||
In this episode, Trevor Berrett and Scott Nye venture into the mysteries of the Zone, discussing Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 film Stalker. | |||
| Episode 184 – Mark Robson’s Valley of the Dolls | 15 Jul 2017 | ||
David is joined by Catherine Stebbins to discuss what they learned in their encounter with the original Valley Girls. | |||
| Episode 183 – Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow-Up | 23 Jun 2017 | ||
In this episode, Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Trevor Berrett discuss Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film Blow-Up. | |||
| Episode 182 – George Stevens’ Woman of the Year | 09 May 2017 | ||
David and Trevor take a swing at this seminal Tracy/Hepburn comedy, and try not to waffle in their opinions on the film's implicit messages about gender roles. | |||
| Episode 181 – Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock | 26 Feb 2017 | ||
In this episode, Trevor Berrett and David Blakeslee discuss Peter Weir's 1975 film Picnic at Hanging Rock. | |||
| Episode 180 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2016 | 18 Jan 2017 | ||
The crew talks about the past year in Criterion, including their favorite three Criterion releases of 2016. | |||
| Episode 179 – Criterion Collection Wish List for 2017 | 30 Dec 2016 | ||
David, Aaron, Arik and Mark get all speculative as they share their Criterion-related hopes and dreams for the year ahead. | |||
| Episode 178 – Fritz Lang’s The Testament of Dr. Mabuse | 08 Nov 2016 | ||
Ryan and Arik chat about Lang's 1933 film. | |||
| Episode 177 – Georges Franju’s Eyes Without a Face | 27 Oct 2016 | ||
Ryan is joined by West Anthony to discuss Franju's 1960 horror film. | |||
| Episode 176 – Kenji Mizoguchi’s The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum | 15 Oct 2016 | ||
Scott, David, and Ryan discuss heartache, sacrifice, gender roles, and performance in Mizoguchi's 1939 masterpiece. | |||
| Episode 175 – Ingmar Bergman’s Smiles of a Summer Night | 29 Aug 2016 | ||
Scott, David, Trevor, and Arik discuss sex, seasons, witty retorts, dueling, and moral investigation in Bergman's 1955 classic. | |||
| Episode 174 – Ingmar Bergman’s Summer with Monika | 25 Jul 2016 | ||
Scott, David, Trevor, and Arik discuss the eroticism, restless youth, realist and stylistic traits in Bergman's landmark film. | |||
| Episode 173 – Ingmar Bergman’s Summer Interlude | 25 Jun 2016 | ||
Scott, David, Trevor, and Arik discuss the artistic seeds, sensuality, playfulness, performances, autobiography, and tragedy in Bergman's 1951 film. | |||
| Episode 172 – Michael Bay’s Armageddon | 04 Jun 2016 | ||
Scott, David, Ryan, and James discuss the thrills, chills, and discomfort of Bay's landmark blockbuster, and whether it belongs in the Collection. | |||
| Episode 171 – Vilgot Sjöman’s I Am Curious… | 30 Mar 2016 | ||
Scott, David, and James discuss the politics, filmmaking, the legacy of war, and, of course, sex in the landmark dual film. | |||
| Episode 170 – The Flowers of St. Francis | 08 Feb 2016 | ||
Scott and David discuss faith, simplicity, nature, joy, and realism in Rossellini's don't-call-it-a-biopic. | |||
| Episode 169 – Criterion Collection Blu-ray Upgrade Wish List for 2016 | 30 Dec 2015 | ||
The team gathers for one last episode in 2015: our annual Blu-ray upgrade wish list! | |||
| Episode 168 – Eric Rohmer’s My Night at Maud’s | 28 Dec 2015 | ||
Scott and David discuss faith, chance, choices, and morality in Eric Rohmer's landmark 1969 hit. | |||
| Episode 167 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2015 | 17 Dec 2015 | ||
To celebrate the past year of Criterion Collection releases, Ryan is joined by David Blakeslee, Scott Nye, Aaron West, Arik Devens and Keith Enright to discuss their favorite releases of 2015. | |||
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