Sinopsis
This feed features everything that we produce, podcast-wise, at CriterionCast.com
Episodios
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David Reviews Mike Nichols’s Carnal Knowledge [Criterion 4K/Blu-ray Review]
21/07/2025A compilation of video and audio clips that David Blakeslee put together for his review, including a repurposed Criterion Reflections podcast episode from 2019 featuring Richard Doyle and Grant Bromley.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 156 – Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes From a Marriage
06/07/2025In this lengthy episode, David hosts four individual conversations about this emotionally searing and evocative TV miniseries of 1973 that was edited for theatrical release the following year.
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Episode 217 – Argentine Noir with guest Matthew Gentile
18/05/2025David Blakeslee hosts director/screenwriter Matthew Gentile in a conversation about six films from Argentina's golden age of cinema, currently featured on the Criterion Channel.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 155 – Allan King’s Come On Children
19/04/2025David is joined by William Remmers to discuss an obscure Canadian documentary about 10 groovy teenagers who are granted 10 weeks of autonomy for the purpose of generating compelling cinematic moments, or at least trippy vibes.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 154 – Jun Fukuda’s Godzilla vs. Megalon
10/03/2025David is joined by Richard Doyle and David Seeley to provide intellectual gravitas as we contemplate the threat that atomic testing presents to the future of human civilization. Also: Jet Jaguar to the rescue!
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 153 – Mike Leigh’s Hard Labour
01/02/2025David is joined by first-time guest Ethan Magnan to discuss Leigh's first made-for-TV film, and we also talk about Hard Truth's, his most recent release from 2024.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 152 – Peter Bogdanovich’s Paper Moon
05/01/2025David is joined by Richard Doyle, Eric Grant, and Josh Wilson to talk about a recent release from the Criterion Collection. We had a fun conversation, that unresolved matter of $200 notwithstanding.
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Episode 216 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2024
31/12/2024Our 15th annual survey of Criterion's new releases, featuring David Blakeslee, Josh Hornbeck, Brad McDermott, and Aaron West.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 151 – Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye
06/12/2024David is joined by Richard Doyle and Robert Taylor to discuss this skewed reworking that situates Raymond Chandler's 50s noir classic in early 70s L.A.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 150 – Lina Wertmüller’s Love and Anarchy
09/11/2024David is joined by Richard Doyle to discuss this timely tale of radical resistance and romantic folly in fascist Italy of the 1930s.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 149 – Roger Vadim’s Don Juan (or if Don Juan Were a Woman)
15/10/2024The podcast returns after a long break featuring David in a solo episode talking about Brigitte Bardot's acting career with a focus on this, her final feature performance.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 148 – The Game of Clones
22/06/2024David talks with Michael Worth about the excellent new Bruceploitation box set from Severin Films.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 147 – Charles Nichols’ and Iwao Takamoto’s Charlotte’s Web
25/05/2024David is joined by musical theater enthusiast Robert Cioffi to discuss this Hanna-Barbera animated adaptation of E.B. White's all-time best-selling youth fiction novel.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 146 – Perry Henzell’s The Harder They Come
15/05/2024David and guests conclude a 3-part series on Black cinema of February 1973 with a discussion of a Jamaican midnight movie classic that launched reggae a a major force in global popular music.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 145 – Larry Cohen’s Black Caesar
27/04/2024David, Richard, and James continue their conversation about Black cinema of 1973, focusing on a Blaxploitation classic featuring a funky James Brown soundtrack and charismatic Fred Williamson in the title role.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 144 – Mel Stuart’s Wattstax
06/04/2024David is joined by Richard Doyle and first-time guest James Merritt to talk about this engaging concert/documentary featuring Isaac Hayes, Richard Pryor, The Staples Singers, and an all-star cast of Black musical artists that performed at the LA Coliseum in August 1972.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 143 – Fernando Di Leo’s The Boss
08/03/2024David is joined by Richard Doyle as they dive into the mafia-infused milieu of Italian poliziotteschi cinema via this trilogy-concluding whirlwind of mayhem, betrayal, and revenge.
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 142 – Luchino Visconti’s Ludwig
07/02/2024David provides a video overview of Visconti's maligned late career masterwork and extends his coverage in a conversation with Brad McDermott
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 141 – Roberto Rossellini’s The Age of the Medici
16/01/2024David revisits the TV miniseries that attempts to recreate the cultural milieu of 15th century Florence in this first episode of Season 5: 1973.
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Episode 215 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2023
01/01/2024This year's panel (David, Jordan, Josh, Brad, and Aaron) resumes our annual tradition of sharing their favorite 2023 releases from the Criterion Collection.