The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 73 – Carlos Saura’s Flamenco Trilogy
David and Trevor revisit the recently upgraded set, following up on their conversation about these films back in 2016.
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20 of 54 episodesThe Eclipse Viewer – Episode 72 – Kinuyo Tanaka Directs [Part 3]
David and Trevor conclude their discussion of the new Eclipse Series set in conversations about GIRLS OF THE NIGHT and LOVE UNDER THE CRUCIF...
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 71 – Kinuyo Tanaka Directs [Part 2]
David and Trevor continue their review of the new Eclipse Series set by discussing FOREVER A WOMAN and THE WANDERING PRINCESS.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 70 – Kinuyo Tanaka Directs [Part 1]
David and Trevor discuss LOVE LETTER and THE MOON HAS RISEN, the first of three episodes reviewing KINUYO TANAKA DIRECTS, new from the Eclip...
Episode 220 – An Interview with Thomas Golianopoulos, Author of The Life of Singleton: From Boyz n the Hood to Snowfall
An in-depth conversation about director John Singleton, the subject of Criterion's new Hood Trilogy box set.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 69 – Lubitsch Musicals [Part 2]
David, Trevor and guest William Remmers wrap up their coverage of the set to talk about THE SMILING LIEUTENANT and ONE HOUR WITH YOU.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 68 – Lubitsch Musicals [Part 1]
David and Trevor are joined by William Remmers to discuss THE LOVE PARADE and MONTE CARLO, the first two films in this reissued set of class...
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 67 – Abbas Kiarostami: Early Shorts and Features [Part 4]
David and Trevor wrap up their coverage with a conversation about six "school films" shot between 1975 and 1989.
Episode 219: An Interview with Aaron West, Author of The A24 New Wave
Aaron West's upcoming book covers the rise of A24 from its first releases in 2012 up to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020...
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 66 – Abbas Kiarostami: Early Shorts and Features [Part 3]
David and Trevor discuss five films shot between 1978-1984 that offer Kiarostami's insight and indirect critique of Iranian politics and cul...
Episode 218 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2025
David Blakeslee, Aaron West, and Brad McDermott got together to keep our annual "favorites of the year" podcast tradition going for Year 16!
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 65 – Abbas Kiarostami: Early Shorts and Features [Part 2]
David and Trevor continue their conversation, focusing on two medium-length narratives about adolescence and poverty: Experience and A Weddi...
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 64 – Abbas Kiarostami: Early Shorts and Features [Part 1]
The Eclipse Series is back! And so is our podcast dedicated to each of the excellent box sets released under this sideline of the Criterion...
David Reviews Mike Nichols’s Carnal Knowledge [Criterion 4K/Blu-ray Review]
A compilation of video and audio clips that David Blakeslee put together for his review, including a repurposed Criterion Reflections podcas...
Criterion Reflections – Episode 156 – Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes From a Marriage
In this lengthy episode, David hosts four individual conversations about this emotionally searing and evocative TV miniseries of 1973 that w...
Episode 217 – Argentine Noir with guest Matthew Gentile
David Blakeslee hosts director/screenwriter Matthew Gentile in a conversation about six films from Argentina's golden age of cinema, current...
Criterion Reflections – Episode 155 – Allan King’s Come On Children
David is joined by William Remmers to discuss an obscure Canadian documentary about 10 groovy teenagers who are granted 10 weeks of autonomy...
Criterion Reflections – Episode 154 – Jun Fukuda’s Godzilla vs. Megalon
David is joined by Richard Doyle and David Seeley to provide intellectual gravitas as we contemplate the threat that atomic testing presents...
Criterion Reflections – Episode 153 – Mike Leigh’s Hard Labour
David 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 re...
Criterion Reflections – Episode 152 – Peter Bogdanovich’s Paper Moon
David is joined by Richard Doyle, Eric Grant, and Josh Wilson to talk about a recent release from the Criterion Collection. We had a fun con...