Criterion Cast: Main Episodes

Follow Criterion Cast: Main Episodes
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

This feed is just the main episodes of the CriterionCast, without any of the bonus episodes.

Hyperbolic Labs


    • May 18, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 61 EPISODES

    4.9 from 33 ratings Listeners of Criterion Cast: Main Episodes that love the show mention: criterion collection, films, great, show.


    Ivy Insights

    The Criterion Cast: Main Episodes podcast is a delightful and engaging show that consistently offers thoughtful analysis of the films in The Criterion Collection. Hosted by Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Trevor Berrett, this podcast has brought back to life a branch that was once thought to be lost. It is truly a gem for cinephiles who have a deep appreciation for the films curated by The Criterion Collection.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the level of analysis and insight provided by the hosts. Each episode delves into the various elements of the chosen film, from its themes and storytelling techniques to its cinematography and performances. The hosts demonstrate a genuine passion for film and possess an impressive knowledge base that enriches the discussion. Their in-depth analysis allows listeners to gain a deeper appreciation for these films and encourages them to view them with a more discerning eye.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is its rotating format where each host takes turns choosing the title for discussion. This not only brings variety to the show but also allows for different perspectives on film interpretation. It keeps the discussion fresh and ensures that there is always something new and exciting to look forward to with each episode.

    While it's hard to find any major flaws with this podcast, one minor drawback could be the occasional lengthiness of episodes. Some episodes can run quite long, which may be daunting for listeners who prefer shorter podcasts or have limited time available. However, given the depth of analysis provided by the hosts, it's understandable why they go into such detail.

    In conclusion, The Criterion Cast: Main Episodes podcast is an outstanding show that offers valuable insights into films from The Criterion Collection. With its knowledgeable hosts and rotating format, it keeps listeners engaged and constantly exploring new cinematic experiences. Whether you are a longtime fan of The Criterion Collection or simply enjoy well-crafted movies, this podcast is well worth your time.



    More podcasts from Hyperbolic Labs

    Search for episodes from Criterion Cast: Main Episodes with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from Criterion Cast: Main Episodes

    Episode 217 – Argentine Noir with guest Matthew Gentile

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025


    David 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.

    Episode 216 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 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.

    favorites criterion collection aaron west david blakeslee jordan essoe josh hornbeck
    Episode 213 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 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.

    war room pennebaker chris hegedus criterioncast david blakeslee scott nye jordan essoe arik devens
    Episode 210 – Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’eclisse

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 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.

    michelangelo antonioni criterioncast eclisse david blakeslee scott nye jordan essoe arik devens
    Episode 209 – Michelangelo Antonioni’s La notte

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 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.

    michelangelo antonioni criterioncast david blakeslee scott nye jordan essoe arik devens
    Episode 208 – Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’avventura

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 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.

    avventura michelangelo antonioni l'avventura criterioncast david blakeslee scott nye jordan essoe arik devens
    Episode 207 – Roberto Rossellini’s Germany Year Zero

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020


    This time on the podcast, Jordan Essoe, Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Arik Devens discuss Roberto Rossellini's Paisan.

    movies film cinema dvd collection blu criterion arthouse roberto rossellini david blakeslee scott nye jordan essoe arik devens
    Episode 205 – Roberto Rossellini’s Rome, Open City

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 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!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 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!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019


    The trilogy concludes with the surreal, the inexplicably, and the haunting.

    Episode 199 – Ingmar Bergman’s Winter Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019


    Bergman's faith trilogy continues with the relentless Winter Light

    Episode 198 – A Conversation About DIANE, with Director Kent Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019


    The boys of summer return to Bergman's most wintery period.

    Episode 196 – Wacky 2019!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2019


    Ryan and David chat about the Wacky New Year's Drawing for 2019.

    Episode 195 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2018


    Ryan is joined by David, Arik, and Jordan to discuss their Criterion Collection releases from 2018.

    Episode 194 — Ingmar Bergman’s Persona

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 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]

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2017


    The team celebrates their favorite releases from The Criterion Collection in 2017.

    Episode 188 – Monte Hellman’s The Shooting & Ride in the Whirlwind

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2017


    David, Scott, Trevor, and Matt discuss the last film directed by Yasujiro Ozu.

    Episode 185 – Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2016


    Episode 177 – Georges Franju’s Eyes Without a Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2016


    Scott, David, Trevor, and Arik discuss the eroticism, restless youth, realist and stylistic traits in Bergman's landmark film.

    Claim Criterion Cast: Main Episodes

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel