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Talking through Criterion movies with a variety of guests.

Mike Mullaney


    • Apr 22, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 24 EPISODES


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    024: Frances Ha with Chelsea, Tori and Ali

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 94:24


    Chelsea Glosser commandeers the mic as guest host to revisit FRANCES HA with Tori Scozzaro and Ali Dickson. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/criteriondeepdives/support

    023: Destroy All Monsters with Mike Poggi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 54:28


    Inspired by the hype surrounding the 2021 box office smash hit Godzilla vs. Kong, Mike Poggi returns to discuss a movie we swore we'd pod about: Destroy All Monsters (1968). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/criteriondeepdives/support

    022: The Films of Wong Kar Wai with Dalton Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 145:49


    In celebration of the new 4K restoration box set, out today from the Criterion Collection, Dalton and Mike do a full-blown career retrospective on the Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai. We talk about the man himself, his background growing up in Hong Kong, and the themes that pop up again and again in his films. (1:11) Then we go film by film and dig in to what stuck with us most about each. (44:54) Finally, we each rank these films top to bottom, as well as give our personal power rankings for the troupe of actors who make up the WKW experience. (1:47:33) You can watch the video version of this episode here: YouTube - The Films of Wong Kar Wai with Dalton Lee

    021: Joint Security Area with Robby and Logan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 66:44


    Previous guests Robby and Logan stop by to, yup, you guessed it, talk about some movies. We start by talking about some current Oscar contenders, including Minari and Nomadland, as well as the pros and cons of virtual screening rooms. (1:04) Then they discuss Park Chan-Wook's South Korean military drama Joint Security Area. (23:13) You can watch the webcast version of this episode here: YouTube - Joint Security Area with Robby and Logan

    020: Harlan County, USA with Tyler Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 70:13


    Tyler Lee comes on the pod to discuss his op-ed concerning the Netflix film Hillbilly Elegy, and what he sees as a poor and misguided attempt to represent his native West Virginia and Appalachia as a whole. (0:36) Then we turn to a different film about the region, Harlan County, USA, to talk about how it continues to resonate today as both a political statement and a model for radical documentary filmmaking. (24:47) You can read Tyler's article here: Netflix's 'Hillbilly Elegy' turns my community's human anguish into Oscar bait - NBC News Think

    019: Roma with Steve Vaccaro

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 55:25


    Mike and Steve turn back the clock to 2018 for Alfonso Cuarón's astonishing and emotional portrait of Mexico City in the early 70s, ROMA. We discuss the director's autobiographical attachment to the film, unique filmmaking methods that make it so memorable, and the film's take on the burden of single parenthood and the true nature of family.

    018: Yentl with Tori Scozzaro

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 62:52


    Mike and Tori discuss the directorial debut from the legendary Barbra Streisand - YENTL!

    017: It's a Wonderful Life and Christmas Top 5s with Rod O'Toole

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 78:00


    It's a Criterion Christmas! Rod returns to discuss his recent, first-time viewing of the Christmas juggernaut “It’s A Wonderful Life” (1:56) and Mike describes his existential crisis watching this film as a middle schooler. (24:16) Then the two attempt to deck the halls by counting down their top 5 Christmas films! (39:11)

    016: Citizen Kane with Nick Matthews

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 84:43


    With the arrival of MANK this week on Netflix, we took the opportunity to revisit its source material and the film that is often hailed as the greatest of all time: CITIZEN KANE. Hear why Kane is the Bill Russell of cinema, ‘Mank’ builds on and expand’s Kane’s legacy, and why Nick thinks certain genres are and are not bound to exceed on streaming in 2020.

    015: Bicycle Thieves with Pat White

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 124:57


    Pat White brings his knowledge of Italian culture, cuisine and film to this look back at one of the crown jewels of international cinema, BICYCLE THIEVES.

    014: Thanksgiving Criterion Recs with Mike Mullaney

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 10:59


    A quick list of recommendations for this uncanny Thanksgiving holiday, so that you can feel like you're with family even if you're spending the holiday a bit differently this year.

    013: The Kid with a Bike with Annette Fetter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 74:04


    Mike is joined by loyal listener Annette Fetter to discuss the 2011 Belgian film THE KID WITH A BIKE and have a nice chat about the merits of subtitles!

    012: Cléo from 5 to 7 with Roderick O'Toole

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 110:10


    Live from Brooklyn, we are joined by Roderick O'Toole, and the delightful French film CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 from the legendary director Agnès Varda.

    011: PlayTime with Caitlin Dippo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 63:15


    Mike is joined by architecture enthusiast Caitlin Dippo to discuss the buildings that make up the 1967 film PLAYTIME and the characters that occupy them! Hear them discuss their favorite moments of physical comedy from Jacques Tati's Monsieur Hulot character as well as other absurd and surreal works of art this film reminds them of.

    010: The Wicker Man with Dalton Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 64:36


    Dalton and Mike tackle the British folk horror film THE WICKER MAN (the original one, not Nic Cage) and fawn over the incredible iconic performance of (unrelated to Dalton, so we think) Christopher Lee.

    009: Long Weekend with Mimi Ganzfried

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 69:06


    Mike and Mimi discuss some modern horror they’ve been watching such as Hereditary and Haunting of Hill House. Then they get into the 1978 Australian creature feature LONG WEEKEND, including all the fun fauna from the Land Down Under! We talk about the environmental message portrayed in this film and how it stacks up to the challenges we face today. Stick around until the end to hear these two try some iconic Aussie cuisine.

    008: Videodrome with Steve and Robby

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 68:12


    Previous guests Steve Vaccaro and Robby Yankush return for a roundtable discussion on a wild film from the mind of David Cronenberg, VIDEODROME!

    007: Empire of Passion with Logan Lukacs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 77:44


    Mike and Logan discuss their musical collaborations, time spent in film school together - and oh yes, the supernatural stylings of EMPIRE OF PASSION. Don't ghost this episode!

    006: Return to Glennascaul with Ellen Bachmanhuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 47:33


    Enter if you dare! We kick off spooky season here at Criterion Deep Dives with an Irish ghost tale starring Orson Welles, Return to Glennascaul! Then we delve into the rest of the Criterion Channel's limited offering of Irish films, including Coda, an animated film that may also give you a little scare, and the 1934 documentary Man of Aran. It's magically delicious!

    005: Au revoir les enfants with Kate Mullaney Shirley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 106:12


    Mike and Kate DIVE DEEP on Au revoir les enfants and its director Louis Malle! Why do we keep bringing up Quentin Tarantino so much? What would YOU have done in Vichy France in the 1940s? How does this film compare to Dead Poets’ Society? Tune in to hear these thoughts and more.

    004: The Lure with Steve Vaccaro

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 56:16


    Mike is joined by esteemed guest Steve Vaccaro to offer their thoughts on a modern Polish version of Hans Christian Anderson's "The Little Mermaid"

    003: Seven Samurai with Mike Poggi

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 77:48


    Mike is joined by another person named Mike to discuss Akira Kurosawa's classic "Seven Samurai"

    002: Stranger than Paradise with Chelsea Glosser

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 43:39


    Mike and Chelsea sit down to discuss the 1984 film "Stranger than Paradise"

    001: Brief Encounter with Robby Yankush

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 43:11


    Mike is joined by Robby Yankush to discuss the 1945 British film "Brief Encounter"

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