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A current rundown of the world of Criterion with a round table of guests. We talk about new and upcoming releases, what's happening on FilmStruck, and other related topics related to the Criterion Collection.

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    Criterion Now – Episode 148 – Criterion 2022 Top 3, Sight & Sound, February and March 2023 Announcements

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023


    We are pleased to have Dave Eves back on the show. We talk best of 2022, February and March announcements, and the Sight & Sound list.

    Criterion Now – Episode 147 – August 2022 Through January 2023 Criterion Releases

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022


    Now that we're back, we had some catching up to do. This week Drew Morton joined to go back through all of the months that we missed during hiatus -- August 2022 through January 2023.

    Criterion Now – Episode 146 – A Conversation with Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022


    Filmmaker Sean Baker and his co-director for Take Out and frequent collaborator Shih-Ching Tsou join to discuss Take Out, Criterion, and other topics.

    Criterion Now – Episode 145 – We're Back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022


    Jill and Aaron are now officially back from hiatus and ready to resume the show. This is us getting warmed up.

    Criterion Now – Episode 144 – July 2022 Announcements, David Lynch, Truffaut

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022


    Jill and Aaron get into June announcements, a lot of David Lynch news, and speculate about François Truffaut.

    Criterion Now – Episode 143 – June 2022 Announcements, Indicator Bogart, Kinuyo Tunaka

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022


    Marcus Pinn joins as we discuss June announcements and a lot more.

    Criterion Now – Episode 142 – May 2022 Announcements, Miller's Crossing, Pink Flamingos

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022


    Drew Morton joins again, and we have a lot to talk about. Come for the Criterions, stay for his Jimmy Stewart impressions.

    Criterion Now – Episode 141 – Martial Arts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022


    Grady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali, authors of These Fists Break Bricks join to talk about all things martial arts.

    Criterion Now – Episode 140 – April 2022 Announcements, A Hard Day's Night, Shaft

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022


    Celeste de la Cabra joins to discuss the April announcements and more possibly coming to Criterion.

    Criterion Now – Episode 139 – Reflections on 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022


    Jill and Aaron spend New Year's Eve reflecting on the year of 2021

    Criterion Now – Episode 138 – March 2022 Announcements, Janus Acquisitions, Rumors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022


    Brad McDermott joins to talk the March 2022 Announcements and a lot of other Criterion news.

    Criterion Now – Episode 137 – A Conversation with Farran Smith Nehme

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021


    Jill and Aaron welcome writer and frequent Criterion contributor Farran Smith Nehme to the show.

    Criterion Now – Episode 136 – #Noirvember

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021


    Jill and Aaron welcome crime fiction writer, Craig Terlson, to the show to discuss #Noirvember.

    Criterion Now – Episode 135 – January 2022 Announcements, David Fincher's Voir, Indicator US

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021


    Jill and Aaron dig into a lot in this episode. We begin with the January 2022 announcements and go from there.

    Criterion Now – Episode 134 – Horror in the Criterion Collection

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021


    Drew Morton joins Jill and Aaron to dive into horror titles in the collection.

    Criterion Now – Episode 133 – Talking Film Restoration and More with Deaf Crocodile

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021


    Dennis Bartok and Craig Rogers from Deaf Crocodile join us for an insightful discussion about film restoration.

    Criterion Now – Episode 132 – December 2021 Announcements, Inland Empire, Francois Truffaut

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021


    Doug McCambridge from Good Times, Great Movies and Schitt's and Giggles makes his grand return to discuss December 2021, pay tribute to some legends, and talk about rumors.

    Criterion Now – Episode 131 – A Conversation with Imogen Sara Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021


    Imogen Sara Smith joins to talk about noir, especially international noir, and other topics.

    Criterion Now – Episode 130 – November Announcements, 4K, Impact to DVD

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021


    Both of Aaron's co-hosts ever, Jill Blake and Mark Hurne, together on a podcast with a lot to talk about.

    Criterion Now – Episode 129 – 4K Announcement, Miramax, Double Indemnity

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021


    This is Jill Blake's first official episode as co-host. We react to the 4K announcement and talk a lot more film.

    Criterion New – Episode 128 – The Signifyin' Works of Marlon Riggs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021


    Brad McDermott joins to take a deep dive into the boxset of Marlon Riggs.

    Criterion Now – Episode 127 – October 2021 Announcements, Citizen Kane, UHD and 4K

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2021


    Jill Blakes joins to talk about the October announcements, the likelihood of Citizen Kane, and addresses the UHD and 4K rumors.

    Criterion Now – Episode 126 – September 2021 Announcements, Citizen Kane Rumors, Nathan Lane

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021


    Martin Kessler is back to talk Van Peebles, Citizen Kane, and much more.

    Criterion Now – Episode 125 – Inside Albert Brooks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021


    Becky D'Anna returns to the show to talk about one of her favorite filmmakers, Albert Brooks.

    Criterion Now – Episode 124 – American Cinema in the 1970s

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021


    Aaron is joined by Matthew Asprey Gear, who is an author, film historian, and teacher.

    Criterion Now – Episode 123 – August 2021 Announcements, Melvin Van Peebles, Isobel Sandoval

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021


    Andrew and Steven of the Chasing Labels podcast join to talk Criterions.

    Criterion Now – Episode 122 – The Kaiju Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021


    Dave Eves joins to talk about Kaiju cinema starting with Godzilla and continuing with all the others.

    Criterion Now – Episode 121 – July 2021 Announcements, Tracking Discs, Magnificent Ambersons

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021


    David Blakeslee makes his return to discuss July 2021 announcements, Magnificent Ambersons, Story of a 3-day Pass, and more.

    Criterion Now – Episode 120 – June 2021 Announcements, Indicator Noir, Fredric March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021


    Jill Blake joins and cover June 2021 and she shares her classic film expertise.

    Criterion Now – Episode 119 – Paramount Out Of Print Titles, Amazon Studios

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021


    Micheal Hutchins joins for an emergency episode to talk about Paramount titles going OOP and other rumors and announcements.

    Criterion Now – Episode 118 – May 2021 Announcements, Eric Rohmer, Satyajit Ray

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021


    Josh Wilson joins the podcast for the first time and we talk May 2021 Announcements, Eric Rohmer's Four Seasons, and more.

    Criterion Now – Episode 117 – COVID-19, Movie Theaters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021


    Aaron's father, Gary West, joins to discuss the pandemic. Gary is a public health expert that is currently teaching a class on COVID-19.

    Criterion Now – Episode 116 – April 2021 Announcements, Wong Kar Wai Reviews, Napoleon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021


    Believe it or not, Mark Hurne is back on the show for the first time in a year. We geek out on Criterion like we always have.

    Criterion Now – Episode 115 – March 2021 Announcements, Ashley Clark, Upcoming Titles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021


    Jon Laubinger returns to talk about the March 2021 announcements and especially the World of Wong Kar Wai set

    Criterion Now – Episode 114 – February 2021 Announcements, Fellini Boxset, Wong Kar Wai, Arrow Academy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020


    Dave Eves joins Aaron during the Thanksgiving break to catch up on all things Criterion and some Arrow

    Criterion Now – Episode 113 – January 2021 Announcements, Janus Theatrical Releases, Flash Sale

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020


    David Blakeslee and Trevor Berrett join to talk about Criterion January 2021 announcements, Janus films that are going to hit theaters, and the October flash sale.

    Criterion Now – Episode 112 – December 2020 Announcements, Black Films, Theatrical Releases

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020


    Brad McDermott and Josh Hornbeck join to discuss December 2020 Announcements, black films, Wong Kar Wai and more.

    Criterion Now Episode 111 – October & November Announcements, Fellini, Varda

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020


    Michael Hutchins joins Aaron to catch up on the October & November announcements, plus talk about Fellini and Varda.

    Criterion Now – Episode 110 – A Conversation with Atom Egoyan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2020


    Film Director Atom Egoyan joins for a discussion about his new and old films.

    Criterion Now – Episode 109 – September 2020 Announcements, Spike Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020


    Brad McDermott and Will Remmers join Aaron to talk about September 2020 Announcements, Spike Lee, Bollywood, and more.

    Criterion Now – Episode 108 – August 2020 Announcements, Agnes Varda, Satyajit Ray

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020


    Trevor Berrett from The Mookse and the Gripes and CriterionCast joins to talk about the latest bit of news from Criterion. What a big month it is!

    Criterion Now – Episode 107 – July 2020 Announcements, WC Fields, Arthouse Fundraiser

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020


    Doug McCambridge and Jordan Essoe join Aaron to talk Criterion during this new normal.

    Criterion Now – Episode 106 – June Announcements, VOD, Masters of Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020


    David Seeley makes his debut on the podcast to give us a British perspective.

    Oscilloscope Now – Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020


    The inaugural episode of Oscilloscope features Nick Camacho, Director of Marketing, and good friend Michael Hutchins.

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