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Brave film explorer comrades Joey Reinisch and Chris McCaleb journey to far the reaches of cinema. In each mission, they will analyze, report and criticize a film from THE CRITERION COLLECTION, hopefully maintaining their sanity in the presence of extreme motion picture brilliance...or something.

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  • Aug 14, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 1h 17m AVG DURATION
  • 35 EPISODES


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The Rubric #2 - Mortal Kombat (RADaptations)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2020 64:41


Chris' Assignment: RADaptations. Joey's Submission: Mortal Kombat. Does it stand up to Chris' RUBRIC?!? Let's watch...

#28 - Funny Games (1997)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 78:30


Learn and laugh along with your chuckle buddies in this hilarious romp of torture and 4th wall breaking remotes.

The Rubric #1 - Pilot

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 55:50


Criterionauts Joey Reinisch and Chris McCaleb try out their new show idea. A movie discussion show on a graded curve. Assignment: The Toys That Made Us. Chris' Submission: G.I. Joe The Movie Does it stand up to Joey's RUBRIC?!? Let's watch...

#27 - The Last Temptation Of Christ

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 81:44


Hey look! Someone made a movie out of the cliff notes for that book you never read but were supposed to.

#23 - The Canterbury Tales

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 87:38


After over a year lost in the void, Criterionaut Joey is joined by a new co-pilot: Chris McCaleb! In a horrible initiation, the new crew dives into the deep end with a new movie from Salo director Pier Paolo Pasolini

#22 - Fellini Satyricon

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2017 74:55


Joey and Brian watch ______ based on a book wh___ whole fu___ing passages are missing. What the f____.

#21 - Valley Of The Dolls

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2017 71:52


Joey and Brian struggle to remember the cast of the prequel to Beyond the Valley of the Dolls whilst talking about the media circus surrounding both movies.

#20 - Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2017 66:44


Hey superfly babydoll. Grab your uppers downers, sisters and cousins for a rad fab party of perfect perversions and lots and lots of boobs.

#19 - Eyes Without a Face

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2016 63:52


The film explorers dive into the inspiration for the modern classic "Face-Off". Spoiler alert, there's no golden guns.

#18 - Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2016 62:46


Joey and Brian watch their favorite bondage themed 90's romantic comedy about stockholm syndrome yet!

#17 - I Am Curious: Yellow

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2016 62:04


Joey and Brian get curious about Sweden and it's 60's politics...also bush. Did she touch the wiener? LETS FIND OUT.

#16 - 8 And A Half

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2016 52:53


#15 - Sweet Movie

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2016 70:09


Don't let the title of the movie fool you. It's ironic. Oh, you don't get it? That's because you don't get art. Art is only for smart people, you prude. Prude! I AM NOT A PRUDE.

#14 - The Night Porter

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2016 55:59


In an upsetting change of pace, Joey and Brian find themselves yearning for a strong dose of body horror to energize this post-war nazi hotel dramedy. It's not actually a comedy.

#13 - My Life As A Dog

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2016 58:59


Joey and Brian attempt to cleanse their movie watching palates with a healthy dose of schadenfreude. It doesn't work.

PSA - PRIMO SHOW 4: GODZILLA!

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2016 115:54


Visit the store at explosomagico.com for 8.5 hours of Godzilla Premium Mega show! Only $4!

#12 - In The Realm Of The Senses

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2016 66:34


Joey and Brian suffer through the most unsexy sex filled movie they've seen to date. You're going to need an new Criterion score card after this one, because all the boxes are getting checked.

#11 - Antichrist

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2016 73:38


Joey and Brian lean into it and delve further down into the depths as they explore Lars Von Filmguy's ANTICHRIST. There's a He, a She, a dead kid, and a very heavy log.

#10 - Scanners

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 71:23


TThe Criterionauts journey to the realm of the SCANNERS. Where buckets of plot are saved till the end, shotgun squads are decimated on the reg, and warble voiced mind talking is hard to take seriously.

#9 - Cronos

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2016 70:19


The filmsplorers embark on a relatively tame mission after the harrow experiences of Salo. GDT's first Wampire feature still holds up despite all the toilet blood.

#8 - Salo

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2015 70:35


The Criterionauts face their most challenging challenge to date. Salo, or the 120 days of sodom, assaulted the brave explorers with such fury that the effects will be felt for years to come.

PSA - PRIMO SHOW 3: STARSHIP TROOPERS!!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2015 115:54


#7 - Modern Times

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2015 95:09


Mission 7 takes the Criterionauts back in time to Modern Times as they experience life through the eyes of a brain damaged factory worker known only as "The Little Tramp." Oh and there's an attractice underaged homeless girl too. Modern Times!

#6 - Eraserhead

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2015 95:09


Our latest mission takes us to the student film filled stopmotion world of Equinox. Follow Joey and Brian as they witness films dumbest non-heroes mercifully get wiped out by a slobbery park ranger with a dick ring.

#4 - House: A Movie

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2015 101:17


The Criterionauts journey to the LSD-infused, blood-soaked sex dreams of House and barely make it out with their sanity intact. Those Japanese sure know how to party. It's a super good time, you guys.

#5 - Equinox

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2015 95:09


Our latest mission takes us to the student film filled stopmotion world of Equinox. Follow Joey and Brian as they witness films dumbest non-heroes mercifully get wiped out by a slobbery park ranger with a dick ring.

#3 - Rosemary's Baby

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 104:31


Criterionauts Reinisch and Carney embark on their first english language mission where they are treated with a shocking amount of nudity for a 50 year old movie.

#2 - Blue Is The Warmest Color

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2015 113:26


Mission 2 casts our explorers into the bizzaro mysterious world of France. Where young women eat spaghetti on a daily basis, smoke, and always sleep naked. Stay tuned for fluids of all kinds, long musicless scenes, and of course... more spaghetti.

#1 - Seven Samurai

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2015 87:32


Criterionauts Joey Reinisch and Brian Carney suit up for their impossible mission. To boldly watch culturally significant movies and expand their tiny brains. We now join our heroes for their first mission: Seven Samurai. Do YOU like...films? Ughh

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