Ep. 53: SANJURO (1962)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Akira Kurosawa's SANJURO.
Mar 24, 2016•22 min
The Criterionist: A Look At The Criterion Collection
A look into the Criterion Collection, one spine number at a time. Each episode Darin looks at a movie from the Criterion Collection and shares what he thought.
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Ep. 52: YOJIMBO (1961)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Akira Kurosawa's YOJIMBO.
Mar 09, 2016•29 min
Ep. 51: BRAZIL (1985)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Terry Gilliam's 1985 film BRAZIL.
Mar 02, 2016•32 min
Ep. 50: AND THE SHIP SAILS ON (1984)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Federico Fellini's 1984 film AND THE SHIP SAILS ON.
Feb 24, 2016•30 min
Ep. 49: NIGHTS OF CABIRAI (1957)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Federico Fellini's 1957 film NIGHTS OF CABIRIA.
Feb 10, 2016•27 min
Ep. 48: BLACK ORPHEUS (1959)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Marcel Camus's BLACK ORPHEUS.
Oct 14, 2015•18 min
Ep. 47: INSOMNIA (1997)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Erik Skjoldbjærg's INSOMNIA.
Oct 06, 2015•15 min
Ep. 46 THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (1932)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Irving Pichel and Ernest B. Schoedsack's THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME. He talks about its look at humanity and how it is much too short.
Sep 30, 2015•15 min
Ep. 45: TASTE OF CHERRY (1997)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Abbas Kiarostami's TASTE OF CHERRY. He talks about how beautiful and honest it is, even though it is about death.
Jul 14, 2015•21 min
Ep. 44: THE RED SHOES (1948)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Michael Powell's and Emric Presberger's THE RED SHOES. He talks about how it takes a look at the movie making process and is very beautiful to look at.
May 12, 2015•13 min
Ep. 43: LORD OF THE FLIES (1963)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Peter Brooks' LORD OF THE FLIES. He talks about how it challenges the human race and an organized society.
Apr 29, 2015•12 min
Ep. 42: FISHING WITH JOHN (1991)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about the weird and excellent six episode TV series FISHING WITH JOHN.
Apr 14, 2015•15 min
Ep. 41: HENRY V (1944)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Laurence Olivier's HENRY V and how it takes a new look at play to film adaptation.
Apr 07, 2015•11 min
Ep. 40: ARMAGEDDON (1998)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Michael Bay's ARMAGEDDON. He talks about how it is not very good, but has well made parts. He also talks about the last 10 movies with a sort of award show.
Mar 31, 2015•24 min
Ep. 39: TOKYO DRIFTER (1966)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Seijun Suzuki's TOKYO DRIFTER. He talks about how the crazy style and intentionally confusing story makes it a great movie and a great time.
Mar 25, 2015•18 min
Ep. 38: BRANDED TO KILL (1967)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Seijun Suzuki's BRANDED TO KILL. He talks about how cool it is because it is so weird.
Mar 17, 2015•3 min
Ep. 37: TIME BANDITS (1981)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Terry Gilliam's TIME BANDITS. He talks about how he cannot connect with it but realizes it is very well made.
Mar 04, 2015•19 min
Ep. 36: THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Henri-Gorges Clouzot's THE WAGES OF FEAR. He talks about the desperation of jobs and how intense this film is.
Feb 26, 2015•21 min
Ep. 35: DIABOLIQUE (1955)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Henri-Gorges Clouzot's DIABOLIQUE. He talks about how creepy it is and how the film has one of cinema's first twists.
Feb 03, 2015•14 min
Ep. 34: ANDREI RUBLEV (1966)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Andrei Tarkovsky's ANDREI RUBLEV. He talks about how it is all about the influence of life can influence art and how the film should be a little shorter and it would be one of the best films ever made.
Jan 30, 2015•23 min
Ep. 33: NANOOK OF THE NORTH (1922)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Robert J. Flahetry's NANOOK OF THE NORTH. He talks about how it is pretty simple and why the filmmaker staged most of the situations.
Jan 22, 2015•14 min
Ep. 32: OLIVER TWIST (1948)
HE'S BACK! In this episode The Criterionist talks about David Lean's OLIVER TWIST. He talks about how the two David Lean directed Charles Dicken's adaptations are not his cup of tea and how much he loves movies where kids get knocked around.
Jan 13, 2015•14 min
Ep. 31: GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about David Lean's GREAT EXPECTATIONS. He talks about all the coincidences in the film even though the story lends itself to it.
Nov 19, 2014•30 min
Ep. 30: M (1931)
In this episode The Criterionist is joined by his wife to talk Fritz Lang's M. They talk about the great performance by Peter Lorre and the pros and cons of the judicial system.
Nov 13, 2014•48 min
Ep 29: PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (1975)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Peter Weir's PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK. He talks about the eerie tone and the odd themes.
Nov 04, 2014•22 min
Ep. 28: BLOOD FOR DRACULA (1974)
In this episode The Criterionist talks about Paul Morrisey's BLOOD FOR DRACULA. He talks about how weird it is and down right creepy.
Oct 28, 2014•15 min
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