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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Atom Egoyan joins for a discussion about his new and old films. Today his new film, Guest of Honour, opens on Kino Marquee. He hits on numerous influences that have impacted the new film and his entire film style. He also talks a great deal about his earlier films, the July bundle on the Criterion Channel, how to approach his filmography, and just the state of cinema today. He’s a breath of fresh air and loves film. Enjoy!  Episode Links Kino Marquee – Guest of Honour Atom Egoyan’s Personal...

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

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! We have a solid August 2020 announcement slate which includes the complete works of Agnes Varda. We dive into those, and Trevor provides a lot of insights into Town Bloody Hall and others. We also talk about Company, some discovered prints from Satyajit Ray, Pandora’s box, and more.  Episode Links Eclipse Viewer – Episode 34 – Agnes Varda in...

Doug McCambridge and Jordan Essoe join Aaron to talk Criterion during this new normal. We are pleasantly surprised that the Criterion July announcements were on time again, and in typical July fashion, it was a stellar month. In addition to the July slate, we talk about potential upcoming titles including Agnes Varda, Abbas Kiarostami, W.C. Fields, Jia Zhangke, and more. We also talk about the generous fundraiser that Criterion launched to support indie theaters and its...

David Seeley makes his debut on the podcast to give us a British perspective. David is a fixture on the Criterion Now group and an avid collector of Masters of Cinema. He joins to discuss the June announcements and weighs which are worth importing. There is some disappointing news with the cancelation of Cannes and other virus impacts, but we discuss some of the alternate programming that has hit streaming services. 

The inaugural episode of Oscilloscope features two segments. The first is with Nick Camacho, Director of Marketing, and the second with good friend Michael Hutchins. Nick and I talk about the identity of Oscilloscope, their identity and the type of content they distribute. We also focus a great deal on the subscription model for digital downloads that they call Circle of Quarantine to help get us through Coronavirus related restrictions. Nick shares some suggestions for films to choose, and...

Josh Hornbeck and Robert Taylor join ahead of the June announcements and take a moment to reflect on the life changing events that are going on. Coronavirus is impacting everyone and could transform the film industry. We talk about how it has impacted us, and what we can expect with the Criterion and cinephile world. More importantly, we concluded that outlets like film are a way to deal with this situation. We talk about the recent releases and rumors, and we keep it light when it comes to...

Criterion Now returns after a brief hiatus. David Blakeslee and Will Remmers join to discuss as much that happened since the last episode as possible, with a focus on recent developments. We discuss the May 2020 announcements and briefly run through all of the announcements that we missed. We also talk about Jason Polan’s passing, who we’ll miss dearly in more ways that we can express. We discuss the Netflix and Neon deals that have announced Criterion titles that are coming in the future....