The Criterion Chat

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss René Clément's 1960 thriller "Purple Noon", starring Alain Delon, and not MATT DAMON.

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss Alain Resnais' 1959 French New Wave classic "Hiroshima mon amour".

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss G. W. Pabst's talkie debut "Westfront 1918", released in 1930.

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss Andrei Tarkovsky's debut feature film "Ivan's Childhood", released in 1962.

In this episode, Nate and Matt spend magic hour with Terrence Malick's "Days of Heaven", released in 1978.

In this festive annual episode, Nate and Matt are joined by Bryan to discuss their classic and contemporary film picks for inclusion in the famed Criterion Collection.

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss Masaki Kobayashi's samurai classic "Harakiri", released in 1962.

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss Costa-Gavras' influential political thriller "Z", released in 1969.

In this episode, Nate and Matt face a podcast identity crisis during a discussion on "Infernal Affairs", directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, released in 2002. Or maybe it's a discussion on "The Departed", directed by Martin Scorsese, released in 2006.

In this episode, Nate and Matt drive through the dusty minefield that is Ridley Scott's "Thelma & Louise", released in 1991.

GET THE BOOK! GET THE BOOK! GET THE BOOK! To be clear, we hope for a quick resolution to the strikes and stand for our hard-working writers and actors getting paid fairly. Unless, of course, the writers plan on turning out drivel like "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds", which inexplicably is going to have a musical episode or some nonsense. Some people may be concerned that more scripts lik...

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss the silent hijinks of "The Kid Brother", starring Harold Lloyd and released in 1927.

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese's "This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection", released in 2019.

In this episode, Nate and Matt pull back the curtain on Ingmar Bergman's 1958 film "The Magician".

In this episode, Nate and Matt reminisce about Wong Kar-Wai's nostalgic "Days of Being Wild", released in 1990.

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss Christopher Nolan's 1998 debut no-budget feature "Following".

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss Kiyoshi Kurosawa's shocking 1997 film "Cure".  The real shock?  Matt actually likes a Horror film.

In this annual special, Nate, Matt, and special guest Bryan share their classic and contemporary film picks for future inclusion in The Criterion Collection.

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss Jean-Pierre Melville's 1961 drama "Leon Morin, Priest".

In this episode, Nate and Matt dig out their old MiniDV cams and discuss Thomas Vinterberg's 1998 Dogme 95 feature "The Celebration".

Nate and Matt turn the smoke machines on full blast for Michael Cimino's studio-imploding opus "Heaven's Gate", released in 1980.

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss Martin Scorsese's classic 1980 knockout "Raging Bull".

In this episode, Nate and Matt pour the scotch and adjust the microphone as they discuss Robert Altman's 1984 film "Secret Honor." Roberto, just erase all this.

Happy 4th! Let's get paranoid! Nate and Matt conspire to discuss Alan J. Pakula's 1974 thriller "The Parallax View".

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss Luis Buñuel's critical darling "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie", released in 1972.