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Episode 220 – An Interview with Thomas Golianopoulos, Author of The Life of Singleton: From Boyz n the Hood to Snowfall 09.05.2026

An in-depth conversation about director John Singleton, the subject of Criterion's new Hood Trilogy box set.

Episode 219: An Interview with Aaron West, Author of The A24 New Wave 28.01.2026

Aaron West's upcoming book covers the rise of A24 from its first releases in 2012 up to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.

Episode 218 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2025 31.12.2025

David Blakeslee, Aaron West, and Brad McDermott got together to keep our annual "favorites of the year" podcast tradition going for Year 16!

Episode 217 – Argentine Noir with guest Matthew Gentile 18.05.2025

David Blakeslee hosts director/screenwriter Matthew Gentile in a conversation about six films from Argentina's golden age of cinema, currently featured on the Criterion Channel.

Episode 216 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2024 31.12.2024

Our 15th annual survey of Criterion's new releases, featuring David Blakeslee, Josh Hornbeck, Brad McDermott, and Aaron West.

Episode 215 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2023 01.01.2024

This year's panel (David, Jordan, Josh, Brad, and Aaron) resumes our annual tradition of sharing their favorite 2023 releases from the Criterion Collection.

Episode 214 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2022 01.01.2023

David Blakeslee, Jordan Essoe, Josh Hornbeck and Aaron West talk about their top picks among the films published by the Criterion Collection over the past year.

Episode 213 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2021 23.12.2021

The full CriterionCast crew assembles for our 12th annual year-end conversation about our favorite Criterion Collection offerings in 2021.

Episode 212 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2020 26.12.2020

Scott is joined by David, Aaron, Trevor, and Jordan to discuss their Criterion Collection releases from 2020.

Episode 211 – Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker’s The War Room 20.10.2020

On episode 211 of CriterionCast, Jordan Essoe is joined by Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Arik Devens to discuss Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker's 1993 documentary The War Room.

Episode 210 – Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’eclisse 16.09.2020

On episode 210 of CriterionCast, Jordan Essoe is joined by Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Arik Devens to discuss Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1961 film L'eclisse.

Episode 209 – Michelangelo Antonioni’s La notte 14.08.2020

On episode 209 of CriterionCast, Jordan Essoe is joined by Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Arik Devens to discuss Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1961 film La notte.

Episode 208 – Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’avventura 10.07.2020

On episode 208 of CriterionCast, Jordan Essoe is joined by Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Arik Devens to discuss Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1960 film L'avventura.

Episode 207 – Roberto Rossellini’s Germany Year Zero 10.06.2020

This time on the podcast, Jordan Essoe, Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Arik Devens discuss Roberto Rossellini's Germany Year Zero.

Episode 206 – Roberto Rossellini’s Paisan 16.05.2020

This time on the podcast, Jordan Essoe, Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Arik Devens discuss Roberto Rossellini's Paisan.

Episode 205 – Roberto Rossellini’s Rome, Open City 08.05.2020

This time on the podcast, Jordan Essoe, Scott Nye, David Blakeslee, and Arik Devens discuss Roberto Rossellini's Rome Open City.

Episode 204 – Wacky 2020! 01.01.2020

Ryan is joined by David and Aaron to chat about the Wacky New Year's Drawing for 2020.

Episode 203 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2019 31.12.2019

Ryan is joined by David, Scott, Trevor, and Jordan to discuss their Criterion Collection releases from 2019.

Episode 202 – William Wyler’s The Heiress 29.08.2019

Trevor, Scott and David convene to sift through the motives and malice driving this compelling, Oscar-winning adaptation of Henry James's Washington Square.

Episode 201 – Ten Years! 07.07.2019

Ryan is joined by Arik, David, Scott, and Josh to discuss the podcast’s ten-year anniversary, as well as a few Criterion-related topics.

Episode 200 – Ingmar Bergman’s The Silence 21.04.2019

The trilogy concludes with the surreal, the inexplicably, and the haunting.

Episode 199 – Ingmar Bergman’s Winter Light 21.04.2019

Bergman's faith trilogy continues with the relentless Winter Light

Episode 198 – A Conversation About DIANE, with Director Kent Jones 23.03.2019

David Blakeslee interviews director and film critic Kent Jones about his new film Diane, starring Mary Kay Place.

Episode 197 – Ingmar Bergman’s Through a Glass Darkly 21.02.2019

The boys of summer return to Bergman's most wintery period.

Episode 196 – Wacky 2019! 04.01.2019

Ryan and David chat about the Wacky New Year's Drawing for 2019.