The Criterion Chat

In this episode, Nate and Matt start a fan club for Wes Anderson’s “Rushmore”, released in 1998.

In this episode, Nate and Matt learn Whackbat with Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox”. Basically, there's three grabbers, three taggers, five twig runners, and a player at Whackbat. Center tagger lights a pine cone and chucks it over the basket and the whack-batter tries to hit the cedar stick off the cross rock. Then the twig runners dash back and forth until the pine cone burns out and the umpir...

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss John Ford’s revolutionary Western adventure “Stagecoach”, released in 1939.

In this episode, Nate and Matt mark 10 years of podcasting with a return to director Carl Theodore Dreyer, discussing his 1925 silent film "Master of the House".

In this episode, Nate and Matt conclude their examination of Michelangelo Antonioni's trilogy with "L'Eclisse", released in 1962.

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss Michelangelo Antonioni's 1961 drama "La Notte". This is part two of their discussion on Antonioni's landmark trilogy.

In this episode, Nate and Matt embrace the ennui and discuss Michelangelo Antonioni's "L'Avventura", released in 1960.

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss Jean-Pierre Melville's wartime meditation "Army of Shadows", released in 1969.

In this episode, Nate and Matt hitch a ride with Frank Capra's romantic comedy classic "It Happened One Night", released in 1934.

In this annual episode, Nate, Matt, and special guest Bryan discuss their classic and contemporary picks for inclusion in the Criterion Collection.

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss John Woo's 1989 Hong Kong classic "The Killer". And you thought Black Friday shopping was a fight to the death.

In this episode, Nate and Matt venture into the long grass and face the horror that is "Onibaba", directed by Kaneto Shindō and released in 1964.

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss William Friedkin's 1977 journey into the heart of darkness, "Sorcerer".

It's the cross-promotion event of the summer! Nate, Matt, and Bryan head into traffic with Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic", a film about drug trafficking (not L.A.'s rush hour). After listening to our in-depth analysis here, check out a lighter Q&A on the film on our other podcast The Silver Screenings. Leave us a review wherever you get your shows and follow Nate, Matt, an...

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss the classic British crime film "The Long Good Friday", released in 1980. How can we convince gangsters to go legit if this kind of stuff keeps happening?

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss G. W. Pabst's controversial 1929 silent film "Pandora's Box". Is there such a thing as silent Tarantino?

In this episode, Nate and Matt venture into the dark tunnels of Andrzej Wajda's "Kanal", released in 1957.

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1964 film "The Gospel According to Matthew".

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss Wim Wenders' celebrated yet baffling road movie "Paris, Texas", released in 1984.

In this episode, friendos Nate and Matt discuss the 2007 film "No Country for Old Men", directed by Joel and Ethan Cohen.

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece "Seven Samurai", released in 1954.

In this annual Christmas episode, Nate, Matt, and special guest Bryan share their wish lists for titles they'd like to see inducted into The Criterion Collection.

In this episode, Nate and Matt hit the docks to discuss Elia Kazan's 1954 classic "On the Waterfront".

In this episode, Nate and Matt celebrate Halloween with a discussion on...Edward Yang's 2000 film "Yi Yi"? I guess so. There's a kid in the movie. Halloween is a kids' holiday. There's your connection. Deal with it.

In this episode, Nate and Matt discuss František Vláčil's unrelenting 1967 period drama "Marketa Lazarová". Appreciate the comforts of modern life, folks.