Criterion Deep Dives

A quick list of recommendations for this uncanny Thanksgiving holiday, so that you can feel like you're with family even if you're spending the holiday a bit differently this year. 

Mike is joined by loyal listener Annette Fetter to discuss the 2011 Belgian film THE KID WITH A BIKE and have a nice chat about the merits of subtitles!  

Live from Brooklyn, we are joined by Roderick O'Toole, and the delightful French film CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 from the legendary director Agnès Varda. 

Mike is joined by architecture enthusiast Caitlin Dippo to discuss the buildings that make up the 1967 film PLAYTIME and the characters that occupy them! Hear them discuss their favorite moments of physical comedy from Jacques Tati's Monsieur Hulot character as well as other absurd and surreal works of art this film reminds them of. 

Dalton and Mike tackle the British folk horror film THE WICKER MAN (the original one, not Nic Cage) and fawn over the incredible iconic performance of (unrelated to Dalton, so we think) Christopher Lee.

Mike and Mimi discuss some modern horror they’ve been watching such as Hereditary and Haunting of Hill House. Then they get into the 1978 Australian creature feature LONG WEEKEND, including all the fun fauna from the Land Down Under! We talk about the environmental message portrayed in this film and how it stacks up to the challenges we face today. Stick around until the end to hear these two try some iconic Aussie cuisine.

Previous guests Steve Vaccaro and Robby Yankush return for a roundtable discussion on a wild film from the mind of David Cronenberg, VIDEODROME!

Mike and Logan discuss their musical collaborations, time spent in film school together - and oh yes, the supernatural stylings of EMPIRE OF PASSION. Don't ghost this episode!

Enter if you dare! We kick off spooky season here at Criterion Deep Dives with an Irish ghost tale starring Orson Welles, Return to Glennascaul! Then we delve into the rest of the Criterion Channel's limited offering of Irish films, including Coda, an animated film that may also give you a little scare, and the 1934 documentary Man of Aran. It's magically delicious!

Mike and Kate DIVE DEEP on Au revoir les enfants and its director Louis Malle! Why do we keep bringing up Quentin Tarantino so much? What would YOU have done in Vichy France in the 1940s? How does this film compare to Dead Poets’ Society? Tune in to hear these thoughts and more.