Criterion Now

Aaron and RJ Tougas riff about the latest Criterion news and rumors. They go in depth into Antonioni’s Blow-Up. They address the lasting backlash against Lena Dunham and her place in the Criterion Collection. Since RJ is the spokesman for all things Canadian film, he gives his northern perspective toward Criterion and FilmStruck.

4:15 – Blow-Up

11:50 – Newsletter Clue

22:00 – Short Takes (Gimme Danger, Tiny Furniture)

35:45 – FilmStruck

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

Aaron is joined by Dave and Matt, and they begin by battling out for Criterion Now supremacy in the first ever Samurai duel. We get into a number of topics and digressions afterward, notably Being There, Before Sunset, John Waters, the value of schlock, the mystery of Jon Mulvaney, and a lot more where that came from.

6:00 – Samurai Off

14:20 – Dave and Matt on June announcements

19:30 – Being There

28:00 – Before Midnight

46:00 – News Items

1:03:40 – Short Takes (Hour of the Wolf, Proletariat Trilogy, Walkabout)

1:11:30 – FilmStruck

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

Aaron is joined by Martin Kessler and Andrea West (Aaron’s wife!). We talk a lot about the Before Trilogy, including another telling of the story of Aaron and Andrea in France. We also talk about a lot of news, including the latest big Janus touring films, the new Martin Scorsese project, and many other Criterion topics.

3:45 – Reflecting on the Oscars

9:45 – Flash sale purchases

12:30 – Newsletter Clue – Meantime

16:30 – The Before Trilogy

23:30 – 45 Years Preview

25:00 – Janus Touring Chungking Express

27:30 – Stalker Touring

31:30 – Martin Scorsese’s African Film Heritage Project

35:30 – Kevin McDonald Phantom Page

39:00 – Short Takes (Cat People, Black Girl, El Norte)

50:40 – FilmStruck

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

Aaron is joined by Matt Gasteier, who participates in our first game show and shares his insights on the latest from Criterion. We pay homage to Seijun Suzuki, the IMDB message boards, and share our opinions on Lone Wolf & Club, Pedro Almodovar, and a lot of other directors and films.

2:15 – In Memoriam. Seijun Suzuki, IMDB Message Boards

10:00 – Matt’s opinion on the May Announcements

14:20 – Aaron’s Game for Matt

20:15 – Flash Sale Predictions

22:30 – Ugetsu 4K Restoration

24:50 – William Wyler’s The Westerner

28:00 – Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

36:00 – Short Takes (Lone Wolf & Cub, The Housemaid)

46:50 – FilmStruck

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

Aaron is joined by David Blakeslee and Robert Taylor to talk about that massive May haul that Criterion announced, the titles leaving FilmStruck, The Tree of Wooden Clogs, Flash and Target sales, punk rock in the 1970s, and various other Criterion oddities.

4:00 – May 2017 Criterion Releases

38:45 – Flash Sale Discussion

43:00 – Target Sale

46:30 – The Tree of Wooden Clogs

53:00 – Preview of Upcoming Releases & Misc News

1:00 – Films Leaving FilmStruck

1:06 – FilmStruck including Speed Round

1:16 – Short Takes (Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Take One, The Uninvited, À Nos Amours)

1:23 – What We’ve Been Doing

1:26 – Piece of Flair

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

Aaron is joined by Mark Hurne, Dave Eves, and his future Criterion wife, Jessica. We have a lot to talk about this week, including Black Girl, Cameraperson, Wong Kar Wai, California Split, Do the Right Thing, and we even have a new game show of sorts.

3:40 – Black Girl

7:45 – Cameraperson

12:00 – Tree of Wooden Clogs Preview

14:30 – Wong Kar Wai

20:20 – David Lynch: The Art of Life

25:50 – Newsletter Clue

32:30 – California Split

34:10 – Do the Right Thing

38:00 – May Predictions/Wishes

49:10 – Short Takes (Vagabond, The In-Laws, The Hit, Chronicle of a Summer)

55:00 – FilmStruck

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

We get a visit from a ghost of Criterion past as we explore the week of Criterion. Trevor, David, Mark and Aaron get into the first release of the year, plus we talk about Terry Gilliam, Coming of Age films, rumors of Tree of Life and plenty more.

4:00 – The Ghost of Trevor?

6:50 – His Girl Friday

28:20 – Upcoming Releases (Something Wild, Fox and His Friends, Black Girl)

30:45 – Short Takes (12 Angry Men, A Touch of Zen, Zazie dans le Métro, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders)

56:15 – FilmStruck

1:19:00 – Wish List for April Announcements

1:23:00 – Pieces of Flair

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.