Surprisingly Criterion

Our final episode for 2020! Steve McQueen's Hunger is visceral, artistic, and a 96 minute exploration of the convictions of prisoners inside Northern Ireland's Maze Prison in 1981.

Hunger's Criterion Collection page

New York Times interactive article about Black and African-American directors largely absent from the Criterion Collection

Music: "The Endless Scroll" by Absolutely Free courtesy of Idée Fixe Records and Arts & Crafts Music Inc.

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Our premiere episode! Join us as we discuss the 1973 not-so-classic 13th Godzilla film from 1973, directed by Jun Fukuda, Godzilla vs. Megalon — featuring the debut of Jet Jaguar!

Notes: Criterion Collection page Criterion edition artwork by Ronald Wimberly

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In this, our third episode, we discuss the feature film directorial debut of Talking Heads frontman, David Byrne, True Stories. Featuring key performances from John Goodman, Spalding Gray, Anne McEnroe, and David Byrne himself. Do we agree it should be on the list? Why was it added so late? We get into it!

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Criterion Collection page

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In our second episode we discuss the Academy Award winner for Best Picture from 2000, Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Join us as we discuss the merits of the film, and try to parse whether it's surprisingly of Criterion quality or not!

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Pollice Verso - 1872 painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme Music: "The Endless Scroll" by Absolutely Free courtesy of Idée Fixe Records and Arts & Crafts Music Inc.

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