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The show kicks off yet another double feature, this time focused on long lost mothers, familial strife, and intimate melodrama. We start with a lesser known from Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu - Tokyo Twilight (1957).
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Chapters
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:03:20) What we've been watching
(00:29:12) Tokyo Twilight
(01:01:27) Final thoughts
(01:06:57) Next week
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Links
Ian on Letterboxd
McKenzie on Letterboxd, on Austin Danger Podcast, on Lynch
The Criterion Connection on Instagram
Please send us your emails & voicemails to have them read/played on the show - [email protected]
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THE CRITERION CONNECTION is edited & mixed by Ian
The show ends an (almost) perfectly timed romance themed double feature with Wong Kar-wai's erotic yet chaste romantic period piece, In the Mood for Love (2000). Josh also shares his Four Favorites films in the Collection.
The Criterion Connection will be off the week of 3/4/2024. We will return with a new double feature 3/11/2024.
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Chapters
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:04:54) Josh's Four Favorites
(00:13:50) In the Mood for Love
(01:02:40) Final Thoughts
(01:07:40) [Not] Next Week
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Links
Follow our friend Josh on Letterboxd
Listen to Josh's podcast - Film Explorers
Ian on Letterboxd
McKenzie on Letterboxd, on Austin Danger Podcast, on Lynch
The Criterion Connection on Instagram
Please send us your emails & voicemails to have them read/played on the show - [email protected]
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THE CRITERION CONNECTION is edited & mixed by Ian
The show begins an (almost) perfectly timed romance themed double feature with David Lean's quiet and restrained masterpiece of forbidden love: Brief Encounter (1945). We also highlight what is coming to the Criterion Channel in March '24 as well as new additions to the Criterion Collection.
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Links
Follow our friend Guti on Finite Cinema Dreams
Ian on Letterboxd
McKenzie on Letterboxd, on Austin Danger Podcast, on Lynch
The Criterion Connection on Instagram
Please send us your emails & voicemails to have them read/played on the show - [email protected]
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THE CRITERION CONNECTION is edited & mixed by Ian
The show completes their latest double featuring connected by the life of activist and titan, MALCOLM X. We talk Academy Award-winning actor, Regina King's, directorial debut: One Night in Miami (2020).
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Links
Ian on Letterboxd
McKenzie on Letterboxd, on Austin Danger Podcast, on Lynch
The Criterion Connection on Instagram
Please send us your emails & voicemails to have them read/played on the show - [email protected]
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THE CRITERION CONNECTION is edited & mixed by Ian
The show kicks off a new double feature discussing the lives of towering figures in the U.S. Black community begining with the totemic work by master filmmaker Spike Lee, Malcolm X (1992).
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Links
Ian on Letterboxd
McKenzie on Letterboxd, on Austin Danger Podcast, on Lynch
The Criterion Connection on Instagram
Please send us your emails & voicemails to have them read/played on the show - [email protected]
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THE CRITERION CONNECTION is edited & mixed by Ian
The show concludes our latest double feature exploring the intricacies of the United States legal system and it's myriad of flaws. Ending with not just any film, but [also] one of the greatest of all time: Anatomy of a Murder (1959). We also chat about the new additions to the collection in April.
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Chapters
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:22) What we've been watching
(00:21:24) What's coming to the collection in April '24
(00:33:54) Anatomy of a Murder
(01:11:31) Final thoughts & ratings
(01:14:26) Next week
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Links
Ian on Letterboxd
McKenzie on Letterboxd, on Austin Danger Podcast, on Lynch
The Criterion Connection on Instagram
Please send us your emails & voicemails to have them read/played on the show - [email protected]
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THE CRITERION CONNECTION is edited & mixed by Ian
The show begins a new double feature exploring the intricacies of the United States legal system and it's myriad of flaws. Beginning with not just any film, but one of the greatest of all time: 12 Angry Men (1957). We also chat about the new additions to the channel in February.
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Chapters
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:02:20) What we've been watching
(00:12:55) What's coming to the channel in Feb '24
(00:20:22) 12 Angry Men
(01:00:46) Final thoughts & ratings
(01:08:37) Next week
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Links
Ian on Letterboxd
McKenzie on Letterboxd, on Austin Danger Podcast, on Lynch
The Criterion Connection on Instagram
Please send us your emails & voicemails to have them read/played on the show - [email protected]
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THE CRITERION CONNECTION is edited & mixed by Ian
McKenzie (she/her) & Ian (they/them) conclude their Jane Campion double feature with a personal favorite of theirs in recent years, The Power of the Dog (2021). We also make some new years resolutions when it comes to our movie watching and chat about what we rang in the new year with, movie wise.
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Chapters
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:05:57) 2024 film-watching resolutions
(00:20:01) What we've been watching
(00:32:18) The Power of the Dog
(01:13:35) Final thoughts & ratings
(01:22:32) Next week
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Links
Ian on Letterboxd
McKenzie on Letterboxd, on Austin Danger Podcast, on Lynch
The Criterion Connection on Instagram
Please send us your emails & voicemails to have them read/played on the show - [email protected]
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THE CRITERION CONNECTION is edited & mixed by Ian
Ian (they/them) & McKenzie (she/her) begin a new double feature for a new year. We start off a highly anticipated (by us) and extremely exciting pairing with Jane Campion's seminal art house drama, filled with exquisite detail and atmosphere, The Piano (1993). We also chat about our gift hauls from the holiday as well as what we watched while celebrating with family.
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Chapters
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:40) What we got for the holiday
(00:07:40) What we've been watching
(00:24:05) The Piano
(01:08:37) Final thoughts & ratings
(01:13:38) Next week
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Links
Ian on Letterboxd
McKenzie on Letterboxd, on Austin Danger Podcast, on Lynch
The Criterion Connection on Instagram
Please send us your emails & voicemails to have them read/played on the show - [email protected]
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THE CRITERION CONNECTION is edited & mixed by Ian
Ian (they/them) & McKenzie (she/her) conclude their latest double bill with themes of opulence, political strife, and time slipping away with a grand Italian epic that oddly stars an American tough guy, The Leopard (1963). They also highlight what is coming to the collection in March 2024 as well as talk about some special recent watches.
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Chapters
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:02:08) What we've been watching
(00:18:39) March 2024 Criterion additions
(00:26:19) The Leopard
(00:59:10) Final thoughts & ratings
(01:07:09) Letters
(01:09:45) Next week
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Links
Ian on Letterboxd
McKenzie on Letterboxd, on Austin Danger Podcast, on Lynch
The Criterion Connection on Instagram
Please send us your emails & voicemails to have them read/played on the show - [email protected]
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THE CRITERION CONNECTION is edited & mixed by Ian
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