The Criterion Project

Rachel and Conrado end their much needed hiatus with a conversation about some classics they've been able to catch on the big screen, including the pinnacle of summer blockbusters (Jurassic Park), two Spike Lee joints (Malcolm X and 25th Hour), and a handful of Disney movies (Beauty and the Beast, Toy Story, and others).

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Rachel and Conrado talk about Criterion exclusive premiere GODLAND, a historical drama by Icelandic filmmaker Hyldur Palmason. Inspired by the real discovery of a buried chest full of 19th century photographs of the Icelandic landscape and its people, the movie imagines the life of the Danish priest who embarked in a remote journey and took these photographs.

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Conrado and Rachel talk about GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, directed by Howard Hawks and starring Jane Russell and the legendary Marilyn Monroe.

They also have brief conversations about Yasujiro Ozu's TOKYO STORY, Wes Anderson's ASTEROID CITY, as well as new raunchy comedies NO HARD FEELINGS and JOY RIDE.

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Rachel and Conrado take on 'Modern Romance' the second movie directed by comedian Albert Brooks, who stars as himself as a neurotic and possessive film editor trapped in a toxic relationship of his own making. What will happen when Rachel, the queen of rom-coms is confronted with Brooks's decidedly anti-romantic comedy? Find out in this episode!

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We start the fifth season of The Criterion Project by talking about The Spirit of the Beehive (1973), one of the most acclaimed movies in the history of Spanish cinema. Set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, the movie follows a small girl named Ana who becomes fascinated with the mysteries of life and death after attending a screening of James Whale's Frankenstein. This was the debut feature by director Victor Erice, who after directing a trio of beloved classics, is finally returning to the big screen this year with 'Close Your Eyes,' his first movie in more than 30 years.

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Iggy Cortez and Ian Fleishman are the editors of 'Performative Opacity in the Work of Isabelle Huppert', an essay collection about the iconic French actress and her enigmatic performance style. They join Rachel and Conrado to talk about THINGS TO COME, an unassumingly profound movie, written and directed by Mia Hansen-Love, that finds Huppert giving a brilliant and unusually warm performance. She plays a philosophy professor who must deal with a series of events, including the end of her marriage, that make her consider her past, present, and future.

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Watch CRAM⁠⁠, the new horror movie directed and produced by friends of the show Abie Sidell and Trevor Wallace: ⁠⁠https://tubitv.com/movies/712946/cram⁠⁠

In this very special episode of the podcast, Conrado and Rachel are joined by their good friends and excellent filmmakers Abie and Trevor to talk about their favorite horror movies! Some of the movies mentioned in this episode include: Jaws, Black Swan, Candyman and Rob Zombie's Halloween II!

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Conrado and Rachel are joined by Eric McDonough (of The Movie Shelf podcast) to talk about Jean Renoir's GRAND ILLUSION, a War World I prison escape movie that was, for a long time, considered one of the best movies ever made. Its status seems to have receded considerably in the last couple decades, but that doesn't make it any less influential, or any less entertaining.

Roger Ebert's Great Movies essay about Grand Illusion, which includes the odyssey of the movie's restoration print: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-grand-illusion-1937

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If you had to pick just one memory to encapsulate your whole life, what would you choose?  Rachel and Conrado finally get to talking about Hirokazu Koreeda the celebrated Japanese filmmaker who has been mentioned on this podcast countless times but hasn't been the subject of an episode up until now! We are talking about AFTER LIFE, his evocative take on what happens when we die. 

Starting March 17th, you can watch Conrado in the movie CRAM, directed by friend of the show Abie Sidell and produced by friend of the show Trevor Wallace: https://tubitv.com/movies/712946/cram

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We are joined by culture writer and critic Murtada Elfadl to talk about BLACK GIRL, the breakthrough film for director Ousmane Sembene, who is widely regarded as the "father of African cinema." Being the first Sub-Saharan African film to make a splash on the world stage, the movie was also a breakthrough for African cinema as a whole. This radical tale of a young Senegalese woman who immigrates to France to have her dreams of a better life quickly shatter before her eyes is one of only two African films to have been included in the most recent Sight and Sound poll of the best films ever made, and one of the most influential movies of our time.  

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