The Criterion Quest

After feeling feudal Japan, and taking a short work sabbatical, Chris returns to the lonely streets of Paris where he encounters an isolated young man with a penchant for kleptomania.

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Still wandering feudal Japan, Chris finds himself encountering more rebellious samurai by first crossing paths with a wanderer caught up in a web of political espionage and intrigue, before meeting up with a pair of down on their luck men who find themselves in the middle of two fighting clans.

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Having arrived safely back at the small farming village, Chris meets up again with Claire as the pair encounter a troubling incident involving a family, their new wife/daughter in law and the local lord. After some shocking and bloody results, Chris hightails it to the mountains where he encounters more samurai on the run, along with some possible fortune in gold.

Featuring Special Guest Claire Swan.

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After a triumphant return to the film festival, Chris sets out wandering the civil-war torn countryside of 17th Century Japan where he encounters two farmers looking to make some quick money and better their station in life… but at what cost?

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After two and a half weeks of basking in the warm glow of the cinema screen, the 70th annual Melbourne International Film Festival has drawn to a close, and Chris saw a whole lot of movies!
In this little mini wrap up episode he highlights some interesting films he saw during the last week and a half of the 2022 festival, giving some recommendations and mini reviews.

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We’re taking a little break from the Collection for a few weeks, as Chris is spending most of his days sitting in the cinema watching brand new films at the 70th Melbourne International Film Festival!
Joined by regular guest and fellow MIFF patron Toby, the pair discuss some of the films they’ve seen during Week 1 of the festival.

Featuring Special Guest Toby Zarb

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After his lunar adventure around London with the misanthrope Johnny, Chris finds himself on the streets of Paris, this time crossing paths with a group of young men and women as they engage in hopeless love affairs with music, revolution, and one another.

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After saving himself from the annoying drowned vagrant, Chris reunites with Lee as the pair cross paths with a deadly contract killer working to outwit the police and outmatch his rivals in the gritty backstreets of Paris.

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After the strange encounter with the being from another planet, Chris reunites with the lovely Claire for a scenic trip along the Seine, where they stumble upon a upper middle-class bookshop owner who is in the process of saving the life of a somewhat reprehensible homeless man… will it work out well? Who’s to say!

Featuring Special Guest Claire Swan.

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