The Criterion Quest

After their tumultuous time in Vienna, Chris meets up with old pal Eric as the two encounter a strange man from another world. They follow the alien as he invents and learns, in an attempt to save his dying planet while greed of men and the love of women get in his way.

Featuring Special Guest Eric Coleman.

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After witnessing the brutal and amazing acts at the feudal lord’s palace, Chris is reunited with Claire (while Lee takes a quick breather) in the romantic streets of Vienna where they encounter a toxic relationship between a psychology professor and a young woman, along with the police detective investigating what may have driven the woman to attempt suicide.

Featuring Special Guest Claire Swan

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Having safely left their voyage with Team Zissou, Lee & Chris find cross paths with a young New Zealand woman who, after seeming a bit “eccentric” at first, proves herself to be one of the country’s most thoughtful and talented literary minds.

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Due to some unavoidable circumstances we’re going to be delayed in putting out or episode on Jane Campion’s An Angel at My Table. But, instead of leaving you without an episode this week, we decided to put out our 2022 Oscar chat a week or so early.
Joined by Claire, Lee & Chris sit down to chat about their thoughts on this year’s nominations., who they think was snubbed, and who will take home some of the top prizes.

Featuring Special Guest Claire Swan.

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After escaping the war and “comfort house”, Lee & Chris gather a small crew and hit the high seas joining documentary filmmaker Steve Zissou as he embarks on an overnight drunk and sets out to find the shark that ate my friend and destroy it. Anyone who wants to tag along is more than welcome…

Featuring Special Guest Eric Coleman and Claire Swan.

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After the somewhat traumatic experiences with the donkey Balthazar, Lee & Chris take some much needed rest & relaxation in wartime and post-wartime Japan, spending a couple of hours with a variety of “comfort women” and the various men they interact with.

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After their tough romantic rejection on the snowy bridge, Lee & Chris hightail it to the French countryside where they cross paths with a donkey named Balthazar who seems to take on the trials and tribulations of mankind as his wanders from owner to owner in his weary lifetime.

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After a little break and an extensive look back at the previous year, Lee & Chris find themselves once again in a small Italian village where they cross paths with a lonely man who is smitten by a young woman waiting patiently on a bridge for her lover to return.

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We’re back with Part 2, jumping straight back into our deep dive looking back at some of our favourite, and not so favourite, films of the past year. Joined again by special guest Toby, Lee & Chris continue their sit down starting with some of their least memorable cinematic experiences of the year before heavily disagreeing on some controversial gems.

Warning, this episode is chock full of spoilers!
Please see the time-codes below if you want to avoid spoilers.

Don’t Look Up - 00:01:29
The Power of the Dog - 00:07:57
Drive My Car - 00:16:00
The Green Knight - 00:20:19
The French Dispatch - 00:28:50
The Lost Daughter - 00:39:24
Dune - 00:48:46
Titane - 00:56:42
Evangelion 3.0+1.01 - 01:04:30

You can find Chris’s Favourite Films of 2021 video on YouTube

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