The Criterion Quest

We’re back! It’s a new year and what better way to kick the podcast off again after a short break than to take a massive look and deep dive into the year that was 2021. Joined by special guest Toby, Lee & Chris sit down and discuss a multitude of films they watched during the year. Keep an eye out for Part 2, coming in the next few days.

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

Licorice Pizza - 00:02:54
Red Rocket - 00:16:39
Last Night in Soho - 00:18:20
Music Docos (Sparks, Summer of Soul, Woodstock 99) - 00:23:55
Other Docos (Roadrunner, Street Gang, Flee) - 00:36:12
Annette - 00:45:45
A bunch of random stuff (Inside, Nobody, The Beta Test, Pig, The Dry…) - 00:49:48
Nitram - 00:58:05

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As the year is quickly drawing to the close, things in Lee & Chris’s work lives are heating up…
We thought we’d take a minute to step away from the Collection, have a small chat about some of the films we’ve seen recently and let you all know we’re slowing things down a bit and taking a small break for a few weeks (but don’t worry, we’ll be back in mid-to-late December with our next episode!)

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We’re on Instagram at instagram.com/thecriterionquest/
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After breaking for school holidays and leaving their old teacher behind, Lee & Chris head to a small Japanese seaside community where the bump into two brothers who, while at a crossroad in their lives, are entwined in a love triangle with a married woman.

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After their enlightening experience with the Franciscan monks, Lee & Chris decide to further their education by enrolling in a prestigious English boarding school where they encounter an ailing teacher reflecting back on his career during his final days of teaching.

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Things are almost back to normal for us here in Melbourne, and within the week we’re able to be in person together to record. So for the sake of our sanity (and hopefully the quality of recordings), Lee and Chris decided to postpone the next episode by a week or two.

But fear not, instead of leaving you with something new to listen to, we decided to instead tease you with a glimpse of what is happening over at our Patreon, here is one of our recent commentary tracks for Frank Oz’s 1988 comedy classic Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. We had a blast revisiting this film and recording the episode, and if you like what you hear head over to the Patreon to find dozens of additional commentary tracks and fun bonus episodes while helping support the show!

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After their bizarre encounter with the conductor, Lee & Chris head to the Italian countryside where they join an order of monks as they go about their lives. Unfortunately the experience is more may dull than enlightening.

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After their playful trip to the afterlife, Lee & Chris decide to get a little culture by heading to the symphony. Things don’t go quite as planned though, as the conductor finds himself suspecting his wife of having an affair and fantasises on different ways he could deal with the situation.

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After leaving the surreal French countryside behind, Lee & Chris find themselves in the afterlife of all places, where they encounter a recently deceased man who recounts his life to the devil with the understanding he’s securing his places in eternal damnation… or is he?

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After a briefer breaker for the film festival than intended, Chris & Lee join forces once again. This time the pair find themselves wandering all over the French countryside, running into some quirky and odd individuals who have a unique view on morals and society.

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Taking a break from the Quest, as is custom for the month of August, Chris gives a little update on what’s happening with both the podcast schedule and the extremely unfortunately cancellation of the Melbourne International Film Festival’s in cinema sessions, while giving some brief recommendations on some excellent films available on the online program and at the same time proving he’s great and construction run-on sentences…

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