About this podcast
A current rundown of the world of Criterion with a round table of guests. We talk about new and upcoming releases, what's happening on the Criterion Channel, and other related topics related to the Criterion Collection.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 59 episodes
- Criterion Now - Episode 162 · 1 h 16 minDescription: Tiffany Vazquez joins Aaron and Jill after a brief hiatus, which we explain. There's some catch-up where we talk about Aaron's book, Tiffany's Mira Nair class. We…
- Criterion Now - Episode 160 · 55 minDescription: Christian Gutierrez joins Aaron for the first time. He has a podcast called Reel Latinos, and is an expert in Latino cinema. He has tastes for world cinema and…
- Criterion Now - Episode 159 · 50 minDescription: Ali Khamseh joins Aaron from Tehran, Iran. It was the first time podcasting with someone anywhere close to that region, and it was a delight! Ali talked about his…
- Criterion Now - Episode 158 - Killers of the Flower Moon, June 2028 Announcements · 57 minDescription: David Blakeslee joins Aaron. Jill is absent for the near future, and while she can't be replaced, David is a terrific co-host. We start by talking about Killers of…
- Criterion Now - Episode 157 · 50 minDescription: Jill and Aaron talk about Flow, which appears to be the first Janus Contemporary that will get a Criterion spine release. We then talk about the May 2025…
- Criterion Now - Episode 156 · 58 minDescription: Jill and Aaron are back after a little bit of an unintentional break. We talk about Aaron's upcoming new book. We pay tribute to the loss of one of our favorite…
- Criterion Now - Episode 152 · 1 h 4 minDescription: Ryan Verrill joins the podcast to announce that we are joining Someone's Favorite Productions network. We also get into the November 2024 announcements on the heels…
- Criterion Now - Episode 150 - Imogen Sara Smith, October 2024 Announcements, Modern French Film · 1 h 39 minDescription: Imogen Sara Smith joins for our special episode 150, which we recorded without interruptions. We talk about a number of subjects including the thrill and rarity of…
- Criterion Now - Episode 149 - Someone Bought Criterion · 1 h 27 minDescription: Jill and Aaron return the Criterion Now podcast with a long overdue episode. We get into the ownership situation with Criterion Collection and Indian Paintbrush…
- Criterion Now – Episode 148 – Criterion 2022 Top 3, Sight & Sound, February and March 2023 Announcements · 1 h 38 minWe are pleased to have Dave Eves back on the show. We talk best of 2022, February and March announcements, and the Sight & Sound list.
- Criterion Now – Episode 147 – August 2022 Through January 2023 Criterion Releases · 1 h 44 minNow that we're back, we had some catching up to do. This week Drew Morton joined to go back through all of the months that we missed during hiatus -- August 2022 through January…
- Criterion Now – Episode 146 – A Conversation with Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou · 1 h 23 minFilmmaker Sean Baker and his co-director for Take Out and frequent collaborator Shih-Ching Tsou join to discuss Take Out, Criterion, and other topics.
- Criterion Now – Episode 145 – We’re Back! · 1 h 17 minJill and Aaron are now officially back from hiatus and ready to resume the show. This is us getting warmed up.
- Criterion Now – Episode 144 – July 2022 Announcements, David Lynch, Truffaut · 1 h 10 minJill and Aaron get into June announcements, a lot of David Lynch news, and speculate about François Truffaut.
- Criterion Now – Episode 143 – June 2022 Announcements, Indicator Bogart, Kinuyo Tunaka · 1 h 45 minMarcus Pinn joins as we discuss June announcements and a lot more.
- Criterion Now – Episode 142 – May 2022 Announcements, Miller’s Crossing, Pink Flamingos · 1 h 41 minDrew Morton joins again, and we have a lot to talk about. Come for the Criterions, stay for his Jimmy Stewart impressions.
- Criterion Now – Episode 141 – Martial Arts · 1 h 44 minGrady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali, authors of These Fists Break Bricks join to talk about all things martial arts.
- Criterion Now – Episode 140 – April 2022 Announcements, A Hard Day’s Night, Shaft · 1 h 19 minCeleste de la Cabra joins to discuss the April announcements and more possibly coming to Criterion.
- Criterion Now – Episode 139 – Reflections on 2021 · 1 h 24 minJill and Aaron spend New Year's Eve reflecting on the year of 2021
- Criterion Now – Episode 138 – March 2022 Announcements, Janus Acquisitions, Rumors · 1 h 28 minBrad McDermott joins to talk the March 2022 Announcements and a lot of other Criterion news.
