This is a special Christmas episode as we discuss some end of the year Criterion news along with Arnaud Desplechin's 2008 A Christmas Tale, released on The Criterion Collection in 2009. Rather than a pleasant family Christmas film that fills all with glee, we have a deep, ensemble family tale with rivalries, bitterness, illness and even betrayal. It culminates with a Christmas reunion out of medical necessity. We dig deep into the film and try to explore and find answers for the divided nature of the characters. Show notes: Outline: 0:00 - Intro, Christmas, Housekeeping 19:00 - News 47:00 - A Christmas Tale Intro Upcoming Podcast Schedule Alex Cox Indiegogo Campaign News: The Criterion Chronology - Letterboxd list from David Blakeslee Criterion - National Film Registry Titles 2015 National Film Registry Titles Tati Hulu Announcement Lady Snowblood Hulu Announcement Where to Stream the Best Films of 2015 The Graduate Leaving Netflix in January Film Comment Best Films of 2015 AFI Best of 2015 Jean Eustache Controversy Amazon 50% Sale A Christmas Tale Facebook Photo Album Tim's Post about A Christmas Tale Where to Find Us: Mark Hurne: Twitter | Letterboxd Aaron West: Twitter | Blog | Letterboxd Criterion Close-Up: Facebook | Twitter | Email