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Criterion Now 102: February 2020 Announcements, Closet Visits
November 24, 2019

Cole Roulain and Josh Hornbeck join for a brief, lightly edited episode to discuss how much we adore the February 2020 Announcements. We talk about the significance of people visiting the Criterion closet, what the deal with StudioCanal is,

Criterion Now 101: Wishlists Continued, Martin Scorsese
November 17, 2019

Mark Hurne and Trevor Berrett join Aaron again to continue where they left off at episode 100. Additionally we get into some news items including Martin Scorsese, John Sayles, and potentially An Unmarried Woman from the newsletter clue.

Criterion Now 100: Memory Lane, Wish Lists
November 08, 2019

Mark Hurne and Trevor Berrett join Aaron to celebrate our 100th episode. In this discussion, we first reminisce about the origins not just of Criterion Now, but of Mark and Aaron’s podcasting exploits including Criterion Close-Up and CriterionCast.

Criterion Now 99: Horror Films, January 2020 Announcements
October 27, 2019

Dave Eves joins again, and this time we take a detour and discuss horror films that are both in and out of the Criterion Collection. With it being October, we both committed to watch horror films throughout the month in order to get in the spirit of Ha...

Criterion Now 98: Criterion Channel Surfing, Godzilla Preview, Kino
October 13, 2019

Josh Hornbeck joins to introduce his new show, Criterion Channel Surfing, which should be a great fit on The 25th Frame. We also get into the latest with Criterion, including the trailer for Godzilla and some early expectations.

Criterion Now 97: December 2019 Announcements, John Waters, Blue Velvet
October 02, 2019

Daisuke Beppu and Doug McCambridge join the podcast to talk December 2019 announcements and more. December is usually a lighter month, but there was plenty for us to be happy about. We also talk about the charming John Waters,

Criterion Now 96: Odorama
September 21, 2019

Dave Eves joins and we have a little fun with the recent release of Polyester and specifically the Odorama card. This is truly a unique film, and subsequently a unique release for Criterion. We discuss the best way to watch the film,

Indicator Now – Episode 1 – Favorite Releases, Business Model, The Big Sale
September 15, 2019

Matt Schlee and Tim Leggoe join Aaron for the first episode dedicated to Indicator, which follows the Criterion Now format. We discuss the history of the label, how it compares with other labels, how their business model works,

Criterion Now 95: Temple Drake, Agnes Varda, RoboCop
September 08, 2019

Mark Hurne is back! We dig into a number of topics beginning with some of the upcoming Arrow releases that have Criterion crossover, specifically Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and RoboCop. We also talk about the newsletter clue,

Criterion Now 94: November 2019 Announcements, Teal Ray, Olympic Films
August 25, 2019

Jill Blake and Matt Gasteier join as we get to announcements beyond spine 1000 and found many surprises in the Fall lineup with a stellar Bette Davis duo and more. We also take on the idea of “Teal Ray” which is a phrase we’ve coined based on the conti...