Criterion Cast: The Eclipse Viewer

David, Trevor and guest William Remmers wrap up their coverage of the set to talk about THE SMILING LIEUTENANT and ONE HOUR WITH YOU.

David and Trevor wrap up their coverage with a conversation about six "school films" shot between 1975 and 1989.

David and Trevor discuss five films shot between 1978-1984 that offer Kiarostami's insight and indirect critique of Iranian politics and culture.

David and Trevor continue their conversation, focusing on two medium-length narratives about adolescence and poverty: Experience and A Wedding Suit.

The Eclipse Series is back! And so is our podcast dedicated to each of the excellent box sets released under this sideline of the Criterion Collection. Trevor and David begin a multi-part series that will cover all 17 films in the first new Eclipse box since 2018.

David and Trevor conclude their discussion of the newest Eclipse Series release, covering the last three films in the set: Dollar, A Woman's Face and June Night.

David and Trevor are back to talk about the first three of six films just released in the new set from the Eclipse Series.

David and Trevor pick up where they left off last summer as they discuss the most recent entry in the Eclipse Series.

Is this it? Is this really it? Is this the final episode of the Eclipse Viewer podcast?

David and Trevor are joined by Matt Gasteier to discuss Ozu's transition to color in Equinox Flower, Good Morning and Floating Weeds.

David, Trevor and guest Matt Gasteier discuss Early Spring and Tokyo Twilight in the first of a three-part series.

David and Trevor fearlessly (or perhaps idiotically) accept the challenge of discussing two films suffused with madness, obsession and paranoia as they conclude their coverage of the most popular volume in the Eclipse Series.

David and Trevor retrace Akira Kurosawa's steps as he explores the challenges Japan confronted in the late 1940s.

David and Trevor conclude their conversation about this exquisite collection of French cinema classics.

David and Trevor are joined by Aaron West to begin a three part series exploring early films from the great but under-appreciated French director.

David, Trevor and Pablo are back, taking aim at a pair of shoot 'em ups starring Joe Shishido.

David and Trevor join forces with Pablo Knote for a quick hit on Japanese gangster films of the 50s and 60s.

David, Trevor and Keith finish up their adventures in Malle-walking.

David, Trevor and Keith immerse themselves in Malle's epic explorations of India.

David, Trevor and Keith get real as they discuss the biggest Eclipse Series set of them all. Part 1 (of 3) focuses on Malle's French documentaries.

David, Trevor and Scott discuss two films focused on Kenji Mizoguchi's critical examination of prostitution in postwar Japan.

David and Scott talk about Osaka Elegy and Sisters of the Gion, two contemporary films from prewar Japan.

David and Trevor are joined by Lady P from the FlixWise podcast to discuss three witty, literate comedies from the creators of Pygmalion.

David, Trevor and guest Pablo Knote conclude their Kurahara coverage with a discussion of Black Sun and Thirst for Love.

David and Trevor are joined by film blogger and researcher Pablo Knote to discuss three exhilarating Japanese films from the early 1960s.

David and Trevor discuss four historical biopics from the founder of London Films.

David and Trevor are joined by Lady P from the FlixWise podcast to discuss five early films by the innovative and influential Belgian auteur.

David and Trevor discuss three films focused on the Spanish fusion of dance, music and passionate, disciplined melodrama.

David, Trevor and Aaron conclude their two part series on the films of Nagisa Oshima.

David and Trevor are joined by Aaron West to begin a two-part dissection of Nagisa Oshima's earliest independent films.

David and Trevor push back against the winter's chill with a discussion of these torrid tales of virtue, vice and emotional torment.

David and Trevor discuss three early features from Yugoslavian cinema's notorious provocateur.

As we celebrate the new release of Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy, David and Trevor discuss three of the final films directed by the great Indian auteur.

David and Trevor discover that "the world's worst rock-and-roll band" isn't really all that bad.

David and Trevor offer their personal impressions of Agnès Varda's cinematic expressions of life in the Golden State during two distinctly different cultural epochs: the late 1960s and early 1980s.

David and Trevor indulge in the guilty pleasures to be enjoyed in this set of massively popular English women's films from the WWII era.

David and Trevor conclude their conversation about the set, discussing Return of the Prodigal Son, Capricious Summer and The Joke.

David and Trevor discuss Pearls of the Deep, Daisies and A Report on the Party and Guests in the first of a two-part series.

David and Trevor discuss the final three films in this box set: Gods of the Plague, The American Soldier and Beware of a Holy Whore.

David and Trevor cover Love is Colder than Death and Katzelmacher, the first two films written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

David and Trevor dig into the newest Eclipse set, featuring a trio of repentant criminals seeking to mend their wicked ways.

Do not watch AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON until after you listen to this podcast!

David and Trevor conclude their series of World War II era films with a conversation about a French director whose films have fallen into undeserved obscurity.

David and Trevor discuss four wartime movies that launched the career of one of cinema's most accomplished directors.

David and Trevor discuss the newest addition to the Eclipse Series, five films that launched the career of a great, but under-appreciated, Japanese filmmaker.

David and Trevor are joined by guest Mark Hurne to discuss two monumental French epics from the early 1930s.

David and Trevor savor a sampling of the work of this prolific and consummate French auteur.

David and Trevor examine the strange detour taken in the late 1960s by one of Japan's most venerable and prestigious movie studios.

David and Trevor spend an enjoyable hour talking with the lead essay writer for the Eclipse Series.

David and Trevor delve into the dry, dusty and didactic worlds that Roberto Rossellini created in the final phase of his illustrious career.