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CRITERIONAUTS

Brave film explorer comrades Joey Reinisch and Chris McCaleb journey to far the reaches of cinema. In each mission, they will analyze, report and criticize a film from THE CRITERION COLLECTION, hopefully maintaining their sanity in the presence of extreme motion picture brilliance...or something.

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    #31 - The Blob (1958)

    Join Joey and Chris for some goo filled metaphors of questionable pacing.

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    #30 - Dead Ringers

    Don't forget to pledge now for your commemorative tote.(there is no tote)

  3. 33

    The Rubric #2 - Mortal Kombat (RADaptations)

    Chris' Assignment: RADaptations. Joey's Submission: Mortal Kombat. Does it stand up to Chris' RUBRIC?!? Let's watch...

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    #28 - Funny Games (1997)

    Learn and laugh along with your chuckle buddies in this hilarious romp of torture and 4th wall breaking remotes.

  6. 30

    The Rubric #1 - Pilot

    Criterionauts Joey Reinisch and Chris McCaleb try out their new show idea. A movie discussion show on a graded curve. Assignment: The Toys That Made Us. Chris' Submission: G.I. Joe The Movie Does it stand up to Joey's RUBRIC?!? Let's watch...

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    #27 - The Last Temptation Of Christ

    Hey look! Someone made a movie out of the cliff notes for that book you never read but were supposed to.

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    #26 - The Tree Of Life

    Life. Mother. Tree. Movie. Sorta. Kinda. Vagina fish. Ghost mom. Father. Fart noise.

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    #23 - The Canterbury Tales

    After over a year lost in the void, Criterionaut Joey is joined by a new co-pilot: Chris McCaleb! In a horrible initiation, the new crew dives into the deep end with a new movie from Salo director Pier Paolo Pasolini

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    #22 - Fellini Satyricon

    Joey and Brian watch ______ based on a book wh___ whole fu___ing passages are missing. What the f____.

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    #21 - Valley Of The Dolls

    Joey and Brian struggle to remember the cast of the prequel to Beyond the Valley of the Dolls whilst talking about the media circus surrounding both movies.

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    #20 - Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls

    Hey superfly babydoll. Grab your uppers downers, sisters and cousins for a rad fab party of perfect perversions and lots and lots of boobs.

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    #19 - Eyes Without a Face

    The film explorers dive into the inspiration for the modern classic "Face-Off". Spoiler alert, there's no golden guns.

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    #18 - Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down!

    Joey and Brian watch their favorite bondage themed 90's romantic comedy about stockholm syndrome yet!

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    #17 - I Am Curious: Yellow

    Joey and Brian get curious about Sweden and it's 60's politics...also bush. Did she touch the wiener? LETS FIND OUT.

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    #16 - 8 And A Half

    This episode is the final nail in the coffin on proof that we can't have nice things.

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    #15 - Sweet Movie

    Don't let the title of the movie fool you. It's ironic. Oh, you don't get it? That's because you don't get art. Art is only for smart people, you prude. Prude! I AM NOT A PRUDE.

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    #14 - The Night Porter

    In an upsetting change of pace, Joey and Brian find themselves yearning for a strong dose of body horror to energize this post-war nazi hotel dramedy. It's not actually a comedy.

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    #13 - My Life As A Dog

    Joey and Brian attempt to cleanse their movie watching palates with a healthy dose of schadenfreude. It doesn't work.

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    #12 - In The Realm Of The Senses

    Joey and Brian suffer through the most unsexy sex filled movie they've seen to date. You're going to need an new Criterion score card after this one, because all the boxes are getting checked.

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    #11 - Antichrist

    Joey and Brian lean into it and delve further down into the depths as they explore Lars Von Filmguy's ANTICHRIST. There's a He, a She, a dead kid, and a very heavy log.

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    #10 - Scanners

    TThe Criterionauts journey to the realm of the SCANNERS. Where buckets of plot are saved till the end, shotgun squads are decimated on the reg, and warble voiced mind talking is hard to take seriously.

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    #9 - Cronos

    The filmsplorers embark on a relatively tame mission after the harrow experiences of Salo. GDT's first Wampire feature still holds up despite all the toilet blood.

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    #8 - Salo

    The Criterionauts face their most challenging challenge to date. Salo, or the 120 days of sodom, assaulted the brave explorers with such fury that the effects will be felt for years to come.

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    #7 - Modern Times

    Mission 7 takes the Criterionauts back in time to Modern Times as they experience life through the eyes of a brain damaged factory worker known only as "The Little Tramp." Oh and there's an attractice underaged homeless girl too. Modern Times!

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    #6 - Eraserhead

    Our latest mission takes us to the student film filled stopmotion world of Equinox. Follow Joey and Brian as they witness films dumbest non-heroes mercifully get wiped out by a slobbery park ranger with a dick ring.

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    #5 - Equinox

    Our latest mission takes us to the student film filled stopmotion world of Equinox. Follow Joey and Brian as they witness films dumbest non-heroes mercifully get wiped out by a slobbery park ranger with a dick ring.

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    #4 - House: A Movie

    The Criterionauts journey to the LSD-infused, blood-soaked sex dreams of House and barely make it out with their sanity intact. Those Japanese sure know how to party. It's a super good time, you guys.

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    #3 - Rosemary's Baby

    Criterionauts Reinisch and Carney embark on their first english language mission where they are treated with a shocking amount of nudity for a 50 year old movie.

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    #2 - Blue Is The Warmest Color

    Mission 2 casts our explorers into the bizzaro mysterious world of France. Where young women eat spaghetti on a daily basis, smoke, and always sleep naked. Stay tuned for fluids of all kinds, long musicless scenes, and of course... more spaghetti.

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    #1 - Seven Samurai

    Criterionauts Joey Reinisch and Brian Carney suit up for their impossible mission. To boldly watch culturally significant movies and expand their tiny brains. We now join our heroes for their first mission: Seven Samurai. Do YOU like...films? Ughh

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Brave film explorer comrades Joey Reinisch and Chris McCaleb journey to far the reaches of cinema. In each mission, they will analyze, report and criticize a film from THE CRITERION COLLECTION, hopefully maintaining their sanity in the presence of extreme motion picture brilliance...or something.

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Brave film explorer comrades Joey Reinisch and Chris McCaleb journey to far the reaches of cinema. In each mission, they will analyze, report and criticize a film from THE CRITERION COLLECTION, hopefully maintaining their sanity in the presence of extreme motion picture brilliance...or something.

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