24 episodes
Criterion Deep Dives Mike Mullaney
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- TV & Film
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3.4 • 7 Ratings
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Talking through Criterion movies with a variety of guests. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/criteriondeepdives/support
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024: Frances Ha with Chelsea, Tori and Ali
Chelsea Glosser commandeers the mic as guest host to revisit FRANCES HA with Tori Scozzaro and Ali Dickson.
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023: Destroy All Monsters with Mike Poggi
Inspired by the hype surrounding the 2021 box office smash hit Godzilla vs. Kong, Mike Poggi returns to discuss a movie we swore we'd pod about: Destroy All Monsters (1968).
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022: The Films of Wong Kar Wai with Dalton Lee
In celebration of the new 4K restoration box set, out today from the Criterion Collection, Dalton and Mike do a full-blown career retrospective on the Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai. We talk about the man himself, his background growing up in Hong Kong, and the themes that pop up again and again in his films. (1:11) Then we go film by film and dig in to what stuck with us most about each. (44:54) Finally, we each rank these films top to bottom, as well as give our personal power rankings for the troupe of actors who make up the WKW experience. (1:47:33)
You can watch the video version of this episode here:
YouTube - The Films of Wong Kar Wai with Dalton Lee
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021: Joint Security Area with Robby and Logan
Previous guests Robby and Logan stop by to, yup, you guessed it, talk about some movies. We start by talking about some current Oscar contenders, including Minari and Nomadland, as well as the pros and cons of virtual screening rooms. (1:04) Then they discuss Park Chan-Wook's South Korean military drama Joint Security Area. (23:13)
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YouTube - Joint Security Area with Robby and Logan
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020: Harlan County, USA with Tyler Lee
Tyler Lee comes on the pod to discuss his op-ed concerning the Netflix film Hillbilly Elegy, and what he sees as a poor and misguided attempt to represent his native West Virginia and Appalachia as a whole. (0:36) Then we turn to a different film about the region, Harlan County, USA, to talk about how it continues to resonate today as both a political statement and a model for radical documentary filmmaking. (24:47)
You can read Tyler's article here:
Netflix's 'Hillbilly Elegy' turns my community's human anguish into Oscar bait - NBC News Think
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019: Roma with Steve Vaccaro
Mike and Steve turn back the clock to 2018 for Alfonso Cuarón's astonishing and emotional portrait of Mexico City in the early 70s, ROMA. We discuss the director's autobiographical attachment to the film, unique filmmaking methods that make it so memorable, and the film's take on the burden of single parenthood and the true nature of family.
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Customer Reviews
Seven Samurai
Had to bail on it early when the hosts started celebrating New Zealand’s taking of guns from its citizens and gleefully wishing that would happen here in the US. The problem is not the tool, it’s the evil person who chooses to wield it. For the “historian” on the show please educate yourself about why the Second Amendment passed overwhelmingly to begin with. You can find it in the Federalist papers. I for one like to know I can use a gun to defend family and neighbors if God forbid it’s necessary.
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