Criterion Close-Up

Recent Episodes

Criterion Close-Up 64: Hal Ashby

Posted December 1, 2019 • 01:02:40

Mark and Aaron have the pleasure to discuss Hal Ashby with Amy Scott, director of the documentary “Hal” about the filmmaker, which is available...

Criterion Close-Up 62: FilmSpotting, Cold Water

Posted February 21, 2019 • 01:03:45

Yes, you read your podcast reader correctly. Criterion Close-Up is back! For this episode, Mark and Aaron kick things back on, and then dig into a conversation...

Criterion Close-Up 61: The Rose

Posted September 9, 2017 •

Mark and Aaron take a trip down memory lane. This is not only the first Criterion Close-Up episode, but the first time that we had podcasted together....

Criterion Close-Up 60 – Julien Duvivier in the 1960s

Posted May 6, 2017 •

Mark, Aaron, David and Trevor return for part two of our exploration of the under-appreciated French director, Julien Duvivier. The first episode, Eclipse...

Criterion Close-Up 59: Late Spring and the Films of Yasujiro Ozu

Posted March 12, 2017 •

Mark, Aaron and Matt Gasteier explore the filmmaking world of Yasujirō Ozu, centering on his pivotal masterpiece Late Spring (1949). It would be impossible...