The Criterion Quest
A continuing podcast series looking at important films and contemporary classics.
01/04/2021
The latest episode of Great Scott is available now over at patreon.com/TheCriterionQuest
22/03/2021
Claire is definitely our Alpha (taken from our Patreon commentary for How To Train Your Dragon. We have fun over there... https://patreon.com/thecriterionquest)
The Criterion Quest: Claire's Our Alpha "Fu**in' aye man, I got a rash man"Audio from The Criterion Quest Patreon commentary for How To Train Your Dragon. patreon.com/TheCriterionQuest
16/03/2021
While recording the podcast episode for Jean Renoir's 1951 classic The River, it became pretty clear that Chris really, really hates snakes. (spoilers for The River)
Jean Renoir's The River & Chris's Insane Hatred of Snakes While recording the podcast episode for Jean Renoir's 1951 classic The River, it became pretty clear that Chris really, really hates snakes.Audio taken from ...
10/03/2021
In the latest Criterion Quest podcast we talk about Jean Renoir's dazzling technicolour classic THE RIVER. Available now in the usual podcast places. (Spoiler alert: I don't like snakes!)
24/02/2021
Jane Fonda... a revolution... a sausage factory... TOUT VA BIEN!
Our episode looking at Godard's 1972 film is available now.
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Kicking off today, we're going on a journey down the filmographies of Ridley & Tony Scott to once and for all, scientifically, figure out who has the stronger body of work. Here's a little tease of the theme song...
11/02/2021
We're back with another Dassin Double this week!
Lee & Chris talk apples and wrestlers as they watch a pair of late 40s noir classics, Thieves' Highway & Night and the City.
01/02/2021
Neo-Tokyo is about to explode...
Our Criterion Quest commentary track for Katsuhiro Ôtomo's groundbreaking film is out now on Patreon!
(This one was a LOT of fun, we even brought in our own "Akira expert")
https://www.patreon.com/thecriterionquest
12/01/2021
Here's Chris's annual Favourite Films of the Year video.
Hope you enjoy and possibly even find some films to add to your watchlist.
Favourite Films of 2020 Here's my 2020 video featuring some of my favourite films of the year.Song: Lucifer by Charles Bradley
30/10/2020
It's been a while since I promoted the podcast here, but our latest episode was heaps of fun!
We tackled Bergman's epic F***Y & ALEXANDER. It's a culmination of his entire career, so was a little daunting for Lee who'd never seen a Bergman film before, but she crushed it!
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT?! is back with the first episode of our spin-off show looking at "cinema classics".
This week we tackle the 1995 epic BRAVEHEART. How is it for a first time viewer? Does it hold up in 2020? And is this the best line reading in cinema history?
29/09/2020
We’re trying something a little different with YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THAT?!
Dropping tomorrow...
26/09/2020
Spooktober is just around the corner...
We're getting ready to stat recording our spooky horror commentaries for Patreon and we wanna hear from you...
What are some of your favourite horror films? Classics, game-changers or even more recent ones?
24/09/2020
We're back! We dive head first back into again with our new episode looking at Catherine Breillat's controversial 2001 film FAT GIRL. (episode available now at all the usual podcasty places)
04/09/2020
It's the start of a new month which means there's a brand new commentary track available over on our Patreon!
We round out our trio of Aussie classics with the beer soaked nightmare that is Ted Kotcheff's Wake In Fright. Head over to https://www.patreon.com/thecriterionquest to listen!
20/07/2020
Our first Patreon Commentary is available now! The first in our series of Aussie film classics looks at The Castle, as well as other classic Australian comedies. https://www.patreon.com/thecriterionquest
17/07/2020
In this week's podcast we look at the brilliant Philip Baker Hall's one man show in Robert Altman's SECRET HONOR.
Nixon alone in his study with a bottle of scotch, a gun and a tape recorder... what's not to love?
11/07/2020
"We only have two hours to changes peoples lives" - John Cassavetes
We rounded out our Cassavetes double episode this week with a look at the incredible A Woman Under The Influence, Killing of a Chinese Bookie and Opening Night. So much to talk about we could have filled 3 episodes.
02/07/2020
It's finally here; our Patreon page!
We'll be putting out exclusive commentary tracks each month (along with other little goodies) so head over, have a look and subscribe if you can spare a few bucks.
Our first commentary, on the Aussie classic The Castle, is available now to patrons.
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02/07/2020
We're back with the first of our 2-part episode looking at the amazing Cassavete's box set. Kicking it all off with Shadows, Faces and A Constant Forge.
11/06/2020
“Normally a film based around technology is going to date. That technology gets old, you try and predict the future and you get it wrong. Cronenberg gets it right”
We were so excited to chat about Videodrome on this week’s podcast. It’s out now. Long live the new flesh!
30/05/2020
This week we dive into some early Fellini with I vitelloni, a film that features a character that "I've never wanted to punch in the face more" according to Chris (can you pick which one?)
06/05/2020
It's been a while, but we're back with a new episode of You Haven't Seen That?! where Eric walks me through the Sister Act films. Available now in all the usual podcast places.
13/04/2020
Our first episode for the week is on Goddard's A Woman is a Woman, a film Chris describes as "way the f #^k better than Bad Boys 3"
01/04/2020
It's new episode time!
We watched Visconti's The Leopard and couldn't stop talking about the ball scene. The episode is out now.
26/03/2020
We're back on the Kurosawa train with our Stray Dog episode which dropped yesterday.
We might have finally found a Kurosawa film Tom didn't dig that much... uh oh! This calls for confused Mifune!
14/03/2020
Better late than never! Our episode on Fritz Lang’s The Testament of Dr. Mabuse is out now
11/03/2020
You Haven't Seen That?! is back with a brand new episode as Eric finally watches When Harry Met Sally...
Listen now and hear us avoid making obvious "I'll have what she's having" jokes
04/03/2020
It's Altman Day on The Criterion Quest podcast as we watch the classic 3 Women. Duvall, Spacek, Altman... what more would you want? It's available now at all the usual podcast haunts
26/02/2020
After a week off (damn you flu!) we’re back with a new Criterion Quest episode looking at Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage. Spoiler alert: Tom watched both the film version AND the entire miniseries
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