Description: Ryan Verrill joins the podcast to announce that we are joining Someone’s Favorite Productions network. We also get into the November 2024 announcements on the heels of having already reacted (somewhat critically) to the CC40 boxset. We are pleased with this month, and we show a different side of Mifune to show our gratitude. Links: Cri…

Description: Jill and Aaron take a look at the recently announced Criterion Collection 40 box set, which was based on the selections of guests who have visited their closet and recorded a video. We think this was a bad idea and strays from their vision, and we are not exactly sure who this is for. Links: Criterion Now – Episode 151 – Video Criterio…

Description: Imogen Sara Smith joins for our special episode 150, which we recorded without interruptions. We talk about a number of subjects including the thrill and rarity of seeing a repertory nitrate screening. She talks about her craft process, and how she approaches writing about film. We talk about modern French film and specifically how Cel…

Description: Jill and Aaron return the Criterion Now podcast with a long overdue episode. We get into the ownership situation with Criterion Collection and Indian Paintbrush, and what we expect from it. We also look at the recent and upcoming releases, and what we are looking forward to seeing as new or for the first time. Links: Criterion Septembe…

Description: Jill and Aaron welcome Joe Petrucelli. Joe is a founding member and listener of the Criterion Now podcast, but we didn’t get to meet him until he joined CineJourneys. He has been here since the beginning and watched this begin with no website, then barely a website, and now a full website, so we reflect on that experience with him. We …

Description: Jill and Aaron welcome Caitlin Kuhwald. We had the great pleasure of working with Caitlin on the art for CineJourneys, and we couldn’t be happier with the results. Usually when people see the website, the art is what they compliment. We also talk about Screwball Comedies and her Criterion covers. Links: Caitlin Kuhwald Illustration Fol…

Description: Jill and Aaron welcome Andrew Pierce from The Curb. He is also co-chair of the Australian Film Critics Association, and has written books on Australian Cinema. This past year he started voting for the Golden Globe Awards, which was really intriguing to hear about. Andrew takes his credibility serious and the Globes have a checkered pas…

Description: Jill and Aaron are ready and excited for the imminent launch of the CineJourneys website. In this call we give a preview of what’s to come, and we share a call where the remainder of the 2024 Journeys are unveiled. Current subscribers are excited and we think you will be too. Once the site launches, we will have registration open for a…

Description: Jill and Aaron catch up a bit on exciting topics such as David Zaslav, Dune 2, Naked Attraction, and we give a tribute to David Bordwell who is responsible for a lot of people’s journeys into cinephilia. We also wrap up Modern Classics by discussing two of the films that resonated the most, Marie Antoinette and There Will be Blood. We …

Description: Michael Schulman, New Yorker staff writer and author, joined us to discuss the Oscar experience. Michael recently wrote the wonderful book, Oscar Wars. We talk about this year’s Oscars and a couple of the controversies, and then we dive into one of his book chapters. This was when Gregory Peck was President of the Oscars and with his a…

Description: Derek Smith from Slant Magazine joins Aaron and Mark Hurne to dig into Awards Season. He has seen pretty much everything and then some, and he just recently participated in Virtual Sundance and shares some highlights. We also talk about Modern Classics and how he inadvertently suggested a 14-hour film, and also whether any films from 2…

Description: We had a great time hosting Rodney Wade, who was one of the more active participants in our first ever Journey, Noirvember. We talk about the films, the overall experience, and what we learned from it going forward. Follow Us: Cinejourneys – Substack, Facebook Group Jill Blake – BlueSky Aaron West – Letterboxd Rodney Wade – Letterboxd…

Description: Welcome back! We have another episode. This time it’s a deep dive into true crime documentaries, and how they’ve changed throughout the years from informational to entertainment (or info-tainment) and how the seeds were there within classic documentaries. Since we’ve been watching Noir films in November, true crime files like a worthwh…

Description: We are joined by Marya E. Gates, the “professional cinephile” who has worked with TCM, FilmStruck, Netflix, Criterion, and many others. She famously coined Noirvember 14 years ago. It was a way to further her cinephile journey, and has grown to become a phenomenon in the years that followed. She talks about that in detail during our di…

Description: Noirvember is our first Journey. As of today, we’ll be spending the month soft-launching our platform and enjoying noir films with friends. In this episode we discuss what Noirvember is going to look like for us, including the film list and how we’ll unpack these films. In response to some questions, we discuss how the CineJourneys pla…

Description: Drew Morton is our first guest to CineJourneys, but he’s someone we’ve talked to plenty in the past. We get into 31 Days of Horror, and the near impossibility of completing it every day, and how we are watching horror films in October. Drew talks about his visit to the Stanley Hotel from The Shining (1980). We also talk about Jill’s av…

Description: Jill and Aaron return to podcasting with a brand new show and brand new project called CineJourneys. We give an intro to this new project and where we expect it to go. For the inaugural episode, we talk about Hayao Miyazaki. We have some fun with an Onion article about him having to resign his HVAC job. We then dive in deeper into Miya…

We are pleased to have Dave Eves back on the show. We talk best of 2022, February and March announcements, and the Sight & Sound list.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Now that we’re back, we had some catching up to do. This week Drew Morton joined to go back through all of the months that we missed during hiatus — August 2022 through January 2023.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Filmmaker Sean Baker and his co-director for Take Out and frequent collaborator Shih-Ching Tsou join to discuss Take Out, Criterion, and other topics.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

We took an unannounced hiatus for a lot of reasons. Jill and Aaron are now officially back and ready to resume the show. This one was just us “shooting the s**t” without an intro or anything. We just wanted to get back into the swing of podcasting, plus sharing what we’ve been up to, and what we’re looking forward to. As it happens we have two othe…

Jill and Aaron get into June announcements, a lot of David Lynch news, and speculate about François Truffaut.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Marcus Pinn joins as we discuss announcements for June and other news. Some of the discussion was not Criterion related as we discussed the Indicator Columbia Noir set featuring Humphrey Bogart. We also discuss Kinuyo Tunaka, the release cycle of Janus Films, the NYC arthouse theater scene, and much more. Episode Links Classic Film Collective Hokut…

Drew Morton joins again, and we have a lot to talk about. Come for the Criterions, stay for his Jimmy Stewart impressions.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Grady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali, authors of These Fists Break Bricks join to talk about all things martial arts.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Celeste de la Cabra joins to discuss the April announcements and more possibly coming to Criterion.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Jill and Aaron welcome writer and frequent Criterion contributor Farran Smith Nehme to the show.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Jill and Aaron welcome crime fiction writer, Craig Terlson, to the show to discuss #Noirvember.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Jill and Aaron dig into a lot in this episode. We begin with the January 2022 announcements and go from there.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Drew Morton joins Jill and Aaron to dive into horror titles in the collection.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Dennis Bartok and Craig Rogers from Deaf Crocodile join us for an insightful discussion about film restoration. Dennis also shares some interesting stories from living in Hollywood ranging from Tony Curtis, James Wong Howe, and the Manson family. They talk about their work on Assault on Precinct 13 and Chameleon street. They even reveal a secret ab…

Doug McCambridge from Good Times, Great Movies and Schitt’s and Giggles makes his grand return to discuss December 2021, pay tribute to some legends, and talk about rumors.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Imogen Sara Smith joins to talk about noir, especially international noir, and other topics.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Both of Aaron’s co-hosts ever, Jill Blake and Mark Hurne, together on a podcast with a lot to talk about.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

This is Jill Blake’s first official episode as co-host. We react to the 4K announcement and talk a lot more film.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Brad McDermott joins to take a deep dive into the boxset of Marlon Riggs.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Jill Blakes joins to talk about the October announcements, the likelihood of Citizen Kane, and addresses the UHD and 4K rumors.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Martin Kessler is back to talk Van Peebles, Citizen Kane, and much more.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Becky D’Anna returns to the show to talk about one of her favorite filmmakers, Albert Brooks.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Aaron is joined by Matthew Asprey Gear, who is an author, film historian, and teacher.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Andrew and Steven of the Chasing Labels podcast join to talk Criterions.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Dave Eves joins to talk about Kaiju cinema starting with Godzilla and continuing with all the others.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

David Blakeslee makes his return to discuss July 2021 announcements, Magnificent Ambersons, Story of a 3-day Pass, and more.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Jill Blake joins as we cover June 2021, and she shares her classic film expertise.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Micheal Hutchins joins for an emergency episode to talk about Paramount titles going OOP and other rumors and announcements.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Josh Wilson joins the podcast for the first time and we talk May 2021 Announcements, Eric Rohmer’s Four Seasons, and more.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Aaron’s father, Gary West, joins to discuss the pandemic. Gary is a public health expert that is currently teaching a class on COVID-19.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Believe it or not, Mark Hurne is back on the show for the first time in a year. We geek out on Criterion like we always have.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Brad McDermott joins to talk the March 2022 Announcements and a lot of other Criterion news.Av Aaron West and Jill Blake

Jon Laubinger returns to talk about the March 2021 announcements and especially the World of Wong Kar Wai setAv Aaron West and Jill Blake