Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on August 1, 2015

Aug 1 Posted by aaronwest When I first heard about the release of The Fisher King, I wondered how many times I had seen it already. Even though it had been some time since my last viewing, there were too many to count. This just seemed to be the film...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 29, 2015

Jul 29 Posted by aaronwest I’m pleased to announce that we have a Criterion Collection podcast in the works. In case you missed any of the social media teases or the new menu button up top, there is a placeholder page that promises more details. Here are some of these...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 29, 2015

Jul 29 Posted by aaronwest I’m pleased to announce that we have a Criterion Collection podcast in the works. In case you missed any of the social media teases or the new menu button up top, there is a placeholder page that promises more details. Here are some of these...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 29, 2015

Jul 29 Posted by aaronwest I’m pleased to announce that we have a Criterion Collection podcast in the works. In case you missed any of the social media teases or the new menu button up top, there is a placeholder page that promises more details. Here are some of these...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 27, 2015

Jul 27 Posted by aaronwest My Dinner With Andre has been on my radar for decades now. It seems like yesterday that Siskel & Ebert wouldn’t stop raving about it. In film circles (and probably non-film circles too) it has become somewhat of a joke. It is respected as a...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 27, 2015

Jul 27 Posted by aaronwest My Dinner With Andre has been on my radar for decades now. It seems like yesterday that Siskel & Ebert wouldn’t stop raving about it. In film circles (and probably non-film circles too) it has become somewhat of a joke. It is respected as a...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 27, 2015

Jul 27 Posted by aaronwest My Dinner With Andre has been on my radar for decades now. It seems like yesterday that Siskel & Ebert wouldn’t stop raving about it. In film circles (and probably non-film circles too) it has become somewhat of a joke. It is respected as a...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 25, 2015

Jul 25 Posted by aaronwest “An individual may be guilty not because he is guilty, but because he is thought so.” “Confession is the highest form of self-criticism. And self-criticism is the principal value of communism.” The above two quotes are pulled from the film, and I feel that they...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 25, 2015

Jul 25 Posted by aaronwest “An individual may be guilty not because he is guilty, but because he is thought so.” “Confession is the highest form of self-criticism. And self-criticism is the principal value of communism.” The above two quotes are pulled from the film, and I feel that they...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 25, 2015

Jul 25 Posted by aaronwest “An individual may be guilty not because he is guilty, but because he is thought so.” “Confession is the highest form of self-criticism. And self-criticism is the principal value of communism.” The above two quotes are pulled from the film, and I feel that they...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 21, 2015

Jul 21 Posted by aaronwest Before I go too far with this write-up, indulge me to complain about the title. The title itself is not terrible. The problem is it does not represent the film well. The French title is La graine et le mulet, which if you ask Google...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 21, 2015

Jul 21 Posted by aaronwest Before I go too far with this write-up, indulge me to complain about the title. The title itself is not terrible. The problem is it does not represent the film well. The French title is La graine et le mulet, which if you ask Google...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 21, 2015

Jul 21 Posted by aaronwest Before I go too far with this write-up, indulge me to complain about the title. The title itself is not terrible. The problem is it does not represent the film well. The French title is La graine et le mulet, which if you ask Google...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 19, 2015

Jul 19 Posted by aaronwest Anti-war films are not easy to pull off. Some of the best of them, like Rossellini’s War Trilogy, Battle of Algiers and even the American Best Years of our Lives are so effective because they were produced shortly after the end of the war. The...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 19, 2015

Jul 19 Posted by aaronwest Anti-war films are not easy to pull off. Some of the best of them, like Rossellini’s War Trilogy, Battle of Algiers and even the American Best Years of our Lives are so effective because they were produced shortly after the end of the war. The...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 19, 2015

Jul 19 Posted by aaronwest Anti-war films are not easy to pull off. Some of the best of them, like Rossellini’s War Trilogy, Battle of Algiers and even the American Best Years of our Lives are so effective because they were produced shortly after the end of the war. The...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 17, 2015

Jul 17 Posted by aaronwest You may be wondering why I am posting this today when I just posted 2013 yesterday. That’s easy. I forgot to post 2012 back when I put the list together a number of months ago. I just realized it after updating the Lists section to...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 17, 2015

Jul 17 Posted by aaronwest You may be wondering why I am posting this today when I just posted 2013 yesterday. That’s easy. I forgot to post 2012 back when I put the list together a number of months ago. I just realized it after updating the Lists section to...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 17, 2015

Jul 17 Posted by aaronwest You may be wondering why I am posting this today when I just posted 2013 yesterday. That’s easy. I forgot to post 2012 back when I put the list together a number of months ago. I just realized it after updating the Lists section to...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on July 16, 2015

Jul 16 Posted by aaronwest I’m always reluctant to post lists for recent years. Even though I consider myself a general film fan, I am mostly a classic film fan. Good films age better with time. Flawed films do not. My top 20 list for 2005, for example, is a...   read more