Lost in Criterion

This week we watch a film that is largely a spoof of a film we will watch in two weeks. Way to go Criterion's numbering system.

PlayTime continues the trend of each Tati film we watch being my new favorite Tati film.

In our second M. Hulot film, Tati really turns the social satire up to 11.

Jacques Tati's M. Hulot is the comedic character we've been missing all our lives, filling a hole we didn't even know existed to be filled.

Josef von Sternberg's The Scarlet Empress was among the last pre-Code Hollywood films. It shows.

Every year we take a break from the hustle and bustle of getting Lost in Criterion and settle in by the fire for a non-Criterion Christmas classic. This year it's Lethal Weapon.

The film that made it into the Criterion Collection because Armageddon is already in there so why not?

Mona Lisa, Neil Jordan's great 1986 neo-noir, lead Pat and Adam to misremember mid-80's rock bands.

Transporting a novel from racist Texas to racist French West Africa really works out for Coup de Torchon.

Kirk Douglas presents Stanley Kubrick's greatest movie ever made out of spite.

It's hard to describe a film about the murder-suicide pact a man has with his mistress "fun", but this one's certainly playful.

Like any good romantic comedy, the plot of The Lady Eve falls apart upon any level of scrutiny.

Luis Bunuel's 1972 charm is bizarre and surreal and wonderful.

Cries and Whispers is a great movie that Pat just couldn't connect with.

Hey, thanks for listening! Spine 100! Only 650 or so to go!