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Surprisingly Criterion


Jan 13, 2023

Jean Renoir’s colourful and, at times, funny film about the building of the Moulin Rouge is the next edition of the Randomizer.


Criterion’s listing and boxset:

Spine #243: French Cancan

Spine #241: Stage and Spectacle: Three Films by Jean Renoir



Music:
“The Endless Scroll” by Absolutely Free

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Oct 28, 2022

Terrence Malick’s re-telling of the story of Pocahontas and John Smith, the extended cut. It’s a doozy.

Bonus Material:
Indian Country Today review
Imperialist Nostalgia essay
Roger Ebert’s review
World Socialist Today review

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Aug 26, 2022

The latest in our I Can’t Believe It’s Not Criterion, we discuss one of the Greek Weird Wave’s most significant films and its director (and co-writer) Yorgos Lanthimos.

 

Music:
“The Endless Scroll” by Absolutely Free
courtesy of Idée Fixe Records and Arts & Crafts Music Inc.

 

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Jul 22, 2022

The martial arts masterpiece is part of a Bruce Lee box set on the Criterion Collection - does it kick ass? Or does it sink in a pool of acid?



Bonus Content:
Original Hong Kong poster referenced


North American poster


Music:


“The Endless Scroll” by Absolutely Free
courtesy of Idée Fixe Records and Arts &...