Criterion Cast: The Eclipse Viewer
Discussing the Eclipse Series from the Criterion Collection
CriterionCast
Show overview
Criterion Cast: The Eclipse Viewer has been publishing since 2014, and across the 12 years since has built a catalogue of 52 episodes. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.
The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language TV & Film show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 4 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2016, with 14 episodes published. Published by CriterionCast.
From the publisher
Discussing the Eclipse Series from the Criterion Collection
Latest Episodes
View all 52 episodesThe Eclipse Viewer – Episode 69 – Lubitsch Musicals [Part 2]
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 68 – Lubitsch Musicals [Part 1]
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 67 – Abbas Kiarostami: Early Shorts and Features [Part 4]
EDavid and Trevor wrap up their coverage with a conversation about six "school films" shot between 1975 and 1989.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 66 – Abbas Kiarostami: Early Shorts and Features [Part 3]
EDavid and Trevor discuss five films shot between 1978-1984 that offer Kiarostami's insight and indirect critique of Iranian politics and culture.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 65 – Abbas Kiarostami: Early Shorts and Features [Part 2]
EDavid and Trevor continue their conversation, focusing on two medium-length narratives about adolescence and poverty: Experience and A Wedding Suit.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 64 – Abbas Kiarostami: Early Shorts and Features [Part 1]
EThe Eclipse Series is back! And so is our podcast dedicated to each of the excellent box sets released under this sideline of the Criterion Collection. Trevor and David begin a multi-part series that will cover all 17 films in the first new Eclipse box since 2018.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 63 – Ingrid Bergman’s Swedish Years [Part 2]
EDavid and Trevor conclude their discussion of the newest Eclipse Series release, covering the last three films in the set: Dollar, A Woman's Face and June Night.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 62 – Ingrid Bergman’s Swedish Years [Part 1]
EDavid and Trevor are back to talk about the first three of six films just released in the new set from the Eclipse Series.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 61 – Claude Autant-Lara: Four Romantic Escapes From Occupied France
EDavid and Trevor pick up where they left off last summer as they discuss the most recent entry in the Eclipse Series.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 60 – Late Ozu [Part 3]
EIs this it? Is this really it? Is this the final episode of the Eclipse Viewer podcast?
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 59 – Late Ozu [Part 2]
EDavid and Trevor are joined by Matt Gasteier to discuss Ozu's transition to color in Equinox Flower, Good Morning and Floating Weeds.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 58 – Late Ozu [Part 1]
EDavid, Trevor and guest Matt Gasteier discuss Early Spring and Tokyo Twilight in the first of a three-part series.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 57 – Postwar Kurosawa [Part 2]
EDavid and Trevor fearlessly (or perhaps idiotically) accept the challenge of discussing two films suffused with madness, obsession and paranoia as they conclude their coverage of the most popular volume in the Eclipse Series.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 56 – Postwar Kurosawa [Part 1]
EDavid and Trevor retrace Akira Kurosawa's steps as he explores the challenges Japan confronted in the late 1940s.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 55 – Julien Duvivier in the Thirties [Part 2]
EDavid and Trevor conclude their conversation about this exquisite collection of French cinema classics.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 54 – Julien Duvivier in the Thirties [Part 1]
EDavid and Trevor are joined by Aaron West to begin a three part series exploring early films from the great but under-appreciated French director.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 53 – Nikkatsu Noir [Part 2]
EDavid, Trevor and Pablo are back, taking aim at a pair of shoot 'em ups starring Joe Shishido.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 52 – Nikkatsu Noir [Part 1]
EDavid and Trevor join forces with Pablo Knote for a quick hit on Japanese gangster films of the 50s and 60s.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 51 – The Documentaries of Louis Malle [Part 3]
EDavid, Trevor and Keith finish up their adventures in Malle-walking.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 50 – The Documentaries of Louis Malle [Part 2]
EDavid, Trevor and Keith immerse themselves in Malle's epic explorations of India.