Crit Club

Back to Japan we go as the Crit Club watches the 2014 family drama from director Nobuhiko Obayashi Seven Weeks. This epic-length movie seeks to lay out everything from generational lessons in one family, the continuing fallout of postwar Japan, and old man meditations on dying. It’s really a whole lot. But what did we think? Well, you’ll have to listen to that hot, hot conversation.  Next week we’re staying in Japan with a Coire Pick! We’ll be watching Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 classic High and Low. Watch along with us! You can follow the whole of our podcast, aided by ⁠this helpful spreadsheet⁠ which documents all the scores we gave to the movies we have watched. And drop us a line! You can email us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram, Threads, or Bluesky with the handle @critclubpodcast. Crit Club's theme song and art were made by co-host ⁠⁠Peter Allen Clark⁠⁠.

This week, the Crit Club is on quite the drug-filled, electroclash journey as we watch the 1982 nihilistic sci fi overdose called Liquid Sky. What would it be like if orgasms attracted aliens? How would one break into the punk fashion world? What would it be like to live so close to the Empire State Building in the '80s? How much shrimp is too much? Liquid Sky inspired us to answer some of these questions and much more. So much more.  Join us next week for an Angela Pick! We’re going back to Japan for a family drama with 2014’s Seven Weeks from director Nobuhiko Obayashi. Watch along with us! You can follow the whole of our podcast, aided by ⁠this helpful spreadsheet⁠ which documents all the scores we gave to the movies we have watched. And drop us a line! You can email us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram, Threads, or Bluesky with the handle @critclubpodcast. Crit Club's theme song and art were made by co-host ⁠⁠Peter Allen Clark⁠⁠.

Happy Pride, everyone! So much love to you all. In celebration, this week the Crit Club has watched 1991’s Young Soul Rebels, a movie that explores various queer and counter cultures in late-70s England. The movie follows two friends who operate a soul music pirate radio station as they deal with tragedy, hatred, ambition, and the realities of an intolerance mainstream. It’s an interesting counterposition to another movie we watched (Jubilee) and a notable depiction of communities that rarely have their stories told. Come listen to what we thought!  And join us next week for a Wizard Pick™, where we’ll watch the psychedelic looking Liquid Sky from 1982. It’s fresh off of the Criterion Channel’s Synth Collection, and hopefully will be a fun ride. Watch along with us! You can follow the whole of our podcast, aided by ⁠this helpful spreadsheet⁠ which documents all the scores we gave to the movies we have watched. And drop us a line! You can email us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram, Threads, or Bluesky with the handle @critclubpodcast. Crit Club's theme song and art were made by co-host ⁠⁠Peter Allen Clark⁠⁠.

This week, Crit Club returns to our home away from home: France. We watched the 1995 crime drama La Haine, which follows three young men from the Parisian slums in the day after an explosive riot that landed one of their friends in the hospital. La Haine deals with the ongoing issues of French xenophobia, police brutality, and the choices left for those trying to survive on the fringes. Come listen to our thoughts on this gripping movie! And come back next week for a Peter pick! He’s celebrating Pride month with the 1991 coming of age queer drama Young Soul Rebels. Watch along! You can follow the whole of our podcast, aided by ⁠this helpful spreadsheet⁠ which documents all the scores we gave to the movies we have watched. And drop us a line! You can email us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram, Threads, or Bluesky with the handle @critclubpodcast. Crit Club's theme song and art were made by co-host ⁠⁠Peter Allen Clark⁠⁠.