CineJourneys (master feed)

Description: Tiffany Vazquez joins Aaron and Jill after a brief hiatus, which we explain. There’s some catch-up where we talk about Aaron’s book, Tiffany’s Mira Nair class. We then get into our selections from the flash sale, which serves as a look at some of the titles we missed. We cover the December 2025 and 2026 announcements, and we’re fortunate to have Tiffany to discuss the Mira Nair and Raúl Juliá titles. Links: Video of this Episode Tiffany’s CineJourneys Channel Tiffany’s Social Media: Bsky | Instagram | Twitter Follow Us: Cinejourneys – YouTube Channel | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Instagram | Letterboxd | BlueSky | Threads Jill Blake – BlueSky Aaron West – BlueSky | Letterboxd

Description: Adrian Martin joins to talk about his plans regarding the upcoming “Fritz Lang: Inside the Machine” Online Class coming up in September. He talks about what to expect from this class, and what types of great films students will discover. He also touches on some exciting topics and directors that he wants to cover later, which include Ersnt Lubitsch, Chantal Akerman, Brian DePalma, François Truffaut and so many more. Links: Fritz Lang: Inside the Machine – Details and Registration Adrian Martin’s Guide Page Adrian’s Website Adrian’s Wikipedia Page Follow Us: Cinejourneys – YouTube Channel | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Instagram | Letterboxd | BlueSky | Threads Jill Blake – BlueSky Aaron West – BlueSky | Letterboxd

Description: Matthew joins to talk about his upcoming classes, starting with Film Theory and then Genre Theory. Stick around for the teaser about Weimar Republic films. Please register for his classes and follow him online at the links below. Links: Video of this episode Intro to Film Theory – Details and Registration Intro to Genre Theory – Details and Registration Matthew’s Guide Page Histories of the Present – Matthew’s Substack The Pacific Northwest Insurance Corporation Moviefilm Podcast Matthew’s Social Media – Twitter | Bsky Follow Us: Cinejourneys – YouTube Channel | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Instagram | Letterboxd | BlueSky | Threads Jill Blake – BlueSky Aaron West – BlueSky | Letterboxd

Description: Louis Hill joins to recap the CineJourneys A24 Journey that he had in April. Louis is an original Founding Member and a Kickstarter backer. He’s excited about the book and he went a little extra with this journey, spending the month watching the weekly films and also seeking out others. Links: Video of this episode The A24 Journey Aaron’s A24 Ranked List Louis’ A24 Ranked List Follow Us: Cinejourneys – YouTube Channel | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Instagram | Letterboxd | BlueSky | Threads Jill Blake – BlueSky Aaron West – BlueSky | Letterboxd

Description: Tiffany Vazquez joins to talk about Barry Jenkins, who is arguably the most impactful individual who has worked with A24. Moonlight famously won the Best Picture Academy Award, and he’s been putting out great work ever since. We briefly touch on If Beale Street Could Talk, The Underground Railroad, Mufasa, and we get into his influence as a Producer. People might be surprised by how many films that he has produced and distributed with A24. He’s a monumental talent and he’s not done. Links: Video of this episode Tiffany Vazquez Channel at CineJourneys From Shakespeare to Street Fighter: The Range of Raúl Juliá Find Tiffany at Instagram | BlueSky | Twitter Follow Us: Cinejourneys – YouTube Channel | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Instagram | Letterboxd | BlueSky | Threads Jill Blake – BlueSky Aaron West – BlueSky | Letterboxd

Description: Christian Gutierrez joins Aaron for the first time. He has a podcast called Reel Latinos, and is an expert in Latino cinema. He has tastes for world cinema and classic Hollywood. We talked about the July 2025 Criterion announcements, and we went through the TCM Film Festival schedule to look at conflicts and which films for him to prioritize at the 2025 fest. Links: Video of this Episode Christian’s Links Real Latinos Links Follow Us: Cinejourneys – YouTube Channel | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Instagram | Letterboxd | BlueSky | Threads Jill Blake – BlueSky Aaron West – BlueSky | Letterboxd

Description: Ali Khamseh joins Aaron from Tehran, Iran. It was the first time podcasting with someone anywhere close to that region, and it was a delight! Ali talked about his projects, the state of cinema in Iran, many of the Iranian masters like Abbas Kiarostami and Jafar Panahi, and how some filmmakers have become internationally known while pacifying the government. Ali likes a lot more than Iranian cinema and we had a good time looking through the Criterion titles too. Links: Video of this Episode Ali’s Links Ali’s Letterboxd Follow Us: Cinejourneys – YouTube Channel | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Instagram | Letterboxd | BlueSky | Threads Jill Blake – BlueSky Aaron West – BlueSky | Letterboxd

Description: David Blakeslee joins Aaron. Jill is absent for the near future, and while she can’t be replaced, David is a terrific co-host. We start by talking about Killers of the Flower Moon and some viral news that Criterion had allegedly approached Apple to put out a release, and Apple refused. We dig into the source and have some questions. While we are not expecting an imminent release, we think this is irresponsible reporting, but the sentiments that made it go viral are in the right place. We also talk about yet another rich month of Criterion announcements after they unveiled their June 2025 slate. Links: Video of this Episode eightslicesofpie’s post on the Blu-Ray forums. The follow up post after the story went viral 120 Days of Pasolini David Blakeslee’s Guide Profile on CineJourneys Follow David on BlueSky Follow Us: Cinejourneys – YouTube Channel | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Instagram | Letterboxd | BlueSky | Threads Jill Blake – BlueSky Aaron West – BlueSky | Letterboxd

Description: Alex Mell-Taylor from Alex Has Opinions joins to talk about A24 and representation. We talk about some of the recent examples of positive representation and compare it with some not so great examples. We also talk about how someone who is not part of a particular group benefits from seeing what their life is like when representative actually reflects that experience, and how great it feels for people to see characters and stories that they can identify with on screen. Links: Video of this episode Alex Has Opinions – Website Alex’s Patreon Follow Us: Cinejourneys – YouTube Channel | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Instagram | Letterboxd | BlueSky | Threads Jill Blake – BlueSky Aaron West – BlueSky | Letterboxd

Description: Chris Haskell from They Live by Film and Punk Vacation joins to talk about Miramax. Covering a film company is not easy, and it’s saying a lot to credit A24 as being solely responsible for a modern new wave movement. There were many independent movements throughout film history, and the independent film was truly embraced in the 1990s. Miramax was a groundbreaking independent film distributor and A24 benefited from their success. We had to preface this episode that Harvey Weinstein is a terrible person and nothing that we say positive about Miramax reflects our feelings about his character. Links: Video of this episode The A24 New Wave Kickstarter Punk Vacation Podcast They Live by Film Podcast Chris’ Subreddit Follow Us: Cinejourneys – YouTube Channel | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Instagram | Letterboxd | BlueSky | Threads Jill Blake – BlueSky Aaron West – BlueSky | Letterboxd