Label Discovery - Deaf Crocodile

With the upcoming 50% off Criterion Collection sale, Matt has chosen two films to add to his Criterion Hall of Fame that are among his favourite of their 4K UHD releases. Each of these makes an impact in a different way, and both highlight great films with excellent deep-dive supplemental material.First is one of Matt's favourite films from 2025, Sentimental Value. This 4K edition of one of the newest films to enter the collection expands beyond your typical promotional material and interviews to provide filmmaking insights on director Joachim Trier's creative process and the interactions between all four of the film's Oscar-nominated main cast.Then, in the spirit of the ending of spooky season, Matt selects the stunning 4K restoration of the previously out-of-print Peeping Tom from 1960. It's a film that still shocks today and effectively ending Michael Powell's career as a director. Decades after it was critically reviled, it is seen as a classic of horror and suspense. This second life of the film is the focus of this wonderful release.---Email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.comMatt's Letterboxd: @Matty236---Music:"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In perhaps Matt's most anticipated edition of the Label Discovery series today, he finally gets to check out some releases from the boutique label Deaf Crocodile. Several of his podcast guests have been hyping this one up to him, and he finally took the plunge. Deaf Crocodile in shining light on many unknown, underseen classic of international cinema and animation that have been wowing collection since 2022. Matt gets the chance to sample several of their releases to see if they live up to the hype.---Email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.comMatt's Letterboxd: @Matty236---Music:"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The next in our Collector Conversation series sees Matt returning the favour and talking to Isaiah Shupe, the host of the Mr. Rewatchability podcast. Isaiah has brought Matt on as a guest a few times, and since he also collects physical media, it only made sense to have him on for this series. Isaiah loves growing his physical media collection through the good old fashioned local thrift store scene, which brings its own thrills. He is also a big Criterion Collection fan, but seems to enjoy blind buying films just as much. He also talks about one of his favourite films of all time that is well overdue for a new physical media edition.---Email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.comMatt's Letterboxd: @Matty236---Music:"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Inspired by recently having to move into a new place to live with his wife, Matt has had moving his various collections on the brain for the past while now. It's no one's favourite activity, but if you are a physical media collector, moving can be a daunting proposition. This episode is dedicated to a conversation about different topics relating to moving with a collection: what types of boxes might work best, how to pack your collection to save an organizational headache, shelves and spacing in your new place, protecting valuable items, and keeping a positive and open mind about your next collection space.---Email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.comMatt's Letterboxd: @Matty236---Music:"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In the latest part in the Collector Conversation series, Matt sits down with Marta Djordjevic (AKA @marta.mcfly on Instagram) from Rewind & Revive to chat about physical media. Marta is an accomplished entertainment writer and editor who has a real passion for collecting physical media, especially stuff that fits with her ethos of highlighting and deep-diving into forgotten and underseen international films. She talks about how much boutique labels like Radiance and Deaf Crocodile fuel her as a cinephile, how painful it can be to part with a movie collection, how she has evolved as a collector over the years, and gives a bounty of great recommendations to check out.---Email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.comMatt's Letterboxd: @Matty236---Music:"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this most recent installment of the Label Spotlight series, Matt takes some time to talk about one of the real workhorses of the physical media space, Kino Lorber. With one of the largest available libraries of releases, Kino Lorber has been in the physical media game for a long time. They fill an important space for movie fans and collectors, and they do it in a way that is not as flashy but keeps a high standard of quality.Matt dives a bit into the history of how Kino Lorber came about from a merger of two other companies, the different lines that Kino releases under their name, and a big list of personal favourites and recommendations that he has for discovering or getting into specific niches of what Kino Lorber releases.---Email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.comMatt's Letterboxd: @Matty236---Music:"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

For the second Collector Conversation episode, Matt welcomes Philip Marinello from The Substance Podcast to chat about physical media and how he collects it. Philip talks about movies a lot on his "Substantive Cinema" episodes and often does little physical media shout-outs for what is new and what he has recently added to his collection.In this conversation, Philip gives Matt some great information about some labels he has yet to check out, how great the local public library can be for discovering new (and even boutique) releases, and some of the underseen Samuel Fuller gems that he would love to see get a proper physical media treatment.---Email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.comMatt's Letterboxd: @Matty236---Music:"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

To commemorate the most recent Cannes Film Festival, Matt has chosen two new Criterion releases for his Hall of Fame that are previous winner of the festival's prestigious Palme D'or! First up is Henri-Georges Clouzot masterclass in suspense and tension The Wages of Fear, which is an everlasting pillar to what it means to watch a film from the edge of your seat. Then, Bob Fosse's gonzo, wicked, pseudo-autobiographical 1979 musical All That Jazz takes center stage while it blends genres, expectations, and artistic mythology.---Email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.comMatt's Letterboxd: @Matty236---Music:"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Matt gets to discovery another new (to him) boutique physical media label on today's episode! This time he is diving into a Vinegar Syndrome sub-label called Cinematographe, which specializes in filling in some of the gaps in the American film cannon. From lesser known titles by acclaimed directors to films that slipped through the cracks of notoriety and wider distribution, they have a lot to offer and a great package to offer it in. As part of this label discovery, Matt samples three releases from Cinematographe that caught his eye: Goin' South, Thieves Like Us, and Swimming To Cambodia. Is this label worth the time to discover?---Email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.comMatt's Letterboxd: @Matty236---Music:"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In a little change of pace from the typical episode, Matt has invited his first guest onto the podcast! This is the first in a "Collector Conversation" series where he talks to different physical media collectors and aficionados about how they collect physical media, what sort of things interest them as collectors, and an quirks or special interests they may have relating to collecting. No two people collect the same way, and Matt hopes to explore that with this series.For this inaugural episode, he sits down with Dakota Arsenault, host of the podcast and film review site Contra Zoom. He talks about how Arrow has become his favourite label to collect for, his current case replacement project, the sad state of availability of Canadian films on physical media, and much more.---Email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/cinemaonashelf/Substack: https://www.cinemaonashelf.substack.comMatt's Letterboxd: @Matty236---Music:"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/