Chosen by special guest, producer/director/writer John Cantú (music arrangement, Us), Rashomon (1950) is a crime thriller about the relativity of truth. It is a murder mystery that leaves us with more questions than answers. Like the priest and woodcutter at the Rashomon gate, we may ask ourselves: can we trust anyone if we know that all people are liars? How can we ever know the truth? Is Matt the woodcutter or the commoner? Are Jeanne and David fools hoping to rescue babies? John breaks down how moral relativisim can act as a cover for the misdeeds of the powerful and as a way to quell discontent. The episode is longer than the movie, so you know it's good.
The Criterion Collective
Join poets and film lovers, Jeanne Marie Spicuzza (Night Rain), Matt Sedillo (Mowing Leaves of Grass), and David A. Romero (My Name Is Romero) as they meet each week, to form The Criterion Collective, discussing some of their favorite classic/foreign/art films. These are the films they connect with most deeply, the films that move and inspire them. They hope to inspire a new generation of cinephiles and cinéastes!
The Criterion Collective is a special production by the dA Center for the Arts in Pomona, CA. https://www.dacenter.org/
Intro and outro music, "Exploring the Inferno," by Myuu. https://www.thedarkpiano.com/