Episode 47: 1922 with Monica Castillo
A podcast about the great movie years.
Writer, film critic, programmer, and curator Monica Castillo gave herself a challenge for this week’s show: she picked, by a good stretch, the earliest year we’ve ever done. But 1922 is an out-and-out banger, with key early texts in horror, documentary, comedy, and melodrama. Plus, bonus, there weren’t any Oscars for us to complain about!
As we mention on the show, these 101-year-old movies are both easy to see, and easy to see poorly. You can find them all on YouTube, but quality can vary; many are on the streamers, but on those (especially Amazon) quality control is also minimal. Good luck!
You can see Cops on Kanopy, or on YouTube:
Haxan is on the Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Kanopy, Tubi, and YouTube.
Nanook of the North is on HBO Max, Kanopy, Plex, and YouTube:
Nosferatu is on Kanopy, Tubi, Plex, Shout Factory TV, and many more ad-supported services, as well as YouTube:
The Toll of the Sea is on YouTube:
And for Mike and Jason’s picks: Manslaughter is on Kanopy and YouTube, and My Wife’s Relations is ALSO on Kanopy and YouTube.
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