Summary: <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-54620" src="https://criterioncast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Criterion-Now-1200x630.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="630"></p> <p>Aaron celebrates the year with Mark Hurne. Having just recorded the CriterionCast best of the year episode, we single out a few other favorites and highlights of the year. We get into the Festivus spirit by airing grievances, share our New Year’s Resolutions, and talk have a Merry Blu Christmas.</p> <h3>Episode Notes</h3> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">7:00 – New Year’s Resolutions</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">10:45 – Favorites of the Year</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">24:00 – Year in Review</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">36:00 – Blu Christmas & Criterion News</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">47:30 – Short Takes (The Lure, Olympia)</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">54:50 – FilmStruck</p> <h3>Episode Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://criterioncast.com/podcast/criterioncast-episodes/episode-189-favorites-of-2017">CriterionCast 189 – Best of 2017</a></li> <li><a href="https://criterioncast.com/reviews/blu-ray-reviews/mark-reviews-john-waters-multiple-maniacs">Mark Reviews Multiple Maniacs</a></li> <li><a href="https://criterioncast.com/reviews/blu-ray-reviews/aaron-reviews-kirsten-johnsons-cameraperson">Aaron Reviews Cameraperson</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.janusfilms.com/film-sets/3">Janus Films – Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema</a></li> </ul> <h3>Episode Credits</h3> <ul> <li>Aaron West: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/awest505">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.criterioncloseup.com">Website</a> | <a href="http://letterboxd.com/dsnt">Letterboxd</a> </li> <p> | <a>Instagram</a></p> <li>Mark Hurne: <a href="https://twitter.com/markhurne">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://letterboxd.com/mhurne/">Letterboxd</a> </li> <li>Criterion Now: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/212026735952475/">Facebook Group</a> </li> <li>Criterion Cast: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/criterioncast">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Criterioncast">Twitter</a> </li> </ul> <hr> <p><a href="http://geekremixed.com/">Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.</a></p>
