S4 E7: Throw Down

Conrado and Rachel strap their Judo belts tight and travel to Hong Kong to talk about the first movie by prolific director Johnnie To to be included in the Criterion Collection. Known for violent gangster movies and frothy romantic comedies, Throw Down stands out in his filmography as a martial arts melodrama heavily inspired by the work of Akira Kurosawa. Follow us on itunes and leave you ratings and reviews: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-criterion-project/id1479953904 Follow us on anchor https://anchor.fm/criterionproject Follow our twitter at https://twitter.com/criterionpod Check out Conrado's webseries WORMHOLES on youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC51Tg9gR5mXxEeaansRUYRw Follow Conrado's blog cocohitsny.wordpress.com/  Follow Conrado on Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/cofalco21/ Listen to Conrado's other podcasts like Foreign Invader and Movie Marriage: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/foreign-invader/id1552560225 Rachel's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Listen to Rachel's Reviews on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rachels-reviews/id1278536301?mt=2 Listen to  Hallmarkies Podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id129672828 Our intro is written by Michael Lloret: https://www.michael-lloret.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/criterionproject/support