In this episode, Alex is joined by film critic C.J. Prince of Acquired Cinema to discuss the wide variety of international films you have access to when you look beyond the Oscars and to the films released right after the Oscars happen.
Contrary to popular belief, when Oscar season ends, good movie season begins. The 3-4 month window after the Oscars and before summer movie season is when 90% of the year’s best movies get released.
Today on the podcast, film critic C.J. Prince of Acquired Cinema joins Alex to look back on the wide variety of excellent international movies that have been released right after the Oscars in past years. We explain some of the attributes that define these films, which are diverse demographically (e.g., women, LGBTQ+, Indigenous), as well as in content and form.
We discover that it’s a challenge to package these films into neat categories for listeners because what makes these films so interesting is that they don’t fit neatly into pre-defined genres and categories. E.g., they’re period pieces aren’t conventional period pieces. They’re quiet, contemplative films that may be ambitious but low-budget.
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Show Notes: More to explore on films mentioned on the podcast
Read Alex’s review of The Eight Mountains
Read Alex’s review of Full Time
Alex’s interview with Kelly Reichardt on Showing Up
Read Alex’s review of Benediction
Podcast Credits
This episode was edited, produced, and recorded by Alex Heeney.
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