On the podcast, Alex Heeney delves into Mike Leigh’s film Tender Loving Care and the many meanings of the film’s title.
Ep. 177 45 Years (dir. Andrew Haigh) with Lindsay Pugh — 10th anniversary celebration
On the podcast, Alex Heeney takes a close look at Celine Song’s film Materialists, which poses the question: Is love enough when money is tight? Alex digs into the film’s strengths and weaknesses.
Ep. 176 Materialists (dir. Celine Song)
On the podcast, Alex Heeney takes a close look at Celine Song’s film Materialists, which poses the question: Is love enough when money is tight? Alex digs into the film’s strengths and weaknesses.
Ep. 175 How three very different films ended up in conversation
Join me (Alex Heeney) on a journey through three films I programmed inside Reel Ruminators — a British political thriller, an Indigenous Canadian documentary, and a queer South African drama — and discover how their contrasts help to illuminate each other.
Ep. 174 Mission: Impossible (1996) with Angelo Muredda
With the final chapter of the Mission: Impossible saga now in cinemas, we rewind to where it all began: Brian De Palma’s 1996 original.
Ep. 173 Beginnings and Endings: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (dir. Laura Piani)
On the podcast, Alex delves into the beginning and ending of one of the year’s best films, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life. A close look at how tone, structure, blocking, and design create a powerful emotional payoff.