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We run two podcasts at Seventh Row:

  1. Our flagship Seventh Row podcast, featuring in-depth discussions on individual films that we've done Special Issues on or that we think deserve special attention. Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or TuneIn.
  2. Our 21st Folio podcast, a podcast about modern Shakespeare productions of stage and screen. Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or TuneIn.

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Ep. 124: Olivia Vinall on performing Shakespeare

On today’s episode, we’ll be doing something a little different. Instead of our usual discussions of films with a panel of critics, Alex interviews British actress Olivia Vinall about performing Shakespeare. In this conversation, we talk about each of Olivia’s four Shakespearean roles: Desdemona, Cordelia, Juliet, and Rosalind. We talk about how she finds a way into the text, what it’s like working with different directors, and why she loves Shakespeare so much.

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Olivia Vinall as Cordelia in King Lear. She is kneeling and her hands are clasped.
Olivia Vinall as Cordelia in King Lear
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Bonus Episode 24: Kenneth Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing

We’ve been harsh on Kenneth Branagh and his self-mythologising, including his recent Belfast. On this episode, we want to be kind and look back to Branagh’s amazing Much Ado About Nothing.

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From left to right: Keanu Reeves, Denzel Washington, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Kate Beckinsale, and Robert Sean Leonard
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Ep. 123: Sundance 2022: Creative nonfiction

Alex & Orla discuss the highlight of Sundance 2022: creative nonfiction. We discuss active listening, reframing history, and a risk-taking volcanologist couple.

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Four stills from creative nonfiction films at Sundance22, clockwise from top left: Director Sam Green holidng a boom mic in 32 Sounds; a man tends to an injured black kite bird in All That Breathes, a woman wearing a scarf and sunglasses in Framing Agnes, and volcanologist in front of a lava flow in Fire of Love
Clockwise from top left: 32 Sounds; All That Breathes, Framing Agnes, & Fire of Love
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Bonus Episode 23: Sundance 2022: Fiction films

We discuss the ups and downs of Sundance 2022, and chat about some of the festival’s fiction films, including Sharp Stick and Living.

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Stills from four films at Sundance 2022. Clockwise from top left: Kristine Froseth and Jon Bernthal in Sharp Stick, Bill Nighy in Living; Linnea Leino and Eleonoora Kauhanen in Girl Picture, Dakota Johnson and Cooper Raif in Cha Cha Real Smooth
Clockwise from top left: Kristine Froseth and Jon Bernthal in Sharp Stick, Bill Nighy in Living; Linnea Leino and Eleonoora Kauhanen in Girl Picture, Dakota Johnson and Cooper Raif in Cha Cha Real Smooth
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Ep. 122: Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World

The entire Seventh Row editorial team is here to talk about site favourite Joachim Trier’s new film, The Worst Person in the World.

Listen to the Joachim Trier Audio Commentaries on all of his features leading up to The Worst Person in the World.

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Renate Reinsve in Joachim Trier's The Worst Person in the World
Renate Reinsve in The Worst Person in the World
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Bonus Episode 22: Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth

Joel Coen’s first solo film is an adaptation of Macbeth starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. We wonder why and discuss what makes for a good Macbeth adaptation.

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Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth
Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth
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