This episode focuses on site favourite Andrew Haigh’s newest project, The North Water, starring Jack O’Connell and Colin Farrell. We discuss how this on-the-surface unusual work fits into Haigh’s thematic interests.
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- 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.
- Our 21st Folio podcast, a podcast about modern Shakespeare productions of stage and screen. Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or TuneIn.
Bonus Ep. 17: Saoirse Ronan and James McArdle in The Tragedy of Macbeth at the Almeida Theatre
We chat about Saoirse Ronan’s and James McArdle’s dynamite performances in the Almeida’s production of MacBeth, the show’s staging, and its attempts to give livestreamed theatre a cinematic look.
Ep. 116: Virtual film festivals: Taking stock of their past, present, and future
We examine the future of virtual film festivals from the perspectives of critics, distributors, festival programmers, and new audiences.
Bonus Ep. 16: Watching Lena Dunham’s Girls in 2021
Alex interviews Orla about what it’s like watching Girls separated from the weekly episode and Lena Dunham discourse.
Ep. 115: Revisiting The English Patient 25 years later
We revisit The English Patient on its 25th anniversary and consider its complicated legacy and “poignant sense of sandy sadness.” The episode features two first-timers and two superfans.
Ep. 114: Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things to Come and Bergman Island
We discuss French director Mia Hansen-Løve’s newest film Bergman Island and her 2016 film, Things to Come.