We discuss Ordinary Love and Hope, two recent films about couples dealing with a cancer diagnosis. We compare the film's depictions of relationships, hospitals, …
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Ep. 86: Una & Slalom: Depictions of childhood sexual assault
On this episode we discuss how two films, Una and the recent Slalom, depict the trauma of childhood sexual assault. We discuss the films' messy navigation of …
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Ep. 85: The films of Naomi Kawase, featuring True Mothers
Naomi Kawase is one of the most prolific women directors in international cinema and a multiple award winner at the Cannes film festival. Yet her films have …
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Ep. 84: Berlinale 2021, Part 2: The Competition
We conclude our deep dive on Berlinale 2021, discussing the films in competition, including the award winners Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn and Wheel of …
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Ep. 83: Berlinale 2021, Part 1: The Sidebars
We begin our deep dive on Berlinale 2021, discussing the festival overall and the sidebar competitions. …
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Ep. 82: Quo Vadis, Aida and Our Lady of the Nile: Genocide on film
Jasmila Žbanic's Quo Vadis, Aida is one of the best films of the year. On this episode, we discuss it in context of Atiq Rahimi's Our Lady of the Nile, another …
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