On the podcast, Alex Heeney delves into Mike Leigh’s film Tender Loving Care and the many meanings of the film’s title.
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Ep. 193. Theo Rhys’s Stuffed at TIFF starring Jodie Comer and Harry Melling
On the podcast, Alex Heeney delves into why Theo Rhys’s taxidermy romance needed to be a musical.
Ep. 192. At the Place of Ghosts + Interview with writer-director Bretten Hannam
On the podcast, Alex Heeney delves into how Bretten Hannam’s At the Place of Ghosts uses genre to tell a story about two people healing from trauma who can’t talk about it — and then talks to writer-director Hannam about crafting the film.
Ep. 191. Why great TV asks for more than a binge
On the podcast, Alex Heeney delves into what we miss about great TV when we binge — and how to reap those rewards on the first or second viewing, not ten years later.
Ep. 190. Oslo, August 31st: Beginning and Ending
On the podcast, Alex Heeney talks to Joachim Trier about the beginning of Oslo, August 31st and to Eskil Vogt about the ending of the film.
Ep. 189 Berlinale 26: Arrú, Black Burns Fast, The Education of Jane Cumming
On the podcast, Alex Heeney discusses three Berlinale 2026 highlights directed by women: Elle Sofe Sara’s Sámi musical Arrú, Sandulela Asanda’s queer South African film Black Burns Fast, and Sophie Heldman’s 1810 queer period drama The Education of Jane Cumming.