This week we begin our discussion of the best and worst of Sundance 2021
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Ep. 77: Deep Blue Sea(s)
On this episode we discuss two versions of Terence Ratigan’s 1952 play, The Deep Blue Sea.
Ep. 76: Abderrahmane Sissako’s Bamako and Timbuktu
On this episode we look at two of Malian director Abderrahmane Sissako’s films, the newly restored Bamako, and one of our favourite films of the 2010s, Timbuktu. We also discuss locating African cinema and challenges in distribution and preservation.
Ep. 75: Sound of Metal and Blind: Portrayals of disability
Sound of Metal & Blind take different approaches to disability. We discuss the formula of the disability melodrama & more on this podcast.
Ep. 74: Best of 2020
Seventh Row editors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith discuss the best films of 2020, with help from some special guests.
Ep. 73: Promising Young Woman and The Assistant: Explorations of rape culture
This week on the podcast we discuss two explorations of rape culture that approach the topic in very different way. We look at Emerald Fennell’s stylish revenge thriller Promising Young Woman and Kitty Green’s The Assistant, a portrait of a young woman working in a misogynistic office environment.