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Existential crisis - podcast episodes

At the Seventh Row Podcast, we love a good film about an existential crisis — especially now that there are more and more of them. We regularly cover films that fit into this category. Dive deep into the best contemporary films about characters in the midst of an existential crisis with these episodes.

Seventh Row Editors / January 19, 2022

Ep. 121: Ninjababy & Obvious Child: Unwanted pregnancies in romantic comedies

Lindsay Pugh joins hosts Alex Heeney and Orla Smith for a discussion of two rom-coms about unwanted pregnancies, Ninja Baby and Obvious Child.

Seventh Row Editors / December 22, 2021

Ep. 119: Mike Leigh’s Naked

We discuss the recent BFI restoration of Mike Leigh’s 1993 classic Naked, starring David Thewlis.

Seventh Row Editors / October 20, 2021

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.

Seventh Row Editors / October 13, 2021

Ep. 113: About Time and I’m Your Man: Sci-fi love stories

We discuss two sci-fi-ish romantic comedies, Maria Schrader’s I’m Your Man and Richard Curtis’ About Time

Seventh Row Editors / September 22, 2021

Ep. 110: Weekend and End of the Century: Brief encounters

For its 10th anniversary, we discuss Andrew Haigh’s Weekend on the podcast, along with another brief encounter film, End of the Century

Seventh Row Editors / September 8, 2021

Ep. 108: The Deep Blue Sea(s) Redux

This week we are re-releasing our The Deep Blue Sea podcast in celebration of Terence Davies’ new film, Benediction and in memorial to Helen McRory, who passed away in April.

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