We've been harsh on Kenneth Branagh and his self-mythologising, including his recent Belfast. On this episode, we want to be kind and look back to Branagh's …
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Film Classics - podcast episodes
Here you'll find our episodes on Film Classics — films of yore, usually 10+ years old, that we're revisiting for a restoration, an anniversary, or just because they deserve another look.
Ep. 119: Mike Leigh’s Naked
We discuss the recent BFI restoration of Mike Leigh's 1993 classic Naked, starring David Thewlis. Podcast hosts Alex Heeney and Orla Smith are joined by regular …
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 …
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Ep. 110: Weekend and End of the Century: Brief encounters
We finally discuss Andrew Haigh's Weekend on the podcast. To celebrate the film's 10th anniversary, we are going into detail on the film and discussing another …
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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 …
Ep. 96: Water Lilies and Jennifer’s Body: Girlhood and compulsory heterosexuality
On this episode, we discuss two films about close female friendships between teenage girls — that may tip into sapphic love — and how they are affected when the …