In this episode, Alex is joined by Woman in Revolt Editor-in-Chief Lindsay Pugh to discuss the pioneering director Joan Micklin Silver’s biggest hit (Crossing Delancey) and her biggest flop (the great Chilly Scenes of Winter). Both films have recently been restored by Criterion.
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.
Bonus Episode 24: Kenneth Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing
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 amazing Much Ado About Nothing
Ep. 119: Mike Leigh’s Naked
We discuss the recent BFI restoration of Mike Leigh’s 1993 classic Naked, starring David Thewlis.
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 first-timers and two superfans.
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
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.