We discuss the recent BFI restoration of Mike Leigh’s 1993 classic Naked, starring David Thewlis.
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Ep. 103: Pascal Plante’s films: Fake Tattoos and Nadia Butterfly
We discuss the two features of Quebecois filmmaker Pascal Plante, Fake Tattoo and Nadia, Butterfly. Plante is an expert at depicting turning points in his characters’ lives and how they deal with major upheaval.
Ep. 101: Magnus von Horn’s films: The Here After and Sweat
We discuss the two features of Swedish filmmaker Magnus von Horn: his latest, Sweat, and his first feature from 2015, The Here After, with particular focus on how empathy is so crucial to his work.
Ep. 100: Films for the future
To celebrate our 100th episode, ten regular guests share what they would choose if they got to make the whole world watch one movie.
Ep. 90: Jeanne Dielman and Les Rendez-vous d’Anna: A Chantal Akerman mother’s day
We celebrate Mother’s Day with queen of on-screen mothers, Chantal Akerman, and her films Jeanne Dielman and Les Rendez-vous d’Anna
Ep. 89: Spinster and The Forty-Year-Old Version: Coming of age at forty
This podcast episode explores two wonderful 2020 dramedies, Spinster and The Forty-Year-Old Version, about women who find themselves at a personal and career crossroads as they approach forty.