On this podcast episode, we revisit two horror films about motherhood, Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook and Alice Lowe’s Prevenge.
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Ep. 79: Sundance 2021, part 2
This week we conclude our discussion of the best and worst of Sundance 2021, including CODA, Judas and the Black Messiah, Pleasure, and The World to Come.
Ep. 78: Sundance 2021, part 1
This week we begin our discussion of the best and worst of Sundance 2021
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.