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. 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. We analyze both films' shared themes of women in …
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Ep. 113: About Time and I’m Your Man: Sci-fi love stories
This week on the podcast, we discuss two sci-fi-ish romantic comedies, Maria Schrader's I'm Your Man, which was one of our favourite films from the Berlinale …
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Ep. 112: Raw and Thelma: Modern female monsters
We discuss Raw and Thelma, two classics of modern horror from directors who both have exciting new films on the festival circuit. This is a premium members-only …
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Ep. 111: TIFF 2021, part 2
On the second of our TIFF 2021 podcasts, we discuss Power of the Dog, Ali & Ava, coming-of-age films, Midnight Madness, and more from this year's …
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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