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In this episode we compare the new awards-bait film Hillbilly Elegy to a more empathetic, politically conscious portrait of a mother struggling with addiction: …
[Read more...] about Ep. 68: Hillbilly Elegy and Down to the Bone: Mothers struggling with addiction
Kelly Reichardt's newest film First Cow is her second feature, after Wendy and Lucy (2008), to explore the effects of capitalism through character's …
Ken Loach and Mike Leigh, two long time British directors, are frequently compared to each other, despite having significantly different approaches. Loach's …
[Read more...] about Ep. 32: Sorry We Missed You and Peterloo
Episode 11 of the podcast celebrates our new ebook, Peterloo in Process: A Mike Leigh collaboration. Authors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith are joined by Brett …
