An audio index of film · 2021 —
CELEBRATING CINEMA
Amsterdam's LAB111 film podcast on the cinema that matters — debates, rankings, and director deep dives, every Thursday. A podcast for the love of cinema.
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Is Disclosure Day Spielberg’s Most Hopeful Film Or His Most Naive?
Steven Spielberg spent fifty years teaching us to look up. When the Pentagon released its real alien files, nobody blinked. His new film Disclosure Day marks the day the truth…
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The Index · 2026
All 158 episodes →| Art | № | Date | Title | Films covered | Hosts | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | jun 11 | Is Disclosure Day Spielberg’s Most Hopeful Film Or His Most Naive? | ArrivalClose Encounters Of A Third KindDisclosure Day+1 | — | 44m | |
| — | jun 11 | Is Disclosure Day Spielberg’s Most Hopeful Film Or His Most Naive? | — | — | — | |
| — | jun 4 | Fast & Furious: How The Franchise Remade Hollywood w/ Dan Hassler-Forest | Fast & Furious | — | — | |
| — | mei 28 | The Backrooms, Explained: Kane Parsons & the A24 Feature | — | — | — | |
| 154 | mei 26 | Cannes 2026 Dispatch With Peter Bradshaw | — | — | 45 min | |
| 153 | mei 21 | How to Catch a Butterfly: Why We Love to Film Ourselves | How To Catch A Butterfly | — | 54 min | |
| 152 | mei 14 | Cinema Obsession: Why Films Grip Us (Vertigo, Peeping Tom) | — | — | 38m | |
| 151 | mei 7 | Amadeus: Is It Really About Mediocrity? | Amadeus | — | 36m | |
| 150 | apr 30 | The Devil Wears Prada 2: Is Miranda Priestly A Feminist Icon Or A Toxic Boss? | The Devil Wears Prada | — | 38m | |
| 149 | apr 23 | Truly Naked: Can a Film Be More Intimate Than Porn? | Truly Naked | — | 35m |
The Hosts
Film Journalist
Laura Gommans
Writes about film for IFFR, De Filmkrant, and NRC.
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Film Critic
Hugo Emmerzael
Senior critic. Specialises in contemporary cinema, discourse, and musical biopics.
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Filmmaker
Kiriko Mechanicus
Director working at the intersection of documentary and fiction.
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Head of Cinema, LAB111
Tom Ooms
Programmer. Keeper of the LAB111 archive. Brings the historical frame.
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Cold Open · Essays
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mrt 12, 2026
The Man Who Fell to Screen: David Bowie’s Life in Cinema
mrt 5, 2026
From Mary Shelley to the Bride: Why Is Frankenstein’s Monster Always So Ugly?
feb 26, 2026
Wim Wenders Says Cinema Is Not Political. These Films Disagree.
feb 19, 2026
Are Marty Supreme and Wuthering Heights Worth the Hype?