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The Devil Wears Prada 2: Is Miranda Priestly A Feminist Icon Or A Toxic Boss?
Miranda once told Andy she was the greatest disappointment of her career. Twenty years on, the question isn’t whet…
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Is Amadeus Actually About Mediocrity?
Amadeus (1984, Miloš Forman) is not really about Mozart. It’s a film about the rest of us — the ones who can recognise genius but will never possess it. Salieri…
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Can A Film Be More Intimate Than Porn?
Can a film be more intimate than pornography? Can a film be more intimate than pornography? In Truly Naked (2026), BAFTA…
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Can You Still Make A Good Musical Biopic? (Re-Release)
A note from us: we spent the past two weeks going through your survey responses — thank you to everyone who filled it in…
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The Drama And Why A-List Actors Go Gloriously Weird
What is the worst thing you’ve ever done? This week, hosts Laura Gommans and Elliot Bloom watched Kristoffer Borgl…
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Mees Peijnenburg On A Family, Dutch Cinema, And The Emotional Architecture of Divorce
Divorce is rarely one story. It’s four, or five — each told from a different room in the same house. In his new fi…
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Date
Title
Films covered
Hosts
Length
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mei 7
Is Amadeus Actually About Mediocrity?
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mei 7
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apr 30
The Devil Wears Prada 2: Is Miranda Priestly A Feminist Icon Or A Toxic Boss?
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apr 30
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apr 23
Can A Film Be More Intimate Than Porn?
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apr 23
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apr 16
Can You Still Make A Good Musical Biopic? (Re-Release)
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apr 16
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apr 2
The Drama And Why A-List Actors Go Gloriously Weird
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apr 2
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mrt 31
Mees Peijnenburg On A Family, Dutch Cinema, And The Emotional Architecture of Divorce
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mrt 31
The Hosts
LG
Film Journalist
Laura Gommans
Writes about film for IFFR, De Filmkrant, and NRC.
00 episodes
HE
Film Critic
Hugo Emmerzael
Senior critic. Specialises in contemporary cinema, discourse, and musical biopics.
00 episodes
KM
Filmmaker
Kiriko Mechanicus
Director working at the intersection of documentary and fiction.
00 episodes
TO
Head of Cinema, LAB111
Tom Ooms
Programmer. Keeper of the LAB111 archive. Brings the historical frame.
00 episodes