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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Has Letterboxd Changed The Way We Watch Films?
Do ratings help us discover great films or have they quietly changed the way we watch? Before you’ve even bought a ticket, you probably know the Letterboxd average, the IMDb…
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The Index · 2026
All 160 episodes →| Art | № | Date | Title | Films covered | Hosts | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Jul 2 | Has Letterboxd Changed The Way We Watch Films? | — | — | — | |
| — | Jun 25 | The Watermelon Woman at 30: Cheryl Dunye’s Queer Cinema Landmark | — | — | — | |
| — | Jun 18 | Why Do All Aliens On Screen Look The Same? | — | — | — | |
| — | Jun 11 | Is Disclosure Day Spielberg’s Most Hopeful Film Or His Most Naive? | ArrivalClose Encounters Of A Third KindDisclosure Day+1 | — | 44m | |
| — | Jun 4 | Fast & Furious: How The Franchise Remade Hollywood w/ Dan Hassler-Forest | Fast & Furious | — | — | |
| — | May 28 | The Backrooms, Explained: Kane Parsons & the A24 Feature | — | — | — | |
| 154 | May 26 | Cannes 2026 Dispatch With Peter Bradshaw | — | — | 45 min | |
| 153 | May 21 | How to Catch a Butterfly: Why We Love to Film Ourselves | How To Catch A Butterfly | — | 54 min | |
| 152 | May 14 | Cinema Obsession: Why Films Grip Us (Vertigo, Peeping Tom) | — | — | 38m | |
| 151 | May 7 | Amadeus: Is It Really About Mediocrity? | Amadeus | — | 36m |
The Hosts
Film Journalist
Laura Gommans
Laura Gommans is a film journalist and the host of Celebrating Cinema.
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Film Critic
Hugo Emmerzael
Hugo Emmerzael is an Amsterdam-based film critic, public speaker and curator with over a decade of experience at the intersection of cinema, music and culture at large.
00 episodes
Filmmaker
Kiriko Mechanicus
Kiriko Mechanicus, also known as Kiri Academy, is an Amsterdam-based Dutch-Japanese documentary filmmaker, writer of fiction and non-fiction, culinary artist, photographer, host, full-time opinionated bitch and part-time party girl.
00 episodes
Head of Cinema, LAB111
Tom Ooms
Tom Ooms is Head of Cinema at LAB111, where he leads the programming, and runs its sister distribution company Odyssey Classics, releasing classic cinema.
00 episodes
Cold Open · Essays
All writing →
Mar 12, 2026
The Man Who Fell to Screen: David Bowie’s Life in Cinema
Mar 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?