36m EP 151 · May 7 Amadeus: Is It Really About Mediocrity? Amadeus (1984, Miloš Forman) is not really about Mozart. It’s a film about the rest of us — the ones who can recog…
49m EP 148 · Apr 16 Musical Biopics: Can You Still Make a Good One? (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…
33m EP 143 · Mar 12 David Bowie’s Life in Cinema: The Man Who Fell to Screen From the alien drifter of The Man Who Fell to Earth to the unforgettable Goblin King of Labyrinth, David Bowie built one…
25m EP 140 · Feb 24 Sirāt as a Rave: Kangding Ray on Scoring the Film Hugo Emmerzael speaks with DJ and composer Kangding Ray about Sirat — a punishing, bass-driven plunge into the borderlan…
49m EP 96 · Feb 13 Musical Biopics: Can You Still Make a Good One? With a new wave of nostalgia-driven musical biopics—A Complete Unknown, Better Man, Maria—flooding theaters, hosts Laura…
50m EP 94 · Jan 29 How Ernest R. Dickerson Discovered Tupac For Juice Legendary filmmaker Ernest Dickerson joins host Elliot Bloom for a compelling journey through his remarkable career. Fro…
37m EP 86 · Nov 27 Rich Peppiatt on Kneecap (2024) In Kneecap, Rich Peppiatt delivers a raw and politically charged origin story about JJ, a Belfast teacher, and two self-…
41m EP 69 · Apr 25 Baloji on Augure (2023) Baloji is a prolific francophone rapper, known for his visually striking and poetic style. So his turn to filmmaking onl…