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Il Conformista: Why Bertolucci’s Fascist Aesthetic Still Matters

35m

EP 144 · Mar 19

Il Conformista: Why Bertolucci’s Fascist Aesthetic Still Matters

When the White House posts a montage of Hollywood blockbusters cut against US drone strikes on Iran, it raises a questio…

Wim Wenders Says Cinema Isn’t Political. These Films Disagree.

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EP 141 · Feb 27

Wim Wenders Says Cinema Isn’t Political. These Films Disagree.

At this year's Berlinale Film Festival, Wim Wenders declared that cinema is not political — so hosts Elliot Bloom a…

2000 Metres To Andriivka And Why We Need Documentary Films

48m

EP 134 · Jan 15

2000 Metres To Andriivka And Why We Need Documentary Films

2000 Metres to Andriivka is an extraordinary and deeply immersive war documentary. The latest film from Ukrainian direct…

The Deadly Reality of Filming in Gaza: Fatima Hassouna’s Story w/ Sepideh Farsi

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EP 116 · Sep 4

The Deadly Reality of Filming in Gaza: Fatima Hassouna’s Story w/ Sepideh Farsi

Sepideh Farsi’s Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk is a film made in the urgency of the present. Composed through a ser…

28m

EP 106 · Apr 30

Persepolis: Growing Up in a Revolution

In this edition of Review Roundup, host Laura Gommans is joined by Elliot Bloom to dive into the re-release of Persepoli…

Hiroshima Mon Amour: How Do You Film the Atomic Bomb?

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EP 105 · Apr 23

Hiroshima Mon Amour: How Do You Film the Atomic Bomb?

Alain Resnais’s Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) returns to cinemas—a quiet revolution in filmmaking that blends love, loss, a…

Is Alex Garland’s Warfare an Anti-War Movie?

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EP 104 · Apr 16

Is Alex Garland’s Warfare an Anti-War Movie?

Did audiences jump the gun on Alex Garland’s Warfare? Before it's release, the brutally realist portrait of America…

De Propagandist: Dutch History’s Most Controversial Filmmaker (Luuk Bouwman)

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EP 102 · Apr 2

De Propagandist: Dutch History’s Most Controversial Filmmaker (Luuk Bouwman)

Dutch Nazi propagandist Jan Teunissen was once one of the most powerful—and now largely forgotten—figures in Dutch cinem…

Raoul Peck on Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (2025)

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EP 92 · Jan 21

Raoul Peck on Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (2025)

A fearless voice against systemic injustice, Raoul Peck has crafted a body of work that interrogates the legacies of col…

Why No Other Land is the Most Important Film of 2025

30m

EP 90 · Jan 9

Why No Other Land is the Most Important Film of 2025

In a village under constant threat of displacement, where homes and schools are torn down and the land is slowly seized,…

28m

EP 88 · Dec 10

Mati Diop on Dahomey (2024)

When 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey (modern-day Republic of Benin) would finally be returned from France…

23m

EP 87 · Dec 3

Shiori Ito on Black Box Diaries (2024)

Trigger warning: Please be advised that this episode includes discussions about sexual violence. In this powerful episod…

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-…

Ken Loach on Solidarity and Hope in The Old Oak (2023)

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EP 62 · Dec 19

Ken Loach on Solidarity and Hope in The Old Oak (2023)

“Hope is political. If you have hope then you have confidence you can change things” After 60 years of filmmaking, Briti…

The Battle of Algiers: Oppression, Revolution & Resistance

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EP 61 · Dec 14

The Battle of Algiers: Oppression, Revolution & Resistance

Movies have always been a way to understand the world around us, and so, confronted with the brutal horrors of both Hama…

How to Save a Dead Friend (2022): A Conversation with Marusya Syroechkovskaya

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EP 54 · Sep 8

How to Save a Dead Friend (2022): A Conversation with Marusya Syroechkovskaya

Set against the rise of Russia's authoritarian regime, filmmaker Marusya Syroechkovskaya paints an homage to both a…

WWII in Cinema: Global Perspectives (with Kim Kokosky Deforchaux)

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EP 07 · May 20

WWII in Cinema: Global Perspectives (with Kim Kokosky Deforchaux)

The month of May is always a period of remembrance, commemorating all those who lost their lives during the Second World…

Celebrating Cinema — every episode
№	Date	Title	Films	Hosts	Length
144	Mar 19	Il Conformista: Why Bertolucci’s Fascist Aesthetic Still Matters	Il Conformista	—	35m
141	Feb 27	Wim Wenders Says Cinema Isn’t Political. These Films Disagree.	—	—	46m
134	Jan 15	2000 Metres To Andriivka And Why We Need Documentary Films	2000 Metres to Andriivka	—	48m
116	Sep 4	The Deadly Reality of Filming in Gaza: Fatima Hassouna’s Story w/ Sepideh Farsi	Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk	—	36m
106	Apr 30	Persepolis: Growing Up in a Revolution	Persepolis	—	28m
105	Apr 23	Hiroshima Mon Amour: How Do You Film the Atomic Bomb?	Hiroshima Mon Amour	—	31m
104	Apr 16	Is Alex Garland’s Warfare an Anti-War Movie?	Warfare	—	50m
102	Apr 2	De Propagandist: Dutch History’s Most Controversial Filmmaker (Luuk Bouwman)	De Propagandist	—	35m
92	Jan 21	Raoul Peck on Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (2025)	Ernest Cole: Lost and Found	—	36m
90	Jan 9	Why No Other Land is the Most Important Film of 2025	No Other Land	—	30m
88	Dec 10	Mati Diop on Dahomey (2024)	Dahomey	—	28m
87	Dec 3	Shiori Ito on Black Box Diaries (2024)	Black Box Diaries	—	23m
86	Nov 27	Rich Peppiatt on Kneecap (2024)	Kneecap	—	37m
62	Dec 19	Ken Loach on Solidarity and Hope in The Old Oak (2023)	The Old Oak	—	33m
61	Dec 14	The Battle of Algiers: Oppression, Revolution & Resistance	The Battle of Algiers	—	49m
54	Sep 8	How to Save a Dead Friend (2022): A Conversation with Marusya Syroechkovskaya	How to Save a Dead Friend	—	26m
07	May 20	WWII in Cinema: Global Perspectives (with Kim Kokosky Deforchaux)	—	—	50m