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Amadeus: Is It Really About Mediocrity?
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…

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…

Children of Men: The Most Realistic Dystopian Film?
32m
EP 133 · Jan 8

Children of Men: The Most Realistic Dystopian Film?

This week, Laura and Hugo dive into films chosen by you. Drawing from our LAB Suggestions programme, where audiences sel…

Agnès Varda: Why She’s a Cinema Icon
46m
EP 117 · Sep 10

Agnès Varda: Why She’s a Cinema Icon

Coinciding with our Viva Varda retrospective now playing at LAB111 in Amsterdam, Elliot and Kiriko celebrate the life an…

Jaws: The Birth of the Summer Blockbuster & the History of Creature Features
43m
EP 115 · Aug 27

Jaws: The Birth of the Summer Blockbuster & the History of Creature Features

In honor of its 50th anniversary, Jaws emerges from the depths of the cinematic sea to remind us why it remains the arch…

Plein Soleil and the Art of the Summer Movie
26m
EP 112 · Jul 9

Plein Soleil and the Art of the Summer Movie

This week on Review Roundup, host Laura Gommans and Elliot Bloom head south for the summer with a sun-drenched revisit o…

Persepolis: Growing Up in a Revolution
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?
31m
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…

Orson Welles: Truth, Trickery & The Third Man
1h 4m
EP 79 · Sep 18

Orson Welles: Truth, Trickery & The Third Man

Orson Welles stands as a visionary filmmaker, a notorious showman, and an enigmatic storyteller who blurred the lines be…

David Hinton on Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger (2024)
31m
EP 78 · Sep 5

David Hinton on Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger (2024)

After his 1980s collaboration with legendary filmmaker Michael Powell on a documentary chronicling Powell’s career, dire…

Lukas Moodysson on Fucking Åmål (1998)
30m
EP 75 · Jul 11

Lukas Moodysson on Fucking Åmål (1998)

Lukas Moodysson shares with Hugo his experiences of making Fucking Åmål, how a story close to his heart has taken on a l…

The Battle of Algiers: Oppression, Revolution & Resistance
49m
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…

Werner Herzog: The Ecstatic Truth & His Films
56m
EP 52 · Jun 28

Werner Herzog: The Ecstatic Truth & His Films

With an oeuvre-spanning exhibition in Eye Filmmuseum, and multiple classics like Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Aguirre, Wrath …

Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Alchemy of His Cinema
1h 4m
EP 44 · Feb 23

Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Alchemy of His Cinema

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Alejandro Jodorowsky's mystical magnum opus The Holy Mountain, three classics b…

Jean-Luc Godard & the Nouvelle Vague: A Tribute
47m
EP 37 · Nov 10

Jean-Luc Godard & the Nouvelle Vague: A Tribute

Have you ever wondered what made French director Jean-Luc Godard so great? Or did you never quite understand what exactl…

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – An Exploration
56m
EP 21 · Mar 31

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – An Exploration

“Open the pod bay doors, HAL.” It’s about time we celebrated one of the greatest films in cinema &#821…

Reality, Fiction, and The Truman Show (1998)
46m
EP 03 · Mar 25

Reality, Fiction, and The Truman Show (1998)

After celebrating our love for cinema, we turn to the question of whether cinema is actually all a lie. Do the fictions …

Celebrating Cinema — every episode
Art № Date Title Films Hosts Length
Amadeus: Is It Really About Mediocrity?
151 May 7 Amadeus: Is It Really About Mediocrity? Amadeus — 36m
Il Conformista: Why Bertolucci’s Fascist Aesthetic Still Matters
144 Mar 19 Il Conformista: Why Bertolucci’s Fascist Aesthetic Still Matters Il Conformista — 35m
Children of Men: The Most Realistic Dystopian Film?
133 Jan 8 Children of Men: The Most Realistic Dystopian Film? Children of Men — 32m
Agnès Varda: Why She’s a Cinema Icon
117 Sep 10 Agnès Varda: Why She’s a Cinema Icon — — 46m
Jaws: The Birth of the Summer Blockbuster & the History of Creature Features
115 Aug 27 Jaws: The Birth of the Summer Blockbuster & the History of Creature Features Jaws — 43m
Plein Soleil and the Art of the Summer Movie
112 Jul 9 Plein Soleil and the Art of the Summer Movie Plein Soleil — 26m
Persepolis: Growing Up in a Revolution
106 Apr 30 Persepolis: Growing Up in a Revolution Persepolis — 28m
Hiroshima Mon Amour: How Do You Film the Atomic Bomb?
105 Apr 23 Hiroshima Mon Amour: How Do You Film the Atomic Bomb? Hiroshima Mon Amour — 31m
Orson Welles: Truth, Trickery & The Third Man
79 Sep 18 Orson Welles: Truth, Trickery & The Third Man — — 1h 4m
David Hinton on Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger (2024)
78 Sep 5 David Hinton on Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger (2024) Made in England — 31m
Lukas Moodysson on Fucking Åmål (1998)
75 Jul 11 Lukas Moodysson on Fucking Åmål (1998) Fucking Åmål — 30m
The Battle of Algiers: Oppression, Revolution & Resistance
61 Dec 14 The Battle of Algiers: Oppression, Revolution & Resistance The Battle of Algiers — 49m
Werner Herzog: The Ecstatic Truth & His Films
52 Jun 28 Werner Herzog: The Ecstatic Truth & His Films — — 56m
Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Alchemy of His Cinema
44 Feb 23 Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Alchemy of His Cinema — — 1h 4m
Jean-Luc Godard & the Nouvelle Vague: A Tribute
37 Nov 10 Jean-Luc Godard & the Nouvelle Vague: A Tribute — — 47m
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – An Exploration
21 Mar 31 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – An Exploration 2001: A Space Odyssey — 56m
Reality, Fiction, and The Truman Show (1998)
03 Mar 25 Reality, Fiction, and The Truman Show (1998) The Truman Show — 46m
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