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    Showing 17 episodes
    Is Disclosure Day Spielberg’s Most Hopeful Film Or His Most Naive?
    44m
    EP — · jun 11

    Is Disclosure Day Spielberg’s Most Hopeful Film Or His Most Naive?

    Steven Spielberg spent fifty years teaching us to look up. When the Pentagon released its real alien files, nobody blink…

    The Devil Wears Prada 2: Is Miranda Priestly A Feminist Icon Or A Toxic Boss?
    38m
    EP 150 · apr 30

    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…

    The Skarsgårds’ Year: Pillion, Dead Man’s Wire & The History of Sound
    27m
    EP 145 · mrt 27

    The Skarsgårds’ Year: Pillion, Dead Man’s Wire & The History of Sound

    Is this the year of the Skarsgårds? Hosts Laura Gommans and Elliot Bloom kick things off with Pillion, Alexander Skarsgå…

    Are Marty Supreme and Wuthering Heights Worth The Hype?
    42m
    EP 139 · feb 19

    Are Marty Supreme and Wuthering Heights Worth The Hype?

    With social media hype swirling around Marty Supreme and Wuthering Heights, hosts Laura Gommans and Hugo Emmerzael unpac…

    Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice Is A Brutal Take On Capitalism
    39m
    EP 137 · feb 5

    Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice Is A Brutal Take On Capitalism

    In this episode, Laura Gommans and Hugo Emmerzael dive into what might be Park Chan-wook’s masterpiece, No Other Choice,…

    Hamnet and Movies That Are Secret Shakespeare Plays
    40m
    EP 135 · jan 22

    Hamnet and Movies That Are Secret Shakespeare Plays

    Hosts Laura Gommans and Hugo Emmerzael explore Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet (yes, a movie about Shakespeare and his family), alon…

    Ranking the Most Talked About Films of 2025
    31m
    EP 132 · dec 30

    Ranking the Most Talked About Films of 2025

    As the year comes to a close, hosts Laura Gommans and Elliot Bloom look back on the films that defined 2025. They revisi…

    Die My Love, Splitsville, Nouvelle Vague + The World Of Schmutz Cinema
    34m
    EP 128 · nov 27

    Die My Love, Splitsville, Nouvelle Vague + The World Of Schmutz Cinema

    In this review roundup, hosts Laura Gommans and producer Elliot Bloom find themselves divided on Lynne Ramsay’s Die My L…

    The Smashing Machine, Back To The Future & It Was Just An Accident
    32m
    EP 126 · nov 13

    The Smashing Machine, Back To The Future & It Was Just An Accident

    This week, hosts Laura Gommans and Elliot Bloom take on three standout releases. Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, a …

    What Bugonia Gets Wrong About Conspiracy Theorists + Kelly Reichardt On The Mastermind
    38m
    EP 124 · okt 30

    What Bugonia Gets Wrong About Conspiracy Theorists + Kelly Reichardt On The Mastermind

    Yorgos Lanthimos’s Bugonia follows two conspiracy-obsessed men who kidnap a powerful CEO, convinced she’s an alien bent …

    Eddington, Rietland and Tilly Norwood
    31m
    EP 120 · okt 2

    Eddington, Rietland and Tilly Norwood

    A lot can change in a week at the movies. One Battle After Another—the film we crowned as the year’s best—has stumbled a…

    One Battle After Another, Yi Yi and Him
    36m
    EP 119 · sep 25

    One Battle After Another, Yi Yi and Him

    Paul Thomas Anderson’s $130 million blockbuster might just be the film of the year. In this episode, Laura and Elliot di…

    Weapons & Sorry, Baby: The Films Everyone’s Talking About
    29m
    EP 114 · aug 13

    Weapons & Sorry, Baby: The Films Everyone’s Talking About

    Back from a summer hiatus, Laura Gommans and Elliot Bloom reunite to trade notes on the hot new releases. Zach Cregger’s…

    Dogme 95, The Phoenician Scheme, Twin Peaks: Why Wes Anderson Should Try Dogme-Style Filmmaking
    31m
    EP 109 · jun 5

    Dogme 95, The Phoenician Scheme, Twin Peaks: Why Wes Anderson Should Try Dogme-Style Filmmaking

    With Dogme 95 turning 30 this year, hosts Laura Gommans and Elliot Bloom reflect on the radical movement that dared to s…

    Is Alex Garland’s Warfare an Anti-War Movie?
    50m
    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…

    Mickey 17: Do Two Pattinsons Make It Twice the Fun?
    36m
    EP 98 · mrt 6

    Mickey 17: Do Two Pattinsons Make It Twice the Fun?

    In our latest review round-up, Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17 has Laura and Hugo at odds, Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths steals thei…

    Is ‘The Monkey’ Better Than ‘Longlegs’?
    25m
    EP 97 · feb 20

    Is ‘The Monkey’ Better Than ‘Longlegs’?

    In this review roundup, hosts Laura Gommans and Hugo Emmerzael dive into three films that have caught their attention. O…

    Celebrating Cinema — every episode
    Art № Date Title Films Hosts Length
    Is Disclosure Day Spielberg’s Most Hopeful Film Or His Most Naive?
    — jun 11 Is Disclosure Day Spielberg’s Most Hopeful Film Or His Most Naive? ArrivalClose Encounters Of A Third KindDisclosure Day+1 — 44m
    The Devil Wears Prada 2: Is Miranda Priestly A Feminist Icon Or A Toxic Boss?
    150 apr 30 The Devil Wears Prada 2: Is Miranda Priestly A Feminist Icon Or A Toxic Boss? The Devil Wears Prada — 38m
    The Skarsgårds’ Year: Pillion, Dead Man’s Wire & The History of Sound
    145 mrt 27 The Skarsgårds’ Year: Pillion, Dead Man’s Wire & The History of Sound Pillion — 27m
    Are Marty Supreme and Wuthering Heights Worth The Hype?
    139 feb 19 Are Marty Supreme and Wuthering Heights Worth The Hype? — — 42m
    Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice Is A Brutal Take On Capitalism
    137 feb 5 Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice Is A Brutal Take On Capitalism No Other Choice — 39m
    Hamnet and Movies That Are Secret Shakespeare Plays
    135 jan 22 Hamnet and Movies That Are Secret Shakespeare Plays Hamnet — 40m
    Ranking the Most Talked About Films of 2025
    132 dec 30 Ranking the Most Talked About Films of 2025 — — 31m
    Die My Love, Splitsville, Nouvelle Vague + The World Of Schmutz Cinema
    128 nov 27 Die My Love, Splitsville, Nouvelle Vague + The World Of Schmutz Cinema — — 34m
    The Smashing Machine, Back To The Future & It Was Just An Accident
    126 nov 13 The Smashing Machine, Back To The Future & It Was Just An Accident — — 32m
    What Bugonia Gets Wrong About Conspiracy Theorists + Kelly Reichardt On The Mastermind
    124 okt 30 What Bugonia Gets Wrong About Conspiracy Theorists + Kelly Reichardt On The Mastermind Bugonia — 38m
    Eddington, Rietland and Tilly Norwood
    120 okt 2 Eddington, Rietland and Tilly Norwood — — 31m
    One Battle After Another, Yi Yi and Him
    119 sep 25 One Battle After Another, Yi Yi and Him One Battle After Another — 36m
    Weapons & Sorry, Baby: The Films Everyone’s Talking About
    114 aug 13 Weapons & Sorry, Baby: The Films Everyone’s Talking About — — 29m
    Dogme 95, The Phoenician Scheme, Twin Peaks: Why Wes Anderson Should Try Dogme-Style Filmmaking
    109 jun 5 Dogme 95, The Phoenician Scheme, Twin Peaks: Why Wes Anderson Should Try Dogme-Style Filmmaking — — 31m
    Is Alex Garland’s Warfare an Anti-War Movie?
    104 apr 16 Is Alex Garland’s Warfare an Anti-War Movie? Warfare — 50m
    Mickey 17: Do Two Pattinsons Make It Twice the Fun?
    98 mrt 6 Mickey 17: Do Two Pattinsons Make It Twice the Fun? Mickey 17 — 36m
    Is ‘The Monkey’ Better Than ‘Longlegs’?
    97 feb 20 Is ‘The Monkey’ Better Than ‘Longlegs’? The Monkey — 25m
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