Archive for the ‘Podcasts’ Category
Pablo Larrain’s newest abstract celebrity profile, Kristen Stewart, putting cameras extremely close to faces, and fried chicken. Episode 374: Spencer »
Tim Burton getting everything he wanted, Christmas, a movie about society’s power to corrupt an individual, and how Batman is »
Laura Linney, early 2000s indie cinema, and Kenneth Lonergan’s approach to tragedy. Episode 372: You Can Count On Me »
The changing character of James Bond, manipulating expectations, the importance of attachment in an action film, film grammar in a »
The uncommon structure for a war film, Kubrick becoming Kubrick, and Kirk Douglas’ star power getting movies made. Episode 370: »
Gael Garcia Bernal, Pablo Larrain, skateboarding and authenticity, questioning reality, and mimes. Episode 369: No »
M Night Shymalan’s blank cheque, Bruce Willis’ stillness, the subtle and not-so-subtle craft in the film, and Samuel L Jackson »
George Lazenby as Bond, recasting an icon, blockbuster as art cinema, and Diana Rigg. Episode 367: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service »
Robert Altman, Julie Christie’s stamp on the film, Warren Beatty as a Western hero, and the film’s all-around subversion of »
Frances McDormand as a Hollywood icon, Chloe Zhao’s short but illustrious career, Malick-inspired stylistic choices, and the film’s hybrid of documentary »