With Nick and Jana away, the wonderful Carlos Valladares joins the pod to discuss a favorite of his The Heiress. We approach it especially from the angle of the Montgomery Clift retrospective Carlos rewatched it at recently, our experiences with how we came to the movie, the brilliant people that worked on the crew of the movie, and the direction itself. However, of course, the episode will be full of tangents and asides, including Rossellini's final films, George Stevens' post-war career, and more.
With Chinese Cinema expert guest Sean Gilman, Nick and Dylan break down the career of Jia Zhangke mainly focusing on three of his most...
In this episode Dylan, Jana, and Nick discuss the German New Wave feature Ali: Fear Eats the Soul from 1974.
Jana, Nick, and Dylan deep dive into the Oliver Stone epic JFK, discussing the history of the movie, of Oliver Stone, the Oscars that...