
Deep Cut: A Film Podcast
By Wilson, Ben, and Eli
Deep Cut: A Film Podcast is a director-focused film podcast featuring deep-dive discussions about international, art-house, and independent cinema. Each episode we discuss either a director's most popular film or a "Deep Cut Pick": a personal favorite chosen by one of us. We've covered movies from filmmakers like Hirokazu Kore-eda, Agnes Varda, Éric Rohmer, Kelly Reichardt, Wong Kar-wai, S.S. Rajamouli, Bong Joon-ho, and more.
Looking for film recommendations off the beaten path? This is the pod to follow!
Links to our Discord and other socials here: deepcutpod.com
Looking for film recommendations off the beaten path? This is the pod to follow!
Links to our Discord and other socials here: deepcutpod.com

Deep Cut: A Film PodcastJan 07, 2025
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01:05:39

099. Nick Park & Merlin Crossingham: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
We’re back in West Wallaby Street to discuss the latest adventure in the Wallace and Gromit universe: Vengeance Most Fowl, directed by Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham! This time around, Wilson finally feels seen as the film tackles the inequality in the Wallace and Gromit relationship head-on. Ben argues that the film functions as a surprisingly relevant anti-AI fable and Eli explains a joke that has been decades in the making. CHICKEN run to our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.comTimestamps:(00:00:00) Intro(00:03:05) General reactions(00:11:34) The Wallace and Gromit relationship(00:12:53) Favorite joke(00:14:47) Themes of the film(00:19:08) Feathers McGraw(00:20:21) Technology and CGI use(00:23:00) Visual gags vs word play(00:24:58) Future prospects(00:27:04) Genres(00:29:18) Favorite sequences(00:32:00) The pace of humor(00:35:19) Young and old audiences(00:38:48) Dog talk(00:39:49) Outro
May 04, 202541:44

098. The Wedding Banquet (2025): Interview with Director Andrew Ahn
Director Andrew Ahn is back for a three-peat with his new film The Wedding Banquet, a re-imagining of Ang Lee’s 1993 classic. We chat with Ahn about his updates to the original to capture the new nuances of queer lives today, get behind the scenes tidbits of his time working with his incredible AAvengers cast, and see how the original and his remake have shaped him on a personal level. The Wedding Banquet is currently premiering in the United States, get tickets in the cinema! Get married at our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.comTimestamps:(00:00:00) Intro(00:02:13) Film Synopsis(00:03:00) General Reactions (spoiler-free)(00:05:42) Spoiler warning (for both films)(00:06:21) Interview begins(00:12:45) Reimagining The Wedding Banquet(00:13:38) Ahn's first encounter with the original(00:15:19) Adapting with James Schamus(00:17:14) Ahn's updates to the original(00:23:05) Stylistic shifts(00:26:13) New concerns for an evolving queer audience(00:27:48) The films’ endings(00:33:07) New families(00:34:06) The original being more subversive(00:36:00) Watching Ahn's version before Ang's(00:36:54) Connection between Ahn's features(00:38:40) Giving actors their due(00:41:29) Casting the ensemble(00:46:32) Good acting vs most acting(00:48:54) Directing a scene(00:52:01) Editing(00:53:41) Modern gay rom coms(00:55:28) Landscape and location(00:58:44) Coincidences(01:01:49) Has Ang Lee seen the remake?(01:03:19) Eat Drink Man Woman Sidebar(01:05:36) Cinematography(01:08:34) Favorite moment on set(01:11:23) Artmaking as personal diary(01:15:36) The artwork in the film(01:16:19) Directing Youn Yuh-jung(01:18:09) Good filmmaking(01:19:58) Wrap-up
Apr 19, 202501:24:28

097. Bong Joon-ho: Mickey 17
We can’t believe it’s finally here! After much anticipation, we finally have creepers on screen, A Minecraft Movie, starring Jason Mamoa and Jack Black is easily the movie blockbuster release of the year— wait wait waitSorry, this is actually about the Robert Pattinson starring movie in which he plays the dual roles of Bruce Wayne / The Batman— wait wait waitSorry, this episode is about the other big Robert Pattinson blockbuster Mickey 17. We return for another hit of the Bong (Joon Ho) but some of us are not vibing! Ben and Eli take turns using the film, the script, the cinematography, and the direction as punching bags. Wilson is left to fight for his life (and the lives of Mickey 1-18). Who will come out on top? Is this movie worth watching? Listen to find out. Creep up on our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.comLinks:Deep Cut 012. Bong Joon-ho: Parasite & MotherGQ: Robert Pattinson and Bong Joon Ho on Mickey 17Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(03:10) General Reactions(10:50) Plot Summary(11:40) Spoilers from here / Bong Career Moves(14:10) Theme / Reflecting Current Moment(19:40) Movie Enjoyability VS Thematic Coherence(22:55) Performances(25:30) Voiceover / First Act Problems(27:50) Narrative Drive / Goals / Stakes(33:29) Bong Humor(34:45) Bong Sci-Fi(36:35) Cinematography(39:29) International Cast(42:38) Voiceover(44:32) Wilson's Enjoyments(47:30) Outro
Apr 13, 202549:16

096. The Best Movies of 2024, According to Deep Cut
Do you know how much of A Real Pain it is to keep the years straight with us straddling three different global release windows? We do! We got Caught by the Tides and are a little late with this one but nevertheless, join our Conclave for the fifth (!) time as we huddle around the Ghostlight to talk about the films of the last year! We cover award-winning films (Anora, The Brutalist, No Other Land), notable blockbusters (Dune: Part Two, Wicked), blitz through some honorable Challengers to our top picks, and then Look Back on our personal top fives. You know podcast favorite Luca Guadagnino is going to feature in Wilson’s favorite films… but how Queer will it be?? If you’re A Different Man, you’ll have different faves, so enter our Red Rooms and tell us your favorite 2024 films on our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.comLinks:Ben’s 2024 ListEli’s 2024 ListWilson’s 2024 ListTimestamps:(00:00:00) Intro(00:03:21) 2024 in general(00:17:06) Obligatory mentions(00:17:28) Anora (dir. Sean Baker)(00:22:55) Conclave (dir. Edward Berger)(00:25:14) The Brutalist (dir. Brady Corbet)(00:33:53) Nickel Boys (dir. Ramell Ross)(00:36:53) Hit Man (dir. Richard Linklater)(00:39:45) All We Imagine as Light (dir. Payal Kapadia)(00:43:02) Flow (dir. Gints Zilbalodis) (00:46:14) Emilia Perez (dir. Jacques Audiard)(00:50:29) Sing Sing (dir. Greg Kwedar)(00:52:01) The Substance (dir. Coralie Fargeat)(00:55:26) Wicked (dir. Jon M. Chu)(00:59:09) Deep Cut Coverage of 2024(00:59:20) All Shall Be Well (dir. Ray Yeung)(01:00:19) The People's Joker (dir. Vera Drew)(01:02:37) Happyend (dir. Neo Sora)(01:05:13) Deep Cut Upkeeps of 2024(01:08:55) Honorable mentions(01:08:57) Megalopolis (dir. Francis Ford Coppola)(01:12:43) Trap (dir. M. Night Shyamalan)(01:14:13) An Unfinished Film (dir. Lou Ye)(01:14:26) The Monk and the Gun (dir. Pawo Choyning Dorji)(01:16:02) Hard Truths (dir. Mike Leigh)(01:17:41) Not Friends (dir. Atta Hemwadee)(01:19:08) Fly Me to the Moon (dir. Sasha Chuk)(01:20:38) Black Box Diaries (dir. Shiori Ito)(01:24:06) A Traveler's Needs / By the Stream (dir. Hong Sang-soo)(01:25:56) Look Back (dir. Kiyotaka Oshiyama)(01:27:34) The Room Next Door (dir. Pedro Almodovar)(01:30:10) Didi (dir. Sean Wang)(01:31:22) Last Summer (dir. Catherine Breillat)(01:32:33) Hundreds of Beavers (dir. Mike Cheslik)(01:33:43) The Diarrhea Brothers Save the Day (dir. Joel Haver)(01:35:09) Rap World (dir. Conner O'Malley)(01:37:11) Janet Planet (dir. Annie Baker)(01:38:43) Ben’s #5(01:41:06) SKIP ELI'S BIT!!(01:42:19) Wilson's #5(01:46:33) Eli's #5(01:50:14) Ben's #4(01:52:54) Wilson's #4(02:00:50) Eli's #4(02:01:47) Ben's #3(02:03:16) Wilson's #3(02:08:22) Eli's #3(02:12:30) Ben and Wilson's #2(02:23:46) Eli's #2(02:27:19) Ben's #1(02:31:50) Wilson's #1(02:38:39) Eli and ???'s #1(02:43:34) Upcoming from Deep Cut(02:46:32) Outro
Mar 31, 202502:48:30

095. Edward Yang: A Brighter Summer Day
We’ve finally done it: all seven Edward Yang films discussed on Deep Cut. The only podcast to give Edward Yang the time and space he deserves as one of the all time greatest directors (and Wilson’s favorite director)!We end our coverage on Yang with what is considered to be his magnum opus, 1991’s A Brighter Summer Day, an intimate epic of teenage angst, romance, and rebellion that also captures Taiwan in a specific era of political and social turbulence with incredible detail. Together, we discuss ABSD’s unique visual palette compared to Yang’s other non-period work, and go in depth into its thematic concerns regarding Taiwan on a scale both personal and national. Wilson highlights the virtuosic blocking in large crowd scenes, Eli makes a case for proper education as the salve for social ills, and Ben asks, can a film be “too perfect”?Are you lonesome? Join our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.comLinks:BFI: Edward Yang interview by Tony RaynsCriterion: Interview with screenwriter Hung HungCriterion: Chang Chen on ABSDTimestamps:(00:00) Intro(17:57) Synopsis and background(25:16) Directorial style(32:09) Subjectivity and Chang Chen’s performance(39:14) Misogyny and control(47:07) Ming’s characterization(52:48) Historical context(55:35) Tribalism and nihilism(59:53) “Novelistic”(01:04:57) Si’r as spectator(01:07:39) What is the movie about?(01:13:26) Education(01:18:54) Individual vs societal responsibility(01:23:09) Gang violence(01:30:41) Blocking(01:34:56) The film studio(01:42:39) The Little Park Boys(01:48:07) Favorite moments(01:52:14) “Perfect” films(01:55:11) Scale(01:58:10) Yang series wrap-up
Mar 18, 202502:07:57

094. Edward Yang: That Day, On The Beach (featuring Natalie Ng)
We’re thrilled to be joined by Natalie Ng, a huge Edward Yang fan and friend of the podcast, to dive into Yang’s feature debut, That Day, On The Beach! Natalie, who works at the Asian Film Archive, tells us about AFA’s recent Edward Yang retrospective (complete with a physical exhibition) and shares her deep love for Yang’s work.Together, we explore the film’s place in Yang’s filmography, its inventive narrative structure, and how it set the stage for his later masterpieces. Natalie highlights the agency of female characters in the film, while Ben argues that De-wei should have been hotter. Wilson leads us in discussing Christopher Doyle’s first feature work as a cinematographer and the stylistic choices of the film, and we very importantly discuss Sylvia Chang’s iconic perm, and whether girlbossing is an ideal ending for Yang’s female characters.Links:Natalie’s Letterboxd review on That Day, On The BeachFollow Natalie on X (@schatzepages), Letterboxd (@wednesdaydreams), and read her writing on filmedinether.com.That Day, On Our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.comTimestamps:(00:00) Intro(11:17) General Reactions(25:18) Natalie’s personal reaction to the film(29:47) Melodrama and female agency(34:35) Edward Yang’s “Women without men” + Digression into other Yang films(41:49) Ending of That Day(45:47) Qing-qing and Jia-sen’s roles in the story(50:52) Jia-li’s love interests(54:40) Tone and filmic style(01:02:55) Other films That Day relates to(01:07:15) Babies(01:10:32) The Perm and costumes(01:15:04) Yang’s early fascination with women’s stories(01:21:36) Wrap-up
Mar 05, 202501:26:57

093. Edward Yang: Mahjong
We prepare for Edward Yang’s game of Mahjong and all we’re looking for is a fourth player (you!). The last of his works to get restored, and possibly his most cynical film, we find much to discuss with A Confucian Confusion’s evil twin in Yang’s filmography. Ben explores Yang’s depiction of sexual relationships, Eli expounds on Yang’s fascination with intergenerational misunderstandings, Wilson compares its heightened depiction of violence, and finally we answer the question… why’s it called Mahjong?Join our gang at FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.comTimestamps:(00:00) Intro(02:29) General Reactions(08:35) Plot Summary; why’s it called mahjong?(12:10) Transactional relationships, East and West(16:07) Sex work(24:00) Narrative and thematic construction(31:30) Intergenerational misunderstanding(36:48) Violence(41:55) Romance and ending(54:45) Outro
Feb 19, 202556:51

092. Edward Yang: A Confucian Confusion
Girl, so Confucian. We sit down to unpack Edward Yang’s dark horse masterpiece, 1994’s A Confucian Confusion. Eli talks about his first time watching this zany comedy and how it reminded him of a lot of college friend groups. Wilson explains why he thinks this is Yang’s true deep cut film, and doubles down on the film’s belief on ‘emotional work’. Ben discusses how Yang injects A Confucian Confusion with an easy relatability and argues that this is a great starting point to Yang’s filmography. Is this a comedy of errors, a biting critique of modern society, or both? Join us as we unravel the layers of Yang’s underappreciated classic.
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao Hsien and Edward Yang (1993) (Dir: Hirokazu Koreeda)
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Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(04:43) General reactions
(11:57) Plot summary and context
(15:51) Character discussion
(30:30) Themes discussion: capitalism and emotion
(43:00) Behind the scenes documentary with Hou
(48:33) More character discussion
(55:00) Ending of the film
(58:50) Yang’s career
Feb 02, 202501:09:39

091. Nick Park & Steve Box: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
The classic genres… horror, rom-com, monster film, bunny-comedy? In our preparation for the recently released Vengeance Most Fowl, join us as we cover Nick Park’s 2005 Wallace & Gromit feature, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, co-directed with Steve Box. Eli recounts the experience he had watching this in theaters as a kid. Wilson talks about why stop motion animation scares him. And Ben leads us into an interesting conversation about genre, and how comedy operates in this film and in our lives
Paul Santilli: Culture, Evil and Horror
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Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(06:49) Plot summary
(08:58) General reactions
(13:17) Types of humour
(20:55) Genre
(28:30) Payoffs
(35:30) Stop-motion and humanity
(41:42) Margin of safety
(45:35) Comedy and horror
(47:57) Childhood movies and tragedy
(51:27) Outro
Jan 19, 202553:05

090. The People's Joker: Interview with Director Vera Drew
Tune in for a very special episode as Wilson chats with The People’s Joker director, writer, star and editor Vera Drew about her feature film debut! Vera Drew talks about getting into filmmaking, the incredibly collaborative process behind making The People’s Joker, as well as the tough road it took for the film to reach the public.
The People’s Joker is streaming exclusively on Mubi.
Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(03:29) Interview
(30:44) Outro
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Jan 09, 202532:38

089. Nick Park: Wallace & Gromit - Original Shorts
Fancy a little cheese? We jump into the whimsical world of Wallace and Gromit created by Nick Park, and cover three early short films: A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, and A Close Shave. Eli talks about his childhood love for the series and gives the boys a lesson in stop motion animation. Ben goes existential and talks about how stop-motion brings inanimate objects to life, and we accompany Wilson as he discovers these characters for the very first time.
Links:
Children’s Media Conference Interview 2021
20 Questions with Nick Park (2009)
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Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(02:15) Nick Park Introduction
(14:25) General Reactions
(19:45) Shorts Power Ranking
(20:30) A Grand Day Out
(33:25) The Wrong Trousers
(51:46) A Close Shave
Jan 07, 202501:05:39

Special Episode Preview: Hirokazu Kore-eda: Still Walking
The summer of 2024 saw Ben, Wilson, and Eli all together in the same place for the first time in six years! To mark the momentous reunion, we recorded a very special video episode. It's time to go all the way back to the start by revisiting the work of the podcast's first director, Hirokazu Kore-eda, with 2008's Still Walking.
Listen to the first 15 minutes of our very FIRST video podcast discussing Hirokazu Kore-eda's Still Walking here, or WATCH it in its entirety on our Patreon. Available to all subscribers for FREE! Learn about our history together, hear our musings on the complications of family, and watch as Wilson gets six pounds of blueberries.
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Dec 28, 202416:04

088. Ethan Coen: Drive-away Dolls
Qualley. Viswanathan. Coen. Cooke. In our second Co-Bros Upkeep, we floor it and review Ethan Coen's new road adventure-comedy, Drive Away Dolls. Find out what we think: does it stack up to Joel's solo outing, The Tragedy of Macbeth? Is Margaret Qualley's accent work tolerable? And is that a banana in your suitcase, or are you just happy to see us?
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Links mentioned:
Devan Scott's Letterboxd review of DAD
krittikarc's Letterboxd review of DAD
Dec 21, 202435:53

087. SGIFF35 Dispatch (feat. No Other Land, An Unfinished Film, By The Stream, Viet and Nam, and MORE!)
Ben recently attended the 35th Singapore International Film Festival and watched a whole lot of films, and made a few new friends along the way. Listen in on his thoughts about the films, the festival programme’s overarching themes, and how beauty is a trap!!
This episode is generally spoiler-free, spoilers are marked with timestamps below!
Links
DONATE to Singapore Red Cross Fundraising Campaign For Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza / Lebanon (campaign ends 31 Dec 2024)
I is another by Sasha Han
A Close Watch of Small Hours of the Night by Aditi Shivaramakrishnan
Ray Yeung Interview
Neo Sora Interview
Emerson Goo’s review of By The Stream
Ben's SGIFF Recap Part 1 , Part 2
Timestamps
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:05:14) Small Hours of the Night Directed by Daniel Hui
(00:15:40) No Other Land Directed by Basel Adra & Hamdan Ballal & Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor
(00:21:14) Stars in Broad Daylight directed by Ossama Mohammed
(00:25:45) An Unfinished Film directed by Lou Ye
(00:30:32) Jafar Panahi Conversation
(00:34:36) Crimson Gold Directed by Jafar Panahi
(00:35:37) The Circle Directed by Jafar Panahi
(00:36:46) The Circle Spoiler
(00:38:10) Spoiler End
(00:39:13) Viet and Nam Directed by Truong Minh Quy; + small discussion on co-productions
(00:47:52) All Shall Be Well Directed by Ray Yeung
(00:50:20) All Shall Be Well Spoiler
(00:50:55) Spoiler End
(00:53:40) Happyend Directed by Neo Sora
(00:58:25) By The Stream Directed by Hong Sang-soo;+ Wilson’s love of Hong
(01:05:08) Vive l’amour Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
(01:09:27) Stranger Eyes Directed by Yeo Siew Hua
(01:13:54) Time to Be Strong Directed by Namkoong Sun
(01:17:32) Ben’s Festival Highlights
(01:18:48) Don’t Cry Butterfly Directed by Linh Duong
(01:21:19) Universal Language Directed by Matthew Rankin
(01:24:28) La Cocina Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios
(01:25:20) Don’t You Let Me Go Directed by Leticia Gorge & Ana Guevara
(01:26:40) The Shrouds Directed by David Cronenberg; Our NYFF62 Dispatch episode where Eli watched it
(01:27:40) Familiar Touch Directed by Sarah Friedland; plus a very cool fact about the film’s production process
(01:30:55) April Directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili
(01:31:45) Brief spoiler for Kulumbegashvili’s first film, Beginning
(01:31:53) Spoiler end
(01:33:05) Closing Thoughts
Dec 13, 202401:37:23

086. Happyend: Interview with Director Neo Sora
Join Wilson on this special episode of Deep Cut where he interviews Director Neo Sora about his new film, Happyend. Neo Sora discusses how his first narrative feature came about, his love of Edward Yang, as well as his ongoing pro-Palestine activism on the festival circuit, amongst a host of other things!
SPOILER WARNING: We speak briefly about Happyend’s ending.
PACBI (Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel)
Dec 06, 202401:10:49

085. Edward Yang: Terrorizers
Join us as we try to piece together Edward Yang’s most puzzling work, Terrorizers (恐怖分子) . Eli describes the harsher and more abrasive Yang in this 1986 film, Wilson recounts the transcendent feeling of watching a crucial sequence set to The Platter’s Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, and Ben makes links between this film’s ending and Godard’s Breathless.
Ben’s Big Face Letterboxd list
Wilson’s Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Letterboxd list
Ben’s I Can Fix Her Letterboxd list
Vote on our poll to decide the next film we will cover!
Does Eli look like this man?
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Nov 30, 202450:42

084. Edward Yang: Taipei Story
Join us as we delve deeper into our series on Taiwanese auteur Edward Yang, as we take a step back to explore one of his earliest features, "Taipei Story" (青梅竹馬) from 1985. In this film, Yang collaborates with his compatriot Hou Hsiao-hsien to portray a city undergoing monumental change.
Ben explores the social, cultural, and economic uniqueness of this period in East Asia. Eli draws intriguing parallels between this movie and the various renditions of A Star is Born. Wilson raises questions about Yang's choice to incorporate violence as a punctuation to his endings.
Conversation with Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edmond Wong about Taipei Story
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Nov 17, 202401:00:30

083. Edward Yang: Yi Yi
We hit our white whale and begin our series on one of the greatest directors of all time, Edward Yang, and one of the greatest films of all time, Yi Yi (一一). Listen to how this genuine masterpiece has affected each of us as we’ve grown with it. Wilson brings nuggets of wisdom from watching the director’s commentary. Eli talks about how this movie has changed for him on this rewatch. Ben draws links from his own life to the Jian family at the center of this story.
Our Patreon post about the podcast’s original format idea: First & Last
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P.S. Refreshed cover art design by Justina Yam!!
Nov 06, 202401:26:09

Deep Cut: A Film Podcast Trailer
It’s about time, after 3 and a half years we got a brand spankin’ new trailer. If you’re new to Deep Cut, welcome! If you’re a long-time fan, share this with your friends!
Deep Cut: A Film Podcast is a director-focused film podcast featuring deep-dive discussions about international, art-house, and independent cinema. Each episode we discuss either a director's most popular film or a "Deep Cut Pick": a personal favorite chosen by one of us: Wilson Lai, Benjamin Yap, and Eli Sands.
We've covered movies from filmmakers like Hirokazu Kore-eda, Agnes Varda, Éric Rohmer, Kelly Reichardt, Wong Kar-wai, S.S. Rajamouli, Bong Joon-ho, and more!
Looking for film recommendations off the beaten path? This is the pod to follow! Available wherever you get your podcasts!
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Oct 28, 202401:38

082. Luca Guadagnino: I Am Love
Join us as we reenter the lush and sensual world of Luca Guadagnino and discover “il costo dell'ecstasy” in his 2009 film I Am Love. Wilson savours the intentional mistakes in technique that feel like a part of the world of the film. Eli gives a brief lesson on editing, drawing parallels all the way back to the Eisenstein method of montage. Ben directs attention to the powerful scenes of melodramatic realisation across Guadagnino’s work. Why not dine with us?
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Oct 19, 202448:40

081. NYFF62 Dispatch (Anora, Queer, The Shrouds, Eephus)
Our very own Eli attended the 62nd New York Film Festival this autumn as a bona fide member of the press! Sit alongside Wilson and Ben as they salivate over Eli’s descriptions of waiting in line, chatting with fellow critics, and seeing the hottest upcoming films from Earth’s top directors at the legendary Walter Reade Theater. Daniel Craig, Mikey Madison, Vincent Cassel… wow! Can you guess his favorite of the festival?
Films discussed:
Anora (dir. Sean Baker)
Eephus (dir. Carson Lund)
The Shrouds (dir. David Cronenberg)
Queer (dir. Luca Guadagnino)
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Oct 05, 202434:13

080. All Shall Be Well: Interview with Director Ray Yeung
Buckle up Deep Cut fans! This week we have a special preview episode as Wilson got to sit down with director Ray Yeung to preview his new Berlinale premiering film All Shall Be Well, which is opening at Film Forum on September 20.
Ray discusses his jump from law to filmmaking, and returning to his native Hong Kong to make films about the lives of older gay and lesbian characters in Hong Kong. We dive in deep as we talk about Ray’s two features set in Hong Kong; Suk Suk and All Shall Be Well as well as talking about Ray’s own film influences.
Films/Directors Mentioned:
Woody Allen
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1998)
The Wedding Banquet (1993)
Rouge (1987)
The Way We Are (2008)
Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)
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Sep 21, 202456:16

079. Kiyoshi Kurosawa: To The Ends of the Earth
In this final Kiyoshi Kurosawa episode, Wilson brings to the table one of the latest films from the Japanese auteur; the Uzbekistan set To the Ends of the Earth. Ben draws parallels between this film and the work of Kelly Reichardt, and gives us an education on the importance of Atsuko Maeda and idol group AKB48. Eli zeroes in on Kurosawa’s commentary on the camera in this film, as we go behind the scenes of a Japanese travelogue crew abroad. Wilson continues his trend of vibing out with a film as he recounts how this rewatch deeply affected how he felt after losing his wallet.
Links:
Natalie’s Letterboxd review of the film (thank you for following me back)
Shaun Neo’s My Endless Numbered Days
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Sep 08, 202457:05

078. Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Tokyo Sonata
In this episode, we’re laughing and crying to the sweet melodies of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 2008 film Tokyo Sonata, and its social commentary on the Japanese nuclear family in the midst of a financial crisis.
We explore the film’s construction of a patriarchal nuclear family, discuss Kyoko Koizumi’s unique role as the mother of the family (taking care of all her boys), and go long on her wild narrative journey in the film’s second half with a surprising supporting actor… Eli finds parallels in Kurosawa’s choices with classic films like King Vidor’s The Crowd and Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, Wilson highlights Kurosawa’s selective cinematographic change-ups, and Ben shares some behind the scenes discoveries of the film’s making.
Links:
Behind the scenes DVD feature
NYFF Q&A with Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Interview with Kiyoshi Kurosawa and actors Teruyuki Kagawa and Kyoko Koizumi
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Aug 24, 202459:21

077. Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Pulse
Unlock the forbidden recording room with Wilson, Ben and Eli as the trio unpack Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 2001 ghost film Pulse. Eli explains his love for his deep cut pick of a film that breaks its own rules and complicates its horror elements. Wilson zeroes in on his love for Kurosawa’s use of space and production design to bring on a feeling of despair for viewers. Ben heralds Kurosawa as a prophet of how computer usage makes us feel in our current era.
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Aug 10, 202456:58

076. Kiyoshi Kurosawa: License to Live
In the first of our deep cut picks for our Kiyoshi Kurosawa series, Ben introduces the others to Kurosawa’s License to Live (1998) because he really needed to talk to somebody after a stunning ending. Eli digs into the film’s comedic sensibilities, finding similarities with fellow Japanese director Takeshi Kitano, while Wilson finds himself “so sad” contending with Kurosawa’s trend of nihilism across his body of work. By the end of the episode we ask ourselves: what does it mean to have lived “enough”?
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Links:
Ben’s Letterboxd review of License to Live
Kurosawa Interview about his double feature choices at the 2014 Entrevues Belfort Int’l Film Festival
Jul 27, 202457:53

075. Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Cure
In this episode, the Deep Cut trio delve into the captivating world of Kiyoshi Kurosawa with his breakout hit, Cure (1997). Tune in to the beginning of a mega series on Kurosawa: director for hire and the master of nightmares. Ben and Wilson find themselves at odds as Ben's annoyance with the film's villain fails to dampen Wilson's thirst for him. Eli questions the fragility of our existence, thinks about the depths of human nature, and contemplates the idea that we are all capable of evil. Listen for a banger episode!
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Links:
Eli’s Summer 2022 Diary Episode with his first reaction to Cure.
(There is no) Cure Video Essay on the Criterion Channel.
Kurosawa/Hamaguchi discuss Cure on the Criterion Channel.
Jul 14, 202401:15:15

074. Luca Guadagnino: Challengers
Game. Set. Match. The boys tackle the hottest movie of the season and kick off a Luca Guadagnino series with our review of his latest film CHALLENGERS. This episode (recorded pre BRAT) sees Eli comparing Guadagnino to the iconic Charli XCX, Wilson explaining how all roads that lead to Challengers also lead to his own life, and Ben saying he wants to play tennis because “I love my bro and his wife”.
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Links:
Luca Guadagnino on Indiewire’s Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast
Justin Kuritzkes on the No Challenges Remaining Podcast
Merissa Lombardo on the Art Hyphen Podcast
Ben’s BIG FACE Letterboxd List
Eli's essay on Suspiria
Jun 29, 202401:25:50

073. 2023 Film and TV in Review
The Oscars may tell us Hollywood’s popular picks, but what about the… Deep Cut picks? Deep Cut’s 2023 in Review is ready to give the last word on yesteryear’s best in motion pictures. Tune in for debates on the year’s biggest hits and hot takes on the year’s shabbiest flops. It all culminates in Wilson, Ben, and Eli’s top three favorites of the year…
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Alphabetical list of all films mentioned in our 2023 in Review and their directors:
A Brighter Summer Day (Edward Yang)
A Holy Family (Elvis Lu)
Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet)
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (Kelly Fremon Craig)
Barbie (Greta Gerwig)
Beau is Afraid (Ari Aster)
Blackberry (Matthew Johnson)
Blue Giant (Yuzuru Tachikawa)
Close (Lukas Dhont)
Closing Time (Russell Goldman)
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (Radu Jude)
Elegies (Ann Hui)
Evil Does Not Exist (Ryusuke Hamaguchi)
How to Blow Up a Pipeline (Daniel Goldhaber)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Martin Scorsese)
Knock at the Cabin (M. Night Shayamalan)
Kokomo City (D. Smith)
May December (Todd Haynes)
Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros (Frederick Wiseman)
Monster (Hirokazu Kore-eda)
No Bears (Jafar Panahi)
Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan)
Passages (Ira Sachs)
Poor Things (Yorgos Lanthimos)
Ponniyin Selvan: II (Mani Ratnam)
Return to Seoul (Davy Chou)
Rye Lane (Raine Allen Miller)
Showing Up (Kelly Reichardt)
Skinamarink (Kyle Edward Ball)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson)
Sparta (Ulrich Seidl)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Jeff Rowe)
The Eight Mountains (Felix Van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch)
The Taste of Things (Tran Anh Hung)
The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer)
They Cloned Tyrone (Juel Taylor)
Tótem (Lila Aviles)
Mar 11, 202401:37:46

072. Hirokazu Kore-eda: Monster
We go back to our Deep Cut roots with Kore-eda's latest, but don't call us Monster(s) for skipping out on the previously released Broker!
Awarded the Queer Palm at Cannes in 2023, Monster is a return to form (and Japan) for Kore-eda, igniting a sprawling conversation about the film and its connections to his larger ouevre. We debate the film's visual treatment, the limits of its Rashomon-esque structure, and share our thoughts on what kind of story the ending is really trying to tell.
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Links:
Jessica Yeung's Review
Kore-eda Interview with Filmmaker Magazine (2009)
Ben's Video Essay on Still Walking (Spoilers!)
Feb 21, 202445:27

071. Marilou Diaz-Abaya: Moral
Join us for a Deep Cut episode on the exceptional 1982 film Moral from director Marilou Diaz-Abaya. The trio are blown away by the intricate script work and editing within the film, and they finally help coin the acronym GFWTM (Go Fucking Watch This Movie) for Wilson to use in the future. Eli and Ben discuss how Diaz-Abaya and screenwriter Ricky Lee can achieve an impactful broader perspective in this web of life film. Will Ben ever add this film to his Best Friend Film Canon letterboxd list? Listen in to find out.
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Feb 04, 202401:04:54

070. Kelly Reichardt: Showing Up
Join us as we SHOW UP for Kelly Reichardt’s latest work: Showing Up. Reichardt teams up again with regular collaborator Michelle Williams in their portrait of a grumpy artist. Wilson analyzes the performances of Michelle Williams and Hong Chau, Eli appreciates the film’s humor and subtlety, and Ben is fascinated by the film’s focus on the ordinary. Together, we also reflect on what it means to live a life of art-making.
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Jan 27, 202438:60

069. Todd Haynes: May December
May you join us this December for a Deep Cutversation on May Deepcutber? Wait, this is confusing... what's NOT confusing is the moral clarity of American director Todd Haynes' latest pressure-cooker drama about the evils of our time. While Eli sees horror lurking beneath the pleasant cinematography of Christopher Blauvelt, Ben ponders the omission of a cathartic ending from Samy Burch's script, and Wilson lauds the core performances of Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Charles Melton. Don't be naïve–– tune in!
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Jan 26, 202443:54

068. Frederick Wiseman: Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros
Bon appetit! The DC Trio are in for a treat this week as we savor Frederick Wiseman’s latest documentary, MENUS PLAISIRS - LES TROIGROS, a scrumptious looking film about three French restaurants, and the family that runs it. From the bustling kitchen to the tense moments shared between members of the Troigros dynasty, the trio immerses themselves in this four-hour culinary exploration. Ben and Eli ponder the central question of the work and Wilson finds a strong appreciation of Wiseman’s perspective on the food industry.
MENUS PLAISIRS - LES TROIGROS is out now in theaters. A big thank you to the folks at Zipporah Films for helping make this happen.
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Nov 29, 202358:43

067. Marilou Diaz-Abaya: José Rizal
The DC Trio takes a plunge into a new director and dives into the works of Marilou Diaz-Abaya, one of the leading figures of the second golden age of Filipino cinema. In the first episode, Wilson shares his love for a national cinema that is deeply tied to his roots. What better way to be introduced to Pinoy cinema than through a biopic of one of the nation's most infamous historical figures? Eli's intrigue in José Rizal's life and his choices add to the discussion, while Ben brings his own perspectives with nostalgic "watched this in class" vibes from the flick.
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Nov 04, 202358:43

066. Mani Ratnam: Ponniyin Selvan: Part II (featuring Thanmye Lagudu)
With special guest and friend Thanmye Lagudu we come together to crown a new king. Mani Ratnam completes his magnum opus with Ponniyin Selvan: Part II and we're back in the theatre again for more palace intrigue, romantic entanglements, and some of that signature Ratnam flair. Can Ratnam one-up himself with part two? We discuss PS2's visual glow-up, the challenges of adapting a literary classic, and bicker about who put in a better performance: Vikram or Aishwarya Rai Bachchan?
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Jun 17, 202301:06:49

065. Egoist @ HKIFF2023: Interview with Director Daishi Matsunaga
As part of his coverage for HKIFF 2023, Wilson interviews Japanese director Daishi Matsunaga, a day after the Hong Kong premiere of his new film, Egoist. Director Matsunaga talks about the film's moving story, the specific visual language he uses, his thoughts on iPhone footage, and so much more. A massive thank you to dear friend of the pod Fumiko Nago for helping interpret this interview.
Films discussed in the interview:
Egoist - dir. Daishi Matsunaga
Hanalei Bay - dir. Daishi Matsunaga
Call Me By Your Name - dir. Luca Guadagnino
The Son - dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Sweating the Small Stuff - dir. Ryutaro Ninomiya
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Jun 10, 202325:16

064. HKIFF 2023 Dispatch
As Cannes wraps up in the South of France, we bring you a dispatch from another festival halfway across the world. An exhausted Wilson joined Ben and Eli in the middle of his festival marathon to dish about the movies he saw at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival, and talk about the experience of officially covering a festival for the podcast for the first time! Includes interviews with top Hong Kong directors Soi Cheang and Ann Hui.
Check out Wilson's full HKIFF list here.
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Films/Sections Previewed:
A City of Sadness (4K Restoration) - dir. Hou Hsiao Hsien
Plan 75 - dir. Chie Hayakawa
Juzo Itami Retrospective
New Blood - dir. Soi Cheang
Egoist - dir. Daishi Matsunaga
Stars at Noon - dir. Claire Denis
Sparta - dir. Ulrich Seidl
Our Body - dir. Claire Simon
Saint Omer - dir. Alice Diop
A Still Small Voice - dir. Luke Lorentzen
A Holy Family - dir. Elvis Lu
in water - dir. Hong Sang Soo
Tótem - dir. Lila Avilés
Dust of Angels (4K Restoration) - dir. Hsu Hsiao-ming
May 29, 202301:02:39

063. S. S. Rajamouli: RRR
Rise. Roar. Revolt. Review.
Here it is. Our long awaited Deep Cut Upkeep episode on the S.S. Rajamouli worldwide phenom RRR, and it’s a doozy. Hear the Deep Cut Trio talk about why Rajamouli’s brand of action filmmaking has entranced audiences, and why Ben and Wilson have this film at the top of their 2022 year end lists, while Eli explains why he prefers Rajamouli’s previous outings. Most importantly, they discuss the important and dangerous imagery and narrative co-opting that Rajamouli deploys in this film, and how it is used to fuel the fire of right wing Hindu nationalists in India.
Read Ritesh Babu’s writeup on RRR.
Read Wang Bing’s State of Cinema 2022 writeup:
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Apr 24, 202301:07:44

062. 2022 Film and TV in Review
Another year has wrapped production, and the production assistants are here to clean up! Just in time for the 2023 Oscars, Ben, Wilson, and Eli mop up the mess left by superheroes and conductors, stop motion shells and Na’vi, interdimensional travelers and cannibals, mourners and partiers. By breaking down the year’s big trends–– directors fictionalizing their autobiographies, Marvel sinking slowly, rich filmmakers attempting to pillory wealth inequality–– the Deep Cut trio gets a handle on what made 2022 so weird. The boys get personal, too, talking about the movies and moments from last year that shaped who they are as moviegoers and friends. Finally, each co-host’s coveted top 3 films of the year are revealed…
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Movies discussed on this episode:Aftersun (dir. Charlotte Wells)Ambulance (dir. Michael Bay)Armageddon Time (dir. James Gray)Autobiography (dir. Makbul Mubarak)Avatar the Way of Water (dir. James Cameron)Babylon (dir. Damien Chazelle)Banshees of Inisherin (dir. Martin McDonagh)Bardo, False Chronicles of a Handful of Truths (dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu)The Batman (dir. Matt Reeves)Benediction (dir. Terrence Davies)Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (dir. Ryan Coogler)Bones and All (dir. Luca Guadagnino)Broker (dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu) - Listen to our Kore-eda episode here.The Cathedral (dir. Ricky D’Ambrose)A Couple (dir. Frederick Wiseman) - Find our episode on this here, and our interview with Wiseman here!Crimes of the Future (dir. David Cronenberg)Decision to Leave (dir. Park Chan-wook)Deep Water (dir. Adrian Lyne)Everything Everywhere All At Once (dir. Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, a.k.a. The Daniels)The Fabelmans (dir. Steven Spielberg)Fire Island (dir. Andrew Ahn) - Find our episode on this here.
Girl Picture (dir. Alli Haapasalo)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (dir. Rian Johnson)
Hit the Road (dir. Panah Panahi)
Il Buco (dir. Michelangelo Frammartino)
Joyland (dir. Saim Sadiq)
Leila’s Brothers (dir. Saeed Roustayi)
Low Tide: A Newly Restored Work by Thomas Wright (dir. George Matthews)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (dir. Dean Fleischer Camp)
Memoria (dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
The Menu (dir. Mark Mylod)
No Bears (dir. Jafar Panahi)
Nope (dir. Jordan Peele)The Northman (dir. Robert Eggers)
The Novelist’s Film (dir. Hong Sang-soo)Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson)Ponniyan Selvan Part 1 (dir. Mani Ratnam) - Find our episode on this here.Return to Sender (dir. Russell Goldman) - Watch Russell's short here!Return to Seoul (dir. Davy Chau)RRR (dir. S. S. Rajamouli) - Our extended coverage on this here!Small, Slow But Steady (dir. Sho Miyake)Tár (dir. Todd Field)Teenage Emotions (dir. Frédérick Da)The Territory (dir. Alex Pritz)To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self (dir. Mabel Cheung & William Kwok Wai-Lun)Top Gun Maverick (dir. Joseph Kosinski)Trenque Lauquen (dir. Laura Citarella)Triangle of Sadness (dir. Ruben Östland)Under the Fig Trees (dir. Erige Sehiri)The Whale (dir. Darren Aronofsky)When the Waves Are Gone (dir. Lav Diaz)White Noise (dir. Noah Baumbach)The Worst Person in the World (dir. Joachim Trier)
2022 TV Mentions:Better Call Saul (created by Vince Gilligan & Peter Gould)Irma Vep (created by Olivier Assayas)
The Rehearsal (created by Nathan Fielder)
Mar 12, 202302:25:49

061. Miranda July: The Future
We conclude our series on Miranda July's filmography with her divisive sophomore feature, The Future. Tune in for a feisty episode where Ben tries desperately to defend his deep cut choice while Eli and Wilson have their limits tested by July's storytelling tendencies.
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Mar 05, 202351:02

060. Miranda July: Me and You and Everyone We Know
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Feb 21, 202359:29

059. Miranda July: Kajillionaire
Deep Cut returns to regularly scheduled programming with the decidedly irregular films of American independent director/writer/actor/multi-hyphenate Miranda July. You might even call them quirky. We begin our series by learning about her long list of artistic endeavours and discuss the connotations of "quirk" in the context of July's films before diving in to her most recent and most critically acclaimed work yet: Kajillionaire. Ben highlights Evan Rachel Wood's physically specific performance as "Old Dolio", Wilson celebrates Emile Mossieri's emotionally vibrant soundtrack to July's little "heist of the heart," while Eli tries his best to understand what makes the movie so special to his fellow co-hosts.
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Feb 12, 202301:13:11

058. Sundance 2023 Dispatch (featuring Russell Goldman)
Wilson, Ben, and Eli are once again joined by director and friend of the podcast Russell Goldman to talk about his experience and the best movies he saw at this year’s Sundance Film Festival! We get a chance to preview this year in independent American and international cinema, talk about the state of Sundance in its first in person year, and dig into some Letterboxd discourse.
You can check out Russell’s work at: https://www.russellgoldman.com/
Films Previewed:
Birth/Rebirth - dir. Laura Moss
Bad Behaviour - dir. Alice Englert
Passages - dir. Ira Sachs
Infinity Pool - dir. Brandon Cronenberg
A Little Prayer - dir. Angus MacLachlan
Drift - dir. Anthony Chen
Fremont - dir. Babak Jalali
Shortcomings - dir. Randall Park
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Check out the letterboxd video we talked about here.
Feb 10, 202331:16

057. Interview with Frederick Wiseman
Listen up Wiseman-heads, oh do we have a treat for you! The Deep Cut trio are joined by the man himself, Frederick Wiseman, to talk about his new film A Couple (2022) and his expansive documentary filmography. The discussion topics include Nathalie Boutefeu’s arresting performance as Sophia Tolstoy, the secret meaning behind filming in a garden, and Fred’s views on life and death.
It was an honor for us to speak with the revered filmmaker, and we would like to thank everyone at Zipporah Films for helping to make this happen.
Check out our most recent episode on A Couple, and our introduction to Wiseman’s filmography with our older episode on Titicut Follies (1967), In Jackson Heights (2015), and City Hall (2020).
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Jan 21, 202345:45

056. Frederick Wiseman: A Couple
Can you say "Deep Cut Upkeep A Couple" ten times fast?? Legendary, prolific American documentarian Frederick Wiseman has returned with one of only 3 fiction films in his 55 year career. A Couple finds Nathalie Boutefeu performing monologues from the letters of Sophia Tolstoy in the beautiful Brittany coast.
The DC Three admit defeat to the literary gods for not having read a Tolstoy novel, but instead reflect on the nuanced simplicity of Wiseman’s stylistic techniques, along with the multi-layered performance Wiseman and his star / co-writer balance.
Check out our previous episode on Wiseman here.
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Dec 16, 202252:14

055. Deep Cut 2022 Summer Movie Roundup
In a long-awaited bonus set of episodes, Ben, Wilson, and Eli go over their 2022 movie-watching summers, where each of our co-hosts maintained an audio diary of all the films we saw over the summer. Come along on our summer movie adventure, as we cover watching highlights from Kiyoshi Kurosawa, to Jurassic World Dominion.
List of films (and TV) discussed in this roundup:
Ben: Donkey Skin (Demy), We Are Lady Parts (TV), Cure (Kurosawa), The Last Days of Disco (Stillman), Jurassic World Dominion (Trevorrow), Heat (Mann), Poetry (Lee)
Wilson: Mass (Kranz), Fast & Feel Love (Thamrongrattanarit), Goodbye, Dragon Inn (Tsai), The Adventures of Rosette (Rosette, Rohmer), Keep Rolling (Man), Katatsumori (Kawase), Love Massacre (Tam)
Eli: Pulse (Kurosawa), Fast & Feel Love (Thamrongrattanarit), Memoria (Weerasethakul), O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (Szulkin), Court (Tamhane), Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Park)
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Dec 04, 202201:39:21

054. Eli's Summer 2022 Film Diary
Welcome to Eli's summer film watching audio diary! Over the summer of 2022 each of us recorded little audio snippets reviewing every film that we watched, and these are Eli's! You can listen to our combined discussion of our summer movie watching in our roundup episode. We recommend you start there!
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(2:50) - Hamlet (2018, dir. Rhodri Huw, Robert Icke)
(6:47) - Kairo (Pulse) (2001, dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
(9:50) Videodrome (1983, dir. David Cronenberg)
(11:21) - Memoria (2021, dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
(13:23) - Crimes of the Future (2022, dir. David Cronenberg)
(15:11) - O-Bi, O-Ba, The End of Civilization (1985, dir. Piotr Szulkin)
(20:27) - Lost Highway (1997, dir. David Lynch)
(23:05) - Mad God (2021, dir. Phil Tippett)
(27:20) - Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022, dir. Dean Fleischer-Camp)
(29:41) - The Poseidon Adventure (1972, dir. Ronald Neame)
(30:21) - Court (2014, dir. Chaitanya Tamhane)
(32:17) - Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005, dir. Park Chan-wook)
(35:38) - The Fly (1986, dir. David Cronenberg)
(37:21) - Resurrection (2022, dir. Andrew Semans)
(38:55) - Ishtar (1987, dir. Elaine May)
Dec 04, 202240:60

053. Ben's Summer 2022 Film Diary
Welcome to Ben's summer film watching audio diary!
Over the summer of 2022 each of us recorded little audio snippets reviewing every film that we watched, and these are Ben's! You can listen to our combined discussion of our summer movie watching in our roundup episode. We recommend you start there!
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Timestamps:
(01:33) Donkey Skin
(03:20) What's Up Doc?
(06:04) Sanjuro
(07:59) The Long Day Closes
(10:11) The Northman
(13:22) Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick
(18:02) The Virgin Suicides
(20:15) Vikram
(23:31) We Are Lady Parts
(26:44) Band of Outsiders
(28:18) Cure
(30:54) Last Days of Disco
(33:11) The Wonders
(36:32) Repulsion
(37:49) Jurassic World: Dominion
(40:04) Collateral
(42:31) The Marquise of O...
(45:32) The Beautiful Troublemaker
(49:16) Eat Drink Man Woman
(50:27) Manhunter
(52:30) Heat
(54:03) Poetry
(56:40) Basic Instinct
(58:53) Broker
(1:01:42) Pulse
(1:02:51) Thor: Love and Thunder
(1:04:37) Decision to Leave
(1:06:07) RRR
(1:06:34) Dual
(1:07:28) The Innocents
(1:08:30) Picnic at Hanging Rock
(1:09:48) Irma Vep (2022 TV series)
(1:12:53) Happening
(1:16:12) Tokyo Sonata
(1:17:55) Red Rocket
(1:20:32) Nope
(1:22:50) Prey
Dec 04, 202201:25:44

052. Wilson's Summer 2022 Film Diary
Welcome to Wilson's summer film watching audio diary!
Over the summer of 2022 each of us recorded little audio snippets reviewing every film that we watched, and these are Wilson's! You can listen to our combined discussion of our summer movie watching in our roundup episode. We recommend you start there!
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List of Films Discussed:
3/6 Pompo the Cinephile
3/6 Notting Hill
3/6 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
1/7 You’ve Got Mail
1/7 Mass
1/7 Top Gun: Maverick
4/7 Elvis
5/7 RRR
7/7 Lost Highway
10/7 Project A: Part II
10/7 Ritual
11/7 Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
13/7 Sanjuro
14/7 Mad God
14/7 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
15/7 Fast & Feel Love
18/7 The Lost City
19/7 Goodbye, Dragon Inn
20/7 Fire of Love
21/7 Miami Vice
22/7 Nope
30/7 The Big Sleep
30/7 Full Alert
30/7 Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
14/8 Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
19/8 In Another Country
22/8 The Adventures of Rosette
22/8 Keep Rolling
23/8 The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To’s Vision and Craft
23/8 Katatsumori
24/8 Broker
27/8 The Actress and the Poet
29/8 Funny Pages
30/8 Moments in a Stolen Dream
30/8 All About Love
30/8 Love Massacre
Dec 04, 202255:12