Podcasts

Overlooked Gems: Julia - Podcast

Erick Zonca's Julia (2008) is an excellent pastiche of the thrillers directed by John Cassavetes. Tilda Swinton provides a memorable performance in the titular role of Julia - the constantly dissembling alcoholic.

Written and presented by Mike Dawson.

Contemporary Obscurity: Father of My Children - Podcast

Actor turned writer director Mia Hansen-Løve’s second feature film Father of My Children (Le père de mes enfants) is an excellent example of a two-act film.

Written and presented by Mike Dawson.

Analysis: The ‘burbs – An Indictment or a Celebration of Suburban Paranoia and Moral Panic? - Podcast

Joe Dante's The 'burbs (1989) is an succinct demonstration of how every single element of a film is of the utmost importance and how floundering on a single component can completely destroy a movie's moral balance sheet.

Documentary Milestone: Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno - Podcast

Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno (L'enfer d'Henri-Georges Clouzot) catalogues the events that led to the collapse of possibly the greatest film never made. Serge Bromberg and Ruxandra Medrea's 2009 documentary serves as a cautionary tale for filmmakers everywhere.

Written presented by Mike Dawson.

Special: Listener Reviews - Fourth Edition - Podcast

Three reviews by three writers of three films in this the fourth edition of the Left Field Cinema Listener Reviews. This week we examine Greg Mottola's Adventureland (2009), Peter Doctor, David Silverman and Lee Unkrich's Monster's Inc (2001) and Eric Rohmer's The Green Ray (1986).

Presented by Mike Dawson. Written by Andrew Patterson, Andrew Beech Jones and Wilson McLachlan.

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