David is joined by Richard Doyle to discuss this timely tale of radical resistance and romantic folly in fascist Italy of the 1930s.
The podcast returns after a long break featuring David in a solo episode talking about Brigitte Bardot's acting career with a focus on this, her final feature performance.
Kerr makes her directorial debut with this quietly unsettling family drama led by another astounding performance from Deragh Campbell.
Criterion's long-awaited release of this Chinese epic is now available in a splendid uncut restoration.
A few thoughts and three video clips about the exciting new release of a landmark Brazilian film from 1964.
David shares his thoughts on this 2022 documentary about two brothers carrying out their mission of rescuing injured birds in Delhi, India.
David talks with Michael Worth about the excellent new Bruceploitation box set from Severin Films.
David is joined by musical theater enthusiast Robert Cioffi to discuss this Hanna-Barbera animated adaptation of E.B. White's all-time best-selling youth fiction novel.
With a firecracker performance from Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit is an entrancing, if uneven, familial farce.
Christian Petzold returns with a beautiful and heart-breaking riff on a classic myth.
Marking one of the more incredible feature directing debuts, Dea Kulumbegashvili's Beginning is a soul-shattering drama, and an announcement of a major talent on the world cinema stage.
Steve McQueen concludes his trio of films playing this year's NYFF with a deeply moving character study led by a towering performance from John Boyega.
This new documentary is at once an incredible document of a dying way of life and a biting commentary on the capitalism that's making the most of its demise.
David and guests sing out their thoughts on this beloved cult film that kicked off Hal Ashby's excellent cinematic run through the 1970s.
Spike Lee returns with a filmed version of David Byrne's beloved Broadway performance, and one of the best documentaries of 2020.
The first Indian film in the New York Film Festival's main slate in over 20 years, The Disciple is a deeply powerful announcement of a new voice on the world cinema stage.
Longtime documentarian Heidi Ewing jumps into the world of narrative fiction filmmaking with a beautiful tale of star-crossed love.
Hong Sangsoo returns with a beautiful and gentle rumination on modern relationships.
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