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Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
YEEEE-HAW! It’s NEW RELEASE ROUNDUP TIME! That’s right a bunch of festival movies have made their way to the masses, and it’s time for us to weigh in! Does Berlin’s THE BETA TEST hit on its targets? Does Venice’s DUNE bewitch us with Spice? Does Also Venice’s THE LAST DUEL win the battle for our hearts? Tune in to the rootinest tootinest podcast in town and find out! The Western Thing is definitely a running thread through the episode too!
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Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Ever feel like somebody’s watching you? We return to Cannes 2006 to visit Andrea Arnold’s debut feature, the CCTV featuring RED ROAD, and the wonderfully named Florian Henckle von Donnersmarck’s debut, the divided Germany spy drama THE LIVES OF OTHERS. We are joined by the great C. HOWSON-JAN to get into the timing of character reveals, the look of listening in isolation, and the laughs of it all.
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Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Its time for the Spooktacular! Spooky Month once again comes to an end with a look at the festival run of JAMES WAN. We’re joined by CHRIS MELLO to give a look at franchise starters SAW, INSIDIOUS, and THE CONJURING. We get into Wan’s history with Leigh Whannell, what his relationship to other strains of horror filmmaking is, and a few of us even argue about MALIGNANT.
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Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
It's hard to believe that Berlin is right around the corner, but we kick off this week by looking at the Euro fest's announced Jury President, M. Night Shyamalan, and what movies might be in the mix to compete for the Golden Bear. Then it's a visit to a local fest: Cullen has seen several virtual screenings at the Chicago Film Festival and he details the lows and highs. Finally, we ponder Todd Haynes and his new music documentary THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, getting into the sights, the sounds, and the writing credits of the former Palme D'Ollie winner's first foray into the world of documentaries.
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Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Spooky month will not be stopped, we're checking out the freaky world of Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Variety's J. KIM MURPHY joins us to look at three (roughly) consecutive offerings from the turn of the century: CHARISMA, SEANCE, and PULSE. We get into his formalism, his humor, and of course, his spooks and scares.
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Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
For real this time!
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Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
We wrap up this years New York Film Festival with some of our final thoughts on movies like Titane, The Souvenir Part 2, and Il Buco! PLUS Jesse sits down with one of the directors of Prism, An van. Diendren, to talk about her movie from the Currents section!
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Friday Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Spooky Month! We’re kicking it off with a shriek! By visiting the weird world of Peter Strickland and his fascinating aesthetic. We are joined by Congratulations CEO, Blank Check Producer, and Slow Christmas Curator BEN HOSLEY. Together we look at the audio stylings of BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO, have a frank discussion about fetishes in THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY, and talk about the deadly fashion of IN FABRIC.
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Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
The CIKI crew is together in person for the first time 3 years, and we've been seeing the stars and films of the 59th New York Film Festival! Listen for our initial reactions to THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH, THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD, BERGMAN ISLAND, BENEDETTA, and more!
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Friday Sep 24, 2021
Friday Sep 24, 2021
New York baby! The greatest in the world! And CIKI, as this episode is released, is descending upon it to take in the NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL in all its glory! As such, we thought it appropriate to preview our festival runs with friend of the show and fellow NYFF attendee SAM HERBST! Hear what movies we’re seeing on what day! Hear how we are getting into New York City! Hear us worry about a 4DX screening of VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE which has since somewhat resolved. Also, Cullen has a list!
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