Podcasts

We review Iron Lung and Crime 101, unpack the BAFTA controversy, and dissect Netflix’s America’s Next Top Model documentary.

Office time loops meet feudal time travel as we dissect two inventive Japanese films about destiny, identity, and history colliding.

We open the mailbag to tackle your questions on how Oscar selections really work and whether celebrity activism actually matters.

We review The Lincoln Lawyer and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, then tackle the thorny ethics of generative AI in a documentary about Lucy Letby.

We dig into Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights" and wonder whether style and provocation have replaced the novel’s wild, unruly soul.

We go behind the curtain with Kooza’s artistic director to explore how Cirque du Soleil turns risk and imagination into breathtaking spectacle.

We review The Wrecking Crew and unpack why films like Jay Kelly, Deliver Me From Nowhere, and Rental Family missed the Oscar cut.

We chat New Year resolutions, Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros., spiral through Tarantino’s filmography, and consider the wisdom of a three movie Dune marathon in December.