A film podcast from the team behind The Skinny magazine, looking at the wide world of The Movies.
Episodes
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
In a genius bit of Bank Holiday scheduling, we're delving into the recent past for Jamie's chat with the excellent director Carol Morley.
We discuss Carol's career, her new film Typist Artist Pirate King and the role of Jane Campion in getting it off the ground, and Carol's work in spotlighting the great Muriel Box. Apologies for the audio on the intro, we were not in a bin – we were in a meeting room, and we want that on the record.
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TIMESTAMPS:
Jamie on Typist Artist Pirate King (1:00)
A mini 'What We're Looking Forward To...' (3:20)
Carol Morley on Dreams of a Life (4:30)
Morley’s new film, Typist Artist Pirate King (7:20)
New ways of portraying mental health on screen (12:30)
Monica Dolan, ‘one of the greatest actors of our generation’ (22:00)
Muriel Box, and celebrating female artists (24:40)
Jane Campion, legend (27:40)
Carol and Muriel radio documentary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001jcln
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Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
This week, the gang discuss the latest work by everyone's favourite staid purveyor of kicking people's heads in, John Wick.
We also discuss the surreal and spooky Filipino action-comedy-drama Leonor Will Never Die, and talk about a few more films making exciting innovations in the field of Fightin' At The Movies.
In case you hadn't guessed, Anahit was away this week, and it turns out Peter had a bit of a cold. Expect mid-energy and vibrancy! Also a surprising amount about horses! And more!
TIMESTAMPS
Our Indie Cinema Guide with Film Hub Scotland, and free MUBI screenings (00:30)
Jamie on Glasgow Short Film Festival (2:20)
Leonor Will Never Die review (6:00)
John Wick 4 review (14:40)
Kung Fu Hustle, Upgrade, and further watching (30:35)
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Recorded at Upload Studios, uploadstudios.co.uk
Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Anahit's written a book! BFFs is about the radical potential of female friendship, so your best podcast pals are here for a pals' chat about a pal's book (except for Jamie, who is waylaid on another project we'll tell you about later...)
Elsewhere, we take a big ol' honk on Hello Dankness, the latest from mash-up nouveau-agitprop legends Soda_Jerk, ahead of its Glasgow Short Film Festival screening, and Anahit fills us in on the lovely Rye Lane.
Thanks to the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival for sponsoring The Cineskinny! hippfest.co.uk
TIMESTAMPS:
What We've Been Watching (Rye Lane, The Origin) (3:30)
Hello Dankness review (9:50)
BFFs chat (20:30)
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Recorded at Upload Studios, uploadstudios.co.uk
Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Glasgow Film Festival is nearing its close, so we've asked two of our favourite critics, Iana Murray and Rory Doherty, to join us to share their favourite films of the festival.
We also review Sanctuary, a kinky chamber piece starring Christopher Abbott as a hotel heir who’s become reliant on regular bouts of humiliation, and Margaret Qualley as the dominatrix who clearly relishes making her client feel like a worm.
We also react to this year's Surprise Movie, which turned out to be War Pony, the debut feature from Gina Gammell and actor Riley Keough following parallel stories about two young Native Americans who live on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota.
Glasgow Film Festival runs 1-12 March, get full details and tickets at glasgowfilm.org
TIMESTAMPS:
War Pony (GFF's Surprise Film) review (2:32)
Sanctuary review (13:46)
Rory and Iana's favourite films of GFF 2023 (22:30)
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Recorded at Upload Studios, uploadstudios.co.uk
Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
In hilarious fashion, BlackBerry chronicles the rise and sharp decline of the world’s first smartphone. We down with writer-director and star Matt Johnson while he was attending the UK premiere at Glasgow Film Festival to discuss the film.
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Monday Mar 06, 2023
We've broken away from our usual recording schedule to visit the Glasgow Film Festival, which is currently in full swing.
One of the most exciting films to emerge from the programme this year has been How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Daniel Goldhaber’s ticking time bomb thriller following an idealistic group of young people drawn from all across America who gather in Texas for a bout of sabotage on a key oil pipeline.
While they were in Glasgow for the UK premiere of the film, we spoke to Goldhaber and editor Daniel Garber.
Glasgow Film Festival runs 1-12 March, get full details and tickets at glasgowfilm.org
TIMESTAMPS:
Adapting Andreas Malm’s political manifesto of the same name into a nail-biting heist thriller (1:35)
Creating the film's urgent quality through editing and pacing (3:55)
Hitting upon the film's structure combining cliffhangers and flashbacks (5:38)
Visual influences (8:55)
16mm cinematography (10:15)
The stunning cast of up-and-coming actors (11:35)
Giving young audiences hope (15:26)
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Recorded at Upload Studios, uploadstudios.co.uk
Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
GFF is back, so The Cineskinny team take a large dive into the 2023 programme. We’re blowing up pipelines, we’re taking breezy trips to Madrid, we’re Liking Movies – here we Glas-go again, etc etc
Glasgow Film Festival runs 1-12 March, get full details and tickets at glasgowfilm.org
TIMESTAMPS:
How To Blow Up A Pipeline review (4:10)
I Like Movies review (15:05)
Ramona review (26:00)
Skin Deep review (35:05)
Additional GFF picks - more films, good bars, tasty falafel (44:45)
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Recorded at Upload Studios, uploadstudios.co.uk
Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
The Cineskinny returns with news of Hirokazu Kore-eda's new film Broker, a chat about the weird and wolf-filled world of mockumentaries, and a whole bunch of fun movie chat...
TIMESTAMPS:
What We've Been Watching - 2:25
Broker review - 7:45
Mockumentaries (Culloden, Popstar, This is Spinal Tap, Best in Show) - 18:35
What We're Looking Forward To - 36:30
Thanks to Hippodrome Silent Film Festival for sponsoring The Cineskinny! hippfest.co.uk for all the details
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Recorded at Upload Studios, uploadstudios.co.uk
Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Back once again, the team review Alice Diop's award-winning Saint Omer and Georgia Oakley's Section 28 drama Blue Jean, before ripping into Margaret Thatcher for a good 20 minutes via a discussion of noted 'normal country' Great Britain.
We're talking hauntology, male dance troupes, light-to-mid gangsterism, Bill Nighy shouting into the distance, and films that can make even the saddest amongst you smile. A fun time all round...
TIMESTAMPS:
What We've Been Watching [The Last of Us, All Quiet on the Western Front] (1:20)
Saint Omer (11:05)
Blue Jean (27:05)
Thatcher and British Cinema [The Long Good Friday, Pride, Adam Curtis, The Full Monty] (39:25)
What We're Looking Forward To (59:00)
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Recorded at Upload Studios, uploadstudios.co.uk
Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool)
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
We kick off 2023 with a pair of excellent new releases – the *incredible* Nan Goldin documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed and Tár, starring the excellent Cate Blanchett.
The gang also take a dive into Artificial Intelligence in cinema with some help from a Mr. ChatGPT, Jamie and Anahit talk about the new official 'Best Film of All Time', and Peter has some fun with puns.
TIMESTAMPS:
What We've Been Watching (Jeanne Dielman, Summer of Soul) - 0:30
All the Beauty... review - 11:40
Tár review - 25:30
AI in cinema chat (Wall-E, The Matrix, Stepford Wives, I'm Your Man) - 37:15
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Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool)
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license