The film show discusses the shrink fast fun of Ant-Man and the Wasp, the musical connections of Hearts Beat Loud, the term-time mayhem of Heathers, and the startling shark vs Statham drama of Meg. Plus we continue our focus on the brilliant Agnes Varda, talking to Aga Baranowska of the BFI about the current Gleaning Truths tour of her films. … [Read more...]
Bums on Seats: Club Des Femmes and Movies on the Meadows
On today’s show we review the effervescent Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, the religious drama of Apostasy and the thrills, spills and automobiles of Mission: Impossible – Fallout. Plus we preview the new season of Agnes Varda with Selina Robertson of Feminist film collective Club Des Femmes, and get the latest on this August’s Movies on the Meadows … [Read more...]
Bums on Seats: The Incredibles 2, Mary Shelley, and First Reformed
Reviewed on today's show are new film releases The Incredibles 2, Mary Shelley, and First Reformed. Plus there's another chance to hear again our feature on the female film projectionists of world war two, and our interview with Oliver Stockman of the legendary costume house of Sands Films. … [Read more...]
Bums on Seats: Ocean’s 8, The Happy Prince & Leave no Trace
Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett join forces to pickpockets in the shiny shenanigans of Ocean's 8. Rupert Everett writes, directs and stars in The Happy Prince, a melancholic look at the last few years of the life of Oscar Wilde. Leave No Trace marks the long-awaited return of director Debra Granik – 8 years after she made the excellent Winter's … [Read more...]
Bums on Seats: Hereditary and Paul Wright on Arcadia
Today's show does the dinosaur with Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, shout “action” at Filmworker, takes to space with Solo, and watches the spook-a-blast fun of Hereditary though terrified fingers. We also talk to director Paul Wright about his new film Arcadia, a psychedelic tumble through the BFI Rural Britain archive. … [Read more...]
Bums on Seats: Deadpool 2, Jeune Femme & Zama
Today's show pulls another superhero from the hat, as we discuss the meta heroics of Deadpool 2. But we've also counter programming with two very different works from female filmmakers: Léonor Serraille's Paris set drama Jeune Femme and the South American adventure of Lucrecia Martel's Zama. There's also some horror, with Martin Freeman as the … [Read more...]
Bums on Seats: Lucrecia Martel and Tully
Join us as we discuss not only the Marvel movie behemoth that is Avengers: Infinity War, but also review the smaller dramas of Beast and Tully. We talk to academic and writer Deborah Martin about the films of Argentinian filmmaker Lucrecia Martel, who is in Cambridge in May for a season of her films. Plus we interview John Trengove, director of … [Read more...]
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