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Bill Mousoulis at Melbourne Cinematheque plus A Short Film About Killing & Mia Madre

Flick Ford speaks with filmmaker Bill Mousoulis and editor of Senses of Cinema Fiona Villella about Melbourne Cinematheque's spotlight on his work. Plus reviews of Krzysztof Kieślowski's A Short Film About Killing (1988)…

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Interview with Ivan Sen & Simon Baker (Limbo) plus Mirring Yalingwa podcast

Flick Ford speaks to director Ivan Sen and actor Simon Baker about their most recent film Limbo. Then, Flick is joined by Wurundjeri and Ngurai-Illum-Wurrung man, Jasper Cohen-Hunter, host of Mirring Yalingwa podcast…

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Director Maryam Touzani on The Blue Caftan & reviews of Polite Society and Infinity Pool

Flick Ford speaks with director Maryam Touzani about her most recent film The Blue Caftan. Plus, guest critics Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Will Cox join Flick for reviews of Polite Society and Infinity Pool.…

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Interview with Rolf de Heer, Mwajemi Hussein and Anna Liebzeit (The Survival of Kindness)

Flick Ford is joined by filmmaker director, writer and producer Rolf de Heer, lead actor Mwajemi Hussein, and composer Anna Liebzeit to talk about their film The Survival of Kindness.
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Loving Highsmith, BFI's film list plus Jeanne Dielman and Beau is Afraid

Flick Ford and guest reviewer Cerise Howard dig into Eva Vitija’s Loving Highsmith documentary. Plus a meaty conversation about The British Film Institute's list of the greatest films of all time and the…

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ReelGood Film Festival, Friends of Mine and The Innocent

Flick Ford chats about the ReelGood Film Festival with festival director Chris Luscri and festival producer Blake Curtis. Then, filmmaker and guest reviewer Andréas Giannopoulos discusses his short film Friends of Mine before…

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Reviews of SUPER MARIO BROS. and BEEF

Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewers Will Cox and Silvi Vann-Wall to review THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE and Netflix’s comedy drama BEEF.
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GODDESS exhibition plus reviews of EO and BROKER

Flick Ford speaks with ACMI’s Director of Experience and Engagement, Dr Britt Romstad about ACMI's upcoming exhibition GODDESS. Then, Flick is joined by guest critics David Heslin and Dr Stuart Richards to review…

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The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour, Of An Age and Boston Strangler

Flick speaks to director Platon Theodoris and co-writer/star Nitin Vengurlekar about their film The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour. Plus, guest-critic Anthony Carew joins the show to review Of An Hour and Boston…

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Mapping Global Horror PLUS filmmaker Natalie Erika James

Hosts Paul Anthony Nelson and Emma Westwood talk to lecturers in cinema and screen studies Andrew Lynch and Jessica Balanzategui about ACMI’s Mapping Global Horror conference. Plus, Emma and Paul discuss the films…

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Provocation in women’s filmmaking

Hosts Stuart Richards and Eloise Ross chat to lecturer in screen and cultural studies Dr Janice Loreck about her forthcoming book ‘Provocation in Women's Filmmaking: Authorship and Art Cinema’. Then, Stuart and Eloise…

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Interview with David Wenham and Margie Ratliff

Flick Ford speaks with actor and festival ambassador for the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival, David Wenham. Plus, independent producer of documentary films, Margie Ratliff joins Flick to discuss her role in SUBJECT…

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Disability on Film Special

Host Flick Ford is joined by Dr Radha O’Meara from the University of Melbourne and RMIT PhD candidate Clem Bastow to discuss a recent study into working conditions of disabled people in the…

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Europa Europa Film Festival and Filmmaker Clara Law

Host Flick Ford and guest reviewer Cerise Howard discuss all things Europa Europa Film Festival with the program's Artistic Director Thomas Caldwell; the three also discuss what they've been enjoying watching over summer…

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Interview with Ruben Östlund and summer releases

Flick Ford is joined by director Ruben Östlund to talk about his latest film TRIANGLE OF SADNESS. Plus, guest reviewers Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Will Cox join Flick to look at the summer releases…

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Best Films and TV Shows of 2022

Guest host Paul Anthony Nelson is joined by Stuey Richards and Eloise Ross for a countdown of the best films and TV shows of 2022, voted by all the Primal Screen reviewers!
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Interview with Sara Kern plus Melbourne Cinematheque screening series

Flick Ford chats to Melbourne based director Sara Kern about her debut feature MOJA VESNA before speaking to guest reviewer Cerise Howard about the upcoming screening series at Melbourne Cinematheque, GENRE NONCONFORMITY AND…

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Interview with Chiara Kickdrum, review of BONES AND ALL and the Japanese Film Festival

Presenter Flick Ford speaks to musician Chiara Kickdrum about her immersive original score for Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1931 horror classic VAMPYR. Flick is then joined by guest critic Vyshnavee Wijekumar to review BONES…

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Documentary Special

Flick Ford is joined by festival manager Erin Rosenburg and documentary filmmaker Daniel Hayward for a special documentary spotlight with recommendations on what to watch on the big screen or stream online.
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SmartFone Flick Fest plus spotlight on Matthew Victor Pastor

Flick Ford discusses the SmartFone Flick Fest (SF3) with the Festival's co-founder and director Angela Blake, and one of the filmmakers featured in the festival, Tracee Hutchinson. Then, Chris Luscri from Unknown Pleasures…

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Reviews of THE WONDER and THE WHITE LOTUS

Flick Ford is joined by guest critics Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Stuart Richards for reviews of Sebastián Lelio’s THE WONDER and season 2 of Mike White’s THE WHITE LOTUS.
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Halloween Special

Host Paul Anthony Nelson and reviewers Caitlin Koller and Adam Spellicy discuss what makes a folk horror tale before reviewing three cult classics of the genre: THE DEMON, EYES OF FIRE and ALISON’S…

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Adelaide Film Festival plus reviews of THE LOST CITY OF MELBOURNE and BROS

Guest presenter Dr Stuart Richards is joined by Dr Saige Walton for a roundup of the Adelaide Film Festival. Then, guest presenter Will Cox is joined by Monash University Scholar Thao Phan for…

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Conor Bateman from Static Vision and reviews of GIVE ME PITY! and HALLOWEEN ENDS.

Guest Host Eloise Ross and reviewer Glenn Dunks chat with Conor Bateman from Static Vision about their upcoming film festival METAMORPHOSES. Plus reviews of Amanda Kramer’s GIVE ME PITY! and David Gordon Green’s…

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Interview with Thomas M. Wright (dir: ACUTE MISFORTUNE and THE STRANGER)

Flick Ford is joined by Australian director Thomas M. Wright to discuss his acclaimed 2018 directorial debut ACUTE MISFORTUNE. Then, they take a deep dive into his newest release THE STRANGER starring Jeol…

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Margot Nash (dir: VACANT POSSESSION) plus Bill Mousoulis and Chris Luscri from Unknown Pleasures

Presenter Flick Ford is joined by Screenwriter and filmmaker Margot Nash to talk about her 1995 debut feature VACANT POSSESSION. Then, Flick chats to film producer Chris Luscri and director and producer Bill…

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Reviews of APOLLO 10 1/2: A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD and THE BOB’s BURGERS MOVIE

Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewer and animator Kelsey Pettifer to review Richard Linklater’s APOLLO 10 1/2: A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD (Netflix) and THE BOB’s BURGERS MOVIE on Disney+.
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Interview with Goran Stolevski plus the restoration of Dennis Hopper's OUT OF THE BLUE

Flick Ford is joined by Melbourne director Goran Stolevski to talk about his films OF AN AGE and YOU WON'T BE ALONE. Then, Flick talks to filmmakers John Allen Simon and Elizabeth Karr…

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Interview about #ClassifyConsent plus reviews of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON and THE RINGS OF POWER

Flick Ford speaks with CEO and co-founder of Consent Labs, Angelique Wan about the new #ClassifyConsent campaign. Plus, guest reviewers Dr Andy Lynch and Adam Christou review the Game Of Thrones prequel HOUSE…

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Interview with Peter Strickland plus review of FLUX GOURMET

Host Flick Ford and guest presenter Cerise Howard are joined by British director Peter Strickland to discuss his new film FLUX GOURMET. Then, Dr. Stuart Richards joins Flick and Cerise to review the…

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Spotlight on Melbourne’s local film community

Host Flick Ford chats with Koko Wallace from F*ck Yeah Films and, later, Lee Gambin from Cinemaniacs about curating a program, the importance of community, and their upcoming screenings.
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Interviews with Lola Quivoron, Antonia Buresi and Rick Charnoski

Host Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewer Anthony Carew to discuss the highlights of MIFF so far, and what to look forward to on MIFF Play. Then, Flick chats about RODEO with…

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Interviews with Amiel Courtin-Wilson and Alena Lodkina

Host Flick Ford shines a spotlight on some of the Australian filmmakers featured in this year’s MIFF! She chats to writer, director and visual artist Amiel Courtin-Wilson about his new documentary MAN ON…

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MIFF Special Plus Jenny Valentish Talks Melbourne on Film

Host Flick Ford is joined by author and journalist Jenny Valentish to talk about her piece ‘Love and Other Catastrophes’ which can be found in the new book ‘Melbourne on Film: Cinema That…

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Unknown Pleasures plus reviews of OFFICIAL COMPETITION and DREAMING WALLS

Guest host Eloise Ross talks to veteran director Bill Mousoulis about his project 'Unknown Pleasures', a series of screenings featuring classic and contemporary Australian independent cinema. Then, guest critics Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Anders…

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Ukrainian Cinema at Melbourne Cinémathèque plus reviews of THE OLD MAN and THE GODFATHER

Guest presenter Eloise Ross chats to film critic Cerise Howard, who has programmed Melbourne Cinémathèque’s new season ‘Masterpieces of Ukrainian Cinema’. Eloise is then joined by guest reviewers Anders Furze and Paul Anthony…

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Superheroes on Screen

Host Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewers Dr Andrew Lynch and Dr Tara Lomax for a look at superheroes on screen. They review Ryan Griffen’s 2016 Indigenous superhero story CLEVERMAN and Taiki…

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Interviews with Juho Kuosmanen, Mikko Myllylahti and Australian Adrian Francis

It's a Finnephiles special in celebration of the Scandi Film Festival! Lisa Kovacevic talks to Finnish directors Juho Kuosmanen, about his film COMPARTMENT NO.6, and Mikko Myllylahti about his new release THE WOODCUTTER…

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Reviews of ELVIS and HUSTLE

Host Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewers Will Cox and Anthony Carew as they dive into new releases online and in the cinemas. They review Baz Luhrmann’s biopic ELVIS and Netflix's basketball…

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Horror Double with reviews of FRESH and MEN

Flick ford is joined by guest critics Emma Westwood and Sally Christie for a horror double. They tuck into Mimi Cave’s dating app horror FRESH and then they journey into Alex Garland’s rural…

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