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Spotlight on Iranian Cinema

Presenter Flick Ford speaks with former Director of Film Programs at ACMI (and now Creative Director of Edinburgh International Film Festival) Kristy Matheson, about ACMI’s new retrospective on the works of Iranian Director…

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Streaming special plus reviews of FROM and PISTOL

Flick Ford chats to Dr. Andy Lynch and Alexa Scarlata about alternative streaming platforms. They then review Danny Boyle’s new Sex Pistols bio-pic PISTOL and the rural horror series FROM.
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Spotlight on kids’ film and TV

Flick Ford and Lisa Kovacevic talk to Artistic Director Thomas Caldwell about the Children’s International Film Festival and Associate Professor Liam Burke about what parents want from Aussie kids’ TV. Lisa and Flick…

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Interview with Franziska Stünkel and reviews of THE STAIRCASE and PETITE MAMAN

Host Flick Ford chats to director and writer Franziska Stünkel about her latest film THE LAST EXECUTION which is screening as part of the German Film Festival. And Will Cox and Dr. Stuart…

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Spotlight on Environmental Cinema

Host Flick Ford speaks to Monash University Associate Professor Belinda Smaill about the podcast series SEEING GREEN that revisits Aussie film classics through an environmental lens. Flick is then joined by Dr. Simon…

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South African Film Fest and Reviews of New Streaming Series

Host Eloise Ross chats to Claire Jankelson, Director of The South African Film Festival, about how the festival got started and what to check out. Journalist Anders Furze then joins Eloise to review…

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HRAFF Highlights Interview and Reviews of AFTER YANG and THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT

Host Will Cox speaks with Alice McShane, Program Manager of the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF) about what to expect from HRAFF's 2022 program. Will is then joined by guest reviewer…

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Interview with Dave Jacob and reviews of THE NORTHMAN and MEMORIA

Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewers Will Cox and Vyshnavee Wijekumar for a chat with Melbourne-based musician Dave Jacob about his reimagined techno punk score of James Cameron’s cult classic ALIEN. Flick…

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Interview with Jane Castle and two sci-fi movie reviews

Flick Ford and Will Cox are joined by award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer Jane Castle. They discuss her documentary WHEN THE CAMERA STOPPED ROLLING about her pioneering filmmaker mother, Lilias Fraser. Stuart Richards then…

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Spotlight on Gillian Armstrong

Flick Ford is back in the studio chatting live with Gillian Armstrong, one of Australia’s most celebrated filmmakers, who will be the subject of upcoming Melbourne Cinémathèque screenings. Flick and film critic Cerise…

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Lisa interviews SURROGATE director David Willing, plus reviews of two new films and a TV series

Host Lisa Kovacevic chats with Melbourne director David Willing about his debut feature film SURROGATE and is then joined by reviewers Will Cox and Stuart Richards to discuss the life giving and life…

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Interview with APPARITIONS filmmakers Cinema Viscera plus reviews of MASTER and X

It’s fright night on Primal Screen! Stuart Richards is joined by guest critics Will Cox and Eloise Ross. We hear from Perri Cummings and Paul Anthony Nelson of Cinema Viscera about their new…

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Nicky Bentham interview for THE DUKE plus TURNING RED and RIVER

Lisa Kovacevic chats to UK-based producer Nicky Bentham about her new true crime comedy THE DUKE starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. Lisa is also joined by film critics Will Cox and Vyshnavee…

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Danny Cohen from ANONYMOUS CLUB and two film reviews

Lisa Kovacevic and is joined by Will Cox and Stuart Richards as they chat with Danny Cohen about his new Courtney Barnett documentary ANONYMOUS CLUB. They also review Mia Hansen-Løve’s BERGMAN ISLAND and…

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MISS MARX director Susanna Nicchiarelli plus Latest Screen Reviews

Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewer Emma Westwood as they discuss Matt Reeves' THE BATMAN and Lily Horvát's PREPARATIONS TO BE TOGETHER FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME. They also talk to…

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Stream Queens Special

Flick Ford is joined by film critics Emma Westwood and Lisa Kovacevic in spotlighting female-focussed tv dramas that are currently streaming. They review the teen survival series YELLOWJACKETS, the drug-fuelled teen drama EUPHORIA…

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European Film Festival plus PARALLEL MOTHERS and THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

Host Flick Ford discusses the European Film Festival Europa Europa with Artistic Director Thomas Caldwell and film critic Cerise Howard. They also review Pedro Almodóvar’s PARALLEL MOTHERS and Michael Showalter’s Christian Evangelist biopic…

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SPENCER, LICORICE PIZZA and THE LOST DAUGHTER

For the first show of the year, Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewer Will Cox as they look back on this summer’s top films. They review the Princess Diana biopic SPENCER, Paul…

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Primal Screen soundtracks special

Guest presenters Karl Chapman and Maudie Osborne talk music in film. They share and discuss soundtrack selections, including music from Paul Thomas Anderson’s comedy drama LICORICE PIZZA and Edgar Wright’s psychological Horror LAST…

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Primal Screen's Annual Top 10 New Films of 2021

For Paul Anthony Nelson's final show, he is joined by Flick Ford to review their collective Top 10 New Films of 2021 as well as their top 5 discoveries from this year.

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Reviews of DUNE and THE BEATLES: GET BACK

Flick Ford and guest reviewers, Jack Ralph and Will Cox review two new releases in DUNE dir. Denis Villeneuve (2021) and THE BEATLES: GET BACK dir. Peter Jackson (2021). Flick Ford also discusses…

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Radu Jude interview - director of BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN - and TITANE review

Flick Ford is joined by guest critic Cerise Howard. Cerise interviews BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN (2021) director Radu Jude, and the team review TITANE (Julia Ducournau, 2021).

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JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 and reviews of NO TIME TO DIE and THE POWER OF THE DOG

Flick Ford and Cerise Howard are joined by Japanese Film Festival Programmer Simonne Goran for a chat about this year's event. Plus, reviews of two titles in Melbourne cinemas now: NO TIME TO…

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Melbourne Queer Film Festival and Queer Screen Culture Digital Magazine Sissy Screens

Flick Ford and Cerise Howard are joined by Melbourne Queer Film Festival Program Director Spiro Economopoulos for a chat about this year's event. Cerise and Spiro pick out some of their festival highlights…

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Interview with THE KILLING OF TWO LOVERS director Robert Machoian plus reviews of THE LAST DUEL and NITRAM

Flick Ford interviews Robert Machoian about his latest feature THE KILLING OF TWO LOVERS (2020). Lisa Kovacevic is joined by guest film critic Stuey Richards to review Ridley Scott's new medieval drama THE…

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Melbourne documentaries at SFF plus LAMB and THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

Flick Ford talks with directors Eddie Martin and Jeff Daniels about their respective new documentaries THE KIDS and TELEVISION EVENT, both screening at this year's Sydney Film Festival, and their nominations for the…

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Spotlight on Halloween prequels

Paul Anthony Nelson is joined by guest film critics Emma Westwood and Sally Christie for a Halloween special revisiting three prequels: THE EXORCIST III dir. William Peter Blatty (1990), HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF…

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Spotlight on New Australian TV Drama Serials

Flick Ford and guest critics Lisa Kovacevic and Will Cox spotlight new Australian TV drama serials, interviewing NEW GOLD MOUNTAIN director Corrie Chen, and reviewing THE NEWSREADER (Emma Freeman, 2021), FIRES (Michael Rymer…

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Spotlight on Environmental Film Festival of Australia and Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia and new releases

Flick Ford, special guest critic Cerise Howard and Melbourne film creative Kelsey Pettifer spotlight the Environmental Film Festival of Australia – including a live chat with Screen Manager Natalie May – and the…

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Spotlight on emerging Melbourne filmmakers

Presenter Flick Ford and guest film critic Lisa Kovacevic, interview emerging filmmakers, Suban Kamal, Oskar Weimar and Holly Bates. They also interview Artist Film Workshop co-founded, Richard Tuohy and Andrew O’Keefe, the Victorian…

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Women and Power

Presenter Flick Ford, guest film critic Lisa Kovacevic, and writer and academic Dr Tresa Leclerc, spotlight women and power on screens, including an interview with Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion, the showrunners of…

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Prestige TV Special

Presenters Flick Ford, Lisa Kovacevic and Swinburne University media academic Dr Andrew Lynch spotlight prestige television, including reviews of SUCCESSION and MR INBETWEEN.

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Music Documentary Special

Flick Ford and Cerise Howard are joined by filmmaker Grace Moore for a music documentary special. Includes reviews of THE MAGIC VOICE OF A REBEL dir. Olga Sommerová (2014), GURRUMUL dir. Paul Damien…

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Irish Film Festival Special

Presenters Paul Anthony Nelson and Flick Ford are joined by guest critic Lisa Kovacevic to review highlights of this year's Irish Film Festival, including WOLFWALKERS dir. Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart (2020), BOYS FROM…

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Lockdown Escapist Delights

Presenter Flick Ford and guest reviewers Daniel James and Will Cox look at three escapist delights: PADDINGTON 2 dir. Paul King (2017), SIDEWAYS dir. Alexander Payne (2004) and EDGE OF TOMORROW dir. Doug…

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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021 SPECIAL: PART 2

Part 2 of a Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) 2021 review special. Presenter Paul Anthony Nelson invites special guest reviewers Cerise Howard and Emma Westwood to share their highlights from this year's program…

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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021 SPECIAL: PART 1

Part 1 of a Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) 2021 review special. Presenter Paul Anthony Nelson invites special guest reviewers Cerise Howard and Emma Westwood to share their highlights from this year's program…

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Reviews of GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE, BLOOD RED SKY and JOLT

Paul Anthony Nelson and Flick Ford are joined this week by guest film critic Fi Wright to review three new releases: GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE dir. Navot Papushado (2021), BLOOD RED SKY dir. Peter Thorwarth…

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The Olympics on Film

Presenter Paul Anthony Nelson is joined by guest reviewers Nadine Whitney and Adam Ross from the Australian Film Critics Association for an Olympics review special featuring CHARIOTS OF FIRE dir. Hugh Hudson, 1981…

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Netflix trilogy FEAR STREET

Paul Anthony Nelson is joined by guest critics Mel Begg from the Melbourne Horror Film Society and festival programmer and critic Tiana Stefanic to review new Netflix horror trilogy FEAR STREET.

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