Most film podcasts tell you what to watch. Cinema: A to B is more interested in why a film works or why it doesn't.
Alec Mallmann and Ben Starkey have spent years making, studying, and obsessing over movies from the edges of the film industry. They bring that perspective to conversations about what happens on screen and behind it: the writing, cinematography, editing, performance, production, and all the choices that can make a movie soar or crash and burn.
No film degree required. Minimal jargon. No scores out of ten. Just two people who love movies trying to figure out what makes them work.
New releases and revisited classics, covered biweekly. Expect spoilers.
Listener requests encouraged.
Episodes
Aug 5, 2024
Aug 5, 2024
29 min
Spoilers ahead as Alec and Ben discuss the 2023 film Freud's Last Session directed by Matt Brown and starring Anthony Hopkins as Sigmund Freud and Matthew Goode as C. S. Lewis. Alec explains why the film may be worth watching for the acting performances alone. Ben laments the lack of acting award nominations and also discusses the film's editing strengths and weaknesses. The guys converse on the film's even handling of thematic elements and the lost art of civil discourse.
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