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Hosts Flick Ford and Will Cox chat with directors of Ghostlight (2024), Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson. Then they review new releases Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) and Megalopolis (2024).

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 Strangler.

This week on Primal Screen, Flick Ford is joined by Alice McShane and Will Cox to discuss two wildly different films. Wicked offers a polished, mainstream iteration of a beloved musical, while The People’s Joker pushes the boundaries of intellectual property and the superhero genre in its DIY approach. Despite such different production context, the conversation explores how both films engage with themes of queerness whether subvert or overt, as well as girlhood, gender, and the femme. Come for succinct reviews of these two wildly different films, stay for an extended discussion of the musical genre on screen.

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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 Furze join Eloise to review the new satirical drama OFFICIAL COMPETITION and DREAMING WALLS.
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This week on Primal Screen, join Flick Ford as we delve into our archives, bringing to the forefront some of the most engaging and thought-provoking conversations from 2023.

Kicking things off, we take you back to our discussion with the talented Molly Manning Walker, a London-based cinematographer and filmmaker whose debut feature film, HOW TO HAVE SEX, captured audiences at its Australian premiere during last year's Melbourne International Film Festival. Recorded amidst the festival's buzz, this week's featured interview sheds light on the nuanced portrayal of consent and the intricate ways partying emerges as a pivotal rite of passage within the narrative. Since its heartfelt debut, HOW TO HAVE SEX has transitioned from festival screens to a general release in cinemas, now available for viewing at local cinemas across Melbourne.

Continuing our journey through Primal Screen's memorable interviews, we look back to May 2023 to revisit a conversation that resonated deeply with our listeners. The spotlight falls on the esteemed director Ivan Sen alongside the acclaimed actor Simon Baker, as they delve into the heart of their film LIMBO. In this gripping narrative, detective Travis, portrayed by Baker, finds himself in a small town, haunted by the unsolved homicide of an Aboriginal woman. A story that intertwines mystery with poignant social commentary, LIMBO invites viewers into a reflective exploration of justice and community. LIMBO is currently available for streaming on ABC iview.

Join us this week on Primal Screen aswe revisit conversations that continue to resonate with the pulse of contemporary film discourse.
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During this Made In Australia special, the team review some big guns of Australian cinema. STRICTLY BALLROOM dir. Baz Luhrmann (1992), THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT dir. Stephan Elliott (1994) and MURIEL'S WEDDING dir. P.J. Hogan (1994). With presenters Sally Christie, Flick Ford and Stuey Richards. 

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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 reviews of THE LOST CITY OF MELBOURNE and BROS.
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Our favourite films of 2016. With Thomas Caldwell, Cerise Howard, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Emma Westwood.

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, discussing FINLANDIA (Horacio Alcalá, 2021), INSTRUCTIONS FOR SURVIVAL (Yana Ugrekhelidze, 2021), THE HILL WHERE LIONESSES ROAR (Luàna Bajrami, 2021), THE NOWHERE INN (Bill Benz, 2020), and FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK (Bobbi Jo Hart, 2021). Finally, Flick and Cerise chat with Tali Polichtuk, the co-founder and editor of queer screen culture digital magazine Sissy Screens.

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A spotlight on three horror films directed by female filmmakers, and special guest reviewer Alexandra Heller-Nicholas joining the team to discuss BEDEVIL dir. Tracey Moffatt (1993), THE INVITATION dir. Karyn Kusama (2015) and ALWAYS SHINE dir. Sophia Takal (2016). With presenters Paul Anthony Nelson and Flick Ford. 

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Guest host Paul Anthony Nelson and reviewers Emma Westwood and Caitlin Koller discuss DEAD OF NIGHT, THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD, and TRICK 'R TREAT for a Halloween special. 

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. Then, Flick interviews filmmaker Clara Law about a retrospective of her films 'Focus on Clara Law' which is currently screening at ACMI.

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Three Identical Strangers, Crazy Rich Asians and The Insult were discussed. With Stuart Richards, Emma Westwood and Sally Christie.

Flick Ford is joined by feminist techno science researcher Thao Phan and Australian screenwriter Clem Bastow. The three discuss a wide range of topics including parallels between The Writers Guild strike of America and the ongoing strikes occurring at a number of universities in Australia, including Monash University, the University of Melbourne, and more. Plus, the ongoing threat of AI's impact; specifically in the arts and film industries, and how it will affect the future of artistic labour. They conclude the episode by humoring Gareth Edward's messy, confused and mildly received release THE CREATOR (2023).

Penelope Spheeris is interviewed about The Decline of Western Civilization trilogy. With Thomas Caldwell.

Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and The Bookshop were discussed. With Stuart Richards, Thomas Caldwell, Emma Westwood and Sally Christie.

Acute Misfortune, Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) and 2040 were discussed. With Paul Anthony Nelson, Sally Christie and Felicity Ford.

Vox Lux, Stan & Ollie and High Flying Bird were discussed. With Paul Anthony Nelson, Cerise Howard, Emma Westwood and Sally Christie.

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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Paul Anthony Nelson is joined this week by special guests, Stephen A. Russell and Lee Zachariah for a Marvel Studios special with reviews of BLACK WIDOW dir. Cate Shortland (2021), IRON MAN 3 dir. Shane Black (2013) and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY dir. James Gunn (2014) 

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Toni Erdmann, Silence and Hidden Figures were discussed. With Thomas Caldwell, Cerise Howard, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Emma Westwood.

La La Land, Jackie, Lion, Moonlight, Split and Manchester by the Sea were discussed. With Thomas Caldwell, Cerise Howard, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Emma Westwood.

Hounds of Love, Wonder Woman and 20th Century Women were discussed. With Thomas Caldwell, Cerise Howard, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Emma Westwood.

We spotlight three films set during Halloween, that aren't horror: DONNIE DARKO dir. Richard Kelly (2001), THE KARATE KID dir. John G. Avildsen (1984) and MEAN GIRLS dir. Mark Waters (2004). With presenters Flick Ford, Sally Christie and Paul Anthony Nelson. 

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The Red Turtle, Snowden and the 1957 film Paths of Glory are discussed. With Thomas Caldwell, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Emma Westwood.

The team look back across the year and discuss their favourite theatrical releases of 2015. With Josh Nelson, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Cerise Howard and Thomas Caldwell.

A spotlight on three films from Korea's New Wave cinema movement, with a focus on MOTHER dir. Bong Joon-ho (2009), THE HANDMAIDEN dir. Park Chan-wook (2016) and TRAIN TO BUSAN dir. Yeon Sang-ho (2016). With presenters Flick Ford, Stuey Richards and Paul Anthony Nelson. 

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RBG, Whitney and The Breaker Upperers were discussed. With Lisa Kovacevic, Cerise Howard, Sally Christie and Stuart Richards.

KinoTopia’s co-founders Digby Houghton and Andrew Tobacco joined Flick in the studio on Monday to revisit GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI.

Listen back to hear a review of Jim Jarmusch's 1999 crime drama GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI starring Forest Whitaker as a hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

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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, Ana Kokkinos, Kim Mordaunt, 2021) and NEW GOLD MOUNTAIN (Corrie Chen, 2021).

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Crimson Peak, Legend and Heaven Knows What are discussed. With Cerise Howard, Hayley Inch and Thomas Caldwell.

"This week on Primal Screen, Flick Ford discusses with guest reviewers Thomas Caldwell and Stuart Richards this week's upcoming releases. The Roman Empire is on everyon's minds as Gladiator II is released onto the big screen, recieving the blockbuster roll out fit for an emperor. Directed by Ridley Scott in follow up to his 2000 classic and starring the muscled-up Paul Mescal, find out whether this large-scale sequel lives up to its promise of epic entertainment. In contrast to this mighty title, Flick, Thomas and Stuart discuss the quieter film Memory, directed by Michel Franco and starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard. The film's unique examination on the nature of memory, as a means to uncover hidden truths as well as cloud true recollections makes for a wonderful discussion.

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This weeks show is focusing on Melbourne’s film scene. In the first of three interviews, Flick will chat with Director Molly Reynolds to discuss her film A PORTRAIT OF LOVE.

For over twenty years, Archibald Prize-winning artist Craig Ruddy and his partner Roberto Meza Mont filmed their life together.

Their friend, documentary-maker Molly Reynolds (MY NAME IS GULPILIL) spent months immersed in Roberto’s footage to craft an intimate portrait of their relationship, from over 5000 pieces of footage.

We then hear from local director Timothy Despina Marshall about his debut feature IN THE ROOM WHERE HE WAITS, starring Daniel Monks.

Having recently premiered at the 2024 Mardi Gras Film Festival earlier this year, this fresh psychological thriller is a claustrophobic story of grief and abandonment set in the close quarters of a hotel room during lockdown.

Primal Screen’s third guests are the Naarm/Birrarung Ga/Makassar Sulawesi, Indonesia-based film collective, Dogmilk Films. Local and independently run, @dogmilkfilms produces and makes space for alternative film and sound works.

The collective places emphasis on cinema that pushes the boundaries of form and exhibition, which makes them an intersection for creative enquiry and exploration.

Flick speaks with Lola Hewison, John Hewison and Sofie McClure about the screening of short-form works Dogmilk is curating for 2024 St. Kilda Film Festival.

We're all about comfort movies this week! Movies that provide solace and warm the cockles of ye heart! 
Join Paul Anthony Nelson, Sally Christie and Flick Ford as they discuss their favourite comfort films that provide never-ending joy throughout these tough times! 

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) dir. Jim Sharman, AIRPLANE! [or FLYING HIGH] (1980) dir. David & Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (1996) dir. Robert Rodriguez were all discussed on this episode! 

Ghosthunter, Mandy and Ladies in Black were discussed. With Lisa Kovacevic, Emma Westwood and Felicity Ford.

High Life, Us and The Misfits were discussed. With Sally Christie, Emma Westwood and Felicity Ford.

The first of two shows discussing the 2016 Melbourne International Film Festival. With Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Cerise Howard and Emma Westwood.

War Machine, Neruda and Ran were discussed. With Thomas Caldwell, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Emma Westwood.

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 Director and Writer Susanna Nicchiarelli about her new biopic MISS MARX 

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Girl Asleep, Weiner and Sunset Song are discussed, plus we paid tribute to Gene Wilder. With Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Zero Motivation, Far from the Madding Crowd and Tangerines are reviewed. With Thomas Caldwell, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Cerise Howard and Josh Nelson.

Gurrumul, Loveless and Unsane were discussed. With Cerise Howard, Emma Westwood and Stuart Richards.

Spotlighting three films from New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi: Eagle Vs Shark (2007), Boy (2010) and What We Do In The Shadows (2014). With presenters Paul Anthony Nelson, Sally Christie and Flick Ford.

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Special guest reviewers Fi Wright, Stuey Richards and Will Cox look at three new releases in BO BURNHAM: INSIDE dir. Bo Burnham (2021) THE MOLE AGENT dir. Maite Alberdi (2020) and THREE SUMMERS dir. Sandra Kogut (2019).

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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) and Nanni Moretti's Mia Madre (2015).
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Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible, Best F(r)iends and Mary Shelley were discussed. With Sally Christie, Stuart Richards, Paul Anthony Nelson and Felicity Ford.

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 Documentary Australia Foundation Award for Australian Documentary. Flick and guest critic Cerise Howard also discuss music documentary THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (Todd Haynes, 2021) and a strange new film about sheep farmers in Iceland called LAMB (Valdimar Jóhannsson, 2021).

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Richard Morrison, General Manager of IMAX Melbourne, and Christian Kloukinas, Village Cinemas Senior Film Programmer, join the team to talk about the impact of lockdown on cinema. They also contribute reviews to two epic films; THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY dir. Sergio Leone, (1966) and THE KING dir. David Michôd, (2019). With presenters Flick Ford and Sally Christie. 

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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, MUNICH dir. Steven Spielberg (2005) and FOXCATCHER dir. Bennett Miller (2014).

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This week’s episode dives into the Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF), taking place 14–24 November 2024. We’re joined by special guest and former co-host Cerise Howard, program director at MQFF and Patrick Kelly, screen academic at RMIT University. Cerise and Patrick share their top picks of the MQFF program, which this year celebrates queer music culture through the theme Formative Sound and Vision.

Widows, I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story and Strange Colours were discussed. Plus, we pay tribute to Nicolas Roeg. With Stuart Richards, Cerise Howard and Sally Christie.

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Pixar studios, Paul Anthony Nelson and Flick Ford are joined by special guest, Melbourne animator Kelsey Pettifer, to review three classic films from the Pixar vault: TOY STORY dir. John Lasseter (1995), WALL• E dir. Andrew Stanton (2008) and COCO dir. Adrian Molina, Lee Unkrich (2017). 

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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 Liman (2014). 

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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 Williams (2018) and MATANGI/MAYA/MIA dir. Steve Loveridge (2018).

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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 EARTH and to writer/director Alena Lodkina about her film PETROL.
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My Friend Dahmer, I Kill Giants and Alice in Wonderland (1951) were discussed. With Lisa Kovacevic, Emma Westwood and Sally Christie.

Love is Strange, Big Eyes and Finding Vivian Maier are reviewed. With Cerise Howard, Josh Nelson, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Thomas Caldwell.

Whitney: Can I Be Me, Kedi and Risk were discussed. With Thomas Caldwell, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Myke Bartlett.

Tangerine, The Duke of Burgundy and Black Sunday are reviewed. With Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Thomas Caldwell and Josh Nelson.

It’s a full house at Primal Screen to celebrate the start of Radiothon at Triple R! Flick invites special guests Cerise Howard, Thomas Caldwell, Emma Westwood, Will Cox, Eloise Ross, Stuart Richards, and Maya Rizkyvianti to share what Triple R means to them, reminisce the show’s humble beginnings, and why you should subscribe. 

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Partisan, Tomorrowland and Witchfinder General are reviewed. With Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Cerise Howard and Thomas Caldwell.

Cameraperson, T2 Trainspotting and Aquarius were discussed, plus we paid tribute to filmmaker Seijun Suzuki and actor Bill Paxton. With Thomas Caldwell, Cerise Howard, and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas.

The End of the Tour, Phoenix and Mississippi Grind are discussed. With Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson and Cerise Howard.

Best of Enemies, Holding the Man and The Wolfpack are reviewed. With Thomas Caldwell and Josh Nelson.

We're celebrating the Melbourne Cinémathèque's 40th anniversary this week, with two of the pre-eminent film society's co-curators in the studio. Primal Screen favourite Cerise Howard and Associate Professor Adrian Danks (making his PS debut!) join Flick Ford to reflect on Melbourne Cinémathèque's vital contribution to cinema and to talk about their upcoming program on Australian documentary filmmaker Tom Zubrycki. A hugely important filmmaker in his own right, but also a key mentor and producer for many other Australian filmmakers that have followed. They also review Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland's latest film Green Border, a brutalising drama rooted in deep research that is so urgently of the moment, its potency is manifold. It tells the story of refugees from the Middle East and Africa trying to reach the European Union court in a geopolitical crisis triggered by the Belarusian dictator Lukashenko.

Listen back for more on this discussion of how Zubrycki's and Holland's films remain committed to social justice, human rights and the ethics of filmmaking.

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, Will and Vyshnavee then review Robert Eggers’ bloodthirsty Viking flick THE NORTHMAN and the enigmatic drama fantasy MEMORIA starring Tilda Swinton.

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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 Steven Soderbergh’s KIMI.

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Labyrinth of Lies, Chemsex and Russian Ark are reviewed. With Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Cerise Howard, Thomas Caldwell and Josh Nelson.

Flick Ford is joined by writer and academic Dr Julia Tulloh Harper to discuss films adapted and inspired by the work of late novelist Cormac McCarthy.

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When Lambs Become Lions, American Animals and Custody were discussed. With Lisa Kovacevic, Cerise Howard and Stuart Richards.

mother!, I Am Not Your Negro and Patti Cake$ were discussed. With Thomas Caldwell, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Emma Westwood and Josh Nelson.

A made in Melbourne spotlight with a focus on three films; John Ruane's Death in Brunswick (1990), Stanley Kramer's On the Beach (1959) and Philip Brophy's Body Melt (1993). With presenters Paul Anthony Nelson, Sally Christie and Stuey Richards.

The Big Sick, Atomic Blonde and The Trip to Spain were discussed. With Thomas Caldwell, Cerise Howard, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Emma Westwood.

This week Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewers, Silvi Vann Wall and Eloise Ross.

Together they tackle the question: what happens when you revive a cult classic? Tim Burton’s sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is on the reviewing table for this episode, along with French erotic drama, Last Summer, directed by Catherine Breillat.

Plus, Elyse from ACCA and Hudson from FFFA and Umbrella discuss Friday the 13th: Ozploitation at the Drive-In event at Lido Cinemas. Come geared for a mega-marathon of Australian gothic horrors… tickets are selling fast! Get them here.

A director's spotlight, with a focus on three films from Kathryn Bigelow:  Near Dark (1987), Point Break (1991) and Detroit (2017). With presenters Paul Anthony Nelson, Sally Christie and Flick Ford. 

Colossal, Personal Shopper and Denial were discussed. With Thomas Caldwell, Cerise Howard and Emma Westwood.

Presenters Flick Ford and Sally Christie are joined by guest reviewer Will Cox to discuss three new releases: JUDAS & THE BLACK MESSIAH dir. Shaka King (2021), FRENCH EXIT dir. Azazel Jacobs (2020) and MOXIE dir. Amy Pohler (2021).

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It's the final show of the year, and we discussed our favourite films from 2018. With Stuart Richards, Cerise Howard, Emma Westwood, Faith Everard, Sally Christie and Felicity Ford.

Burning, Vampyros Lesbos (1971) and The Curse of the Weeping Woman were discussed. With Sally Christie, Cerise Howard and Emma Westwood.

The team discuss their favourite cinematic releases of 2014. With Thomas Caldwell, Tara Judah and Josh Nelson.

With special guest reviewers Thao Phan, Andrew Lynch, our host Flick Ford takes us through the latest horror flicks with a science fiction twist.

We discussed many of the films screening at the 2017 Melbourne International Film Festival. With Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Cerise Howard, Emma Westwood and Tara Judah.

Seconds (1966), Gloria Bell and Celeste were discussed. With Paul Anthony Nelson, Cerise Howard and Emma Westwood.

On this week's episode of PRIMAL SCREEN, Flick Ford, Sally Christie and Emma Westwood are spooked by Leigh Whannell's highly anticipated contemporary retelling of the H.G. Wells' classic, THE INVISIBLE MAN (2020). Also included in this episode is an interview with Whannell himself with none other than our very own Emma Westwood!
The gang also make room to delve deep into Shia LeBeouf's intensely personal-autobiographical film, HONEY BOY (2019) in Alma Har'el's directorial debut.

Interview with Kitty Green, director of THE ASSISTANT (2020) and a review of Spike Lee's DA 5 BLOODS (2020). With presenters Flick Ford, Paul Anthony Nelson, and Sally Christie.

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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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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 THE WITCH dir. Tommy Lee Wallace (1982) and DAY OF THE DEAD dir. George A. Romero (1985). 

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Mystify: Michael Hutchence, Dogs in Space (1986) and The Third Wife were discussed. With Sally Christie, Emma Westwood and Felicity Ford.

Spookers, IT and That's Not Me were discussed. With Thomas Caldwell, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Emma Westwood.

This week, Flick is joined by film buffs Maudie Osborne and Anthony Carew to review the latest from Jeff Nichols, who is also known for Take Shelter (2011) and Mud (2012).

The Bike Riders details the decade-long story of the Midwestern bike club, the Vandals. As an outsider, Kathy observes their transformation from a haven for misfits into a notorious crime gang. This evolving identity calls the club’s ideals into question, and young member Benny must choose between the allure of the Vandals and being with Kathy.

The team also goes on to review Yorgos Lanthimos’ new, witty triptych tale, Kinds of Kindness.

Teaming up again with Emma Stone after the recent release Poor Things (2023), and Efthymis Filippou, the screenwriter for his 2009 film Dogtooth, Lanthimos returns with more of his signature flavour of weird.

“This is a work of audacious originality, vicious humour and balls to the wall strangeness, giving the impression there are few places the director won’t go.” - David Rooney.

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Flick Ford  interviews Sophie Linnenbaum about her film The Ordinaries. Ford also speaks with guest film critic Will Cox and cinema studies lecturer Dr. Lexie Kannas about big releases Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. 

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This week in the studio, Jack Ralph and Kelsey Pettifer join Flick Ford in the 3RRR studio to delve into the subtle yet profound body of work created by Kelly Reichardt.

They discuss films such as First Cow (2019), the political thriller Night Moves (2013), and Wendy and Lucy (2008). The conversation covers Reichardt's challenges in getting her films made, her resistance to mainstream conventions, and her ability to develop indie films with strong casts delivering natural performances. They also explore the recurring actors and the themes that weave through each of her films.

The discussion features the 2016 film CERTAIN WOMEN, a triptych of stories centred on women leading local lives in middle America, based on the writing of Maile Meloy. The Guardian’s Wendy Ide describes Reichardt’s approach in Certain Women as going ‘beyond naturalism and landing somewhere between painful introversion and acute empathy.’

They also touch on Reichardt's 2022 film SHOWING UP, which follows Portland-based sculptor Lizzy as she prepares for an upcoming show. The film is celebrated by die-hard Reichardt fans for its strong adherence to the director’s signature anti-dramatic style. Showing Up presents an artist working in real-time, without her process being filtered through a romanticised lens, resulting in a very grumpy yet authentic Michelle Williams comedy-drama.

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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Inside Out and The Defiant Ones are reviewed. With Cerise Howard, Thomas Caldwell and Josh Nelson.

Flick Ford is joined by AIDC's Conference Programmer Alice McShane, as they recap the highs and lows of the 2024 Oscars ceremony.
Will Cox catches up with Oliver Parker to dive deep into the heart and soul behind his latest cinematic gem, THE GREAT ESCAPER, which made its heartfelt debut in Australian cinemas this March.

Plus, Flick sits down with local filmmakers James Moriarty and Luke Winzar at the Triple R studios, where they unfold the captivating genesis of their Collingwood Football Club documentary, TAKE THE STEPS.

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Indignation, Kubo and the Two Strings and Tickled are discussed. With Thomas Caldwell, Cerise Howard and Hayley Inch.

With cinemas closed, the team discuss Australian films available to view at home via streaming services: Ivan Sen's 2013 neo-Western, MYSTERY ROAD; Stephan Elliott's 1997 cult comedy classic, WELCOME TO WOOP WOOP, and Ann Turner's 1989 red-scare horror flick, CELIA. With presenters Flick Ford, Paul Anthony Nelson, and Sally Christie.

The second of two shows discussing the 2016 Melbourne International Film Festival. With Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Cerise Howard and Christos Tsiolkas.

Sicario and The Diary of a Teenage Girl are reviewed. Plus, Thomas interviews author Jane Freebury about her publication Dancing to His Song: The Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer. With Thomas Caldwell, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Hayley Inch.

On Body and Soul, Tully and The Sacrifice (1986) were discussed. With Sally Christie, Cerise Howard, Emma Westwood and Stuart Richards.

13th, Loving and The Eagle Huntress were discussed. With Thomas Caldwell, Cerise Howard, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Emma Westwood.