This episode discusses Nanni Moretti’s Caro diario (Dear Diary), an introspective autobiographical look at three phases of Moretti’s life. This story… Read more Episode #17: Caro diario
Tag: Film
Episode #16: Tommaso
This episode explores Abel Ferrara’s Tommaso, a semi-autobiographical tale of an American filmmaker living in Rome with his wife and daughter.… Read more Episode #16: Tommaso
Episode #15: L’Innocente
This episode features an audio essay on Luchino Visconti’s final film L’Innocente (The Innocent), discussing the film’s themes of dishonesty, self-interest,… Read more Episode #15: L’Innocente
Episode #14: Corpo celeste
This episode features an audio essay on Alice Rohrwacher’s debut fiction feature Corpo celeste (Heavenly Body), a modern-day take on Marta… Read more Episode #14: Corpo celeste
Ferdinando & Carolina (1999)
The story of a love bound by circumstance and empowered through destiny.
Summer Night (1986)
A complicated tale of gender roles, both modern and archaic.
All Screwed Up (1974)
Pointed and sharp as always, Lina Wertmüller exposes economic, social, and cultural power structures of inequality and exploitation.
Episode #13: Fellini 100
Celebrating Fellini’s filmography, career, plus rumors on what could be coming later from Criterion.
Episode #12: The 31st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
I’m back from the 31st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival! I wanted to provide an overview of the seven… Read more Episode #12: The 31st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
Episode #11: Interview with Leonardo D’Agostini & Antonella Lattanzi (The Champion)
I got to speak with director Leonardo D’Agostini and screenwriter Antonella Lattanzi to discuss their film Il campione (The Champion) (2019).… Read more Episode #11: Interview with Leonardo D’Agostini & Antonella Lattanzi (The Champion)
