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Ep144 - Top Gun: Maverick, Hustle, Lingui, The Sacred Bonds (and much more)
In episode 144, Neil and Dario discuss a few recent films viewed with a critical eye with regards to how they fit into film culture and more broadly how they reflect (or don't) current political attitudes. Dario wrote in detail about the star person… -
Ep143 - Cannes 2022
In this episode, Neil records an audio diary from the 2022 International Festival de Cannes. He reflects on being part of the team presenting Mark Jenkin’s Enys Men to the world, the weirdness of Cannes, and some of the films he saw while there. Titl… -
Ep142 - Hannah Strong on Sofia Coppola
The latest episode is another first for the podcast as this episode marks the first time we have gone back to talk about a filmmaker we’ve already dedicated an episode to. The reason for this landmark is Hannah Strong’s new book on Sofia Coppola for… -
Ep141 Nightmare Alley, The Northman and more
With Neil visiting London for the first time in a while, we took the opportunity to record an impromptu conversation with both of us in the same room. Thankfully the vibe and repartee still seem to have remained intact. We didn't have a specific them… -
Episode 140 Boiling Point (w/dir. Philip Barantini)
In this episode, Dario talks to director Philip Barantini about his tense, absorbing and thoroughly authentic slice of restaurant life: Boiling Point. Stephen Graham is superb as Andy, a chef on the edge breakdown with pressures coming from all angl… -
Ep139 - Tyler Taormina (Ham on Rye, Happer’s Comet)
In this episode, Neil sits with emergent American filmmaker Tyler Taormina about his new, deeply strange and affecting feature Happer’s Comet, which premiered at Berlinale earlier this year. The conversation covers Tyler’s family, his approach to fi… -
Ep138 - Cherish Oteka & The Black Cop
Documentary film and TV maker Cherish Oteka is an insightful observer and visual translator of individual experiences related to race, sexual, class, religion and, the often contentious relationship of these identities to Britishness. The Black Cop,… -
Ep137 - Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
In this latest episode, Neil takes listeners inside the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University of Exeter with the help of lead curator Phil Wickham. Phil guides Neil around the museum's different exhibits that stretch from pre-cinema to the pre… -
Ep136 - Michel Chion, in Conversation (Part 2)
This is part two of our interview with the seminal film scholar, critic, and composer Michel Chion. From the late 70s onwards Chion has been one of the seminal voices at the intersection of film scholarship and cinephilic criticism. His work spans ar… -
Ep136 Michel Chion, in conversation (Part 1)
We are back with Season 15 of The Cinematologists podcast. To begin our new run we are starting with a real high point: a double episode featuring the seminal film scholar, critic, and composer Michel Chion. From the late 70s onwards Chion has been o…
The Cinematologists Podcast
By The Cinematologists
Film academics Dr Dario Llinares and Dr Neil Fox introduce a live screening followed by an audience Q&A. The podcast also features interviews with filmmakers, scholars, writers and actors who debate all aspects of cinema and film culture.
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