On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Stephen Gillespie of the STACKS podcast to talk through the best of international films of the past year.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Where to find good international films
08:33 - Broken Rage (dir. Takeshi Kitano)
14:05 - Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (dir. Phạm Thiên Ân)
18:17 - The Seed of the Sacred Fig (dir. Mohammed Rasoulof)
23:55 - Cloud (dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
27:37 - Daaaaaalí! (dir. Quentin Dupieux)
30:04 - All We Imagine As Light (dir. Payal Kapadia)
36:15 - Youth (Spring) (dir. Wang Bing)
43:07 - Johanne Sacreblu (dir. Camila Aurora González)
47:30 - Caught by the Tides (dir. Jia Zhangke)
52:22 - Dahomey (dir. Mati Diop)
1:01:35 - The Beast (dir. Bertrand Bonello)
1:11:35 - No Other Land (dir. Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra)
1:18:00 - Red Rooms (dir. Pascal Plante)
1:24:53 - About Dry Grasses (dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
1:32:14 - Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (dir. Johan Grimonprez)
1:39:20 - Universal Language (dir. Matthew Rankin)
1:49:11 - Grand Tour (dir. Miguel Gomes)
2:00:55 - Honorable Mentions
2:10:56 - What we are excited for next year
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Seth Troyer and Marc Dottavio from Unwatchables to try to make some semblance of sense of The Shrouds, the 2025 movie directed by David Cronenberg that is currently in theaters.
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan suspects that Hannah is lying about how much she likes Black Bag, the 2025 movie directed by Steven Soderbergh that is currently available in theaters and on PVOD.
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Seth and Ben Vargas to discuss the wild and wonderful filmography of Andrzej Żuławski.
0:00 - Intro
12:35 - The Third Part of the Night
27:20 - The Devil
56:20 - On the Silver Globe
1:21:55 - Possession
Featuring:
Seth Vargas from Movie Friends Podcast, https://www.moviefriendspodcast.com/
Ben Vargas from Cinema Shitshow, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-shitshow/id1703343524
Further Listening:
Episode on Possession available via Movie Friends Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/thats-messed-up-107850354
Seeing Faces in Movies episode on David Cronenberg's The Brood: https://www.seeingfacesinmovies.com/episodes/the-brood-david-cronenberg
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah did it! With the Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll in the rearview mirror, they assign superlatives to the films on the list, high school yearbook style. Stick around for the announcement of schedule and topics for seaons 2 of What a Picture. Lastly, some friends of the podcast chime in with their favorite overall films on the Sight & Sound list.
0:00 - Intro
4:58 - Superlatives
46:24 - Season 2 Announcement
51:04 - Voicemails from Friends
Featuring:
Seth Vargas from Movie Friends Podcast, https://www.moviefriendspodcast.com/
Jeff Bulmer from Classic Movies Live, https://open.spotify.com/show/3gy7EYnn7LORzZIgBOF7wG
Raf Stitt from The Canon, https://screenagewasteland.com/tag/the-canon-podcast/
Stephen Gillespie from the STACKS, https://www.thestacks.co.uk/
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan stops it with the trivia already and joins Hannah to actually talk the substance of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the 1968 movie directed by Stanley Kubrick that ranks #6 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah venture to the ice planet of Niflheim to discuss Mickey 17, the latest film from Bong Joon-ho.
Hannah's recent appearance on The Canon podcast
Bryan's recent appearance on The Unwatchables
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah try to do justice to Shoah, the 1985 movie directed by Claude Lanzmann that ranks #27 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.
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In this episode, Bryan and Hannah are joined by Dakota Arsenault from the Contra Zoom podcast to preview the 2025 Academy Awards. They talk through who they think is likely to win, before drafting who *they* think should win in eleven major categories.
Who do you think won the draft? Vote on our poll on the Spotify episode to determine the winner!
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah stoke the flames of Vesuvius with their conversation about Journey to Italy, the 1954 movie directed by Roberto Rossellini that ranks #72 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah haul their recording equipment to precarious locations around the city to talk about Man with a Movie Camera, the 1929 movie directed by Dziga Vertov that ranks #9 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah pledge to clean up the streets of New York City during their conversation about Taxi Driver, the 1976 movie directed by Martin Scorsese that ranks #29 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah parse through another year of Oscar Nominations, and consider whether the Class of 2025 is up to snuff.
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah make a list of all their favorites from 2024! Great year, great conversation, great vibes.
1:00 - 2024 as a movie year
4:48 - Groundrules and movies we missed
7:50 - Anora
10:43 - The Brutalist
15:55 - Drive Away Dolls
22:30 - Hit Man
26:36 - Hundreds of Beavers
28:20 - Inside Out 2
34:10 - I Saw the TV Glow
38:59 - Love Lies Bleeding
41:34 - The People's Joker
48:10 - A Real Pain
54:56 - The Substance
1:00:42 - We Live in Time
1:06:05 - Wicked
1:14:18 - Will & Harper
1:21:54 - Woman of the Hour
1:25:53 - Honorable Mentions
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah promise that no real donkeys will be harmed during the recording of their episode on Au Hasard Balthazar, the 1966 movie directed by Robert Bresson that ranks #25 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah take a lunch break from their backbreaking shifts on the bell forging crew to talk about Andrei Rublev, the 1966 movie directed by Andrei Tarkovsky that ranks #67 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah chase you through the sewers to share their feelings about The Third Man, the 1949 movie directed by Carol Reed that ranks #63 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah get lost in a labyrinthian office on their way to talk about PlayTime, the 1967 movie directed by Jacques Tati that ranks #23 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah attempt to have an intelligent conversation about Histoire(s) du cinéma, the 1998 movie directed by Jean-Luc Godard that ranks #84 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com
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On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah leave Vera to tend to a full diner by herself while they discuss Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, the 1974 movie directed by Martin Scorsese that is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary.
The guest for today's episode is Felicia Maroni, the host of the Seeing Faces in Movies podcast.
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