Cinetopia Radio

Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined by show regulars Jim Ross (Take One Magazine) and Garry Arnot (Cinema Perspective) for a preview of the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026, discussing some of the films they're most looking forward to seeing at this year's festival.

The team also reviews The Invite, Blue Heron, and Rosebush Pruning, exploring each film's themes, filmmaking and performances.

Show running times

[00:00] Introduction

[02:45] Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026 Preview

[15:20] The Invite (dir. Olivia Wilde)

[39:48] Blue Heron (dir. Sophy Romvari)

[56:20] Rosebush Pruning (dir. Karim Aïnouz)

Originally aired 18 June 2026.

Cinetopia's Amanda is joined by show regulars Emma Jamieson and Mariana Duarte to discuss some of the month’s most talked-about new releases. The team begins with Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons, before moving on to Disclosure Day, directed by Steven Spielberg, and concluding with Acting, directed by Sophie Fiennes. From internet-born horror and blockbuster science fiction to an intimate exploration of the actor’s craft, the conversation explores the films’ themes, filmmaking and performances.

Show runing times

[08:00] Backrooms (dir. Kane Parsons)

[40:53] Disclosure Day (dir. Steven Spielberg)

[01:03:53] Acting (dir. Sophie Fiennes)

In this February edition of the Cinetopia Radio Show and Podcast, Amanda is joined by Cinetopia contributors Garry Arnot and Rosie Beattie for reviews of new releases.

This month’s reviews include Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, Kristen Stewart’s The Chronology of Water, and Max Keegan’s documentary The Shepherd and the Bear.

The episode also features an interview conducted by Veronica Buccino with Tom Bryant from MOVE Summit, Scotland’s animation and VFX gathering, which is taking place this week in Edinburgh.

Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[00:00] Introduction & Awards Season Check-In
Amanda welcomes listeners, introduces Cinetopia contributors Garry Arnot and Rosie Beattie, and shares Oscar and awards season predictions. The team also previews the Glasgow Film Festival 2026

[13:05] Review: "Wuthering Heights" — dir. Emerald Fennell

[40:05] Review: The Chronology of Water — dir. Kristen Stewart

[47:28] Review: The Shepherd and the Bear — dir. Max Keegan

[01:01:00] Interview: Tom Bryant — MOVE Summit
Interview conducted by Veronica Buccino.

[01:19:30] Closing - Final thoughts and wrap-up.

Cinetopia Radio – December Edition (originally aired on EHFM on 18th December 2025)

Cinetopia Radio host Amanda Rogers is joined by Cinetopia contributors Isy Santini and Kat Zabecka for the final episode of 2025, looking at Kontinental ’25, Pillion, Alpha and Christy.

Film Reviews

03:13 – Kontinental ’25Radu Jude’s Kontinental ’25 uses satire to examine bureaucracy and moral uncertainty in contemporary Europe.

20:25 – PillionA relationship study set within a UK gay biker BDSM subculture, focused on power, intimacy and control.

38:15 – Alpha — dir. Julia Ducournau
Alpha continues Ducournau’s exploration of the body, identity and transformation, extending themes of authorship and violence seen across her previous work.

47:38 – ChristyStarring Sydney Sweeney, Christy is a biopic of boxer Christy Martin, tracing her rise in the sport alongside her relationship with her abusive husband and trainer.

We finish with a round-up of our individual favourite films from 2025.

Film reviews, festival conversations and special interviews with Yi Wang (Queer East) and Richard Mowe (French Film Festival UK).

Episode Overview

In this November edition of the Cinetopia Radio Show and Podcast, Amanda is joined by contributors Emma and Mariana for a packed episode of reviews and festival conversations.

We begin with Jay Kelly, Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer’s new Hollywood character story starring George Clooney, before diving into Edgar Wright’s adrenaline-fuelled The Running Man, Yorgos Lanthimos’s wonderfully deranged Bugonia, and Rian Johnson’s latest Benoit Blanc mystery, Wake Up Dead Man.

We also feature two interviews:
• Yi Wang, Director of the Queer East Film Festival, speaking about this year’s programme.
• Richard Mowe, Director of the French Film Festival UK, discussing the festival’s history and its 2025 highlights.

Plus, a reminder to explore Cinetopia Recommends — our weekly guide to film events and opportunities across Scotland — and Cinetopia Connect, our free digital platform for screenings, jobs and community listings.

[00:00] Introduction
Amanda welcomes listeners, introduces contributors Emma and Mariana, and sets up the films and interviews featured in this month’s episode.

[03:40] Jay Kelly — dir. Noah Baumbach (co-written by Emily Mortimer)
A Hollywood character story starring George Clooney as a man confronting the public version of himself — glossy, charming and tinged with self-reflection.

[19:24] The Running Man — dir. Edgar Wright
A high-energy, near-future chase thriller faithful to Stephen King’s novel, full of commentary on surveillance, spectacle and the machinery of entertainment.

[31:20] Bugonia — dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
A ferocious conspiracy satire starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. Wild, uncomfortable, brutally funny — Lanthimos back in sharp form.

[42:43] Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery — dir. Rian Johnson Daniel Craig returns as Benoit Blanc, but Josh O’Connor absolutely steals the show in the third instalment of Rian Johnson’s cult mystery franchise.

[56:09] Interview: Yi Wang — Director, Queer East Film Festival
Veronica Buccino speaks with Yi Wang about this year’s Queer East On The Road programme.

[01:23:45] Interview: Richard Mowe — Director, French Film Festival UK - Richard Mowe reflects on the festival’s history and its 2025 highlights.

This month (October) the Cinetopia team — Amanda, Robert, Rosie and Emma — dive into the 2025 BFI London Film Festival from both sides of the border, unpacking the highlights, surprises and cinematic trends that defined this year’s programme.

Episode breakdown:

[00:00] Introduction & Festival Overview
How this year’s LFF felt from both London and Scotland, what’s new, and how regional audiences are engaging with the festival.

[15:00] Frankenstein — dir. Guillermo del Toro
A bold and emotional reinterpretation of Mary Shelley’s classic, part-filmed in Scotland, blending gothic spectacle with del Toro’s empathy for the monster within.

[28:05] I Was Just an Accident — dir. Jafar Panahi
A road-movie-style reflection on guilt and redemption, rich with Panahi’s quiet humour and humanism, blurring the line between fiction and reality.

[37:00] Die My Love — dir. Lynne Ramsay
Ramsay returns with a visceral, intimate portrait of motherhood and rage, shot through with her trademark precision in image and sound.

[46:45] Hamnet — dir. Chloé Zhao
An emotional, gorgeous film that reimagines Shakespeare’s family life through the loss of his son, capturing the texture of grief and creative legacy.

[01:01:00] Mastermind — dir. Kelly Reichardt
Autumnal in tone and quietly comic, Reichardt’s latest turns the art-heist genre inside out, reflecting on the absurdities of creative ambition and failure.

[01:10:15] Interview: Jali Collective — Tomiwa Folorunso and Carmen Thompson
Amanda speaks with the co-founders of Jali Collective, a grassroots Edinburgh-based collective widening access to African cinema and celebrating Black, African and diaspora stories through film and culture.

Join us for festival reflections, film chat, and a little cross-border cinephile gossip — from London to Edinburgh and beyond.

Cinetopia Radio – September Edition

Cinetopia Radio host Amanda is joined by the Cinetopia team — Isy Santini, Simon Bowie, and Kat Zabecka — for this month's episode, where we review five distinctive new releases and bring you a set of exciting conversations with filmmakers and festival organisers.

Film Reviews

4:50 - Highest 2 Lowest (dir. Spike Lee)- Lee's English-language reinterpretation of Kurosawa's High and Low stars Denzel Washington as a music mogul who faces a moral crisis when a ransom plot targets his chauffeur's son. Relocated to contemporary New York, Lee transforms the classic crime thriller into a sharp exploration of inequality and power. Streaming on Apple TV+

15:40 - Honey, Don't! (dir. Ethan Coen) Margaret Qualley stars as a small-town private investigator delving into strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. The second in Coen's "lesbian B-movie trilogy," this neo-noir dark comedy mixes absurdist humor with genre conventions in his typically offbeat style. In UK cinemas now

24:35 - Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (dir. Sepideh Farsi) - Shot through video calls over 200+ days, this documentary captures life in Gaza through exchanges between filmmaker Farsi and Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna. A poignant meditation on survival under siege, made more profound by Hassouna's tragic death in an airstrike after the film's Cannes selection. Distributed by Dogwoof - www.dogwoof.com

36:33 - Happyend (dir. Neo Sora) - Set in near-future Tokyo bracing for a devastating earthquake, Sora's narrative debut follows teenage friends navigating personal struggles as foreshocks predict disaster. The film weaves fragments of youth and anxiety into a haunting meditation on memory and belonging. UK distribution by Modern Films - www.modernfilms.com

50:28 - Paul and Paulette Take a Bath (dir. Jethro Massey) An American photographer and French girl spark an unusual friendship around reenacting notorious Parisian crimes from bygone eras. This surreal British debut won the Audience Award at Venice Critics' Week. Distributed by Conic Films

Alongside the reviews, we feature three in-depth interviews:

• 1:04:00 Paul Sng joins Amanda Rogers to discuss Reality is Not Enough, his new documentary portraying author Irvine Welsh, ahead of its UK release later this month.

• 1:23:40 Marta Massa, representing Iberodocs, talks with Veronica Buccino about the festival's mission to celebrate Ibero-American culture through film

• 1:37:18 Hannah Papacek Harper chats with Clara Strachan about her award-winning short Lost for Words, which took home the North Light Award at Montrose LandxSea Film Festival.

Cinetopia show host Amanda Rogers, Cinetopia co-founder, is joined by Emma Jamieson and Clara Strachan for a special edition of the Cinetopia Radio Show, reflecting on highlights from the 78th Edinburgh International Film Festival (August 14–20, 2025). In this episode, the team looks back on the festival’s standout films and shares exclusive conversations with some of the filmmakers and talent behind them.

The team discusses four of the most talked-about titles from EIFF 2025, all of which will be ones to watch as they reach cinemas and streaming:

• Sorry, Baby: Opening this year’s festival, Eva Victor’s acclaimed comedy-drama follows Agnes (played by Victor herself) as she navigates friendship, creativity, and recovery after trauma. A Sundance favorite making its UK premiere, the film captures the subtleties of resilience with Victor’s signature blend of wit and sensitivity.

• Bulk: The latest from Ben Wheatley, a mysterious, late-night thrill ride that world premiered at the festival. A quintessential midnight madness movie that is unsettling, mischievous, and full of Wheatley’s signature energy.

• Two Neighbors: From the Edinburgh Fringe comes Ondine Viñao’s visually stunning, punkish, and remarkably assured debut. A modern retelling of an Aesop fable with a viral-meme twist, it stars Anya Chalotra and Chloe Cherry as a struggling writer and a wealthy socialite whose lives collide over one chaotic night at a debauched party. With bold visuals and fearless humor, Two Neighbors is a wild ride that firmly establishes Viñao as a filmmaker to watch.

• Islands: A stylish neo-noir mystery from Jan-Ole Gerster, starring Sam Riley, Stacy Martin, and Jack Farthing. Set against the haunting beauty of Fuerteventura, it follows Tom, a washed-up tennis pro turned resort coach, numbing his emptiness with alcohol and fleeting affairs until a chance encounter with a mysterious family offers him a dangerous escape.

• Interview - Julie Pacino: On her debut feature I Live Here Now, Pacino discusses using horror to explore personal trauma, her decision to shoot on film, and inspirations from David Lynch to Jane Schoenbrun.

• Interview - Zlatko Burić, Ella Rumpf and Harry Lagoussis: The cast and director of Novak share the film’s unusual inspiration, including the myth of Atlantis, and their collaborative process.

• Interview - Constantine Costi: Director of The Golden Spurtle talks about discovering this charming documentary subject, working with Charlie Miller, and capturing both the quirky porridge competition and the warmth of a Highland community.

Whether you missed the festival or are curious about what is next on the cinematic horizon, this episode is your insider’s guide to the films of EIFF 2025 and the ones you will want to look out for soon.

On the May edition of the Cinetopia radio show and podcast,
the team, Amanda and Clara, review new release films such as SINNERS, THE GOOD ONE, THE SURFER and MAKE IT TO MUNICH,

Amanda interviews the heads of Filmhouse, Rod White and Andrew Simpson, who share the latest on the opening ofEdinburgh’s beloved arthouse cinema…coming very soon!

Also Beatrice Minger, director of the docufiction film E.1027Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea, and Ciaran Lyons whodirected Tummy Monster, a Scottish film making it’s rounds around UK cinemas at the moment.

Run of Show -

3.30 - SINNERS

14.58 - GOOD ONE

26.30 - THE SURFER

39.10 - MAKE IT TO MUNICH

49.45 - FILM HOUSE interview (Andrew Simpson and Rod White)

1.14.40 - Interview with Beatrice Minger, director of E.1027 EILEEN GRAY AND THE HOUSE BY THE SEA

1.42.20 - Interview with Ciaran Lyons, director of TUMMY MONSTER

On the March edition of the Cinetopia Radio show and podcast, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined by show regulars Simon Bowie, Garry Arnot and Robert Ewing, who cover this year's Glasgow Film Festival - including reviews of Nocturnal, Peacock, Homegrown, and Stealing Pulp Fiction. We also review new release films currently out in cinemas including Mickey 17, On Falling, and The Last Showgirl.

Amanda also talks with Allison Strauss, Founder and Festival Director of HippFest, Scotland's first and only festival of silent film with live music, which s happening right now from 19th-23rd of March -https://www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/hippfest/

Don't forget to check out our Kim's Video Film Tour across the UK popping up in 20+ venues across the UK- https://cinetopia.co.uk/kimsvideo

and also subscribe to our Substack, Cinetopia's regular round-up of film-related happenings, opportunities, and insights - helping the film community stay connected! -https://cinetopia.substack.com/

It's a new year and there's many new films to review on our January film-packed episode. Join this month’s Cinetopia team (Amanda, Garry and Robert) as we review NOSFERATU, WE LIVE IN TIME, A REAL PAIN, and BABYGIRL– plus our picks for awards' season and a quick look at the upcoming festival landscape.

3:45 - Awards' season predictions

21:20 - Nosferatu Review

40:18 - We Live in Time Review

55:30 - A Real Pain Review

1:10:50 - Babygirl Review

This month's Cinetopia show team (Amanda, Kat, and Clara) review 3 films currently out or coming soon to cinemas:

"Megalopolis," Francis Ford Coppola’s latest film

Joker: Folie à Deux, directed by Todd Philips and stars Joaquin Phenoix and Lady Gaga

And finally, "The Taste of Mango," a debut feature documentary film by Chloe Abrams that will be coming out in theatres Nov 15…

As well as interviews:

Yi Wang, director of Queer East Festival, which is coming to Edinburgh this week at the Cameo Cinema 17th-21st October.

And organisers as part of the Local Cinema project which is a collection of community cinema events happening all across Edinburgh including Morvern Cunningham, project coordinator, Tomas Gerrard from BSL Film Club at Deaf Action, and Hollie Ruddick from Crannie Community Hub.

Finally, Amanda talks to Blair Young who is the co-director of Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands – a film coming out this weekend (18th October) but made it’s world premiere as part of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival

Our March episode is maybe our most film-packed episode yet! We review big cinema releases, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part II and Radu Jude’s Don’t Expect Too Much from The End of the World, both out in cinemas this month.

Plus we give our full coverage of this year’s Glasgow Film Festival 2024 including a review of Tummy Monster, La Chimera, and an interview with John Archer, director of Janey, the festival’s closing film.

On this October edition of the Cinetopia radio show and podcast, Show co-producer Jim Ross and show regular Simon Bowie reviewed films from the London Film Festival including 

Emerald Fennel's Saltburn as well as Martin Scorsese KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON as well as EILEEN.

Amanda sat down with Paul Bruce Director of the Edinburgh Short Film Festival and Jamie Robson, an actor who features in two films as part of this 13th edition of the festival.

On the September episode the Cinetopia show, the team (this month Jim Ross, Clara Strachan, Simon Bowie, and Amanda Rogers) cover four new release films that are currently out in cinemas: FREMONT (dir. Babak Jalali), PAST LIVES (dir. Celine Song), EL CONDE (dir. Pablo Larraín) and BROTHER (dir. Clement Virgo). Amanda also interviews Anna Hints, director of the acclaimed film, SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD. Anna won the best direction award for World Documentary competition at Sundance 2023.

Show running order:

07:00 - FREMONT (dir. Babak Jalali)

20:45 - PAST LIVES (dir. Celine Song)

49:00 - EL CONDE (dir. Pablo Larraín)

1:13:00 - BROTHER (dir. Clement Virgo)

1:29:00 - Interview Anna Hints director of SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD

On this August episode the Cinetopia team (this month Jim Ross, Garry Arnot, and Amanda Rogers) cover the Barbenheimer movies, Greta Gerwig's BARBIE and Christopher Nolan's OPPENHEIMER. We continue our coverage of Edinburgh International Film Festival which begins this week (18th-23rd August) with reviews of PASSAGES directed by Ira Sachs, and AFIRE, directed by Christian Petzold plus some of our recommendations for to catch at this edition of Edinburgh's premiere film festival.

Show Rundown:

16:45 - BARBIE (dir. Greta Gerwig) review

37:30 - OPPENHEIMER (dir. Christopher Nolan) review

1:05:30 Edinburgh International Film Festival Coverage begins

1:06:30 PASSAGES (dir. Ira Sachs) review

1:19:40 AFIRE (dir. Christian Petzold) review

On our April edition of the Cinetopia Radio show and podcast, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined by show co-Producer Jim Ross (Editor-in-Chief, TAKEONECinema.net) to talk about the recent activity of the Save Filmhouse campaign and our proposed activity around the 40th Anniversary of the classic Scottish film, LOCAL HERO. Also on this episode, Amanda and Jim review the following new release films: RENFIELD, ONE FINE MORNING, and RODEO.

[originally aired on EFHM 21st March, 2023] On our March edition of the Cinetopia Radio show and podcast, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined by Amaya Banuelos Marco to talk about the recent activity of the Save Filmhouse campaign and the recent protest outside the building. Also on this episode, show regulars Garry Arnot and Simon Bowie recap their time at the 2023 Glasgow Film Festival including reviewing the following films: Typist Artist Pirate King, Other People's Children, Sanctuary, and March on Rome. Amaya joins Amanda again to talk about the 2023 Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival.

For our February episode of 2023, Amanda Rogers from Cinetopia was joined by Garry Arnot to discuss our OSCAR predictions as well as review new release films: BLUE JEAN, a debut feature directed by Georgia Oakley, SUBJECT, Directed by Jennifer Tiexiera and Camilla Hall, NOSTALGIA, director by Mario Martone; We also preview the 2023 Glasgow Film Festival including reviewing the festival's opening film, GIRL. Amanda also sat down with the documentary director, MARIE LIDEN, who was recently nominated for a BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer, for her direction of ELECTRIC MALADY

This month, Cinetopia co-founder Amanda Rogers is joined by show co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Editor-in-Chief) and Clara Strachan to discuss the demise of Edinburgh's Filmhouse and the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and the impact on the festival scene in the city and Scotland. The team also review Marilyn Monroe biopic BLONDE and Palme D'Or winner TRIANGLE OF SADNESS.

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02:25 - Edinburgh's Filmhouse & EIFF in administration

34:41 - Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh

36:34 - Blonde (Dir: Andrew Dominik)

58:50 - French Film Festival UK

1:00:44 - Triangle of Sadness (Dir: Ruben Östlund)

1:19:22 - Edinburgh Short Film Festival

1:21:57 - ShortCom Film Festival

1:23:10 - Outro and the month ahead

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The Cinetopia radio team including Amanda Rogers, Cinetopia founder, Jim Ross, Editor-in-Chief of Take One Magazine, Isobel Salamon, and Clara Strachan review three films part of this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival in this EH-FM special. In this episode the team review the festival's opener, AFTERSUN, directed by Scottish filmmaker, Charlotte Wells, starring Paul Mescal and Francesca Corio, which made its UK premiere in Edinburgh after winning a jury prize at Cannes earlier this year. The team also reviews the New Zealand comedy, NUDE TUESDAY, directed by Armağan Ballantyne, showcasing the festival's mid-gala film. Finally, the team reviews OFFICIAL COMPETITION, directed by Argentine directors Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn and starring Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, and Oscar Martinez. The group also shares their overview of what to look out for in the rest of the festival programme. 

In this special edition of the show, we cover the Glasgow Film Festival 2022, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by film critics Simon Bowie and Garry Arnot. Together they review three films screening at the festival: Joachim Trier's The Worst Person in the World, Audrey Diwan's Happening, and Benediction, the latest film by Terence Davies. Amanda also talked to Jonas Chernick, writer, producer and actor of the film Ashgrove which made its World Premiere this year at GFF. Amanda and fellow Cinetopia programmer, Amaya Banuelos Marco, also give an overview of their time attending this year's Berlinale Film Festival.

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15:41 - The Worst Person in the World (Dir: Joachim Trier)

30:59 - Happening (Dir: Audrey Diwan)

43:20 - Film 3 (Dir: Terence Davies)

01:04:45 - Interview with Jonas Chernick from Ashgrove

01:18:15 - Berlinale 2022 Coverage

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This month, Cinetopia founder and show host Amanda Rogers (www.cinetopiahub.com) is joined by show co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and returning contributors Stephanie Brown and Isobel Salamon. Together they look at Guillermo del Toro's NIGHTMARE ALLEY, Pedro Almodóvar's PARALLEL MOTHERS, the 3-time Oscar and BAFTA nominated animated documentary film, FLEE directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, and Andrea Arnold's BAFTA nominated documentary film, COW.

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07:05 - Nightmare Alley (Dir: Guillermo del Toro)

32:40 - Parallel Mothers (Dir: Pedro Almodóvar)

46:15 - Flee (Dir: Jonas Poher Rasmussen)

1:06:15 - Cow (Dir: Andrea Arnold)

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This month, Cinetopia founder and show host Amanda Rogers (www.cinetopiahub.com) is joined by show co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and returning contributor Simon Bowie. Together they look at Paul Thomas Anderson’s LICORICE PIZZA, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s MEMORIA, The sequel and second part of Joanna Hogg's semi-autobiographical filmic tale, THE SOUVENIR PART II, and the latest in the Spider-man series, SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME.

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07:20 – Licorice Pizza (Dir: Paul Thomas Anderson)

32:45 - Memoria (Dir: Apichatpong Weerasethakul)

47:45 – The Souvenir: Part II (Dir: Joanna Hogg)

1:02:15 – Spider Man: No Way Home (Dir: Jon Watts)

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This month, Cinetopia co-founder and show host Amanda Rogers is joined by show co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and the returning Marc Nelson and Isobel Salomon. Together they look at Mike Mills' C'MON C'MON, Paolo Sorrentino'a THE HAND OF GOD, single-take restaurant drama BOILING POINT, and anticipated Palme D'Or winner TITANE. The team also talk their favourite films of 2021 and the best - and worst - Christmas films.

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05:11 - C'mon C'mon (Dir: Mike Mills)

26:37 - The Hand of God (Dir: Paolo Sorrentino)

39:08 - Titane (Dir: Julia Ducournau)

1:00:41 - Boiling Point (Dir: Philip Barantini)

1:18:52 - Favourite films of 2021

1:32:17 - Best & worst Christmas films

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This month, show co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) is joined by the returning Simon Bowie and Clara Strachan. Together they look at Princess Diana biopic SPENCER, Celine Sciamma's PETITE MAMAN, upcoming Netflix release THE POWER OF THE DOG from Jane Campion, and epic sci-fi DUNE. The team also make their recommendations for short films and look forward to the next month of film events and festivals

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02:23 - Spencer (Dir: Pablo Larraín)

24:05 - Petite Maman (Dir: Céline Sciamma)

35:19 - The Power of the Dog (Dir: Jane Campion)

49:32 - Dune (Dir: Denis Villeneuve)

1:14:49 - Short film recommendations

1:18:26 - Outro and the month ahead

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Short film recommendations:

Jim - Uncontrol (Dir: Manon de Reeper) - https://twitter.com/manondereeper

Simon - My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes (Dir: Charlie Tyrell) - https://vimeo.com/292537862

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Other links:

EveryDuneCharacter - https://twitter.com/EveryDune