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Upending the canon to be more inclusive by spotlighting and diving deep into international and independent films by and about women, Indigenous People, LGBTQ+ people, and other marginalized groups. Find multiple episodes on the films of Kelly Reichardt, Céline Sciamma, Andrew Haigh, and Joachim Trier.
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Promising Young Woman + The Assistant: Rape culture on film in 2020 (Redux) from 2023-11-22T05:38
Emerald Fennell's new film, Saltburn, comes out today, so we're re-releasing our 2021 episode about two very different depictions of rape culture from 2020: Fennell's revenge thriller <...
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Creative Nonfiction #5: Penny Lane on Confessions of a Good Samaritan and making a self-portrait from 2023-07-12T04:01
In the fifth and final episode of our Creative Nonfiction Film podcast season, Alex Heeney talks to Penny Lane about he...
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Creative Nonfiction #4: Sam Green on 32 Sounds and live documentary from 2023-06-15T00:13
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Creative Nonfiction #3: Philippe Falardeau on Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not An Accident and rethinking the true crime doc from 2023-06-07T04:01
In the third episode of our Creative Nonfiction Film podcast season, Philippe Falardeau discusses Lac-Mégantic: Thi...
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Creative Nonfiction #2: Sophie Fiennes on Four Quartets and documenting live theatre from 2023-05-31T04:01
In the second episode of our Creative Nonfiction Film podcast season, Sophie Fiennes discusses The Four Quartets Listen
Creative Nonfiction #1: An introduction from 2023-05-29T04:01
In the first episode of our Creative Nonfiction Film podcast season, Alex Heeney previews what to expect in this five-e...
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134: Justine Triet's Women on the Verge: In Bed With Victoria and Sibyl from 2023-05-27T19:48
In honour of Justine Triet's historic Palme d'Or win, we are republishing our in-depth discussion of her two most recent films for free.
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133: Berlinale 2023: Here, Delegation, The Teachers' Lounge, Le Paradis, and more from 2023-03-01T05:01
On this episode, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney talks about several highlights of the 2023 Berlinale from the festival's sidebars.
- 0:00 Intro to the Berlinale & the episode
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Sundance 2023 #7: Best of the fest + documentaries Fantastic Machine, Is There Anybody Out There, The Stroll, and more from 2023-02-14T05:01
In the seventh and final episode of the Sundance 2023 podcast season, we discuss the documentaries at Sundance 2023, focusing on the films Fantast...
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Sundance 2023 #6: Passages, You Hurt My Feelings, Rotting in the Sun, A Little Prayer, and more. from 2023-02-07T05:01
In the sixth episode (and third dispatch) of the Sundance 2023 podcast season, we discuss highlights like Ira Sachs's film Passages, Nicole Holofc...
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Sundance 2023 #5: Sometimes I Think About Dying, Fremont, Eileen, Fairyland, and more from 2023-02-01T05:01
In the fifth episode of the Sundance 2023 podcast season, we discuss some of this year's buzziest titles, including William Oldroyd's film Eileen,...
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Sundance 2023 #4: Indigenous Films, from Bad Press to Twice Colonized to Murder in Big Horn and beyond. from 2023-01-27T22:56
In the fourth episode of the Sundance 2023 podcast season, we discuss the North American films by and about Indigenous Peoples at the festival, in...
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Sundance 2023 #3: Slow, Fancy Dance, Scrapper, A Still Small Voice, and other early highlights from 2023-01-25T20:45
In our first dispatch on the world premieres at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, we delve into the under-discussed and oft-ignored World Dramatic Competition. We go deep on our favourite World D...
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Sundance 2023 #2: The Spotlight Program and The Eight Mountains from 2023-01-21T22:56
In the second episode of the Sundance 2023 podcast season, we discuss Sundance's Spotlight Program, its only feature film program dedicated to fil...
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Sundance 2023 #1: What we're looking forward to at the festival from 2023-01-19T05:01
This is the first episode of our new podcast season on the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. SListen
132: Women Talking by Sarah Polley from 2023-01-11T05:00
In this episode, we discuss why the film Women Talking didn't work on every level. This includes the didactic screenplay, the bland and placeless production design, the typecasting, and...
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131: Remembering Jeff Barnaby from 2022-12-23T05:00
Today, we pay tribute to the great films and enormous impact of Mi'gmaq filmmaker Jeff Barnaby who passed away on October 13, 2022. He is best known for writing and directing (and editing and co...
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130: Jerzy Skolimowski's Eo (Excerpt) from 2022-11-25T05:01
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Highlights from the fall film film festivals (Excerpt) from 2022-11-16T05:01
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Bonus 31: My Small Land from 2022-11-08T04:01
In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Executive Editor Orla Smith discuss the Japanese hidden gem My Small Land, the first feature film from Emma Kawawada. We fell in love with the fi...
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We're back! Coming soon on the podcast from 2022-11-05T21:12
After a six-month hiatus, the Seventh Row podcast is back and revamped. We won't be publishing weekly, but we will regularly release episodes every time there's a film or topic we really, really...
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5. Women at Cannes 2022 from 2022-06-08T13:00:36
On today's episode, we look back at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival: both its many institutional failings when it comes to encouraging and promoting diversity and bunch of great films by women tha...
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4. Naomi Kawase at Cannes from 2022-06-01T13:00:12
On today's episode of the podcast, we discuss Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase who has been programmed at the Cannes Film Festival more than almost any other director this century, and why she's ...
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3. Céline Sciamma at Cannes from 2022-05-25T13:00:03
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2. Kelly Reichardt at Cannes 2022 from 2022-05-18T13:00:04
On today's episode, we look back on the career of one of our favourite filmmakers, Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Certain Women), and ask why it's taken until her 8th feature, Sh...
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1. Why are we celebrating women at Cannes this year? from 2022-05-11T13:00:44
We kick off our #WomenAtCannes podcast season with an episode on the history of women at Cannes. We examine how Cannes works and uncover a number of surprising stats. This episode features Editor-i...
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Introducing our new Women at Cannes season from 2022-05-09T13:00:09
Cannes 2022 kicks off on May 17, so let’s celebrate the wonderful work by women who ha...
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B29: Where is COVID in the movies? from 2022-05-04T13:00:24
The film world has responded to COVID with a surprising indifference. In this episode, we look at the current gold standard of pandemic depiction, examine several half-hearted engagements with COVI...
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128: Petite Maman and Céline Sciamma’s temporary utopias from 2022-04-27T13:00:58
As authors of the ebook Portraits of resistance: The cinema of Céline Sciamma, the first book to be written about the French director, we had to talk about her new film, Petite Mama...
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B28: Portraits of female artists: Part 2 (Excerpt) from 2022-04-20T13:00:31
We're joined by Lindsay Pugh to continue our ongoing conversation around films about female artists, and how the way these stories are being told is changing, including The Souvenir, Mothering S...
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127: Fabian: Going to the Dogs and the rise of totalitarianism from 2022-04-13T13:00:52
We're joined by Andrew Kendall to discuss the new German film Fabian: Going to the Dogs, directed by Dominik Graf, and how it portrays life in a totalitarian state.
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126: Run Woman Run: An Indigenous coming of age after 30 film from 2022-04-06T13:00:10
On this episode we dig into how Run Woman Run explores coming of age in your thirties through an Indigenous perspective. This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Edito...
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B27: Empathy on film with Dr. Brett Pardy from 2022-03-30T13:00:54
Associate Editor Brett Pardy recently defended his PhD about film and empathy. We discuss his research, what inspired him to get into the topic, and how Seventh Row ties in.
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B26: Benedict Cumberbatch's best, worst, and poshest performances (Excerpt) from 2022-03-23T13:00:54
We discuss Benedict Cumberbatch at his best, worst, & poshest, from The Power of the Dog to The Courier to The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. This episode features Edi...
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125: Berlinale 2022 from 2022-03-16T13:00:42
Alex and Orla report from the 2022 Berlinale Film Festival, and introduce you to the films they loved, from Laia Costa-starrer Lullaby, to Swedish YA film about grief, Comedy Queen.
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B25: This is Going to Hurt and physician mental health from 2022-03-09T14:00:43
We discuss This is Going to Hurt, an early contender for best show of the year, the excellence of Ben Whishaw, why Ambika Mod is such an exciting newcomer, and how it brilliantly discus...
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Announcing the Joachim Trier Challenge from 2022-03-08T21:06:29
Over the course of one month, we challenge you to watch one Joachim Trier feature film per week, in chronological order, to catch up to The Worst Person in the World.
124: Olivia Vinall on performing Shakespeare from 2022-03-02T14:00:26
On today’s episode, we’ll be doing something a little different. Instead of our usual discussions of films with a panel of critics, Alex interviews British actress Olivia Vinall about performing S...
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B24: Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing (Excerpt) from 2022-02-23T14:00:52
We've been harsh on Kenneth Branagh and his self-mythologising, including his recent Belfast. On this episode, we want to be kind and look back to Branagh's amazing Much Ado About Nothing. This epi...
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123: Sundance 2022: Creative Nonfiction from 2022-02-16T14:00:33
Alex Heeney & Orla Smith discuss the highlight of Sundance 2022: creative nonfiction. We discuss active listening, reframing history, and a risk taking volcanologist couple.
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123: Sundance 2022: Creative Nonfiction from 2022-02-16T14:00:33
Alex Heeney & Orla Smith discuss the highlight of Sundance 2022: creative nonfiction. We discuss active listening, reframing history, and a risk taking volcanologist couple.
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B23: Sundance 2022: Fiction films (Excerpt) from 2022-02-09T14:00:13
We discuss the ups and downs of Sundance 2022, and chat about some of the festival's fiction films, including Sharp Stick and Living.
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122: Joachim Trier's The Worst Person in the World from 2022-02-02T14:00:47
The entire Seventh Row editorial team is here to talk about site favourite Joachim Trier's new film, The Worst Person in the World.This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Ed...
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B22: Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth (Excerpt) from 2022-01-26T14:00
Joel Coen's first solo film is an adaptation of Macbeth starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. We wonder why and discuss what makes for a good Macbeth adaptation. This episode features E...
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121: Ninjababy&Obvious Child: Unwanted pregnancies in romantic comedies from 2022-01-19T14:00
Lindsay Pugh joins hosts Alex Heeney and Orla Smith for a discussion of two rom-coms about unwanted pregnancies, Ninjababy and Obvious Child.
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B21: The Best Films of 2021 from 2022-01-12T14:00
Alex and Orla count down the 30 best films of 2021 and discuss the process behind creating the list.
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120: David Gulpilil: Remembering his work in Charlie's Country and beyond from 2022-01-05T14:00
We're celebrating the legacy of Aboriginal Australian actor David Gulpilil. Gulpilil died on November 29th 2021, at age 68, leaving behind him a career of rich performances, despite the many way...
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B20: Belfast and the self-mythologising of Kenneth Branagh (Excerpt) from 2021-12-29T14:00
We contextualize Kenneth Branagh's Belfast as the newest entry in his decades long self-mythologising project and discuss "the Branagh scale". This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex He...
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119: Mike Leigh's Naked from 2021-12-22T14:00
We discuss the recent BFI restoration of Mike Leigh's 1993 classic Naked, starring David Thewlis. Podcast hosts Alex Heeney and Orla Smith are joined by regular guest Lindsay Pugh. On this episode ...
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B19: Who is the poshest actor in Britain (excerpt) from 2021-12-15T14:00
Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Executive Editor Orla Smith are joined by Fiona Underhill and Caitlin Merriman to battle it out: who is the poshest actor in Britain? And what defines 'posh' in such...
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B19: Who is the poshest actor in Britain from 2021-12-15T14:00
Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Executive Editor Orla Smith are joined by Fiona Underhill and Caitlin Merriman to battle it out: who is the poshest actor in Britain? And what defines 'posh' in such...
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118: The Souvenir Part I and II from 2021-12-08T14:00
Joanna Hogg calls The Souvenir Part II "a film about the making of Part I." Back in 2019, we wrote an ebook about the making of Part I. On this episode, find out how Part II changes how we see Part...
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118: The Souvenir Part I and II from 2021-12-08T14:00
Joanna Hogg calls The Souvenir Part II "a film about the making of Part I." Back in 2019, we wrote an ebook about the making of Part I. On this episode, find out how Part II changes how we see Part...
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Announcement: The Seventh Circle returns from 2021-12-06T21:23:18
Tickets for The Seventh Circle: A Symposium on Gender, Sexuality, and Disability in Horror Cinema, have reopened for one week only! Get your ticket before Sunday at midnight. Purchase at Listen
B18: Titane (Excerpt) from 2021-12-01T14:00
We loved Julia Ducournau's Raw. On this episode, find out what we think about her follow-up, the Palme d'Or winning Titane. This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Exec...
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B18: Titane (Excerpt) from 2021-12-01T14:00
We loved Julia Ducournau's Raw. On this episode, find out what we think about her follow-up, the Palme d'Or winning Titane. This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Exec...
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117: The North Water from 2021-11-24T14:00
This episode focuses on site favourite Andrew Haigh's newest project, The North Water, starring Jack O'Connell and Colin Farrell. We discuss how this on-the-surface unusual work fits into ...
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117: The North Water from 2021-11-24T14:00
This episode focuses on site favourite Andrew Haigh's newest project, The North Water, starring Jack O'Connell and Colin Farrell. We discuss how this on-the-surface unusual work fits into ...
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B17: Saoirse Ronan and James McArdle in The Tragedy of Macbeth at the Almeida Theatre (Excerpt) from 2021-11-17T14:00
The Tragedy of Macbeth at the Almeida Theatre was live streamed from October 27-30. We chat ab...
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SR B17: Saoirse Ronan and James McArdle in The Tragedy of Macbeth at the Almeida Theatre (Excerpt) from 2021-11-17T14:00
The Tragedy of Macbeth at the Almeida Theatre was live streamed from October 27-30. We chat about Saoirse Ronan's and James McArdle's dynamite performances, the show's staging, and its attempts to ...
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B17: Saoirse Ronan and James McArdle in The Tragedy of Macbeth at the Almeida Theatre (Excerpt) from 2021-11-17T14:00
The Tragedy of Macbeth at the Almeida Theatre was live streamed from October 27-30. We chat ab...
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116: Virtual film festivals: Taking stock of their past, present, and future from 2021-11-10T14:00
Alex and Orla are joined by critic and programmer C. J. Prince to examine the future of virtual film festivals from the perspectives of critics, distributors, festival programmers, and new audience...
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116: Virtual film festivals: Taking stock of their past, present, and future from 2021-11-10T14:00
Alex and Orla are joined by critic and programmer C. J. Prince to examine the future of virtual film festivals from the perspectives of critics, distributors, festival programmers, and new audience...
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Announcement on Our New Podcast Format from 2021-11-05T13:00
We are making a few changes to our podcast schedule
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B16: Watching Lena Dunham's Girls in 2021 (Excerpt) from 2021-11-03T13:00
Our new podcast format with member's only bonus episodes every second week debuts. Alex interviews Orla about what it's like watching Girls separated from the weekly episode discourse. Ale...
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B16: Watching Lena Dunham's Girls in 2021 (Excerpt) from 2021-11-03T13:00
Our new podcast format with member's only bonus episodes every second week debuts. Alex interviews Orla about what it's like watching Girls separated from the weekly episode discourse. Ale...
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115: Revisiting The English Patient 25 years later from 2021-10-27T13:00
We revisit The English Patient on its 25th anniversary and consider its complicated legacy. The episode features two first-timers and two superfans. This episode features Editor-in-Chief A...
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115: Revisiting The English Patient 25 years later from 2021-10-27T13:00
We revisit The English Patient on its 25th anniversary and consider its complicated legacy. The episode features two first-timers and two superfans. This episode features Editor-in-Chief A...
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114: Mia Hansen-Løve's Things to Come and Bergman Island from 2021-10-20T13:00
We discuss French director Mia Hansen-Løve's newest film Bergman Island and her 2016 film, Things to Come. We analyze both films' shared themes of women in existential crises, the passage of time, ...
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114: Mia Hansen-Løve's Things to Come and Bergman Island from 2021-10-20T13:00
We discuss French director Mia Hansen-Løve's newest film Bergman Island and her 2016 film, Things to Come. We analyze both films' shared themes of women in existential crises, the passage of time, ...
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113: About Time and I'm Your Man: Sci-fi love stories from 2021-10-13T05:52:18
We discuss two sci-fi-ish romantic comedies, Maria Schrader's I'm Your Man, which was one of our favourite films from the Berlinale earlier this year, and Richard Curtis' About Time, about which we...
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113: About Time and I'm Your Man: Sci-fi love stories from 2021-10-13T05:52:18
We discuss two sci-fi-ish romantic comedies, Maria Schrader's I'm Your Man, which was one of our favourite films from the Berlinale earlier this year, and Richard Curtis' About Time, about which we...
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112: Raw and Thelma: Modern female monsters from 2021-10-08T01:49:04
We discuss Raw and Thelma, two classics of modern horror from directors who both have exciting new films on the festival circuit. This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor...
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112: Raw and Thelma: Modern female monsters from 2021-10-08T01:49:04
We discuss Raw and Thelma, two classics of modern horror from directors who both have exciting new films on the festival circuit. This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor...
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111: TIFF 2021, part 2 from 2021-09-29T13:00
On the second of our TIFF 2021 podcasts, we discuss Power of the Dog, Ali & Ava, coming-of-age films, Midnight Madness, and more fro...
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111: TIFF 2021, part 2 from 2021-09-29T13:00
On the second of our TIFF 2021 podcasts, we discuss Power of the Dog, Ali & Ava, coming-of-age films, Midnight Madness, and more fro...
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110: Weekend and End of the Century: Brief encounters from 2021-09-22T13:00
We finally discuss Andrew Haigh's Weekend on the podcast. To celebrate the film's 10th anniversary, we are going into detail on the film and discussing another great film about a brief encounter be...
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110: Weekend and End of the Century: Brief encounters from 2021-09-22T13:00
We finally discuss Andrew Haigh's Weekend on the podcast. To celebrate the film's 10th anniversary, we are going into detail on the film and discussing another great film about a brief encounter be...
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109: TIFF 2021, part 1 from 2021-09-15T13:00
On the first of our TIFF 2021 podcasts, we discuss the films we saw before the festival began. This includes the new film from site favourite Joachim Trier, Jack Lowden in Terence Davies' Benedicti...
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109: TIFF 2021, part 1 from 2021-09-15T13:00
On the first of our TIFF 2021 podcasts, we discuss the films we saw before the festival began. This includes the new film from site favourite Joachim Trier, Jack Lowden in Terence Davies' Benedicti...
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108: The Deep Blue Seas redux from 2021-09-08T13:00
This week we are re-releasing our The Deep Blue Sea podcast in celebration of Terence Davies' new film, Benediction, and in memorial to Helen McRory, who passed away in April. Thi...
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108: The Deep Blue Seas redux from 2021-09-08T13:00
To commemorate the passing of Terence Davies, we are re-releasing our discussion of his film The Deep Blue Sea. It was originally published on September 8, 2021.
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107: Another Round and Oslo, August 31st: Are men OK? Masculinity, mental health,&addiction Redux from 2021-09-02T16:22:51
This week, we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of Joachim Trier's Oslo, August 31, our favourite film of the 2010s. As part of the celebration, we are presenting a special edition of ou...
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107: Another Round and Oslo, August 31st: Are men OK? Masculinity, mental health,&addiction Redux from 2021-09-02T16:22:51
This week, we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of Joachim Trier's Oslo, August 31, our favourite film of the 2010s. As part of the celebration, we are presenting a special edition of ou...
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106: Christine and Kate Plays Christine: Reviving Christine Chubbuck from 2021-08-25T13:00
We discuss Christine and Kate Plays Christine, a fiction and documentary film about Christine Chubbuck. We ask, what's the value of telling a story in fiction versus nonfiction? This episode featur...
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SR EP106: Reviving Christine Chubbuck: Christine and Kate Plays Christine from 2021-08-25T13:00
We discuss Christine and Kate Plays Christine, a fiction and documentary film about Christine Chubbuck. We ask, what's the value of telling a story in fiction versus nonfiction?
This episo...
105: Subjective realities: The art of creative nonfiction film from 2021-08-18T13:00
Seventh Row Editors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith discuss the journey of writing our new ebook, Subjective realities: The art of creative nonfiction film. On this episode
105: Subjective realities: The art of creative nonfiction film from 2021-08-18T13:00
Seventh Row Editors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith discuss the journey of writing our new ebook, Subjective realities: The art of creative nonfiction film. On this episode
104: Agnieszka Holland on directing from 2021-08-11T13:00
This episode presents our June masterclass with Agnieszka Holland. She discusses her body of work, what drives her, and her newest film, Charlatan. This episode was recorded as a conversat...
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SR EP104: Agnieszka Holland on Directing from 2021-08-11T13:00
This episode presents our June masterclass with Agnieszka Holland. She discusses her body of work, what drives her, and her newest film, Charlatan.
This episode was recorded as a conversat...
103: Pascal Plante's films: Fake Tattoos and Nadia Butterfly from 2021-08-04T13:00
We discuss the two features of Quebecois filmmaker Pascal Plante, Fake Tattoo and Nadia, Butterfly. Plante is an expert at depicting turning points in his characters’ lives and how they deal with m...
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SR EP103: Pascal Plante's Films: Fake Tattoos and Nadia Butterfly from 2021-08-04T13:00
We discuss the two features of Quebecois filmmaker Pascal Plante, Fake Tattoo and Nadia, Butterfly. Plante is an expert at depicting turning points in his characters’ lives and how they deal with m...
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102: Cannes 2021 from 2021-07-28T13:00
Alex and Orla discuss the Cannes 2021 films they watched from home: a couple of competition titles, and even more interesting sidebar films that flew under the radar. On this episode:
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SR EP102: Cannes 2021 from 2021-07-28T13:00
Alex and Orla discuss the Cannes 2021 films they watched from home: a couple of competition titles, and even more interesting sidebar films that flew under the radar.
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SR EP101: Magnus von Horn's Films: The Here After and Sweat from 2021-07-21T13:00
We discuss the two features of Swedish filmmaker Magnus von Horn: his latest, Sweat, and his first feature from 2015, The Here After, with particular focus on how empathy is so crucial to his work....
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100: Films for the future from 2021-07-14T13:00
To celebrate our 100th episode, Executive Editor Orla Smith hosts nine regular contributors sharing their picks for a film which can be constructive for the world and illuminate something about the...
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100: Films for the future from 2021-07-14T13:00
To celebrate our 100th episode, Executive Editor Orla Smith hosts nine regular contributors sharing their picks for a film which can be constructive for the world and illuminate something about the...
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99: Creative Nonfiction with Penny Lane and Carol Nguyen from 2021-07-07T13:00
This episode highlights a session from last summer's Lockdown Film School with Penny Lane and Carol Nguyen. Lane and Nguyen discuss their approaches to creative nonfiction. It was recorded as a con...
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99: Creative Nonfiction with Penny Lane and Carol Nguyen from 2021-07-07T13:00
This episode highlights a session from last summer's Lockdown Film School with Penny Lane and Carol Nguyen. Lane and Nguyen discuss their approaches to creative nonfiction. It was recorded as a con...
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SR EP98: Angels in America from 2021-06-30T06:48:12
On this episode, we discuss two renditions of Tony Kushner’s gay fantasia Angels in America: Mike Nichols’ HBO Miniseries from 2003 and the NTLive recording of Marianne Elliot’s 2017 production at ...
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SR EP97: The Films and TV of Desiree Akhavan from 2021-06-23T07:27
On this episode, we discuss the work of bisexual Iranian-American filmmaker Desiree Akhavan, who is best known for the films Appropriate Behaviour and The Miseducation of Cameron Post, as well as t...
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What is creative nonfiction? from 2021-06-22T17:37:45
This summer, Seventh Row is hosting The 2021 Creative Nonfiction Workshop: a series of masterclasses, screenings, and discussions about boundary-pushing nonfiction filmmaking.
But what do...
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SR EP96: Girlhood and Compulsory Heterosexuality: Water Lilies and Jennifer's Body from 2021-06-16T13:00
In this episode, we discuss two films about close female friendships between teenage girls — that may tip into sapphic love — and how they are affected when the girls are possessed by the patriarch...
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SR EP95: Reclaiming Histories in Documentaries: No Ordinary Man and John Ware Reclaimed from 2021-06-09T13:00
We discuss two of the best films of 2021, No Ordinary Man and John Ware Reclaimed, documentaries that use creative techniques to reclaim lost history. We touch on why nonfiction is such a great med...
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SR EP94: Looking from 2021-06-02T07:30:43
On the first in our series of Pride Month episodes, we delve into one of our favourite TV shows, HBO's Looking.
This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smi...
SR EP93: The Films of Agnieszka Holland from 2021-05-26T13:00
On this episode, we celebrate the work of great Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, focusing on Europa Europa, Washington Square, and Charlatan.
This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex ...
SR EP92: Commodifying Women: Sugar Daddy and An Easy Girl from 2021-05-19T06:40:45
We're joined by Lena Wilson to discuss Sugar Daddy and An Easy Girl, two films that explore the various ways women our society commodifies women.
This episode also features Editor-in-Chief...
SR EP91: AIDS on Film, featuring It's a Sin from 2021-05-12T06:56:18
On this episode, we have a wide-ranging conversation about the history of AIDS on film, inspired by the recent TV miniseries, It's a Sin.
Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Executive Editor O...
Introducing the Seventh Row Premium Podcast from 2021-05-11T03:55
In addition to our weekly episodes, we are launching a new premium bonus podcast for Film Adventurer members. Additionally, all episodes of our podcast older than six months will be available on...
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SR EP90: A Chantal Akerman Mother's Day: Jeanne Dielman and Les Rendez-vous d'Anna from 2021-05-05T13:00
We celebrate Mother's Day with queen of on-screen mothers, Chantal Akerman, and her films Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles and Les Rendez-vous d'Anna
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SR EP89: Coming of Age at Forty: Spinster and The Forty-Year-Old Version from 2021-04-27T13:00
We discuss two of our favourites films of last year — Spinster and The Forty-Year-Old Version — about women at a personal and career crossroads.
This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex ...
SR EP88: The 2021 Oscar Best International Feature Category from 2021-04-21T13:00
The 2021 Oscar Best International Feature nominees have been revealed. But were these the best international films of the year? Find out on this episode covering the nominees, the shortlist, and th...
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SR EP87: Couples dealing with cancer: Ordinary Love and Hope from 2021-04-14T13:00
We discuss Ordinary Love and Hope, two recent films about couples dealing with a cancer diagnosis. We compare the film's depictions of relationships, hospitals, and cancer film tropes.
Thi...
SR EP86: Depictions of childhood sexual assault: Una & Slalom from 2021-04-07T06:21:39
Content warning: This episode contains discussion about sexual abuse and violence
On this episode we discuss how two films, Una and the recent Slalom, depict the trauma of childhood s...
SR EP85: The Films of Naomi Kawase, featuring True Mothers from 2021-03-31T13:00
Naomi Kawase is one of the most prolific women directors in international cinema and a multiple award winner at the Cannes film festival. Yet her films have rarely been given the critical attention...
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SR EP84: Berlinale 2021, Part 2: The Competition from 2021-03-24T13:00
We conclude our deep dive on Berlinale 2021, discussing the films in competition, including the award winners Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn and Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, and our favourites I'm...
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SR EP83: Berlinale 2021, Part 1: The Sidebars from 2021-03-17T13:00
We begin our deep dive on Berlinale 2021, discussing the festival overall and the sidebar competitions. Films discussed include Brother's Keeper, Copilot, Miguel's War, Nelly Rapp - Monster Hunter,...
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SR EP82: Genocide on Film: Quo Vadis, Aida and Our Lady of the Nile from 2021-03-09T14:00
Jasmila Žbanic's Quo Vadis, Aida is one of the best films of the year. On this episode, we discuss it in context of Atiq Rahimi's Our Lady of the Nile, another film approaching the theme of genocid...
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81: In Their Own Words: Fiction Directors from 2021-03-02T14:00
We've gathered a panel of editors who worked on our new ebook, In their Own Words: Fiction Directors, to talk about what is in the book, how it was made, and why it's so exciting. This epi...
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81: In Their Own Words: Fiction Directors from 2021-03-02T14:00
We've gathered a panel of editors who worked on our new ebook, In their Own Words: Fiction Directors, to talk about what is in the book, how it was made, and why it's so exciting. This epi...
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SR EP80: Motherhood in Horror: The Babadook and Prevenge from 2021-02-23T14:00
February is Women in Horror month and on this episode, to celebrate, we re-visit two of our favourites, Jennifer Kent's The Babadook and Alice Lowe's Prevenge. We examine how both of these films ad...
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SR EP79: Sundance 2021, Part 2 from 2021-02-16T07:42:23
This week we conclude our discussion of the best and worst of Sundance 2021, including CODA, Judas and the Black Messiah, Pleasure, and The World to Come. This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex...
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SR EP78: Sundance 2021, Part 1 from 2021-02-09T18:33:51
This week we begin our discussion of the best and worst of Sundance 2021, including The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet, Flee, Passing, R#J, and Searchers. We also discuss the experience of an online fes...
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SR EP77: The Deep Blue Sea from 2021-02-02T14:00
On this episode we discuss two versions of Terence Ratigan's 1952 play, The Deep Blue Sea. Terence Davies' 2011 film version is rich in memory and Carrie Cracknell's National Theatre Live productio...
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Ep 6: Free Solo and humans in extremis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, we discuss the Oscar-shortlisted documentary Free Solo, which documents free soloist Alex Honnold's preparation for and ascent of Yosemite's El Capitain without ropes. We know that...
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Ep 65: Comparing Rebecca Adaptations from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Why a new Rebecca adaptation now? We try to figure it out, comparing Ben Wheatley's version to Daphne Du Maurier's novel, Hitchcock's classic film, and the 1997 miniseries. We discuss actor choices...
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7R EP45: The Films of Anne Émond from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Anne Émond is one of the most exciting Canadian directors working today and deserves wider international attention. Her films play with time and genre as they explore the connection between the phy...
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SR EP76: Abderrahmane Sissako's Bamako & Timbuktu from 2021-01-26T14:00
On this episode we look at two of Malian director Abderrahmane Sissako's films, the newly restored Bamako, and one of our favourite films of the 2010s, Timbuktu. We also discuss locating African ci...
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SR EP75: Portrayals of Disability in Sound of Metal and Blind from 2021-01-19T14:00
This week, we focus on two films, Sound of Metal and Blind, with different approaches in depicting disability. We discuss the formula of the disability melodrama, able bodied actors playing charact...
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SR EP 74: Best of 2020 from 2021-01-12T20:00:50
Seventh Row editors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith discuss the best films of 2020, with help from some special guests.
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SR EP73: Explorations of Rape Culture in Promising Young Woman and The Assistant from 2021-01-06T14:00
This week on the podcast we discuss two explorations of rape culture that approach the topic in very different way. We look at Emerald Fennell's stylish revenge thriller Promising Young Woman and K...
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SR EP72: Small Axe from 2020-12-30T18:53:13
To cover Steve McQueen's ambitious Small Axe series, we have assembled one of our most ambitious episodes of the year. We discuss each film (or episode?) of McQueen's series, including two the year...
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SR EP71: The Crown Season Four from 2020-12-22T08:06:28
On this episode, we look back on Season Four of The Crown and compare it to other key episodes from past seasons.
This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and special guests Caitl...
SR EP70: Are Men Ok? Masculinity, Mental Health, & Addiction in Another Round and Oslo, August 31st from 2020-12-15T08:43:57
We delve into one of the best films of the year, Another Round, and the best film of the last decade, Oslo, August 31st, and their depiction on men's mental health and addiction.
This epis...
SR EP69: Paddington and Paddington 2 from 2020-12-08T14:00
On this week's episode, we discuss why our hearts were warmed by the wonderful Paddington films. Our answers are wild and spurred much debate, particularly around marmalade.
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SR EP68: Portraits of Mothers Struggling With Addiction from 2020-12-01T08:07:26
In this episode we compare the new awards bait film Hillbilly Elegy to a more empathetic, politically conscious portrait of a mother struggling with addiction: Debra Granik's 2004 debut, Down to th...
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SR EP67: Frederick Wiseman's Ex Libris & City Hall from 2020-11-24T09:01:41
Frederick Wiseman's long career exploring the functions of American institutions continues with his recent City Hall. On this episode, we contrast it with Ex Libris, considering how Wiseman's films...
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SR EP66: Francis Lee's Gods Own Country and Ammonite from 2020-11-17T20:19:20
We loved Francis Lee's debut film God's Own Country, so much so that we wrote about a book about it. In this episode we discussed God’s Own Country and Ammonite, two films that are somewhat the ant...
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7R EP65: Comparing Rebecca Adaptations from 2020-11-10T14:00
Why a new Rebecca adaptation now? We try to figure it out, comparing Ben Wheatley's version to Daphne Du Maurier's novel, Hitchcock's classic film, and the 1997 miniseries. We discuss actor choices...
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64: Lockdown Film School with Alice Winocour from 2020-11-03T14:00
This episode presents our Lockdown Film School master class with writer-director Alice Winocour in podcast form. We discuss her three features including the recently released Proxima, her writing p...
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7R EP64: Lockdown Film School with Alice Winocour from 2020-11-03T14:00
This episode presents our Lockdown Film School master class with writer-director Alice Winocour in podcast form. We discuss her three features including the recently released Proxima, her writing p...
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64: Lockdown Film School with Alice Winocour from 2020-11-03T14:00
This episode presents our Lockdown Film School master class with writer-director Alice Winocour in podcast form. We discuss her three features including the recently released Proxima, her writing p...
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7R EP63: Indigenous YA, Part 2 from 2020-10-27T13:00
This episode concludes our two part discussion of contemporary Indigenous young adult films. We discuss some of the best Indigenous YA films from the recent past, think about the difference between...
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7R EP62: Indigenous YA, Part 1 from 2020-10-20T18:39:58
On this episode we begin our two part discussion of contemporary Indigenous young adult films (and television). We focus on three of the newest entries in the genre, Beans, Trickster, and Monkey Be...
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7R EP61: Toxic Male Privilege in Riot Club & What Richard Did from 2020-10-13T13:00
On this week's episode, we discuss two of our favourite films from the past decade, both about the lack of consequences rich, young, white men face for horrific behaviour.
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7R EP60: Old Vic In Camera Productions: Three Kings and Faith Healer from 2020-10-06T13:00
In this episode, we discuss the two latest Old Vic In Camera Productions, Three Kings and Faith Healer. The podcast considers the difference of acting for the camera on stage, the very talented Ada...
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7R EP59: A look back at TIFF 2020 Part 2 from 2020-09-29T22:29:56
In part two of our podcast discussion of TIFF 2020, we go behind the scenes at TIFF and discuss films like One Night in Miami and Pieces of A Woman, plus some of the best and worst films of the fes...
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7R EP58: A look back at TIFF 2020 Part 1 from 2020-09-22T13:00
In this episode, we discuss some of the highlights of TIFF 2020, from buzzed-about films to lesser known hidden gems, including Nomadland, Ammonite, Inconvenient Indian, No Ordinary Man, and many m...
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7R EP57: Misbehaviour and British Revolution Ensemble Films from 2020-09-15T13:00
On this week's podcast we contextualize Philippa Lowthorpe's new film Misbehaviour as part of a trend of British social activism films starring amazing ensemble casts. We discuss complicating histo...
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56: Justine Triet's Women on the Verge: In Bed With Victoria and Sibyl from 2020-09-08T13:00
In honour of Justine Triet's historic Palme d'Or win, we are republishing our in-depth discussion of her two most recent films for free. This episode was originally released on September 8, 2020...
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7R EP55: Comparing Adaptations of The Secret Garden from 2020-09-01T13:00
The newest adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel The Secret Garden recently hit VOD. In this episode, we explore how Marc Munden's new film takes a substantially different approach than Agn...
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7R EP54: Kris Rey's thirtysomethings: I Used to Go Here and Unexpected from 2020-08-25T07:07:46
In this episode of the podcast, we compare writer-director Kris Rey's two most recent films about women in their 30s: Unexpected and I Used to Go Here. Both films feature an intergenerational relat...
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7R EP53: Boys State and First Stripes from 2020-08-18T13:00
In this episode we compare two political, but not didactic, documentaries, Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine's new film Boy's State and Jean-François Caissy’s 2018 film First Stripes.
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7R EP52: First Cow&Wendy and Lucy from 2020-08-11T13:00
Kelly Reichardt's newest film First Cow is her second feature, after Wendy and Lucy (2008), to explore the effects of capitalism through character's relationship with an animal. In this episode,...
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7R EP51: Working Mothers: Proxima & Baby Boom from 2020-08-04T13:00
Alice Winocur's Proxima uses the astronaut film to show how mothers in professional setting have to both prove themselves in male-dominated environments and both be a caring, supportive mom. This t...
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7R EP50: Canadian YA Films from 2020-07-28T13:00
Many of the best recent Canadian films tell stories about young adults. YA fiction expert Joe Lipsett joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith as we discuss what counts as YA,...
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7R EP49: Split-screen Storytelling: Lungs & Conversations With Other Women from 2020-07-21T05:58:44
Split-screen Storytelling: Lungs & Conversations With Other Women
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7R EP48: The Best Films of 2020 (So Far) from 2020-07-14T13:00
Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Executive Editor Orla Smith (plus special guests) discuss the best film's so far in one of cinema's most unusual years.
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Roads to Nowhere ebook Preview from 2020-07-07T13:00
This episode previews the exciting contents of our new ebook, Roads to nowhere: Kelly Reichardt’s broken American dreams. Associate Editor Brett Pardy interviews Editor-in-Chief Alex Heene...
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Roads to Nowhere ebook Preview from 2020-07-07T13:00
This episode previews the exciting contents of our new ebook, Roads to nowhere: Kelly Reichardt’s broken American dreams. Associate Editor Brett Pardy interviews Editor-in-Chief Alex Heene...
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Roads to Nowhere ebook Preview from 2020-07-07T13:00
This episode previews the exciting contents of our new ebook, Roads to nowhere: Kelly Reichardt’s broken American dreams. Associate Editor Brett Pardy interviews Editor-in-Chief Alex Heene...
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46: Mina Shum and Philippe Falardeau from 2020-06-30T13:00
This episode highlights a session from our Lockdown Film School with writer-directors Mina Shum (Double Happiness, Ninth Floor, and Meditation Park) and Philippe Falardea...
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46: Mina Shum and Philippe Falardeau from 2020-06-30T13:00
This episode highlights a session from our Lockdown Film School with writer-directors Mina Shum (Double Happiness, Ninth Floor, and Meditation Park) and Philippe Falardea...
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7R EP44: Shirley and Portraits of Female Artists from 2020-06-03T13:00
Josephine Decker's new film Shirley is the latest in the recent trend of films re-examining the lives of women artists, in the process questioning our ideas of history and truth. Join us for a wild...
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7R EP43: Canadian Marriage Stories: Take This Waltz & Paper Year from 2020-05-26T13:00
Take This Waltz and Paper Year are two standout Canadian films exploring the end of marriage with empathy and emotional complexity. We discuss the film's complex characters analyze their considerat...
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7R EP42: The Romances of Normal People & On Chesil Beach from 2020-05-19T13:00
Recent hit Normal People and site favourite On Chesil Beach both feature couples failing to communicate. We analyze the characters, the story's approaches to class, and break down the directing cho...
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7R EP41: Political Satires: In the Loop and My Internship in Canada from 2020-05-12T13:00
We compare two political satires about nations on the bring of war, Armando Iannucci's modern classic In the Loop (2009) and Canadian unseen gem Philippe Falardeau's My Internship in Canada (2015)....
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40: Stories We Tell, Louder Than Bombs,&Mouthpiece: Dead mothers from 2020-05-05T13:00
This episode focuses on three films, Stories We Tell, Louder Than Bombs, and Mouthpiece, united by their focus on dead mothers and formally expressive explorations of grief, memory, and subjectivit...
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40: Stories We Tell, Louder Than Bombs,&Mouthpiece: Dead mothers from 2020-05-05T13:00
This episode focuses on three films, Stories We Tell, Louder Than Bombs, and Mouthpiece, united by their focus on dead mothers and formally expressive explorations of grief, memory, and subjectivit...
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7R EP39: Jeff Barnaby's Rhymes for Young Ghouls & Blood Quantum from 2020-04-28T13:00
This episode discusses Jeff Barnaby's new Indigenous zombie film, Blood Quantum in conversation with his modern classic, Rhymes for Young Ghouls. Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla ...
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7R EP38: Australian Westerns and True History of the Kelly Gang from 2020-04-21T13:00
Continuing last episode's conversation about the Western genre, we shift continents this week. While sharing many genre elements, Australian Westerns have unique representations of colonialism and ...
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7R EP37: Subverting the Western Featuring Meek's Cutoff from 2020-04-14T16:00
Kelly Reichardt has directed two films set in the 19th century American West, Meek's Cutoff and First Cow. To explore how she differs from the traditional Western genre, we compare her films wit...
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7R EP36: Abortion on Screen and Never Rarely Sometimes Always from 2020-04-07T13:00
Inspired by Eliza Hittman's new drama, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, we discuss various depictions of abortion on screen ranging from this year's Saint Frances to Obvious Child and 4 Months, 3 Wee...
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7R EP35: The Invisible Man and Unsane from 2020-03-31T21:38:47
Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Man re-imagines the Universal Monsters character as a stalker. The theme reminded us of one of Seventh Row's favourite films, Stephen Soderbergh's Unsane (2018), so w...
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On Film Criticism with Lindsay Pugh from 2020-03-24T21:53:01
In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Executive Editor Orla Smith have a wide ranging conversation about film criticism with Lindsay Pugh of Woman in Revolt. They begin discussing our ne...
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On Film Criticism with Lindsay Pugh from 2020-03-24T21:53:01
In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Executive Editor Orla Smith have a wide ranging conversation about film criticism with Lindsay Pugh of Woman in Revolt. They begin discussing our ne...
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On Film Criticism with Lindsay Pugh from 2020-03-24T21:53:01
In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Executive Editor Orla Smith have a wide ranging conversation about film criticism with Lindsay Pugh of Woman in Revolt. They begin discussing our ne...
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7R EP33: Comparing Emma Adaptations from 2020-03-17T03:11:15
In this episode, we compare and contrast three adaptations of Emma: The 2020 Autumn de Wilde film, the 2009 BBC mini-series, and the 1996 Douglas McGrath films. We discuss the films’ differing a...
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7R EP32: Sorry We Missed You and Peterloo from 2020-03-03T06:17:47
Ken Loach and Mike Leigh, two long time British directors, are frequently compared to each other, despite having significantly different approaches. Loach's latest film, Sorry We Missed You reminde...
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7R EP31: Women in Horror Month from 2020-02-26T05:00:50
For Women in Horror month, Executive Editor Orla Smith speaks to four women horror critics about why they love the genre and their favourite recent horror films. We welcome Rue Morgue executive ed...
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7R EP30: Portrait of a Lady on Fire from 2020-02-19T14:00:20
Our latest episode of the Seventh Row podcast is the perfect companion piece to our new ebook, Portraits of Resistance. Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney is joined by Executive Editor Orla Smith and Ass...
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30: Portrait of a Lady on Fire from 2020-02-19T14:00:20
Our latest episode of the Seventh Row podcast is the perfect companion piece to our new ebook, Portraits of Resistance. Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney is joined by Executive Editor Orla Smith and Asso...
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7R EP29: Finite Romances from 2020-02-12T19:11:27
How is the romantic film genre changing? Find out, as editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Executive Editor Orla Smith discuss a recent trend of films about the finite nature of romances - including si...
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7R EP28: Jarhead and 1917 - Sam Mendes' War Films from 2020-02-03T20:47:40
1917 is an awards favourite, but its blocking is the real reason we wanted to discuss it. In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney is joined by Associate Editor Brett Pardy and special guest Ro...
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7R EP27: Comparing Little Women Adaptations from 2020-01-28T05:59:40
In this episode, we compare and contrast two film adaptations of Little Women: Gilian Armstrong’s 1994 film and Greta Gerwig’s 2019 one. We discuss the films’ differing approaches to each of the Ma...
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7R EP26: 2019 Year in Review from 2020-01-20T20:39:47
Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Executive Editor Orla Smith recap Seventh Row's eventful year focusing on our four ebooks, and preview next year's slate.
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7R EP25: Kelly Reichardt's Old Joy and Night Moves from 2020-01-14T00:39:03
Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, and Associate Editor Brett Pardy dive into site favourite Kelly Reichardt's two(pre-First Cow)films about men. In this episode, we discuss...
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7R EP24: Marriage Story from 2019-12-23T18:59:12
Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, Editor at Large Mary Angela Rowe, and Associate Editor Brett Pardy discuss one of 2019's most controversial films: Noah Baumbach's Marriag...
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7R EP23: Find Me from 2019-12-17T14:00:23
In this episode on André Aciman's CMBYN sequel novel, Find Me, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Associate Editor Orla Smith break down Aciman's questionable storytelling but compelling prose, discus...
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Ep. 22: The King from 2019-12-09T05:14
In the latest attempt to adapt Shakespeare for modern audiences, Australian director David Michôd (The Rover) directs Timothée Chalamet in The King, a sort-of rewriting of Shakespeare's Henry IV Pa...
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22: The King from 2019-12-09T05:14
In the latest attempt to adapt Shakespeare for modern audiences, Australian director David Michôd (The Rover) directs Timothée Chalamet in The King, a sort-of rewriting of Shakespeare's Henry IV Pa...
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7R EP21: Feminist Horror from 2019-10-28T17:49:36
Episode 21 celebrates our new ebook, Beyond Empowertainment: Feminist Horror and the Struggle for Female Agency. In addition to discussing the films featured in the book, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heene...
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21: Feminist Horror from 2019-10-28T17:49:36
Episode 21 celebrates our new ebook, Beyond Empowertainment: Feminist Horror and the Struggle for Female Agency. In addition to discussing the films featured in the book, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heene...
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7R EP20: Canadian Cinema Shines at TIFF19 from 2019-10-07T20:54:35
TIFF 2019 was another strong year for Canadian cinema. Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste)and Executive Editor Orla Smith (@orlamango) are joined by special guest Angelo Muredda (@amuredda...
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7R EP19: Bill Forsyth's Gentle Comedies from 2019-09-23T23:06:30
Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney(@bwestcineaste), Associate Editor Brett Pardy (@antiqueipod), Editor at Large Mary Angela Rowe(@lapsedvictorian), and special guest Scott Wilson (@scottaawilson) discuss...
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7R EP18: Sergio and Sergei from 2019-09-04T17:31:31
Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste), Associate Editor Brett Pardy (@antiqueipod), and Editor at Large Mary Angela Rowe (@lapsedvictorian)discuss the delightful Cuban comedy Sergio and Serg...
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7R EP 17.5: Performances in The Nightingale from 2019-08-30T18:48:40
Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste), Associate Editor Brett Pardy (@antiqueipod), and Editor at Large Mary Angela Rowe (@lapsedvictorian) welcomed special guest Joe Lipsett (@bstolemyremot...
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7R EP17: The Nightingale from 2019-08-19T18:53:17
Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste), Associate Editor Brett Pardy (@antiqueipod), and Editor at Large Mary Angela Rowe (@lapsedvictorian) welcome special guest Joe Lipsett (@bstolemyremote...
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7R EP16: Midsommar from 2019-08-05T19:16:29
Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney(@bwestcineaste) and Executive Editor Orla Smith (@orlamango)welcome special guest Scott Wilson(@scottaawilson)on the podcast to discuss Ari Aster's Midsommar. We discuss...
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7R EP15: Vita and Virginia from 2019-07-22T18:10:35
In this episode on Chanya Button's Vita and Virginia, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste), Executive Editor Orla Smith (@orlamango), and Editor at Large Mary Angela Rowe (@lapsedvictorian)...
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7R EP14: The Souvenir from 2019-06-21T21:31:11
“This film assumes the viewer has a huge amount of context that I don’t think most of us had” - Mary Angela Rowe. Through repeated viewings and research, we are here to provide this context. Our la...
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14: The Souvenir from 2019-06-21T21:31:11
“This film assumes the viewer has a huge amount of context that I don’t think most of us had” - Mary Angela Rowe. Through repeated viewings and research, we are here to provide this context. Our la...
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7R E13: Mouthpiece from 2019-06-07T19:06:44
On our recap of 2018 Canadian Cinema (episodes 8 & 9), Alex, Orla, and Brett all selected Patrica Rozema's Mouthpiece as their favourite Canadian film of the year. To coincide with Mouthpiece's the...
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13: Mouthpiece from 2019-06-07T19:06:44
On our recap of 2018 Canadian Cinema (episodes 8 & 9), Alex, Orla, and Brett all selected Patrica Rozema's Mouthpiece as their favourite Canadian film of the year. To coincide with Mouthpiece's the...
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7R E12: Hail Satan? from 2019-05-13T20:38:07
Episode 12 welcomes our first director guest to the podcast. Penny Lane (@lennypane)discusses her new documentary, Hail Satan?, about the political activism of the Satanic Temple, with Seventh Row ...
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7R E11: Peterloo from 2019-04-19T07:09:17
Episode 11 celebrates our new ebook, Peterloo in Process: A Mike Leigh collaboration. Peterloo, the latest film from the legendary Mike Leigh, portrays the events leading up to the Peterloo Massacr...
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11: Peterloo from 2019-04-19T07:09:17
Episode 11 celebrates our new ebook, Peterloo in Process: A Mike Leigh collaboration. Peterloo, the latest film from the legendary Mike Leigh, portrays the events leading up to the Peterloo Massacr...
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7R E10: October Sky from 2019-04-05T22:34:10
This episode begins a mini-series covering movies about space exploration. Our first film in this series is Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney's childhood favourite, October Sky, directed by Joe Johnston ...
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7R E9: Canada's Top Ten Pt. 2 from 2019-03-15T20:57:43
This episode concludes our discussion on the best of 2018 Canadian Cinema, through the lens of Canada’s Top Ten Film List. In this episode, we discuss Genesis, Giant Little Ones, Mouthpiece, Roads ...
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9: Canada's Top Ten 2018, part 2 from 2019-03-15T20:57:43
This episode concludes our discussion on the best of 2018 Canadian Cinema, through the lens of Canada’s Top Ten Film List. In this episode, we discuss Genesis, Giant Little Ones, Mouthpiece, Roads ...
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7R E8: Canada's Top Ten Pt. 1 from 2019-03-08T21:08:52
This episode begins our discussion on the best of 2018 Canadian Cinema. In this episode, we discuss Anthropocene, Edge of the Knife, Firecrackers, The Fireflies are Gone, and Freaks.
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8: Canada's Top Ten 2018, part 1 from 2019-03-08T21:08:52
This episode begins our discussion on the best of 2018 Canadian Cinema, through the lens of Canada’s Top Ten Film List. In this episode, we discuss Anthropocene, Edge of the Knife, Firecrackers, Th...
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7R E7: Andrew Haigh's Lean on Pete from 2019-02-02T02:56:38
In this episode, we discuss Andrew Haigh’s latest film, Lean on Pete, a film we loved so much we wrote an entire eBook on the film, which you can now purchase in our shop. Based on the book by Will...
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7: Andrew Haigh's Lean on Pete from 2019-02-02T02:56:38
In this episode, we discuss Andrew Haigh’s latest film, Lean on Pete, a film we loved so much we wrote an entire eBook on the film, which you can now purchase in our shop. Based on the book by Will...
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7R EP6: Free Solo and humans in extremis from 2018-12-23T01:48:07
In this episode, we discuss the Oscar-shortlisted documentary Free Solo, which documents free soloist Alex Honnold's preparation for and ascent of Yosemite's El Capitain without ropes. We know that...
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7R E5: Christian Petzold's Transit from 2018-11-23T18:22:15
In this episode, we discuss Transit (2018), the new film from German filmmaker Christian Petzold (Barbara, Phoenix). The film, set in modern day France, follows a German man who is trying to flee t...
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7R E4: Suspiria (2018) and Luca Guadagnino's violent bodies from 2018-11-04T22:49:36
In this episode, we — Associate Editors Elena Lazic (@elazic) and Orla Smith (@orlamango) and Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste) — talk about Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria and find unsuspect...
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7R E3: Where Hands Touch from 2018-10-20T04:24:02
In this episode, we discuss the new film from British writer-director Amma Asante, Where Hands Touch. The film was released in the US in late September to little fanfare after its premiere at the T...
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7R E2: Lynne Ramsay's You Were Never Really Here from 2018-10-12T05:45:37
To celebrate the release of our eBook of our Special Issue on You Were Never Really Here, the writers and editors behind it discuss the film and what they learned about it from putting the issue to...
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2: Lynne Ramsay's You Were Never Really Here from 2018-10-12T05:45:37
To celebrate the release of our eBook of our Special Issue on You Were Never Really Here, the writers and editors behind it discuss the film and what they learned about it from putting the issue to...
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7R E1: Leave No Trace from 2018-10-04T22:36:05
Our brand new Seventh Row podcast brings together the writers who participated in a given Special Issue to talk about the film in question in depth and in detail.
In our first episode, ou...
1: Leave No Trace from 2018-10-04T22:36:05
Our brand new Seventh Row podcast brings together the writers who participated in a given Special Issue to talk about the film in question in depth and in detail. Having already spent so much time ...
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