Episodes

June 7, 2024

410: Writer/director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel on his Cannes winning, first feature 'Armand', the brilliant Renate Reinsve & his grandfather Ingmar Bergman.

Guest writer/director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel talks to Christina about his fascinating first feature 'Armand', winner of the Cannes' Camera d'Or 2024. They talk about his ambitious and risky drama that revolves around a meetin...

May 31, 2024

409: Crisis at the Box Office or: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the "Bombs” (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

Ryan McQuade (Executive Editor, AwardsWatch.com) joins Christina to discuss the reasons behind the low box office numbers this Memorial Day weekend (Furiosa and Garfield), the state of cinema & streaming, and looking forward ...

May 24, 2024

Episode 408: Exclusive interview with 'Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón! Audio interview in Spanish, transcript in English

Christina ha tenido el honor de hablar con una de las estrellas del festival de Cannes 2024, Karla Sofía Gascón! Gascón nos habla de 'Emilia Perez', la película dirigida por Jacques Audiard que ha sido la sensación de Cannes....

May 20, 2024

Episode 407: Performances! Dispatch from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. ('Kinds of Kindness' 'Armand' 'Emilia Perez' 'Limonov: The Ballad')

Another dispatch from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival! Christina talks about some of the stand-out performances from the fest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 18, 2024

406 'Megalopolis'! Highlights from the Cannes 2024 press conference with Francis Ford Coppola and a discussion of the film with critic John Bleasdale ('Writers on Film' podcast)

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May 16, 2024

Episode 405: Furiosa! Our 2024 Cannes Film Festival Dispatch. Part 3

Christina continues covering the 2024 Cannes Film Festival! Today from the FURIOSA:A MAD MAX SAGA press conference with actors Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth & director George Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

May 16, 2024

404: Streep & Dunaway! Mini Dispatch from Cannes 2024 Day 2,

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May 15, 2024

403: Our first dispatch from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival! Rain, glamour, politics and what we are looking forward to!

A short report from Cannes 2024! Christina talks about what she is looking forward to at the festival from Coppola to Lanthimos to following the brilliant jury lead by Greta Gerwig. Stay tuned for more dispatches! Learn more ...

May 7, 2024

402: The brilliant Kathryn Hunter! Working with Coppola on 'Megalopolis', 'The Tragedy of Macbeth', 'Poor Things', 'Andor'.

We are honored to have the brilliant Kathryn Hunter on the show this week. The award winning actor has played both Lear and Richard III on stage and gives an extraordinary performance as the three witches in Joel Coen's 'The ...

May 1, 2024

401: A conversation about the Netflix hit 'Baby Reindeer' (With Candice Frederick Senior Culture Reporter Huffpost)

The Netflix hit series 'Baby Reindeer' is based on Scottish comedian Richard Gadd harrowing experience being stalked by an obsessed woman as well as the trauma of sexual assault. Candice Frederick (Senior Culture Reporter @ H...

April 30, 2024

400: Ambition, Love & Tennis! A Conversation about Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers". (With Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

Ryan McQuade (Executive editor AwardsWatch.com) joins Christina for a deep dive into Luca Guadagnino's latest film 'Challengers'. Join us as we talk about the dazzling performances by Zendaya, Mike Faist & Josh O'Connor, the ...

April 23, 2024

399: 'Shōgun'; A conversation with director Hiromi Kamata

We have reached the finale of one of the best TV shows of the season! We're thrilled to have director Hiromi Kamata (' Let the Right One In', 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters') join us to talk about 'Shōgun' & her incredible epis...

April 15, 2024

398: Our 2024 Summer Movie Preview! with Jazz Tangcay (Variety)

Variety's Senior Artisans Editor Jazz Tangcay joins Christina to discuss the huge, buzzy Hollywood titles that are hitting theaters this summer! 'The Fall Guy', 'Challengers', 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga', 'Kinds of Kindness', '...

April 11, 2024

397: A discussion about Alex Garland's 'Civil War' (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch.com) joins Christina to discuss one of 2024s most anticipated, and possibly divisive, films Alex Garland's 'Civil War'. The first trailer left us with a lot of questions and certain expectations but ...

March 27, 2024

396: From Jon Stewart to 'True Detective', How the 2024 US Election & this Political Moment is Reflected in Popular Culture. Guest: Eric Deggans, NPR's TV Critic & Media Analyst.

NPR's TV critic & media analyst Eric Deggans joins Christina to talk about how the 2024 US election cycle is reflected in our popular culture. On the return of Jon Stewart. How are the late night talk shows meeting this polit...

March 12, 2024

395: The speeches, the highlights and the surprises! Our Oscar 2024 recap. With Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)

"Oppy Oppy"! After Ryan McQuade's (AwardsWatch.com) stirring appreciation speech last week we had to have him back on to talk about Oppenheimer's magic night at the Oscars. Plus the best speeches, highlights, disappointments ...

March 6, 2024

Episode 394: Oscar Predictions 2024! Who Will Win in Every Category. With Erik Anderson & Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)

It's Oscar predictions time and Christina is joined by the best in the business: Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson of AwardsWatch ! Ahead of Sundays' Oscar telecast they predict the winners in al...

Feb. 19, 2024

393: Finn Bennett ('Peter Prior') on 'True Detective: Night Country', the incredible finale, the best fan theories, working with Jodie Foster and more.

We made it through the night country & everyone is talking about that finale! Christina talked to breakout star Finn Bennett ('Peter Prior') about Issa López 'True Detective: Night Country', his characters' almost biblical ar...

Feb. 12, 2024

392: Robert Steen. The beautiful story of his late son Mats, what his family learned after Mats passing and the power of gaming. ('Ibelin')

When Robert and Trude Steen's son Mats passed away at age 25 from a degenerative muscular disease they grieved over what they thought had been an isolated and lonely life but what they found out would change everything. Mats,...

391: A conversation with actor & author Molly Ringwald!

Feb. 5, 2024