PODCAST: ABC 774 – 4th September

This week on Friday Film, Raf and I discuss the documentary Best of Enemies, which focuses on the 1968 televised debates between William F. Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal, and the Joel Edgerton-helmed psychological thriller, The Gift. Plus, talkback on ‘greatest screen adversaries’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 28th August

In this week’s Friday Film segment I chat with Raf about the recent documentary The Wolfpack, and the new Australian romantic-drama Holding the Man, starring Ryan Corr and Craig Stott. Plus, talkback on ‘strangest screen families’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 21st August

This week on Friday Film, Raf and I discuss the Antoine Fuqua-directed boxing film, Southpaw, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, and the post-apocalyptic drama Maggie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin. Plus, we ask ‘Which actor would play you in a film of your life?’ on talkback on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 14th August

In this week’s Friday Film segment I chat with Raf about the Australian road movie Last Cab to Darwin starring Michael Caton, and preview Pasolini from the 2015 Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). Plus, talkback on ‘worst on-screen accents’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 7th August

This week on Friday Film, Raf and I discuss the Judd Apatow-directed romantic comedy, Trainwreck, written by and starring Amy Schumer and Bill Hader, and selected films from this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), including Raiders! and Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon. Plus, talkback on ‘trainwreck characters on film’ […]

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 31st July

In this week’s Friday Film segment I chat with Raf about the latest IMF outing in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca Ferguson, and preview films from the 2015 Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), including Human Highway: Director’s Cut and the David Gulpilil Retrospective, on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC […]

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 24th July

This week on Friday Film, Raf and I discuss a documentary about a Sesame Street stalwart, I Am Big Bird: The Carroll Spinney Story, and chat to director Steve Thomas about his documentary Freedom Stories, focusing on the lives of refugees settled in Australia. Plus, talkback on ‘best cinematic puppet creations’ on Drive with Rafael […]

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 17th July

In this week’s Friday Film segment I chat with Raf about the latest Marvel superhero film, Ant-Man, starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lily, and Women He’s Undressed, a documentary about Australian costume designer Orry Kelly from filmmaker Gillian Armstrong. Plus, talkback on ‘small scale screen heroes’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 10th July

This week on Friday Film, Sally and I discuss the Brian Wilson biopic, Love & Mercy, starring Paul Dano and John Cusack, and an Australian documentary That Sugar Film, from actor-turned-director Damon Gameau. Plus, talkback on ‘Biopics’ on Drive with Sally Warhaft on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 26th June

In this week’s Friday Film segment I chat with Raf about the animation prequel Minions, from director/voice artist Pierre Coffin, and the controversial documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief from filmmaker Alex Gibney, on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.