PODCAST: ABC 774 – 19th June

This week on Friday Film, Raf and I discuss Marshland (La Isla Mínima), a detective-thriller set against the political backdrop of a post-Francoist Spain, and Inside Out, the latest Pixar Studio animation featuring the voice of Amy Poehler. Plus, talkback on ‘Cop Duos on Film’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 12th June

In this week’s Friday Film segment I chat with Raf about the recently restored disco-era film 54: The Director’s Cut, from writer/director Mark Christopher, and the dinousaur-laden blockbuster sequel, Jurassic World starring Chris Pratt, on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 29th May

This week on Friday Film, Raf and I discuss Kung Fury, a loving homage to 1980s culture from writer-director-star David Sandberg, and San Andreas, the recent disaster film starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. Plus, talkback on ‘Cheesiest Films’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 22nd May

In this week’s Friday Film segment I chat with Raf about Wild Tales, an anthology of short films from writer/director Damián Szifron, and the gender-espionage-spoof film Spy, starring Melissa McCarthy. Plus, talkback on ‘revenge cinema’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 15th May

This week on Friday Film, Raf and I are joined by David Eggby, the Director of Photography on Mad Max (1979), to discuss Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller’s fourth film in the iconic franchise starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 8th May

In this week’s Friday Film segment, I chat with Raf about Alex Garland’s directorial debut, the SF/Thriller Ex Machina, and the recent NT Live production of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge, starring Mark Strong. Plus, talkback on ‘cinematic visions of the future’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 1st May

This week on Friday Film, Raf & I discuss the Zellner Brothers’ not-quite-based-on-a-true-story-film, Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter starring Rinko Kikukchi, and a Ukrainian film in which the characters communicate solely through sign language, The Tribe (limited season at ACMI). Plus, talkback on ‘quest and journey films’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 24th April

In this week’s Friday Film segment, Raf & I were joined by Dr. Liam Burke (author of The Comic Book Film Adaptation) to discuss the latest superhero blockbuster, Avengers: Age of Ultron. Plus, talkback on ‘memorable cinematic robots’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 17th April

In this week’s Friday Film segment we discuss the French-Canadian melodrama from director Xavier Dolan, Mommy, and the Wim Wenders documentary, The Salt of the Earth, which explores the life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado. Plus, talkback on ‘Mothers on Film’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 10th April

This week on Friday Film, Raf & I discuss the ‘wrecks, pecs and sex’ action-soap opera Furious 7, and the documentary Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me currently screening at ACMI, on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.