In this episode we snag a couple of souvenir guests in the form of director Joanna Hogg and music supervisor Ilona Cheshire, who give us their unique insights in to one of the most acclaimed films of 2019 The Souvenir is about Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne), a young film student struggling to find a firm direction in life when she meets the unwavering and decisive Tom Burke’s Anthony. The two  take to one another and an intense romance blossoms, however, as the relationship develops it becomes...

In this episode we discuss the devilish double bill that is Penny Lane's satanic temple documentary Hail Satan? and Pedro Almodóvar's sumptuous, melancholic reverie Pain and Glory Penny Lane’s film Hail Satan? May not be as demonic as the title suggests. It’s a documentary about the satanists steadfastly working to preserve the separation of church and state. In three years their members rose from just three, to over 100,000, including by the end, the film’s director. Director Salvador...

In this episode we travel back to 1969 as Quentin Tarantino joins us to discuss his new film Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, plus Christian Petzold's new film Transit Quentin Tarantino's ninth feature is a kaleidoscopic tale of expansive Hollywood backlots, their sun dappled stars and how they rub against the counter cultural forces of 1969. Featuring movie moguls, hippie burnouts and timeless stars like Steve McQueen (Damian Lewis) and Bruce Lee (Mike Moh). Here, our guides through this...

This week the cinema is jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive. We're talking to Gurinder Chadha (director of Bend it Like Beckham) about her Springsteen infused brit-musical Blinded By The Light, plus we ask whether new Willem Dafoe film Opus Zero is an Opus Hero, or whether it lives up to its name... It's 1987, and it's not easy being British Pakistani in a commuter town living through the tatters of Thatcher's Britain. But salvation arrives in the unlikely shape of Bruce...

In this episode we delve in to the intimate pairing setting hearts racing across the globe: Hobbs and Shaw, plus we talk to Ritesh Batra - director of The Lunchbox - about his new film Photograph. The latest from writer-director Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox), Photograph is a charming tale of unlikely romance set against the vibrant backdrop of contemporary Mumbai. Rafi (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) is a struggling street photographer who takes tourist portraits at the Gateway of India. When he meets...

In the middle of the biggest heat wave the UK has seen in a long time, we discuss what we think are the hottest films of 2019. From 'Under the Silver Lake' to 'Support the Girls', via a hulk-smashing superhero team-up and the best footballer to ever grace the city of Napoli. Here are the best films of 2019 so far... Discussing the film this week are Sam Howlett, Kelly Powell, Beth Webb and Jake Cunningham Follow the team on Twitter: @SamHowlett_1 - Sam Howlett @jakehcunningham - Jake...

In this episode we tackle the king of the jungle and the queen of the cinema, as Agnes Varda circles her life with Varda by Agnes and Jon Favreau brings a new pride to Disney Assembling a brilliant voice cast – including Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Seth Rogen, John Oliver, Chiwetel Ejiofor and James Earl Jones – expect to see the brilliant songs, winning humour and heart-breaking tragedy anew. Following The Jungle Book, Jon Favreau once again shows he can marshal an incredible digital...

In this episode we welcome Prince Charles himself Josh O'Connor (God's Own Country') and 'Victoria''s Laia Costa as well, along with the director of their new film 'Only You' Harry Wootliff. Plus, we disassemble Jim Jarmusch's latest Elena (Laia Costa), 35, and Jake (Josh O'Connor), 26, meet by chance on New Years Eve, fighting for the same taxi. But, instead of going their separate ways after a shared ride, they start a passionate relationship. Within weeks they are living together, and...

Writer of Love, Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Notting Hill, Richard Curtis joins us on the podcast this week to talk about his fabulous new rom-com fantasy, Yesterday. But first, we blast off with our review of one of the year's best documentaries (and arguably one of the year's best films) Apollo 11. On the fiftieth anniversary of one of twentieth century's defining moment – the Apollo moon landing – comes this remarkable archive documentary that conjures the shear magnitude...

Welcome to Strickland on Strickland: A four-part podcast mini-series from Curzon, about the work of acclaimed British director Peter Strickland ('Katalin Varga', 'Berberian Sound Studio'), made ahead of the release of his new film 'In Fabric', and featuring conversations with the director himself. Discussing the film are Strickland superfans (Berberians?), Catherine Bray - Variety, Film4, 'Beyond Clueless' - and the podcast's very own Steven Ryder, as well as regular host Jake...

Welcome to Strickland on Strickland: A four-part podcast mini-series from Curzon, about the work of acclaimed British director Peter Strickland ('Katalin Varga', 'Berberian Sound Studio'), made ahead of the release of his new film 'In Fabric', and featuring conversations with the director himself. Discussing the film are Strickland superfans (Berberians?), Catherine Bray - Variety, Film4, 'Beyond Clueless' - and the podcast's very own Steven Ryder, as well as regular host Jake...

Welcome to Strickland on Strickland: A four-part podcast mini-series from Curzon, about the work of acclaimed British director Peter Strickland ('Katalin Varga', 'The Duke of Burgundy'), made ahead of the release of his new film 'In Fabric', and featuring conversations with the director himself. Discussing the film are Strickland superfans (Berberians?) Catherine Bray - Variety, Film4, 'Beyond Clueless' - and the podcast's very own Steven Ryder, as well as regular host Jake...

Welcome to Strickland on Strickland: A four-part podcast mini-series from Curzon, about the work of acclaimed British director Peter Strickland ('Berberian Sound Studio', 'The Duke of Burgundy'), made ahead of the release of his new film 'In Fabric', and featuring conversations with the director himself. Discussing the film are Strickland superfans (Berberians?) Catherine Bray - Variety, Film4, 'Beyond Clueless' - and the podcast's very own Steven Ryder, as well as regular host Jake...

In this episode we ask whether Pixar's long awaited 'Toy Story' sequel is worth the buzz, plus, we ask all our podcast contributors to send in their Top 10 Pixar films to figure out the definitive list ('Cars' fans, look away here) In the latest instalment of Pixar's beloved series, Woody, Buzz and the rest of the playroom must contend with 'Forky', a plastic spork in denial about his status as a toy. Their new child Bonnie embarks on a road trip and when Forky heads out on his own, the...

In this episode we're lucky enough to speak to the Oscar winning director 'Amy' and 'Senna' Asif Kapadia, whose new film 'Diego Maradona' arrives in cinemas this week. Using more than 500 hours of unseen footage from Maradona’s archive, this is another gripping story of an exceptional and complex person from the Oscar and BAFTA winning documentary team. In this inspired documentary portrait from Asif Kapadia (Amy, Senna), we follow him as he arrives at Naples in 1984, leading the club to...

In addition to our episode featuring Julianne Moore all about her new film Gloria Bell, we've got a bonus episode for you! We speak to Mindy Kaling, the creator of 'The Mindy Project' and now writer and co-star of 'Late Night' - the story of a late night comedy TV host and her revamped writers room. Late Night is the story of Katherine (Emma Thompson on acidly winning form), a TV host in desperate need to stay relevant. Cynically hiring Molly (Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project, Ocean's 8),...

Julianne Moore joins us on to the Curzon Film Podcast this week to talk about her latest film 'Gloria Bell', directed by Sebastián Lelio ('Disobedience', 'A Fantastic Woman'), and what an absolute pleasure it is to have one of contemporary cinema's true greats on our show. Gloria (Julianne Moore) is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a strait-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. After meeting Arnold (John...

In this episode we talk to Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein about their instant classic new teen comedy 'Booksmart', plus we travel to Budapest for 'Sunset', the new film from the director of 'Son of Saul' Study hard, don’t slack off, get into a good college: that’s the formula for high school success, or so think best friends Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever). That’s until they discover that their hard-partying classmates are also bound for the Ivy League. So begins the...

In our second report from Cannes 2019, we get in to some more highlights form the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. Curzon’s own Director of Programme Damian Spandley discusses Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Parasite’ along with more festival favourites. Plus past and future guests Iana Murray (The Skinny, Little White Lies) and Hannah Woodhead (Associate Editor - Little White Lies) share some of their highlights. To hear more from Iana, look out for our episode on 'Booksmart', which you’ll be able to find in...

It's a musical double bill on this episode as we touchdown with the Elton John biopic Rocketman, and speak to two of the film's stars Bryce Dallas Howard and Jamie Bell. Plus, we explore a whole new world with Guy Ritchie's take on Disney's Aladdin. Speaking on this episode are Sam Howlett, Kelly Powell and Steven Ryder, with interviews from Ryan Hewitt and Ella Kemp.  Follow the team on Social Media: @SamHowlett_1 Sam Howlett @irma_pep - Steven @ks_powell - Kelly @efekemp -...

In this first micro-dispatch from Cannes 2019, our intrepid host meets with Curzon's man on the ground for programming Ben Lyndon about a select few highlights from the first week of the festival. Plus, Catherine Bray (Film 4, The I, 'Beyond Clueless') Commissioning Editor for Channel 4 Short Film strand Random Acts highlights which short films have caught her eye. To hear more from Catherine, listen to our episode on Halloween from 2018:...

In this episode we talk about everyone's favourite super assassin who's checking in to cinemas this week, John Wick. Plus, we speak to Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego, the directors of crime epic Birds of Passage. Superassassin John Wick returns, played by Keanu Reeves with his trademark commitment to physical performance. Now with a $14 million price on his head, he is the target of an army of murderous bounty hunters. The third instalment of the story continues the emphasis on...

In this episode we go deep with Claire Denis' interstellar introspective inter-everything sci-fi High Life, as well as speaking to the great director of Chocolat, Trouble Every Day and Let The Sunshine In herself. Plus, we get a front seat for one of Aretha Franklin's finest performances in Amazing Grace. Discussing the films this week are Jake Cunningham, Steph Watts, Ella Kemp and Sam Howlett. Follow the team on Social Media: @jakehcunningham - Jake @efe_kemp - Ella @samhowlett_1 -...

In this episode we discuss Brady Corbet’s unique pop star biopic Vox Lux. Plus we’ve managed to swing some time in the VIP section and talk to two of it stars, Stacy Martin and Raffey Cassidy.  The second feature from writer-director Brady Corbet, Vox Lux is a stylish and absorbing modern portrait of a troubled pop star’s rise from the ashes of a major national tragedy to pop superstardom, featuring a remarkable performance from Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman. Discussing the films...

We’re going from online to on-crime this week as we take a look at acclaimed coming-of-age drama Eighth Grade and Jia Zhang-ke’s epic Ash Is Purest White. Plus we welcome Bertie Gilbert who brings some incite into the world of YouTubers and filmmaking.  Bo Burnham, a former YouTuber himself, has made an incredibly impressive directorial debut with Eighth Grade, a refreshingly sincere look at a teenage girl growing up in the digital age. Ash is Purest White is an epic, decades-spanning crime...