Flixwise Podcast
181 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsWe're a weekly movie podcast for cineastes, cinephiles, cinema snobs, and you know...everyone else! We're going one by one through the Sight and Sound list of Greatest Movies of All Time. Listen up and find out if agree with Sight and Sound's summation of cinema history. And as a bonus, if you listen to this podcast you are eligible to become a bona fide cinephile.
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Episodes
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 44 – Batman '89 & Batman Returns
December 24, 2020 18:13 - 1 hour - 35 MBMartin is joined by John Arminio and Alexandria Daniels to discuss the Tim Burton Batman films!
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 43 – Spree (featuring director Eugene Kotlyarenko)
November 23, 2020 05:25 - 38 minutes - 18.5 MBMartin is joined by director Eugene Kotlyarenko to discuss his dark satirical film, Spree.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 42 – After Hours
November 18, 2020 01:22 - 51 minutes - 21 MBMartin is joined by actor and writer Galen Howard for a fast-paced conversation about Martin Scorsese's After Hours.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 41 - The Ring
October 31, 2020 14:02 - 1 hour - 40.6 MBMartin is joined by returning guests Dave Eves and Zachary Curl to discuss The Ring and its various incarnations. Happy Halloween!
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 40 - The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw (featuring director Thomas Robert Lee)
September 29, 2020 17:10 - 16 minutes - 8.91 MBAn interview with Canadian writer and director, Thomas Robert Lee about his upcoming folk horror film, The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 39 – Deep End
September 01, 2020 14:23 - 49 minutes - 24.2 MBOn the 50th anniversary of its release, Martin is joined by Matthias van der Roest for a conversation about Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep End.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 38 – Wait Until Dark
July 31, 2020 17:12 - 43 minutes - 40.9 MBMartin is joined by filmmaker and illustrator Patrick Horvath to discuss the 1967 adaptation of Frederick Knott's play Wait Until Dark, starring Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 37 – Vincent van Gogh on Film
June 03, 2020 16:05 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBMartin is joined by returning guest, illustrator Tony Stella. The pair discuss cinematic renderings of the artist Vincent van Gogh.
The Star Wars Flixwise Special
May 04, 2020 13:36 - 2 hours - 42.2 MBMartin is joined by returning guest Amanda for an epic and sprawling conversation about the Star Wars franchise.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 36 – Female Prisoner Scorpion
March 24, 2020 04:30 - 1 hour - 38.4 MBMartin is joined by returning guest Spencer Seams get together to to discuss the Meiko Kaji starring film Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion and its sequels.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 35 - Satoshi Kon
November 24, 2019 01:46 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBMartin is joined by returning guests Zachary Curl and Amanda to talk about the work of mast animator Satoshi Kon.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 34 – Fantômas
October 26, 2019 03:24 - 53 minutes - 33.5 MBMartin Kessler, Emma Guerard, and Dave Eves get together to discuss Louis Feuillade's classic silent serial Fantômas!
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 33 – The Materiality of Film with Daniel Bird
August 22, 2019 04:34 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBMartin is joined by film maker and expert Daniel Bird to discuss the physical and ephemeral nature of film. Hear all about the nitty-gritty of producing a number of film restoration projects and 'reinventing the DVD extra as conceptual art'.
Ep 127: Pulp Fiction
August 14, 2019 19:28 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBLady P makes a bid for a late-career resurgence as Flixwise host. She is joined by fellow UW-Madison grad students Megan Boyd and Tim Brayton to discuss the legacy of the 127th film on the Sight and Sound International Critics Poll, Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994). With the recent release of Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, director Quentin Tarantino has indulged a nostalgic remembrance of movies past. This episode follows his lead by revisiting Pulp Fiction, one his best known and most infl...
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 32 – Khrustalyov, My Car!
July 24, 2019 01:32 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBMartin is joined by Peter Rinaldi of Filmmaker Magazine and Back To One podcast, and filmmaker/actor/teacher Mtume Gant to discuss Aleksei German's Khrustalyov, My Car! They get into their personal experiences with the film and if feeling the film is more important than understanding it.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 31 - Sex, Okra and Salted Butter / A Screaming Man
April 24, 2019 01:00 - 58 minutes - 34.3 MBMartin is joined by returning guest Spencer Seams to follow-up their conversation on Daratt. On this episode they discuss two more of Mahamat Saleh Haroun's films; a French comedy Sex, Okra and Salted Butter, and a Chadian tragedy A Screaming Man. They compare and contrast the two films, and further explore Haroun's approach to political subjects, and father/son relationships. Also there's plenty of yelping.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 30 – Revenge of a Kabuki Actor (a.k.a. An Actor's Revenge)
April 02, 2019 02:36 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBMartin is joined by master poster designer and dilm enthusiast Tony Stella to discuss Kon Ichikawa 1963 film, Revenge of a Kabuki Actor. They cover the film's unexpectedly pulp serial roots, talk about unlikely heroes and archetypical villains, and look at how the film fits into Kon Ichikawa's long and varied career.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 29 - Upgrade
March 10, 2019 21:05 - 55 minutes - 32.5 MBMarcus Pinn joins Martin in discussing Leigh Whannell's 2018 film Upgrade. They talk about the virtues of small budgets, dweeby villains, and what a potential sequel would entail. They also get into what the film says about our relationship with technology, and look at how the film puts a fresh spin on old tropes.
Ep 202: Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
March 08, 2019 22:12 - 56 minutes - 32.6 MBTo discuss Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, we've assembled a quartette of liberties: Danica Anna Uskert Quinn, Caleb Quinn, Emma Guerard, and Martin Kessler. They cover the film's enduring notoriety, its source material written by Marquis de Sade, its significance in Pasolini's filmography, and its relevance to today. Then they close things off by deciding if it is worthy of the 202nd place on the Sight & Sound list.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 28 – Pom Poko
February 05, 2019 22:38 - 55 minutes - 32.3 MBMartin is joined by Amanda, to discuss the animated film of Pom Poko. They cover a wide array of cartoon racoon-related subjects including environmentalism, the legacy of Rascal the Raccoon, and Tanuki 'pouches'. They also discuss the late, great Isao Takahata's body of work, as well as his unique working relationship with Hayao Miyazaki.
Best of 2018/Oscars 2019 Special
January 29, 2019 14:30 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBThe Academy Award nominees were announced a week ago today, so theoretically we should have had a sufficient amount of time to mull over the various categories. However, this podcast offers something of a collective scratching of the heads at the hodgepodge of different Best Picture nominees. Host, Lady P, is joined by Oscar enthusiasts, and fellow UW-Madison Graduate Students, J.J. Bersch and Tim Brayton, to help sort through the good, the bad, and the Green Book of this year's contenders. ...
Ep 81: The Magnificent Ambersons with Joseph McBride
January 15, 2019 13:30 - 52 minutes - 36.7 MBWe're kicking off 2019, with a trip back in time! It is a look back to turn-of-the-Century Midwestern America with Orson Welles's adaptation of Booth Tarkington's The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). Film historian and author, Professor Joseph McBride joins host Lady P to talk about the legacy of Welles' feature follow-up to Citizen Kane. McBride delves into the film's fraught post-production--a process which ultimately resulted in the dismantling of Welles's directorial vision. While the film ...
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 27 - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
December 24, 2018 19:40 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBMartin is joined by returning guests Zachary Curl and Leanne Kubicz to discuss Nagisa Oshima's atypical war film, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. They talk in-depth about the film's four leads: Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Bowie, and Takeshi Kitano. They examine Oshima's themes and dream-like style, look at the films flashback structure, and talk about how they connect personally to it.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 26 - A History of Violence & Eastern Promises
December 11, 2018 22:24 - 1 hour - 36.9 MBMartin is joined by returning guest Matthias van der Roest to discuss a pair of David Cronenberg films: A History of Violence and Eastern Promises. They talk about what makes the pair a pair, and where they fit into Cronenberg's filmography as a whole. Then they talk about both films status as 'Canadian films', and what makes a film 'Canadian'.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 25 - Broadcast News
November 29, 2018 12:39 - 1 hour - 130 MBMartin is joined by returning guest Becky D'Anna to discuss her second favourite film of all time, Broadcast News. Becky explains why the film means so much to her, and they take a deep dive into its themes, characters and performances. Becky and Martin then politely debate the film's ending, and bemoan the lack of film award recognition for Albert Brooks.
Flixwise: The Other Side of the Wind ft. Joseph McBride
November 20, 2018 13:30 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBAfter a series of postponements, our episode on The Other Side of the Wind has at long last arrived. Of course, our delays are nothing compared to the 30-plus year wait for this brand spankin' new Orson Welles movie. Today's guest, Joseph McBride, is not only one of the great Welles historians in academia, he also makes an appearance in the film. We're fortunate to have Joe on hand to both contextualize what's onscreen, as well as regale us with tales of being onset with one of the greatest ...
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 24 - Luis Buñuel: Piety & Heresy
October 25, 2018 12:30 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBMartin is joined by the very best Buñuel-enthusiasts he know, Chris Funderburg and John Cribbs to discuss the film of surrealist master Luis Buñuel by focusing specifically on the theme related to religion in his films. They look primarily at Nazarin, Viridiana, Simon of the Desert, and The Milky Way. However, other films make their way into the conversation too, like Mexican Bus Ride, as our panel shines a light on the unfair obscurity of many of Buñuel's Mexican films. They break down some...
Ep 117: Trouble in Paradise with Professor Joseph McBride
October 16, 2018 12:30 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBLady P is, once again, joined by film historian Professor Joseph McBride to talk about about his latest release, How Did Lubitsch Do It?. The book is a comprehensive critical study on the film works of famed German-American filmmaker, Ernst Lubitsch. McBride steps listeners through Lubitsch's early years, and discusses how his technique and style evolved through the various phases of his career. They also talk about career highlights, with special attention paid to what many consider to be h...
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 23 – David and Lisa
October 05, 2018 04:06 - 52 minutes - 31.7 MBMartin is joined by returning guest Spencer Seams of the High and Low podcast to discuss Frank & Eleanor Perry's David and Lisa. They talk about the film's approach to character, and its portrayal of mental illness and psychiatric care. They cover surreal dream sequences and low budget naturalism, and consider the legacy of the Perrys and their post-divorce careers (as well as their relation to a certain pop superstar).
Ep. 73: Children of Paradise
September 25, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBAt long last, Lady P and Martin are doing a show together again. They are joined in their reunion by film fanatic, and Wrong Reel mainstay, Becky D'Anna. The three of them join forces to tackle Marcel Carné's lengthy, 1945 period drama, Les Enfants du Paradis (aka Children of Paradise). The film was initially released in two parts, and remains bifurcated even in it's completed form. The first part, "Boulevard du Crime", follows the rising star of a young mime named Baptiste (Jean-Louis Barra...
FF 35: Burlesque
August 21, 2018 12:30 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBOn today's show, we have another musical entry for the Flixwise Favorites List. This time UW-Madison Media and Cultural Studies graduate student, Austin Morris, is pitching Steve Antin's 2010 cultural artifact, Burlesque for inclusion in our little pantheon. In order for Burlesque to make the cut, Austin must convince host, Lady P, and our guest panelist Assistant Professor and Reverse Shot film critic, Matt Connolly, that this cinematic oddity is one of the greatest films of all time. All...
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 22 – Withnail and I
August 19, 2018 17:05 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBMartin is joined by Alistair Pitts of the Russophiles Unite! Movie Podcast to talk about the classic (or possibly cult classic) Withnail and I. They talk about the comedy that isn't immediately apparent that it's a comedy, its depiction of the 1960s, alcoholism, and tiptoe through the character Uncle Monty. Also Martin picks on Johhny Depp, but can't pronounce "Withnail".
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 21 – Martin Scorsese's Religious Trilogy
August 13, 2018 03:34 - 2 hours - 73.4 MBMartin is joined by Scorsese aficionado Robert Cotto to discuss Martin Scorsese's Religious Trilogy (The Last Temptation of Christ, Kundun, and Silence). Together they examine the themes of the trilogy, praise the many performances throughout, talk about the varied responses to each film upon their release, and manage to give their personal feelings toward each film as well.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 20 - The Jackass Trilogy
August 05, 2018 22:18 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBMartin is joined by Leanne Kubicz to discuss Jackass: The Movie, Jackass Number Two, Jackass 3D, and everything that can be squeezed in between. They talk about which jokes hold up and which skits couldn't be done today. They take a look at the members of the Jackass crew, and discuss bad taste and the virtues of outsiderdom.
FF 34: Oliver & Company and The Hunchback of Notre Dame
July 17, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBWe at Flixwise believe that it is important that we concern ourselves with whether a film's reputation is earned or simply accepted as common wisdom. That it is important to care enough about the art of filmmaking to pause and reflect on even the most common or woeful of motion pictures. And really, what's more woeful than being given the boot from "The Happiest Place on Earth?" With that in mind, we ever so humbly present a Flixwise Favorites face-off featuring two films that have long been...
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 19 – La Haine
July 10, 2018 11:30 - 1 hour - 41 MBMartin is joined by Matthias van der Roest to discuss Mathieu Kassovitz' 1995 breakout film, La Haine. They talk about the film's look, soundtrack, and influences. They discuss the housing projects depicted in the film, the hip-hop soundtrack, and the continues relevance of its story. They cover the film's sound and visual style, and talk about the not-so-French films that influenced it.
Ep. 73: The Third Man with Joseph McBride
June 12, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBLady P is joined by film historian and Orson Welles scholar, Professor Joseph McBride, as well as fellow UW-Madison graduate student and Welles enthusiast, Erica Moulton, to discuss one of Orson's most popular non-directorial efforts. Today's Sight and Sound entry is the 73rd movie on the International Critics Poll, Carol Reed's The Third Man (1949). A film in which Orson utilizes his immense onscreen charisma to charm audiences across the globe into sympathizing with a heartless criminal. ...
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 18 – Daratt
May 27, 2018 19:51 - 53 minutes - 32.1 MBMartin is joined by Spencer Seams of the High and Low podcast to discuss Chadian filmmaker Mahamat Saleh Haroun's story of revenge and compassion, Daratt. They discuss the film's characters, themes, politics, and Martin manages to shoehorn Star Wars into the conversation. They examine the film's striking colour palette, its subtle soundscape, and the role of bread.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 17 – Eiko Ishioka
May 10, 2018 04:39 - 1 hour - 38.6 MBMartin and resident artist Emma Guerard have a discussion about the film work of designer Eiko Ishioka. The discuss her production designs for the literary sequences in Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, as well as her costume designs for Dracula, The Cell, and The Fall. They try to pin down her unique aesthetic, and look at how sets and costumes can do their part to tell a story on film. They manage to touch on some of her work outside of film as well, including her work in advertising, the ...
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 16 – Akira
April 17, 2018 12:30 - 2 hours - 145 MBMartin is joined by special guest Zachary Curl for a fast-paced conversation about Katsuhiro Otomo's animated masterpiece, Akira. They talk about the film's cyclical themes and its motorcycles, then get personal about perfection, imperfection, and inspiration. They discuss how Akira fits into the contexts of animated films, Japanese history, and life in general (everything from Sonic Youth to Katsushika Hokusai). Martin and Zachary also get into the follies of Hollywood remakes, with the thr...
Ep. 78: Chinatown with James Naremore
April 03, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBWe are so pleased and honored to welcome back to the show, writer and film historian, Professor James Naremore. As is the author of the seminal book on the film noir genre -- More Than Night: Film Noir and Its Contexts -- Naremore is more than equipped to tackle today's Sight and Sound entry: Chinatown (1974). Naremore, along with host, Lady P, discusses how the film creates an amalgam of Classic Noir homages along with an infusion of Nixon-era paranoia and cynicism. Lady P and Naremore also...
Ep. 144: Faces / A Woman Under the Influence
March 20, 2018 12:30 - 1 hour - 37.1 MBLady P is joined by Michelle Buchman (the social media maven over at Nerdist) and Kate Hagen (the Director of Community at The Blacklist), to discuss a pair of John Cassavetes films: Faces and A Woman Under the Influence. Or is it a pair of Gena Rowlands films? Either way, our panel discusses both films' ground breaking experimentalism, their emotional resonance, and whether or not their worthy of their places on the Sight & Sound list.
Ep. 78: Casablanca and Reinventing Hollywood with David Bordwell
March 06, 2018 13:30 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBHappy four year anniversary of Flixwise! I hope you'll find that the fundamental things still apply, as time goes by. On this milestone episode, Lady P is joined by an esteemed film scholar and all-around snappy dresser, David Bordwell to discuss none other than Casablanca. They see if it lives up to its reputation as the quintessential Hollywood movie, not just of the 1940s but of all time, and consider if it's worth of its 78th spot on the Sight & Sound List. For a second topic they turn t...
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 15 - Neil Jordan's Seaside Trilogy
February 28, 2018 20:40 - 1 hour - 130 MBReturning guest, Chris Funderberg and John Cribbs of thepinksmoke.com join Martin in a discussion of Neil Jordan's Seaside Trilogy. The trilogy includes Mona Lisa, The Miracle, and The Crying Game. They talk about what makes it a trilogy, how it fits into Jodran's career, and whether films like Angel or The Butcher Boy might be considered unofficial additions to the trilogy. They talk about lumpy films, second-1st films, and what happened to Neil Jordan.
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 14 - Macbeth on Film
February 20, 2018 19:28 - 1 hour - 43 MBMartin is joined by Jon Laubinger of the FilmBabyFilm podcast to discuss the film adaptations of William Shakespeare's Scottish Play.They cover the gamut of interpretations, looking at what changes and what stays the same from film to film, and try to decide which is the most faithful. They can't resist talking about the theatre, and then give their opinion on which filmmakers they would like to see tackle The Bard's brutal tragedy.
FF: Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet
February 13, 2018 02:33 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBFor our Valentine's Day show, we relitigate an ancient (mid-90s) grudge, which breaks to new mutiny. Flixwise newcomers Jacob Mertens and Erica Moulton head up opposite households in the Shakespearean adaptation universe.Jacob, who hails from the House of Baz, believes that Luhrmann's 1996 cultural touchstone, Romeo + Juliet is one of the greatest movies of all time. Erica, of the House of Skeptics, thinks that Baz's formal flourishes don't do justice to the original text. Host, Lady P plays...
Flixwise: CANADA Ep. 13 - Election
January 30, 2018 13:30 - 59 minutes - 36 MBMartin is joined by returning guest Becky D’Anna to discuss Alexander Payne’s Election. They discuss the film’s use of unreliable narration, which of its characters are sympathetic, its garbage motif, and what a bee sting adds to it. They talk about why the film’s ending is perfect, and why the original ending might not have worked. They cover the film’s political satire, depiction of high school life, and decide once and for all if Tracy Flick is a winner.
FF 32: Robert Redford's Ordinary People
January 23, 2018 12:30 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBOn today's show, classic movie buffs, Michelle Buchman and Kate Hagen, join Lady P for the first Flixwise Favorites entry of 2k18. Michelle is on hand to tell listeners why she thinks Robert Redford's 1980 Best Picture winner, ORDINARY PEOPLE, is actually pretty exceptional. According to Michelle, the film offers both great performances (particularly those of Mary Tyler Moore and Timothy Hutton) as well as an ahead-of-its-time portrayal of mental illness and behavioral therapy. The panel the...
Flixwise: 2017 in Review
January 02, 2018 13:00 - 2 hours - 159 MBOur annual year in review show, and our first ever call-in episode. A whole host of guests both new and familiar join Lady P̶o̶r̶g̶ P and Martin in covering their favourite movies of the year, and manage to give their thoughts on some of 2017's most debated film topics like post-horror and if a TV show belongs on a list of the best movies of the year.
FF 31: Titanic
December 20, 2017 01:33 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBIs Titanic an unsinkable classic? A deluxe panel dives in to decide whether the one-time 'biggest movie i the world' is worthy of The Flixwise Favourites List. They discuss Kate and Leo....and James "Feminist Filmmaker" Cameron. The sing-a-long of My Heart Will Go On is just a bonus.