The Movies

158. Interview | BIRDEATER directors Jack Clark & Jim Weir


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On this episode, I interview BIRDEATER directors Jack Clark and Jim Weir. The movie, about a bride-to-be invited to her fiance's unhinged bachelor party, has taken Australian audiences by storm since its Sydney Film Festival premiere in 2023. Featuring at Melbourne International Film Festival & SXSW, the movie's garnered audience and critical praise, culminating (as of the time I write this) in a nomination for Best Indie Film at the 2025 AACTA Awards (think Australia's combined Oscars and Emmy shows).


The film starts its limited American theatrical/digital run this week so what better occasion is there to bring Clark and Weir onto the show to chat about their nuanced, chaotic, delirious pressure cooker of a thriller? For such a passive aggressive movie, these guys are really amiable...
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Watch BIRDEATER in theaters -
Albuquerque: Guild Cinema
Austin: Alamo Drafthouse Mueller Austin Mueller 
Boston: Alamo Drafthouse Boston Seaport
Chicago: Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville
Columbus: Gateway Film Center
Dallas: Alamo Drafthouse Denton
Denver: Alamo Westminster
Los Angeles: Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Los Angeles 
Los Angeles: Laemmle Glendale 
New York: Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan
New York: IFC Center
Phoenix: Harkins Gateway Pavilions
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Watch BIRDEATER on digital - JANUARY 17th
Apple TV
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Google Play (US & CA)
Microsoft Movies & TV (US & CA)
Prime Video (US)

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The MoviesBy Daniel Berrios