The film world has responded to COVID with a surprising indifference. In this episode, we look at the current gold standard of pandemic depiction, examine several half-hearted engagements with COVID, and consider the future of COVID in movies. This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, and Associate Editor Brett Pardy

Show notes and related episodes:

• Follow airborne transmission expert Dr. Linsey Marr on Twitter
• Read Per Morten Mjølkeråen's interview with Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn director Radu Jude
• Read Brett's review of 76 Days from TIFF 2020
• Read Alex's review of Both Sides of the Blade
• Read Orla's interview with Searchers director Pacho Velez
• Read Alex's review of Young Plato
• Read Orla's review of Mija
• Read Orla's review of The Mission
• Bonus 27: Empathy on film
• Bonus 25: This is Going to Hurt and physician mental health
• Bonus 23: Sundance 2022: Fiction films
• Ep. 125: Berlinale 2022
• Ep. 116: Virtual film festivals: Taking stock of their past, present, and future
• Ep. 84: Berlinale 2021, Part 2: The Competition

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