Co-hosts Charlie Harris and Francesco Quario are joined by special guest Katie Paterson (she/her) as they daringly venture even further into Batch 1 to talk about Singin’ in the Rain (dir. Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen, 1952) as well as all things musicals.

In their conversation, they will also discuss another MGM musical of the era, The Band Wagon (dir. Vincente Minelli, 1953), pre-Code classic, Gold Diggers of 1933 (dir. Mervyn LeRoy, 1933), and New Hollywood game-changer, Sweet Charity (dir. Bob Fosse, 1969). 

And bonus: Charlie learns how time works.

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Co-hosts Charlie Harris and Francesco Quario are joined by special guest Dr. Victor Fan (he/they) to continue their journey into Batch 1 by discussing modern South Korean satire, Parasite (dir. Bong Joon-ho, 2019).

In this conversation, they also discuss another South Korean satire, Microhabitat (dir. Jeon Go-Woon, 2018), Hong Kong historical drama, Boat People (dir. Ann Hui, 1982), and Japanese black comedy, Death by Hanging (dir. Nagisa Ōshima, 1968). 

Our co-hosts eventually realise they will never be able to buy a house.

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It’s here! The premiere episode of Because You Watched…

Co-hosts Charlie Harris and Francesco Quario, with special guest Chavonne Brown (he/him), kick-off Batch 1 by taking a deep dive into the Civil War romantic epic, Gone with the Wind (dir. Victor Fleming, 1939).

In their conversation, they discuss Japanese historical tragedy, The Life of Oharu (dir. Kenji Mizoguchi, 1952), Depression-era comedy, The Women (dir. George Cukor, 1939), and Italian war drama, Burn! (dir. Gillo Pontecorvo, 1969).

They also draw some intriguing parallels between director Victor Fleming and a certain Bostonian action star.

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