This month, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and show newcomer Isobel Salomon, founder of Edinburgh Cinema Club. Together they look at the big and small of this month in cinema: the new James Bond film, NO TIME TO DIE; Jim Cummings' latest manic indie flick, THE BETA TEST; and Alex Camilleri's debut feature, LUZZU, which played at London Film Festival. The team also look at their highlights from London Film Festival, both from London and satellite screenings around the country. 

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00:00 - Intro & award nominations for Redrawing Edinburgh and EH-FM!

08:49 - No Time To Die (Dir: Cary Joji Fukunaga)

32:45 - The Beta Test (Dir: Jim Cummings)

46:35 - Luzzu (Dir: Alex Camilleri)

1:01:03 - London Film Festival 2021

1:12:40 - Networking night & upcoming festivals

This month, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor), and returning critics Steph Brown and Simon Bowie. Together they review Leos Carax's long-awaited feature film return, the musical Annette; psychological drama Rose Plays Julie; a magical realist French social drama, Gagarine; and The Last Forest, screening as part of Take One Action festival taking place across Scotland. The team also pick some short films to watch and talk about upcoming Cinescapes events.

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07:54 - Annette (Dir: Leos Carax)

38:29 - Rose Plays Julie (Dir: Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy)

56:14 - Gagarine (Dir: Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh)

1:15:05 - The Last Forest (Dir: Luiz Bolognesi) - Take One Action festival

1:32:38 - Short Film Recommendations

1:39:22 - Next month and Cinescapes

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Short film recommendations:

Steph - Polly Has The Keys (Dir: Liz Kingsman) - https://vimeo.com/367309011

Simon - Sexy Furby (Dir: Nicole Daddona and Adam Shenkman) - Screened Fantasia 2021

Jim - Keeping Up With The Joneses (Dir: Michael Pearce) - https://vimeo.com/85418378

Amanda - Broadway By Light (Dir: William Klein) - https://vimeo.com/91514090

The July show continues the flood of new cinema as theatres reopen. Cinetopia co-founder Amanda Rogers is rejoined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and Betty Stojnić to talk about the Cinescapes festival and review three films: Pietro Marcello's adaptation of Martin Eden, with the Jack London novel transported to Italy; Quentin Dupieux's blackly comedic horror Deerskin, starring Jean DuJardin and Adèle Haenel; and Anders Thomas Jensen's wry Mads Mikkelsen-led drama Riders of Justice. Jim also spoke to both the director and star of the fantastic new film Limbo (out on July 30th), Ben Sharrock and Amir El-Masry.

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03:11 - Cinescapes festival

06:13 - Martin Eden (Dir: Pietro Marcello)

24:48 - Deerskin (Dir: Quentin Dupieux)

41:17 - Interview with Ben Sharrock and Amir El-Masry of Limbo

50:29 - Riders of Justice (Dir: Anders Thomas Jensen)

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This month, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined with show regulars Marc Nelson and Clara Strachan. Together they review Emma Seligman’s debut film, SHIVA BABY, Magnus von Horn’s SWEAT, and Elia Suleiman’s IT MUST BE HEAVEN. The team also covers the 2021 edition of the Sheffield Doc/Fest, including in-depth reviews of SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) directed by Ahmir-Khalib “Questlove” Thompson, THE STORY OF LOOKING by Mark Cousins and ALL LIGHT, EVERYWHERE by Theo Anthony.

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03:05 - Shiva Baby (Dir: Emma Seligman)

13:28 - Sweat (Dir: Magnus von Horn)

23:03 - It Must Be Heaven (Dir: Elia Suleiman)

38:57 - Sheffield Doc/Fest

This month, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and show regulars Steph Brown and Simon Bowie. Together they review Kelly Reichardt's frontier tale FIRST COW, Joe Wright's adaptation of thriller novel THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, Ana Katz's absurdist shaggy dog tale THE DOG WHO WOULDN'T BE QUIET, and Lance Oppenheim's documentary about a "Disneyworld for retirees" SOME KIND OF HEAVEN. Jim also speaks to Christos Nikou, director of festival favourite and upcoming release APPLES.

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08:43 - First Cow (Dir: Kelly Reichardt)

27:52 - The Woman in the Window (Dir: Joe Wright)

44:31 - The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet (Dir: Ana Katz)

1:01:34 - Some Kind of Heaven (Dir: Lance Oppenheim)

1:25:46 - Interview with Christos Nikou (Apples)

1:42:12 - Short film recommendations

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Steph's short: Small Deaths (Dir: Lynne Ramsay) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFCoLbEKoQ0

Simon's short: Curve (Dir: Tim Egan) - https://vimeo.com/221821296

The Oscars form the backdrop of this month's show, where Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer and critic Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor), the returning Simon Bowie, and new contributor Clara Strachan. Together they review three films leading the Oscar race and available soon for UK audiences: Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman, starring Carey Mulligan; Sound of Metal, Darius Marder's drama of a metal drummer, played by Riz Ahmed, who begins to lose his hearing; and Nomadland, Chloe Zhao's portrait of nomad life as portrayed by Frances McDormand. Out soon, the team also review Black Bear before Jim interviews the film's director, Lawrence Michael Levine. To finish, the team discuss their favourites of the Oscar-nominated short films and deep dive into some of the talking points ahead of the 93rd Academy Awards.

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03:21 - The Oscars 2021

14:47 - Promising Young Woman (Dir: Emerald Fennell)

31:08 - Sound of Metal (Dir: Darius Marder)

48:47 - Black Bear (Dir: Lawrence Michael Levine)

1:06:44 - Interview with Lawrence Michael Levine

1:29:21 - Nomadland (Dir: Chloe Zhao)

1:45:35 - Oscar-nominated short films

1:53:53 - Oscar predictions

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This month, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor), show regular Steph Brown, and new contributor Simon Bowie. Together they the hotly anticipated releases Palm Springs (starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti) and awards candidate Judas And The Black Messiah, starring Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield. They also turn their eye to Lili Horvát's drama, Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time, and Ivo van Aart's Dutch black comedy The Columnist. Amanda also speaks to Alastair Cole, director of Iorram (Boat Song): the first cinema documentary entirely in Scots Gaelic.

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05:52 - Judas and The Black Messiah (Dir: Shaka King)

27:11 - The Columnist (Dir: Ivo van Aart)

48:04 - Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (Dir: Lili Horvát)

59:50 - Palm Springs (Dir: Max Barbakow)

1:19:26 - Interview with Alastair Cole, director of Iorram (Boat Song)

In this special edition of the show, previewing Glasgow Film Festival 2021, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and show regulars and freelance critics Marc Nelson and Steph Brown. Together they review four films screening at the festival: Ben Sharrock's Limbo, the story of a Syrian refugee on a remote Scottish island; Apples, Christos Nikou's absurdist tale of memory loss and identity; Minari, Lee Isaac Chung's family portrait of Korean-Americans settling in 1980s Arkansas; and City Hall, the legendary Frederick Wiseman's observational documentary of local government in Boston. Amanda also spoke to Paul Sng, co-director of documentary Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché, which world premieres at the festival.

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06:58 - Limbo (Dir: Ben Sharrock)

22:43 - Minari (Dir: Lee Isaac Chung)

42:37 - Apples (Dir: Christos Nikou)

58:28 - City Hall (Dir: Frederick Wiseman)

1:19:38 - Interview with Paul Sng, co-director of Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché

1:33:26 - Other films playing at GFF 2021

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Links to buy tickets for all the films we've spoken about, available for 72 hours after the start time listed:

Minari - Feb 24, 19:00 - https://athome.glasgowfilm.org/film/minari-n-c-15/

Apples - Feb 28, 18:00 - https://athome.glasgowfilm.org/film/apples-n-c-12/

Limbo - Mar 3, 20:30 -  https://athome.glasgowfilm.org/film/limbo-n-c-15/

City Hall - Mar 5, 13:00 - https://athome.glasgowfilm.org/film/city-hall-n-c-12/

Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché - Feb 27, 15:30 - https://athome.glasgowfilm.org/film/poly-styrene-i-am-a-cliche-n-c-12/

In this edition of the show, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and show regular and freelance critic Steph Brown. Between them, they cover four films and gear up for Glasgow Film Festival: Sam Levinson's Netflix lockdown release MALCOLM & MARIE; Guantanamo Bay legal drama THE MAURITANIAN from Kevin Macdonald; Gianfranco Rosi's observational documentary, NOTTURNO, of the war-torn regions recovering from the scars of ISIS; and Bryan Fogel's new documentary about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, THE DISSIDENT. Jim also speaks to Alex Camilleri, director of LUZZU, which premiered recently at Sundance and won the Special Jury Award for acting, and Betty Stojnic returns to the show to tell us some of her highlights from International Film Festival Rotterdam.

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05:45 - Malcolm & Marie (Dir: Sam Levinson)

32:17 - The Mauritanian (Dir: Kevin Macdonald)

46:32 - The Dissident (Dir: Bryan Fogel)

1:10:47 - Notturno (Dir: Gianfranco Rosi)

1:30:05 - Interview with Alex Camilleri, director of Luzzu

1:49:50 - Betty Stojnic at Rotterdam 2021

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Short film recommendations will return in our GFF special extra edition on February 23rd!

In this edition of the show, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by the show's co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and regulars Marc Nelson and Carys Evans. Between them, they cover three films out now: Regina King's ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI, depicting a night shared by Sam Cooke, Jim Brown, Cassius Clay and Malcolm X; hybrid doc about a soon-to-close Vegas bar, BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS, directed by Bill and Turner Ross; and Sam Pollard's shocking chronicle of the federal authorities' surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., MLK/FBI. Jim also speaks to Allison Gardner, Chief Executive of Glasgow Film and co-director of Glasgow Film Festival, about the upcoming 2021 festival, and the team make some new recommendations for short films.

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02:25 - Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (Dir: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross)

21:45 - MLK/FBI (Dir: Sam Pollard)

43:40 - One Night in Miami (Dir: Regina King)

59:36 - Interview with Allison Gardner, co-director of Glasgow Film Festival

1:18:10 - Short film recommendations

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Short film recommendations -

Jim recommends THE LONG GOODBYE (Dir: Aneil Karia) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzz50xENH4g and London Short Film Festival from Thursday 21st January

Marc recommends STAY AWAKE, BE READY (Dir: Pham Thien An) - https://mubi.com/films/stay-awake-be-ready

Carys recommends THE FABRIC OF YOU (Dir: Josephine Lohoar Self) - https://josephinelohoarself.com/the-fabric-of-you-1

Amanda recommends NIGHT AND FOG (Dir: Alain Resnais) - https://www.criterion.com/films/238-night-and-fog