discursion: a film podcast

By Dominic Lash and Steven Roberts

A podcast about classic, cult and contemporary films recently released on home media, with Dominic Lash, Steven Roberts and guests.

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January 31, 2021 Episode 11 - Burning
Dominic and Steven begin 2021 with a look at the South Korean psycho-thriller film, Burning (Chang-dong Lee, 2018), which is compared with Parasite and examined in terms of characterisation. They finish with a sequence analysis involving Ben (Steven Yeun) and his flat. Part of a mini-series on thrillers (episodes 9-13).
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38min
October 01, 2020 Episode 10 - Uncut Gems
Dominic and Steven return to the acclaimed 2019 NYC thriller Uncut Gems, directed by the Safdie brothers, as part of their mini-series on thrillers (episodes 9-13). Coming to the Criterion Collection soon.
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38min
August 24, 2020 Episode 9 - Under the Silver Lake
Steven and Dominic return for a mini-series of episodes on thrillers starting with Under the Silver Lake (David Robert Mitchell, 2018). The conversations ranges across the LA noir genre tradition, casting, cinematography, performances, and the film's opening 2 minutes in detail. MUBI has recently released this film on Blu-Ray DVD and streaming.
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37min
March 19, 2020 Episode 8 - To Sleep With Anger
Dominic and Steven talk through Charles Burnett's LA family drama To Sleep With Anger (1990), now considered a classic alongside previous outputs of Black Independent Cinema such as Burnett's MA project film, Killer of Sheep (1977). Celebrated by Criterion with their new BluRay edition.
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37min
January 08, 2020 Episode 7 - Khrustalyov, My Car!
Dominic, Steven and special guest Dr Miguel Gaggiotti enter the dizzying world of Aleksey German via his film, Khrustalyov, My Car! (1998), set around the time of the doctors plot and Stalin's death in post-war Russia. Recently released on Arrow Academy Blu-Ray.
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31min
June 10, 2019 Episode 6 - Duck Soup
Join Dominic, Steven and special guest, film editor/slapstick specialist Polly Rose, as they revisit the iconic Marx Brothers' film Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933) - now on Arrow BluRay.
3:18 mayhem, Marx & Dumont; 7:15 plot; 10:30 tone & pacing; 15:00 set-pieces; 18:00 Harpo & violence; 22:35 editing/sound; 25:50 Chico; 28:40 Keaton's contribution

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31min
April 22, 2019 Episode 5 - Cold Water
Dominic and Steven discuss Olivier Assays' alternative coming of age film, Cold Water (1994), a fine early career effort that has been recently released via Criterion DVD. Bailey the cat voices his concerns.
1:02 plot summary; 2:22 coming of age; 6:35 performances/camerawork/spontaneity; 11:54 characterisation; 14:48 rock rebellion; 17:30 sound; 22:15 endings; 24:06 coldness; 25:47 super 16; 28:02 'almost experimental'

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32min
February 23, 2019 Episode 4 - Out of the Past
Out of the Past (Jacques Tourneur, 1947) is out on BluRay in the UK (via Universal/HMV's Premium Collection). Dominic and Steven revisit the quintessential film noir and offer their thoughts.
1:57 plot summary; 8:23 wise-cracking dialogue; 12:43 performances; 20:55 lighting; 25:28 film noir and visual style; noir "heroes" 27:25
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33min
December 04, 2018 Episode 3 - Phantom Thread
Dominic and Steven watch Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread (2017) on 4K BluRay (Universal Studios) and discuss.

0:36 So, where are we?; 3:15 Games & rituals; 6:38 PTA’s films; 9:12 Who are the protagonists?; 12:38 Changing times; 15:10 Food & appetite; 18:42 Is this an old-fashioned film?; 21:27 Dresses; 23:20 The film’s politics; migration; 27:40 Swallowed lines
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32min
October 21, 2018 Episode 2 - House
Dominic and Steven discuss Nobuhiko Obayashi's House (1977), a cult comedy-horror from Japan now available to view on BluRay in the Eureka/Masters of Cinema series. Recorded 1 June 2018.
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45min

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The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.