Bill talks to film critic Manuela Lazic. They discuss her experiences in film culture, from reading Cahiers du Cinema with her sister in middle school to writing for publications like Little White Lies, The Ringer, Vague Visages, RogerEbert.com and Birth.Movies.Death. Topics include: Erotic thrillers, influential teachers, Christopher Nolan, writing about performance, podcasts, BLOW UP, drawing Freudian inspiration from Sasha Alexander's performance on NCIS, positivity and branding on social media.

Visit Manuela Lazic's official site:

https://manilazic.com/

Read "The Wild Innocence Of Melanie Griffith":

https://vaguevisages.com/2018/08/08/you-gotta-act-the-wild-innocence-of-melanie-griffith/

Read Manuela Lazic on PERSONAL SHOPPER:

https://lwlies.com/reviews/personal-shopper/

Read "Alma Matters: Modelling And Being in PHANTOM THREAD": https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/alma-matters-modelling-and-being-in-phantom-thread

Hear Manuela and Elena Lazic discuss THE PARENT TRAP on Blank Check:

https://soundcloud.com/griffin-and-david-present/the-parent-trap-with-elena-lazic-and-mani-lazic

Read Manuela and Elena Lazic on THE NEON DEMON:

https://lwlies.com/articles/the-neon-demon-fashion-industry/

Read Manuela Lazic in Cinema Scope: http://cinema-scope.com/author/manuela-lazic/

Read Manuela Lazic in Little White Lies:

https://lwlies.com/author/manuelal/

Follow Manuela Lazic on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/manilazic