Flixwise Podcast

Martin is joined by returning guests Zachary Curl and Amanda to talk about the work of mast animator Satoshi Kon.

Martin Kessler, Emma Guerard, and Dave Eves get together to discuss Louis Feuillade's classic silent serial Fantômas!

Martin is joined by film maker and expert Daniel Bird to discuss the physical and ephemeral nature of film. Hear all about the nitty-gritty of producing a number of film restoration projects and 'reinventing the DVD extra as conceptual art'. 

Lady P makes a bid for a late-career resurgence as Flixwise host. She is joined by fellow UW-Madison grad students Megan Boyd and Tim Brayton to discuss the legacy of the 127th film on the Sight and Sound International Critics Poll, Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994). With the recent release of Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, director Quentin Tarantino has indulged a nostalgic remembrance of movies past. This episode follows his lead by revisiting Pulp Fiction, one his best known and most influential works.

While the film remains a crowd pleaser among cinephiles and casual moviegoers alike, there are elements of the fractured narrative that may have played better to a mid-1990s crowd. The panel discusses the ways in which the radical structure enhances some elements of the story while doing a disservice to others. They also take time to lament how this film's legacy is in some ways tainted by its association with a subset of overeager film bros. Along the way, the panels veers into conversations about the film's melange of pop-culture references including the various music drops and the puzzling wig selection.

For more podcasts with Tim check out our Hunchback of Notre Dame and Best of 2018 episodes. Also you can listen to him on the regular at his podcast, Alternate Ending.

Martin is joined by Peter Rinaldi of Filmmaker Magazine and Back To One podcast, and filmmaker/actor/teacher Mtume Gant to discuss Aleksei German's Khrustalyov, My Car! They get into their personal experiences with the film and if feeling the film is more important than understanding it.

Martin is joined by returning guest Spencer Seams to follow-up their conversation on Daratt. On this episode they discuss two more of Mahamat Saleh Haroun's films; a French comedy Sex, Okra and Salted Butter, and a Chadian tragedy A Screaming Man. They compare and contrast the two films, and further explore Haroun's approach to political subjects, and father/son relationships. Also there's plenty of yelping.

Martin is joined by master poster designer and dilm enthusiast Tony Stella to discuss Kon Ichikawa 1963 film, Revenge of a Kabuki Actor. They cover the film's unexpectedly pulp serial roots, talk about unlikely heroes and archetypical villains, and look at how the film fits into Kon Ichikawa's long and varied career.

Marcus Pinn joins Martin in discussing Leigh Whannell's 2018 film Upgrade. They talk about the virtues of small budgets, dweeby villains, and what a potential sequel would entail. They also get into what the film says about our relationship with technology, and look at how the film puts a fresh spin on old tropes.

To discuss Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, we've assembled a quartette of liberties: Danica Anna Uskert Quinn, Caleb Quinn, Emma Guerard, and Martin Kessler. They cover the film's enduring notoriety, its source material written by Marquis de Sade, its significance in Pasolini's filmography, and its relevance to today. Then they close things off by deciding if it is worthy of the 202nd place on the Sight & Sound list.

Martin is joined by Amanda, to discuss the animated film of Pom Poko. They cover a wide array of cartoon racoon-related subjects including environmentalism, the legacy of Rascal the Raccoon, and Tanuki 'pouches'. They also discuss the late, great Isao Takahata's body of work, as well as his unique working relationship with Hayao Miyazaki.