One Week Only - Podcast

Episode 146 of One Week Only! Our key film this episode is "Our Time" (Nuestro Tiempo) by Carlos Reygadas

We also review the animated fable "Pachamama", the soulful drama "The Last Black Man in San Francisco", the Egyptian road trip drama "Yomeddine", the unlikely friendship comedy "Papi Chulo", the powerful animated drama "Funan", the Chilean coming of age drama "Too Late To Die Young" and the compelling documentary "The Raft".

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

Episode 145 of One Week Only! Our key film this episode is "Diamantino"

We also review the true-story drama "Trial by Fire", the New Zealand documentary "Merata: How Mum Decolonized the Screen", the French comedy "Non-Fiction" from Olivier Assayas, the British drama "The Souvenir" from Joanna Hogg and the Chinese period action film "Shadow" from Zhang Yimou.

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

Episode 144 of One Week Only! Our key film this episode is "Sauvage/Wild"

We also review the indie Superhero drama "Fast Color," the funny & provocative documentary "Hail Satan?" about The Satanic Temple, the ethereal documentary "Instant Dreams" about Polaroid film, the transcendent documentary "Black Mother" about Jamaican culture, and the wild fantasy "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" from Terry Gilliam.

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

Episode 143 of One Week Only! We're back with new reviews of independent and international films in cinemas! Our key film this week is the Chinese drama "Long Day's Journey Into Night"

We also review the anime comedy "Penguin Highway," the feminist war drama "Girls of the Sun," the Blues documentary "Satan & Adam," the surreal sci-fi "High Life" from Claire Denis, the period comedy biopic "Wild Nights With Emily," the Italian crime drama "Dogman" & the Singaporean family drama "Ramen Shop".

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

Another interview from the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival! The documentary "Seadrift" looks at the small fishing town of Seadrift, Texas in the 1970s, when incoming Vietnamese immigrants received racist backlash from the community. Conor interviewed director Tim Tsai and consultant Dr. Thao Ha about telling this town's story and how the community has evolved over the past 40 years.

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

We're at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival this week! The documentary "Eating Up Easter" looks at the island of Rapa Nui, aka Easter Island, and how the rampant tourism and overwhelming garbage is threatening the future of the island's native people. Conor interviewed director Sergio Rapu about his people's side of the story and hopefully reaching a worldwide audience.

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

Episode 142 of One Week Only! Our key film this week is "3 Faces" (28:15)

We also review "In Reality", "The Burial of Kojo", "Diane", "Sunset", and "Relaxer"

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

"Satan & Adam" is a documentary portrait of a very unlikely Blues duo: Adam Gussow, a young Jewish harmonica player, and Sterling Magee (aka Mr. Satan) an elderly Blues guitarist playing on the streets of Harlem.

Conor talked with director V. Scott Balcerek about how he met Satan & Adam and the process of shooting a documentary over 20 years.

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

Episode 141 of One Week Only! We're back with more reviews of the latest independent & international films in cinemas! Our key film this week is "Transit"

We also review the documentary "Apollo 11" about the landmark space mission, the romantic drama "Gloria Bell" from Sebastián Lelio & starring Julianne Moore, the Chinese drama "Ash is Purest White" from Jia Zhangke, the documentary "Las Sandinistas!" about the women involved in the Nicaraguan revolution, and the French LGBT drama "Sorry Angel" set during the AIDS crisis.

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

"In Reality" is a meta rom-com about Ann Lupo - who wrote, directed & stars in the film - as she explores her own obsession with falling in love. The film premiered at last year's LA Film Festival, where it won a special jury prize, and is now coming to select cinemas and VOD. Conor had the chance to talk with Ann Lupo about turning her life experiences into a film, filming an independent film in New York, and pulling off and incredible climactic musical number.

See the film starting Friday, March 29th at the Arena Cinelounge in Hollywood, or see it on VOD starting Tuesday, April 2nd!

Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com