Primal Screen

Flick Ford is joined by Jasper Cohen Hunter, host of the Mirring Yalingwa podcast, as co-host this week. They interview Fred Schepisi about his debut film DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND and Jasper reviews the documentaries REBEL WITH A CAUSE and AUDREY NAPANANGKA.

Flick Ford interviews Australian director Kitty Green on her latest film, THE ROYAL HOTEL, about two American backpackers (Julie Garner and Jessica Henwick) navigating the workplace culture in an Outback pub.

Later, Flick and guest reviewer Will Cox step back into the 1790s with Sir Ridley Scott's NAPOLEON, an epic historical drama following Napoleon's (Joaquin Phoenix) rise to power.

Flick Ford and guest reviewers Anthony Carew and Will Cox discuss Emerald Fennell's psychological thriller SALTBURN, and Netflix's latest animated series SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF.

Guest host Stuart Richards speaks to CEO of Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) David Martin Harris and Program Director Cerise Howard ahead of the festival launch on Thursday. Plus emerging critics Sid Christie and Will Singleton provide reviews of Andrew Haigh's ALL OF US STRANGERS, Hirokazu Koreeda's MONSTER, Yorgos Lanthimos's POOR THINGS, and Wei Shujun's ONLY THE RIVER FLOWS.

Guest host Paul Anthony Nelson and reviewers Emma Westwood and Caitlin Koller discuss DEAD OF NIGHT, THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD, and TRICK 'R TREAT for a Halloween special. 

Join us in an unconventional yet fabulous episode as Flick Ford takes the passenger seat, inviting self-proclaimed film fanatic and program director for the upcoming Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Cerise Howard. The prime structure of this unique episode follows an exclusive interview with Cerise and legendary, absurd, and cinematic American pop-rock duo, Sparks who are here in Melbourne for the first time since 2001 playing at Palais Theater October 27th. Cerise and Sparks discuss a wide range of topics; from an out-of-pocket Cate Blanchett appearance in their track The Girl is Crying in Her Latte, Mickey Mouse/Minnie Mouse, and the Sparks Brothers Documentary (2021).

This week, Flick Ford is joined by Will Cox and Nadine Whitney, as they review and discuss two must-see movies: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and ‘The Exorcist: Believer'. Tune in every Monday evening for your cinematic fix!

Flick Ford is joined by feminist techno science researcher Thao Phan and Australian screenwriter Clem Bastow. The three discuss a wide range of topics including parallels between The Writers Guild strike of America and the ongoing strikes occurring at a number of universities in Australia, including Monash University, the University of Melbourne, and more. Plus, the ongoing threat of AI's impact; specifically in the arts and film industries, and how it will affect the future of artistic labour. They conclude the episode by humoring Gareth Edward's messy, confused and mildly received release THE CREATOR (2023).

Flick speaks to Jen Atherton and Andrè Shannon from Garden Reflexxx  about Overshare, a free film festival for Melbourne Fringe. Then Flick and guest reviewer Thomas Caldwell discuss two new comedies: Kristoffer Borgli's SICK OF MYSELF and Kim Jee-Won's COBWEB. 

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Flick Ford has ACMI’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisor, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, and Melbourne-based critic, Anthony Carew, in the studio for this weeks reviews.

Starting out with IT LIVES INSIDE, they dissect the East Indian horror film before diving head first into CASSANDRO, the sporty biopic of Saúl Armendáriz, a homosexual amateur wrestler.