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Primal Screen episodes

April 20 The Stranger, Calle Málaga, Exit 8
Film fans Hayley Inch and Thomas Caldwell convene to discuss a new Camus adaptation, a Tangeir-set housing drama, and a video-game inspired thriller set in a never-ending Japanese subway.
40 min
April 13 Melbourne Cinémathèque’s Ryusuke Hamaguchi season, plus reviews of Father Mother Sister Brother and The Deb
Melbourne Cinémathèque’s Adrian Danks joins the show to discuss their season of the films of Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Plus, Flick is joined by Will Cox and Cerise Howard to discuss Jim Jarmusch’s latest anthology film Father Mother Sister Mother, as well as Rebel Wilson’s aptly-named directorial debut The Deb.
46 min
April 06 Primal Screen - THE D-D-DRAMA
Film buffs Maudie Osbourne and Alice McShane bring new release THE DRAMA (starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson) into conversation with 1945 noir-tinged melodrama LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN.
40 min
April 06 Primal Screen - 10 April 2026
Film buffs Maudie Osbourne and Alice McShane bring new release THE DRAMA (starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson) into conversation with 1945 noir-tinged melodrama LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN.
40 min
March 30 Cherien Dabis on the making of All That's Left of You, plus reviews of Bait and I Swear
Writer/director Cherien Dabis joins Flick to discuss the making of her latest film All That’s Left of You, a multi-generational portrait of a Palestinian family reckoning with the devastating impact of displacement and violence from the Nakba to the present day. Flick is joined by Anthony Carew and Vyshnavee Wijekumar to discuss Riz Ahmed’s surreal industry satire Bait, and Kirk Jones’s BAFTA-winning biopic I Swear.
53 min
March 23 Kinotopia launch 'Katies', plus reviews of Project Hail Mary and The Voice of Hind Rajab
Andrew Goode and Digby Houghton of Kinotopia discuss their inaugural print publication ‘Katies’ which will launch at ACMI with a rare screening of Eddie Martin’s classic graffiti doc Jisoe. Plus, Flick is joined by Silvi Vann-Wall and Will Cox to discuss Lord and Miller’s sci-fi blockbuster Project Hail Mary and Kaouther Ben Hania’s Oscar nominated docudrama The Voice of Hind Rajab.
46 min
March 16 Opera on Film Special
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of The Tales of Hoffman! Newcomers Austin Lancaster, Alex Williams and Andréas Giannopoulos join host Thomas Caldwell to discuss Amadeus, The Magic Flute, Topsy Turvy and What's Opera Doc.
33 min
March 02 Perfect Neighbor, Sirât, The Testament of Ann Lee
Director Geeta Gandbhir joins the show to discuss her chilling body-camera footage crime documentary, Perfect Neighbour. Flick and Thomas Caldwell then dicuss two films that engulf the senses: Sirât and The Testament of Ann Lee.
42 min
February 23 Hear My Eyes reimagines Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie & Fackham Hall
Flick is joined by composer Peter Van Hoesen and Haydn Green, the artistic director and founder of Hear My Eyes to discuss Van Hoesen’s reimagined live score for James Cameron’s 1991 classic Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Plus, reviewers Kate Fitzpatrick and Anthony Carew discuss their thoughts on two new comedies: Matt Johnson’s Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie & Jim O’Hanlon’s Fackham Hall.
49 min
February 16 Undeniable: The Evolution of Melbourne Hip Hop, Wuthering Heights, Pillion
Flick is joined by filmmaker Daniel Hayward, breakdancers DJ Peril and Lino Ettia for a nostalgia-tinged reminiscence about Melbourne hip hop's early days. Plus, film buffs Will Cox and Telford Mills discuss two new S&M-tinged romances: Wuthering Heights and Pillion.
41 min

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Primal Screen is a show about movies, from the ones on the big screen to the ones you stream. A mix of new release and retrospective film and television reviews and interviews with film and television practitioners on 3RRR 102.7FM in Melbourne Australia.