This week’s episode dives into the Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF), taking place 14–24 November 2024. We’re joined by special guest and former co-host Cerise Howard, program director at MQFF and Patrick Kelly…
In this episode we discuss Adam Elliot's award winning film Memoir of a Snail (2024)which which was the opening night film of MIFF 2024. And we celebrate the 70th anniversary of Ishiro…
Hosts Flick Ford and Will Cox chat with directors of Ghostlight (2024), Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson. Then they review new releases Joker: Folie àDeux (2024) and Megalopolis (2024).
Anthony Carew fills in for Flick, joined by guest reviewers Alice McShane and Erin Rosenberg to discuss a trio of new releases. The satirical feminist body horror The Substance (2024), the documentary Your…
Eloise Ross and Emma Westwood host Primal Screen this week. They're joined by Felix Hubble and Kai Perrignon to discuss Static Visions's latest festival 'Neo-Intimacies', and also review Bill Mousoulis' Australian Musical My…
This week, presenter Flick Ford is joined by guests Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Will Cox, and Alice McShane to explore where the culinary and the cinematic collide. They sink their teeth into the desire, disgust…
Host Flick Ford brings Primal Screen out of the studio and into the Performance Space for this edition of RRR's beloved film and screen culture program.
She speaks with director, screenwriter, and cinematographer…
Join host Flick Ford with reviewers Cerise Howard and Thomas Caldwell, as they chat to founder and artistic director of Hear My Eyes, Hayden Green, and guitarist Lachlan Stuckey from 5-piece band Surprise…
Flick Ford is joined by Jonathan Schuster (co-writer of recently released Australian movie The Emu War) and film programmer and reviewer Alice McShane.
Schuster provides extensive insight into the main aspects of…
This week, Flick is joined by film buffs Maudie Osborne and Anthony Carew to review the latest from Jeff Nichols, who is also known for Take Shelter (2011) and Mud (2012).
This week in the studio, Jack Ralph and Kelsey Pettifer join Flick Ford in the 3RRR studio to delve into the subtle yet profound body of work created by Kelly Reichardt.
Joining Flick in the studio are Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Thomas Caldwell, where they'll be reviewing two new releases hot off the metaphorical press. The first film they're be reviewing is THE PROMISED LAND…
Joining Flick in the studio is Thomas Caldwell, Artistic Director of the Children’s International Film Festival (CHIFF) and the wonderful Vyshnavee Wijekumar. They discuss the 2024 program, running from June 8th to July…
This weeks show is focusing on Melbourne’s film scene. In the first of three interviews, Flick will chat with Director Molly Reynolds to discuss her film A PORTRAIT OF LOVE.
Join Flick Ford and guest reviewer Alice McShane as they dive into the world of Nicole Kidman, freshly honored with the Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute—the first Australian ever to…
In studio, Flick is joined by film critic and screenwriter Nick Pinkerton to chat about the screenplay he wrote for Sean Price Williams' debut feature THE SWEET EAST. The surrealist road film follows…
This week, one of Australia's foremost music supervisors Jemma Burns is in the Triple R studio to share what her job involves and the creative process behind music from tv shows like HEARTBREAK…
In this week’s episode of Primal Screen, Flick Ford is accompanied by Cerise Howard, as they delve into Alice Rohrwacher's newest film, La Chimera. The movie features a compelling cast including Josh…
This week Flick Ford is joined by festival programmer Thomas Caldwell and local filmmaker / video editor Jack Ralph. Together they review Dev Patel's directorial debut MONKEY MAN, in which Patel also wrote…
This week on Primal Screen, join Flick Ford as we delve into our archives, bringing to the forefront some of the most engaging and thought-provoking conversations from 2023.
Flick Ford is joined tonight by film critic Nadine Whitney, Co-Chair of the Australian Film Critics Association and a member of The Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Together they review the new film…
Flick Ford is joined by AIDC's Conference Programmer Alice McShane, as they recap the highs and lows of the 2024 Oscars ceremony. Will Cox catches up with Oliver Parker to dive deep into…
“The future of cinema is IMAX and the large formats. The audience wants to see something that they cannot have at home, that they cannot have on streaming. They want to experience an…
“Marungka Tjalatunu exposes and weaves together those tender and difficult threads of living in multiple worlds–worlds which are your own, full of loss and love, of trauma and survival–and worlds which are thrust…
This week, Flick Ford is in conversation with acclaimed actor Hugo Weaving! Celebrated for his iconic roles in THE MATRIX, LORD OF THE RINGS, V FOR VENDETTA and many more.
“Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers is not the kind of film you would expect to contain a dose of movie magic, but there it is, right there in the lead performance by Paul Giamatti.”…
This week on Primal Screen, Flick Ford and our wonderful guest hosts, Thomas Caldwel and Vyshnavee Wijerkumar discuss Todd Haynes’ newest film, MAY DECEMBER but not before exploring Haynes' distinguished directorial portfolio, including…
For the first Primal Screen show of 2024, Flick Ford and special guest reviewer, Will Cox unravel Justine Triet's captivating French legal drama thriller, ANATOMY OF A FALL. Fear not…
In the studio for the last Primal Screen show of the year, our wonderful host Flick Ford is joined by Primal Screen legend Paul Anthony Nelson, who brings a very special briefcase containing…
Following our October 23rd "Spark-centric" episode, Cerise Howard is in the driver's seat once again as we continue this extraordinary SPARK-TACULAR EXTRAVAGANZA. This time, guest presenter Maudie Osbourne rides "shotgun" in the…
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…
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.
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.
