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Interview with Fred Schepisi (DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND) and Jasper Cohen Hunter reviews REBEL WITH A CAUSE and AUDREY NAPANANGKA

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…

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Interview with Kitty Green (THE ROYAL HOTEL) and NAPOLEON review

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…

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SALTBUSH and SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF

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.

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MQFF, ALL OF US STRANGERS, MONSTER, POOR THINGS and ONLY THE RIVER FLOWS

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…

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DEAD OF NIGHT, THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD, and TRICK 'R TREAT

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.

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SPARKS OF JOY AMONG OTHER THINGS

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…

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DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF MINIMUM WAGE?

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…

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Reviews of SICK OF MYSELF and COBWEB + Overshare Festival

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…

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IT LIVES INSIDE and CASSANDRO

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…

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THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS and A HAUNTING IN VENICE

Co-director Charlotte Vandermeersch of THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS joins Flick and talks about her film, friendships, and learning Italian. Stuart Richards also joins to review A HAUNTING IN VENICE and talk about his new…

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Interview with Rachel Ward on RACHEL'S FARM and Jack Ralph on THE ROLLER SKATER

Flick interviews actor-director Rachel Ward about her documentary on regenerative farming, RACHEL'S FARM. Plus local filmmaker Jack Ralph joins Flick to review horror series THE CHANGELING and talk about his short film THE…

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Reviewing TALK TO ME and RMIT Social Science Week Screening Series

Flick is joined by guest reviewer Stephen A. Russell plus RMIT academics Dr Jessica Balanzategui, and Dr Sarah Polkinghorne to reviewi Australian horror hit TALK TO ME and discuss RMIT's screening series for…

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Radiothon Extravaganza 2023

It’s a full house at Primal Screen to celebrate the start of Radiothon at Triple R! Flick invites special guests Cerise Howard, Thomas Caldwell, Emma Westwood, Will Cox, Eloise Ross, Stuart Richards, and…

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Reviews of GODLAND, ASTEROID CITY, and SANCTUARY

Flick Ford and guest reviewer Thomas Caldwell discuss three new releases: Hlynur Pálmason's GODLAND, Wes Anderson's ASTEROID CITY, and Zachary Wigon's SANCTUARY.

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MIFF: HOW TO HAVE SEX and MEMORY FILM

Flick Ford speaks with writer/director of HOW TO HAVE SEX Molly Manning Walker about her teen holiday drama that explores the sexual politics of young adulthood. And later, discusses gender, motherhood, and colonisation…

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MIFF Special: THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG and COLD WATER

Flick Ford and guest reviewer Thomas Caldwell discuss highlights from the Melbourne International Film Festival. Plus interviews with Thomas Charles Hyland (THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG), and Jay & Shaun Perry (COLD…

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Books about Movies

Flick Ford is joined by Simon Miraudo (author of Book of the Banned: Devilish Movies, Dastardly Censors and the Scenes That Made Australia Sweat), Sam Twyford-Moore (author of Cast Mates: Stories of Australians…

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BARBENHEIMER: Reviewing Barbie and Oppenheimer

Flick Ford is joined by Melbourne Cinematech lecturer Eloise Ross, and film journalist/Greta Gerwig scholar, Claire White, to discuss the cinematic phenomenon “Barbenheimer”. Together, they compare Barbie and Oppenheimer through the lens of…

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Writer's Strike, What's to come at MIFF, Jessie Scott's film Rainbow Video

Flick Ford discusses the writer’s strike happening in the states with cultural researcher Clem Bastow and chats about what’s hotly anticipated at MIFF with screen lecturer Eloise Ross. Filmmaker Jessie Scott is also…

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Interview with Sophie Linnenbaum & Reviews of Mission: Impossible 7, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, & More

Flick Ford interviews Sophie Linnenbaum about her film The Ordinaries. Ford also speaks with guest film critic Will Cox and cinema studies lecturer Dr. Lexie Kannas about big releases Mission: Impossible -…

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New Boy film and review of Indiana Jones & Reality

Flick Ford chats to award winning director Warwick Thornton about his new film New Boy, starring Cate Blanchett and newcomer Aswan Reid. Guest critic Will Cox joins Flick for reviews on the new…

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Gay24 Films and review of All The Beauty And The Bloodshed

Flick Ford speaks to co-curators, Sam Eckhardt and Jini Maxwell, about their queer screening event Gay24 Films. Plus, guest critics Sally Christie and Stephen A. Russell join for a review of Laura Poitras'…

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Cormac McCarthy on screen

Flick Ford is joined by writer and academic Dr Julia Tulloh Harper to discuss films adapted and inspired by the work of late novelist Cormac McCarthy.

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MIFF sneak peek plus reviews of Never Have I Ever & Spiderman: Across The Spider-verse

Flick is joined by the Artistic Director of MIFF, Al Cossar, for a sneak peek of the festival program. Then, guest critics Vyshanavee Wijekumar and Anthony Carew joins Flick for reviews of Never…

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Reviews of Sweet As and Because We Have Each Other

Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewers Jasper Cohen-Hunter and Dr. Thao Phan to review Jub Clerc's coming-of-age drama Sweet As and Sari Braithwaite's documentary Because We Have Each Other. Then, they wrap…

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Wong Kar-Wai retrospective & review of JURY DUTY

Flick Ford talks with Cinema Nova's CEO Kristian Connelly to discuss their current retrospective ‘In The Mood For Wong Kar-Wai.’ Then film journalist Silvi Vann-Wall joins to review JURY DUTY (Amazon Prime).
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Bill Mousoulis at Melbourne Cinematheque plus A Short Film About Killing & Mia Madre

Flick Ford speaks with filmmaker Bill Mousoulis and editor of Senses of Cinema Fiona Villella about Melbourne Cinematheque's spotlight on his work. Plus reviews of Krzysztof Kieślowski's A Short Film About Killing (1988)…

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Interview with Ivan Sen & Simon Baker (Limbo) plus Mirring Yalingwa podcast

Flick Ford speaks to director Ivan Sen and actor Simon Baker about their most recent film Limbo. Then, Flick is joined by Wurundjeri and Ngurai-Illum-Wurrung man, Jasper Cohen-Hunter, host of Mirring Yalingwa podcast…

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Director Maryam Touzani on The Blue Caftan & reviews of Polite Society and Infinity Pool

Flick Ford speaks with director Maryam Touzani about her most recent film The Blue Caftan. Plus, guest critics Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Will Cox join Flick for reviews of Polite Society and Infinity Pool.…

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Interview with Rolf de Heer, Mwajemi Hussein and Anna Liebzeit (The Survival of Kindness)

Flick Ford is joined by filmmaker director, writer and producer Rolf de Heer, lead actor Mwajemi Hussein, and composer Anna Liebzeit to talk about their film The Survival of Kindness.
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Loving Highsmith, BFI's film list plus Jeanne Dielman and Beau is Afraid

Flick Ford and guest reviewer Cerise Howard dig into Eva Vitija’s Loving Highsmith documentary. Plus a meaty conversation about The British Film Institute's list of the greatest films of all time and the…

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ReelGood Film Festival, Friends of Mine and The Innocent

Flick Ford chats about the ReelGood Film Festival with festival director Chris Luscri and festival producer Blake Curtis. Then, filmmaker and guest reviewer Andréas Giannopoulos discusses his short film Friends of Mine before…

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Reviews of SUPER MARIO BROS. and BEEF

Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewers Will Cox and Silvi Vann-Wall to review THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE and Netflix’s comedy drama BEEF.
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GODDESS exhibition plus reviews of EO and BROKER

Flick Ford speaks with ACMI’s Director of Experience and Engagement, Dr Britt Romstad about ACMI's upcoming exhibition GODDESS. Then, Flick is joined by guest critics David Heslin and Dr Stuart Richards to review…

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The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour, Of An Age and Boston Strangler

Flick speaks to director Platon Theodoris and co-writer/star Nitin Vengurlekar about their film The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour. Plus, guest-critic Anthony Carew joins the show to review Of An Hour and Boston…

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Mapping Global Horror PLUS filmmaker Natalie Erika James

Hosts Paul Anthony Nelson and Emma Westwood talk to lecturers in cinema and screen studies Andrew Lynch and Jessica Balanzategui about ACMI’s Mapping Global Horror conference. Plus, Emma and Paul discuss the films…

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Provocation in women’s filmmaking

Hosts Stuart Richards and Eloise Ross chat to lecturer in screen and cultural studies Dr Janice Loreck about her forthcoming book ‘Provocation in Women's Filmmaking: Authorship and Art Cinema’. Then, Stuart and Eloise…

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Interview with David Wenham and Margie Ratliff

Flick Ford speaks with actor and festival ambassador for the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival, David Wenham. Plus, independent producer of documentary films, Margie Ratliff joins Flick to discuss her role in SUBJECT…

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Disability on Film Special

Host Flick Ford is joined by Dr Radha O’Meara from the University of Melbourne and RMIT PhD candidate Clem Bastow to discuss a recent study into working conditions of disabled people in the…

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Europa Europa Film Festival and Filmmaker Clara Law

Host Flick Ford and guest reviewer Cerise Howard discuss all things Europa Europa Film Festival with the program's Artistic Director Thomas Caldwell; the three also discuss what they've been enjoying watching over summer…

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