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Interview with Ruben Östlund and summer releases

Flick Ford is joined by director Ruben Östlund to talk about his latest film TRIANGLE OF SADNESS. Plus, guest reviewers Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Will Cox join Flick to look at the summer releases…

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Best Films and TV Shows of 2022

Guest host Paul Anthony Nelson is joined by Stuey Richards and Eloise Ross for a countdown of the best films and TV shows of 2022, voted by all the Primal Screen reviewers!
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Interview with Sara Kern plus Melbourne Cinematheque screening series

Flick Ford chats to Melbourne based director Sara Kern about her debut feature MOJA VESNA before speaking to guest reviewer Cerise Howard about the upcoming screening series at Melbourne Cinematheque, GENRE NONCONFORMITY AND…

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Interview with Chiara Kickdrum, review of BONES AND ALL and the Japanese Film Festival

Presenter Flick Ford speaks to musician Chiara Kickdrum about her immersive original score for Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1931 horror classic VAMPYR. Flick is then joined by guest critic Vyshnavee Wijekumar to review BONES…

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Documentary Special

Flick Ford is joined by festival manager Erin Rosenburg and documentary filmmaker Daniel Hayward for a special documentary spotlight with recommendations on what to watch on the big screen or stream online.
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SmartFone Flick Fest plus spotlight on Matthew Victor Pastor

Flick Ford discusses the SmartFone Flick Fest (SF3) with the Festival's co-founder and director Angela Blake, and one of the filmmakers featured in the festival, Tracee Hutchinson. Then, Chris Luscri from Unknown Pleasures…

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Reviews of THE WONDER and THE WHITE LOTUS

Flick Ford is joined by guest critics Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Stuart Richards for reviews of Sebastián Lelio’s THE WONDER and season 2 of Mike White’s THE WHITE LOTUS.
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Halloween Special

Host Paul Anthony Nelson and reviewers Caitlin Koller and Adam Spellicy discuss what makes a folk horror tale before reviewing three cult classics of the genre: THE DEMON, EYES OF FIRE and ALISON’S…

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Adelaide Film Festival plus reviews of THE LOST CITY OF MELBOURNE and BROS

Guest presenter Dr Stuart Richards is joined by Dr Saige Walton for a roundup of the Adelaide Film Festival. Then, guest presenter Will Cox is joined by Monash University Scholar Thao Phan for…

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Conor Bateman from Static Vision and reviews of GIVE ME PITY! and HALLOWEEN ENDS.

Guest Host Eloise Ross and reviewer Glenn Dunks chat with Conor Bateman from Static Vision about their upcoming film festival METAMORPHOSES. Plus reviews of Amanda Kramer’s GIVE ME PITY! and David Gordon Green’s…

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Interview with Thomas M. Wright (dir: ACUTE MISFORTUNE and THE STRANGER)

Flick Ford is joined by Australian director Thomas M. Wright to discuss his acclaimed 2018 directorial debut ACUTE MISFORTUNE. Then, they take a deep dive into his newest release THE STRANGER starring Jeol…

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Margot Nash (dir: VACANT POSSESSION) plus Bill Mousoulis and Chris Luscri from Unknown Pleasures

Presenter Flick Ford is joined by Screenwriter and filmmaker Margot Nash to talk about her 1995 debut feature VACANT POSSESSION. Then, Flick chats to film producer Chris Luscri and director and producer Bill…

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Reviews of APOLLO 10 1/2: A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD and THE BOB’s BURGERS MOVIE

Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewer and animator Kelsey Pettifer to review Richard Linklater’s APOLLO 10 1/2: A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD (Netflix) and THE BOB’s BURGERS MOVIE on Disney+.
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Interview with Goran Stolevski plus the restoration of Dennis Hopper's OUT OF THE BLUE

Flick Ford is joined by Melbourne director Goran Stolevski to talk about his films OF AN AGE and YOU WON'T BE ALONE. Then, Flick talks to filmmakers John Allen Simon and Elizabeth Karr…

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Interview about #ClassifyConsent plus reviews of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON and THE RINGS OF POWER

Flick Ford speaks with CEO and co-founder of Consent Labs, Angelique Wan about the new #ClassifyConsent campaign. Plus, guest reviewers Dr Andy Lynch and Adam Christou review the Game Of Thrones prequel HOUSE…

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Interview with Peter Strickland plus review of FLUX GOURMET

Host Flick Ford and guest presenter Cerise Howard are joined by British director Peter Strickland to discuss his new film FLUX GOURMET. Then, Dr. Stuart Richards joins Flick and Cerise to review the…

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Spotlight on Melbourne’s local film community

Host Flick Ford chats with Koko Wallace from F*ck Yeah Films and, later, Lee Gambin from Cinemaniacs about curating a program, the importance of community, and their upcoming screenings.
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Interviews with Lola Quivoron, Antonia Buresi and Rick Charnoski

Host Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewer Anthony Carew to discuss the highlights of MIFF so far, and what to look forward to on MIFF Play. Then, Flick chats about RODEO with…

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Interviews with Amiel Courtin-Wilson and Alena Lodkina

Host Flick Ford shines a spotlight on some of the Australian filmmakers featured in this year’s MIFF! She chats to writer, director and visual artist Amiel Courtin-Wilson about his new documentary MAN ON…

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MIFF Special Plus Jenny Valentish Talks Melbourne on Film

Host Flick Ford is joined by author and journalist Jenny Valentish to talk about her piece ‘Love and Other Catastrophes’ which can be found in the new book ‘Melbourne on Film: Cinema That…

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Unknown Pleasures plus reviews of OFFICIAL COMPETITION and DREAMING WALLS

Guest host Eloise Ross talks to veteran director Bill Mousoulis about his project 'Unknown Pleasures', a series of screenings featuring classic and contemporary Australian independent cinema. Then, guest critics Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Anders…

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Ukrainian Cinema at Melbourne Cinémathèque plus reviews of THE OLD MAN and THE GODFATHER

Guest presenter Eloise Ross chats to film critic Cerise Howard, who has programmed Melbourne Cinémathèque’s new season ‘Masterpieces of Ukrainian Cinema’. Eloise is then joined by guest reviewers Anders Furze and Paul Anthony…

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Superheroes on Screen

Host Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewers Dr Andrew Lynch and Dr Tara Lomax for a look at superheroes on screen. They review Ryan Griffen’s 2016 Indigenous superhero story CLEVERMAN and Taiki…

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Interviews with Juho Kuosmanen, Mikko Myllylahti and Australian Adrian Francis

It's a Finnephiles special in celebration of the Scandi Film Festival! Lisa Kovacevic talks to Finnish directors Juho Kuosmanen, about his film COMPARTMENT NO.6, and Mikko Myllylahti about his new release THE WOODCUTTER…

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Reviews of ELVIS and HUSTLE

Host Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewers Will Cox and Anthony Carew as they dive into new releases online and in the cinemas. They review Baz Luhrmann’s biopic ELVIS and Netflix's basketball…

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Horror Double with reviews of FRESH and MEN

Flick ford is joined by guest critics Emma Westwood and Sally Christie for a horror double. They tuck into Mimi Cave’s dating app horror FRESH and then they journey into Alex Garland’s rural…

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Spotlight on Iranian Cinema

Presenter Flick Ford speaks with former Director of Film Programs at ACMI (and now Creative Director of Edinburgh International Film Festival) Kristy Matheson, about ACMI’s new retrospective on the works of Iranian Director…

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Streaming special plus reviews of FROM and PISTOL

Flick Ford chats to Dr. Andy Lynch and Alexa Scarlata about alternative streaming platforms. They then review Danny Boyle’s new Sex Pistols bio-pic PISTOL and the rural horror series FROM.
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Spotlight on kids’ film and TV

Flick Ford and Lisa Kovacevic talk to Artistic Director Thomas Caldwell about the Children’s International Film Festival and Associate Professor Liam Burke about what parents want from Aussie kids’ TV. Lisa and Flick…

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Interview with Franziska Stünkel and reviews of THE STAIRCASE and PETITE MAMAN

Host Flick Ford chats to director and writer Franziska Stünkel about her latest film THE LAST EXECUTION which is screening as part of the German Film Festival. And Will Cox and Dr. Stuart…

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Spotlight on Environmental Cinema

Host Flick Ford speaks to Monash University Associate Professor Belinda Smaill about the podcast series SEEING GREEN that revisits Aussie film classics through an environmental lens. Flick is then joined by Dr. Simon…

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South African Film Fest and Reviews of New Streaming Series

Host Eloise Ross chats to Claire Jankelson, Director of The South African Film Festival, about how the festival got started and what to check out. Journalist Anders Furze then joins Eloise to review…

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HRAFF Highlights Interview and Reviews of AFTER YANG and THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT

Host Will Cox speaks with Alice McShane, Program Manager of the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF) about what to expect from HRAFF's 2022 program. Will is then joined by guest reviewer…

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Interview with Dave Jacob and reviews of THE NORTHMAN and MEMORIA

Flick Ford is joined by guest reviewers Will Cox and Vyshnavee Wijekumar for a chat with Melbourne-based musician Dave Jacob about his reimagined techno punk score of James Cameron’s cult classic ALIEN. Flick…

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Interview with Jane Castle and two sci-fi movie reviews

Flick Ford and Will Cox are joined by award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer Jane Castle. They discuss her documentary WHEN THE CAMERA STOPPED ROLLING about her pioneering filmmaker mother, Lilias Fraser. Stuart Richards then…

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Spotlight on Gillian Armstrong

Flick Ford is back in the studio chatting live with Gillian Armstrong, one of Australia’s most celebrated filmmakers, who will be the subject of upcoming Melbourne Cinémathèque screenings. Flick and film critic Cerise…

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Lisa interviews SURROGATE director David Willing, plus reviews of two new films and a TV series

Host Lisa Kovacevic chats with Melbourne director David Willing about his debut feature film SURROGATE and is then joined by reviewers Will Cox and Stuart Richards to discuss the life giving and life…

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Interview with APPARITIONS filmmakers Cinema Viscera plus reviews of MASTER and X

It’s fright night on Primal Screen! Stuart Richards is joined by guest critics Will Cox and Eloise Ross. We hear from Perri Cummings and Paul Anthony Nelson of Cinema Viscera about their new…

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Nicky Bentham interview for THE DUKE plus TURNING RED and RIVER

Lisa Kovacevic chats to UK-based producer Nicky Bentham about her new true crime comedy THE DUKE starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. Lisa is also joined by film critics Will Cox and Vyshnavee…

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Danny Cohen from ANONYMOUS CLUB and two film reviews

Lisa Kovacevic and is joined by Will Cox and Stuart Richards as they chat with Danny Cohen about his new Courtney Barnett documentary ANONYMOUS CLUB. They also review Mia Hansen-Løve’s BERGMAN ISLAND and…

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