May 30, 2025
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is one of the best films of 2025. In this episode, Alex Heeney zooms in on its beginning and ending scenes to show how they set up and pay off the film’s emotional arc.
From the start, you know you’re in a warm, fun place (with a touch of sadness); by the end, you land on a romantic high...
May 23, 2025
Laura Piani’s Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is more than just a great rom-com — it’s a funny and moving portrait of grief, writer’s block, and a woman learning to move forward. Alex Heeney digs into how Agathe’s emotional arc is mirrored in the film’s structure, how the frame composition is key to the film’s...
May 13, 2025
The 2025 Cannes Film Festival kicks off today...and the question on everyone's mind is: what will be the great movies?
Mostly, people look to the Cannes Competition (the films that compete for the Palme d'Or) to find the best films. But it's a lesser-known fact that many amazing films screen in the festival's...
May 9, 2025
If you look back on the last year, how many African films have you watched?
And how does this compare to the other international films you've seen from other continents?
Chances are, you're seeing way more films from every other continent than from Africa. That's not your fault. That's how the film industry works.
So on...
May 2, 2025
Today on the podcast, Dr. Angelo Muredda joins Alex Heeney to discuss one of the year's best films: David Cronenberg's The Shrouds.
We talk about why The Shrouds is a good entry point if you're new to Cronenberg, but will also please diehard fans. And we discuss how what we love about Cronenberg's films isn't...